 
Jay Sean was born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti on March 26,
1981 in England. Sean's interest in music began early
when he got together with his cousin Pritpal Ruprai
to form a hip hop group called 'Compulsive Disorder'
- Jay was 11 and dubbed himself 'Nicky J.' Sean later
dropped out of school studying medicine to pursue his
music interests. Sean found success in the UK and
internationally before teaming up with Lil Wayne and finding success in the US.
The single "Down" became Sean's first hit in the US
and went all the way to #1.
The single "Dance With You (Nachna Tere
Naal)" was released and hit the Top 20 in the UK
and Top 5 in Holland.
Jay Sean got his first Top 10 hit in the UK with
"Eyes On You."
The single "Stolen" hit the Top 5 in the
UK.
Jay Sean released his debut LP Me
Against Myself in the UK. The LP spawned 2 Top 10 hits
in the UK.
UK hits from Me
Against Myself included "Dance With You,"
"Eyes On You," and "Stolen."
Jay Sean appeared as himself in the Bollywood film Kyaa
Kool Hai Hum.
Jay Sean released the single "Ride It." The
single hit the Top 20 in the UK, Top 10 in Russia,
and hit #1 in Romania and Turkey.
The single "Maybe" was released. The single
hit the Top 20 in the UK and topped the charts in
Japan.
Jay Sean released the LP My Own Way in the
UK after numerous delays due to material being leaded
online. The LP went Top in the UK and topped the UK
R&B LP chart.
UK hits from My Own Way included "Ride
It," "Maybe," and "Stay."
The single "Stay" was released.
 Jay
Sean - iTunes Live: London Festival '08 was made
available digitally.
Jay Sean signed with the American label Cash Money
Records.
 # 28 Singles
Artist of the Year
The single "Tonight" was released.
A deluxe edition of My Own Way was released
in the UK with additional songs and remixes. Plans to
release the deluxe edition in the US were cancelled.
Jay Sean hit the UK charts with the new track
"Tonight."
Jay Sean was featured on the Birdman
single "Written On Her" from his LP Priceless.
Jay Sean hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with help from Lil Wayne with "Down" (available for
download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The single also went Top 10
in Canada and New Zealand.
Jay Sean topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart,
Radio Songs chart, and Pop Songs chart with help from
Lil Wayne with "Down."
Jay Sean hit #1 for 3 weeks with help from Lil Wayne with "Down."
Jay Sean topped the Billboard Rhythmic Songs
chart with help from Lil Wayne with "Down."
Jay Sean hit the Top 40 with Sean Paul and Lil Jon with
"Do You Remember" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Jay Sean released All
Or Nothing.
Jay Sean hit the Top 10 with Sean Paul and Lil Jon with
"Do You Remember."
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Singles Artist of the Year
Jay Sean hit the Top 40 helping out Kevin
Rudolf, Birdman, and Lil Wayne with "I Made It (Cash Money Heroes) (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Jay Sean hit the Top 40 with Nicki Minaj with "2012 (It Ain't The End)" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3) from his next LP Freeze
Time.
Jay Sean could be heard on the Lil Wayne LP I Am
Not A Human Being on the track "That Ain't Me."
Jay Sean hit the Top 40 with help from Lil Wayne with "Hit The Lights."
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