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As a teenager Jones was signed to a [[Artist development deal|development deal]] by [[R. Kelly]] in 1999, and was signed as a [[punk rock]] artist to [[Capital Records]] in 2001. It was during her punk phase that she added "Jones" to her artist name, after it was suggested by [[Sex Pistols|Sex Pistol]] guitarist [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]].<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVddPGLNMJM&feature=related</ref> No music was officially released from either of these projects. In 2003 Jones attended an open audition to join the new Pussycat Dolls line-up, joining at the same time as [[Nicole Sherzinger]] and [[Melody Thornton]]. While with the group, she performed at the [[MTV Asia|MTV Asia Award’s]], [[MTV]]’s ''[[Rock the Vote]]'', [[VH1]]’s ''[[Divas Live]]'', and VH1’s ''[[Fashion Rocks]]''. Her vocals appear on the Pussycat Dolls recordings "We Went as Far as We Felt Like Going" and "[[Sway (song)|Sway]]" on the album ''[[PCD (album)|PCD]]'', and she appears in the "Sway" [[music video]]. In 2004 Jones appeared in the music video "[[How Come]]" by [[D12]] and [[Eminem]], <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVddPGLNMJM&feature=related</ref> and sang back up vocals for [[Mick Jagger]] on the [[Golden Globe]] winning song "[[Old Habits Die Hard]]" (also featuring [[Katy Perry]]) from the movie ''[[Alfie]]''. As a model she has appeared in marketing campaigns for Merlin Castell, Mis Cositas, YMI Jeans, [[Rock & Republic]], and [[Redken]].
As a teenager Jones was signed to a [[Artist development deal|development deal]] by [[R. Kelly]] in 1999, and was signed as a [[punk rock]] artist to [[Capital Records]] in 2001. It was during her punk phase that she added "Jones" to her artist name, after it was suggested by [[Sex Pistols|Sex Pistol]] guitarist [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]].<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVddPGLNMJM&feature=related</ref> No music was officially released from either of these projects. In 2003 Jones attended an open audition to join the new Pussycat Dolls line-up, joining at the same time as [[Nicole Sherzinger]] and [[Melody Thornton]]. While with the group, she performed at the [[MTV Asia|MTV Asia Award’s]], [[MTV]]’s ''[[Rock the Vote]]'', [[VH1]]’s ''[[Divas Live]]'', and VH1’s ''[[Fashion Rocks]]''. Her vocals appear on the Pussycat Dolls recordings "We Went as Far as We Felt Like Going" and "[[Sway (song)|Sway]]" on the album ''[[PCD (album)|PCD]]'', and she appears in the "Sway" [[music video]]. In 2004 Jones appeared in the music video "[[How Come]]" by [[D12]] and [[Eminem]], <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVddPGLNMJM&feature=related</ref> and sang back up vocals for [[Mick Jagger]] on the [[Golden Globe]] winning song "[[Old Habits Die Hard]]" (also featuring [[Katy Perry]]) from the movie ''[[Alfie]]''. As a model she has appeared in marketing campaigns for Merlin Castell, Mis Cositas, YMI Jeans, [[Rock & Republic]], and [[Redken]].


Kaya is currently touring and promoting her new single "Hollywood Doll". Her solo album is set for 2010 release. The title of album is Hollywood Doll.
Kaya is managed by [[Phil Stamper]]/[[Allegiant Artist]] <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4V_m-piY9A&feature=related</ref><ref>http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kaya-Jones/86715505978?v=info&viewas=698947655</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 18:57, 13 November 2009

Kaya Jones

Kaya Jones (born Chrystal Neria,[1][2] August 28, 1984, Toronto, Canada)[3] (a Canadian-American dual citizen) is a singer, dancer and model. She was a member of the girl group Pussycat Dolls from 2003-2006. Jones left the group after recording the PCD album, to pursue modeling, and a solo musical career. She released her debut single, and music video, "Hollywood Doll" in July 2009, and contributed two songs to the upcoming 2009 movie American Pie Presents: Book of Love.

Biography

As a teenager Jones was signed to a development deal by R. Kelly in 1999, and was signed as a punk rock artist to Capital Records in 2001. It was during her punk phase that she added "Jones" to her artist name, after it was suggested by Sex Pistol guitarist Steve Jones.[4] No music was officially released from either of these projects. In 2003 Jones attended an open audition to join the new Pussycat Dolls line-up, joining at the same time as Nicole Sherzinger and Melody Thornton. While with the group, she performed at the MTV Asia Award’s, MTV’s Rock the Vote, VH1’s Divas Live, and VH1’s Fashion Rocks. Her vocals appear on the Pussycat Dolls recordings "We Went as Far as We Felt Like Going" and "Sway" on the album PCD, and she appears in the "Sway" music video. In 2004 Jones appeared in the music video "How Come" by D12 and Eminem, [5] and sang back up vocals for Mick Jagger on the Golden Globe winning song "Old Habits Die Hard" (also featuring Katy Perry) from the movie Alfie. As a model she has appeared in marketing campaigns for Merlin Castell, Mis Cositas, YMI Jeans, Rock & Republic, and Redken.

Kaya is currently touring and promoting her new single "Hollywood Doll". Her solo album is set for 2010 release. The title of album is Hollywood Doll.

Discography

Albums

  • Hollywood Doll (proposed release date 2010)

Singles

Music Videos

  • "Sway" (2004, as a Pussycat Doll) directed by Steven Antin
  • "How Come" (2004, D12 music video appeared in an acting role)
  • "Hollywood Doll" (2009) directed by Daniel Casey

References

  1. ^ http://whois.domaintools.com/kayajonesmusic.com
  2. ^ http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=492735092&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=10&start=1
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBskg8wy_9w&feature=related
  4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVddPGLNMJM&feature=related
  5. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVddPGLNMJM&feature=related
  6. ^ http://us.music-jobs.com/profile.php?uid=640284
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