Jay Sean Biography

If you enjoy listening to R&B music, it might be of interest to you to learn about the Jay Sean biography. Jay Sean is a beatboxer, rapper, vocalist and music producer from the United Kingdom. The artist is of Indian descent, and was born on March 26th, 1981 in the Harlesden section of northwestern London, in England. He was reared in Southall, which is a suburban area in west London. His parents were immigrants of Indian Punjabi and Sikh background. Jay Sean's birth name is Kamaljit Singh Jhoot.

Jay Sean was educated at Forest Gate Community School, Sandringham Primary School, the Latymer Upper School and Sir George Monoux College. He studied medicine at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, but quit in order to go after his music career on a full-time basis. He got his big break when the producer Rishi Rich heard his song "One Minute."

Jay Sean has been active on the music scene since 2004. His debut album is called "Me Against Myself." His following albums are "My Own Way," "All Or Nothing" and "Freeze Time." Jay Sean's biggest hit so far has been "Down," which came out in the spring of 2009. The singer has won and been nominated for a lot of different awards, including the UK Asian Music Awards, the UK BMI Awards, the UK Urban Music Awards and the MTV Russia Music Awards. Other noteworthy singles by Jay Sean include "Tonight," "Ride It," "Eyes On You" and "Stolen." In the United States, he is part of the Cash Money Records roster.