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Kamaljit Singh Jhooti, better known by his stage name Jay Sean, is a British singer-songwriter, rapper, beatboxer and record producer. He debuted in the UK's Asian Underground scene as a member of the Rishi Rich Project with "Dance with You", which reached No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 2003. This led to him being signed to Virgin Records and having two UK top 10 hits as a solo artist in 2004: "Eyes On You" at No. 6 and "Stolen" at #4. They were included in his critically acclaimed debut album ''Me Against Myself'' which, though only moderately successful in the UK, sold more than two million copies across Asia and remains his most successful album to date. He eventually left Virgin in 2006 and founded his own independent label, Jayded Records. After a gap of nearly four years, he returned in 2008 with "Ride It", which reached No. 11 in the UK and topped the charts in several Eastern European countries, including Romania where it was one of the best-selling singles of the year. It was followed by hits such as "Maybe", which reached No. 7 on the Japan Hot 100, and "Tonight". They were included in his second album, ''My Own Way'', which became his most successful album on the UK Albums Chart, reaching No. 6, and topped the UK R&B Chart. At around this time, he began increasingly incorporating electropop sounds into his R&B music. Since the end of 2008, has he been signed to Cash Money Records. In 2009, his American debut single "Down" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making him the first solo artist of South Asian origin and first UK urban act to top the Hot 100. It was the seventh-best selling song of 2009, having sold more than three million copies in the United States that year, eventually reaching four million sales in the United States and six million sales worldwide, As of 2011, it is the fifth best selling song by a British artist in the digital era. and entered the top ten on the Hot 100, making him the first male act since Chingy in 2003 to "simultaneously appear in the Hot 100 top 10 with his first two charting singles." They were included in his American-debut album ''All or Nothing'', which debuted at No. 37 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and reached No. 11 on the Japan Oricon Albums Chart. and was ranked No. 35 in ''Billboard'''s Hot 100 Artists of 2009.

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Jay Sean Albums

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So High EP 2012-10-12 itunes amazon
I'm All Yours Single 2012-05-29 itunes amazon
Hit the Lights Compilation 2012-01-18 itunes amazon
Like This Like That Single 2011-06-14 itunes amazon
Hit the Lights Single 2011-02-08 itunes amazon
Every Little Part of Me Single 2011-02-05 itunes amazon
2012 (It Ain't the End) Single 2010-08-03 itunes amazon
I Made It (Cash Money Heroes) Single 2010-04-23 itunes amazon
All or Nothing Album 2009-11-23 itunes amazon
Down Single 2009-10-26 itunes amazon
Do You Remember Single 2009-07-14 itunes amazon
My Own Way Album 2008-05-12 itunes amazon
Me Against Myself Album 2004-11-08 itunes amazon
Eyes on You Single 2004-06-21 itunes amazon
Dance With You Single 2003-09-08 itunes amazon
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