Iyaz
| Iyaz | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Keidran Jones |
| Born | 15 April 1987 |
| Origin | Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
| Genres | R&B, pop, hip hop, dance, rock, country, reggae, indie |
| Occupations | Recording Artist |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Beluga Heights, Time Is Money, TM3 Records |
| Associated acts | J.R. Rotem, Sean Kingston, Big Time Rush, Charice, Demi Lovato, Mann |
| Website | iyazmusic.com |
Keidran Jones (born 15 April 1987), better known by his stage name Iyaz (pronounced EYE-az), is a singer-songwriter and dancer from the British Virgin Islands signed with the record label Beluga Heights Records. He is known for his singles "Replay", "Solo" and "Pretty Girls". He released his debut album Replay in 2010.
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Life and career [edit]
Iyaz was born in 1987 to a musical family. He grew up in Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.[1] Iyaz studied digital recording at New England Institute of Technology.[2] Island Girls found radio success in the Caribbean.[1] Sean Kingston found Iyaz through his Myspace page in 2008[3] and later signed him a recording contract with Time Is Money/Beluga Heights. Michael Nguyen introduced him to producer and Beluga Heights head J.R. Rotem. He released "Replay" in 2010, which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #1 in many other territories, including the United Kingdom.[1] His second single "Solo" was released in February 2010, and peaked at #32 on the Hot 100. He also took part in recording the Haiti charity single, "We Are the World 25 for Haiti". His debut album, Replay was released in 2010, and he was also featured on Charice's single "Pyramid". In an interview with HitQuarters, Rotem described Iyaz's creative perfectionism:
"Whereas others might work on several songs in one day, he might sit there and work on one song for days. The end result that he gets is usually an absolute gem, so heartfelt and genuine."[4]
Iyaz also appeared on the fourth season of Hannah Montana, Hannah Montana Forever and made a song with Miley Cyrus called "Gonna Get This", which is featured on the Hannah Montana Forever soundtrack album. As well as featuring on a Demi Lovato song called "You're My Only Shorty" in 2011. He is also featured in the upcoming film 21 Coconuts. Iyaz is now working on his second album but no release date or title has yet been confirmed. He has also released a song together with Travie McCoy, titled "Pretty Girls".
Iyaz has been associated with many singers, from "Snoop Dogg" to "Mann", from "Charice" to "Stevie Hoang", from "Miley Cyrus" to "Demi Lovato", from "Rick Ross" to "Riz", from "New boyz" to "Auburn", from "Sean Kingston" to "Jay Sean", from "Diction" to "Shotta" & from "David Guetta" to "Travie McCoy". Iyaz has come along way, So stay tuned for his Next upcoming Album, believed to be released some time in 2013. Iyaz also had a part in Big Time Rush's song If I ruled the World. 2011 Released Songs; New Boyz released a song Featuring Iyaz called "Break My Bank". Aon worked on a song with Iyaz called "My Girl". "Last Forever" was produced by David Guetta & the lyrics were written & sung by Iyaz. "So High" became a hit for only a week at #40 & was replaced by another new hit single. Iyaz's new song "At Last" became a hit for 2 months after it was released.
2012 Released Songs; One of Iyaz's recent smash Single's is "My Heart Broke" which was sung & written by him.
2013 Resleased Songs; Iyaz's latest single has just been released recently weeks ago, called "Da Da Da" & is a new smash hit, it's also believed to be the New Album's name "Da Da Da".
Discography [edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
BEL [6] |
GRE [7] |
NE [8] |
SWI [9] |
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| Replay |
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26 | 68 | 18 | 61 | 35 | |
Singles [edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
US [10] |
AUS [11] |
CAN [12] |
FRA [13] |
GER [14] |
AUT [15] |
IRE [16] |
NL [17] |
NZ [18] |
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| "Replay" | 2009 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Replay | |
| "Solo" | 2010 | 3 | 32 | 48 | 54 | — | 25 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 35 |
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| "So Big" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | |||
| "Pretty Girls" (featuring Travie McCoy) |
2011 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Da Da Da" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
As featured artist [edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | CAN | US Dance | UK | |||
| "Pyramid" (Charice featuring Iyaz) |
2010 | 56 | 45 | 41 | 1 | 17 | Charice |
| "Break My Bank" (New Boyz featuring Iyaz) |
68 | — | — | — | — | Too Cool to Care | |
| "The Mack" (Mann featuring Iyaz and Snoop Dogg) |
2011 | — | 68 | — | — | 28 | Mann's World |
| "Fight for You" (Stevie Hoang featuring Iyaz) |
— | — | — | — | — | Unsigned | |
Awards and nominations [edit]
| Year | Award show | Nomination | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Best Reggae Video — "Replay" | Won |
| BMI Pop Music Awards | 50 Most Performed Songs of the Year — "Replay" | Won |
References [edit]
- ^ a b c Lipshutz, Jason (6 November 2009). "Young island-pop singer Iyaz hits "Replay"". Billboard. Reuters. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ David Caplan, "5 Things to Know About Singer Iyaz", People, 02/04/2010
- ^ "Artists | Replay – Big Top 40 Music moms". Bigtop40.com. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ "Interview With JR Rotem". HitQuarters. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Chart Stats – Iyaz". chartstats.com. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Iyaz&titel=Replay&cat=a
- ^ "greekcharts.com – Greek charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ "Iyaz Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "australian-charts.com – Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Iyaz Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "lescharts.com – French charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "German Charts – Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "austraiancharts.com – Austria Top 40". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "irishcharts.com – Discography". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "charts.org.nz – New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Singles". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum – January 5, 2011: "Replay" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum – January 5, 2011: "Solo" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
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