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{{Infobox musical artist |Name = Sean Kingston |Img = Seankingstondrivethru.jpg |Img_capt = Sean Kingston on December 29, 2007. |Background = solo_singer{ |Birth_name = Kisean Anderson |Born = (1990-02-03) February 3, 1990 (age 34)
Miami, Florida, United States |Died={{death date} |Years_active = 2006– |Label = Beluga Heights, Epic, TM3 Records, E1 Music |Occupation = Singer, songwriter, rapper, actor |Genre = Hip hop, R&B, reggae fusion |URL = www.seankingston.com }}

Sean Kingston (born Kisean Anderson; February 3, 1990) is a Jamaican-American singer. He pursued a music career and debuted in 2007 with the album Sean Kingston.

Early life

Kingston was born on February 3, 1990 in Miami, Florida and moved to Kingston, Jamaica when he was six.[1] He attended high school in Ocho Rios.[2] His grandfather by marriage was the noted Jamaican reggae producer Lawrence Lindo,[3] who worked under the stage name Jack Ruby.[4][1] At age 11, Kingston spent 21 days in jail for breaking and entering, and Kingston lived in a car while his mother was incarcerated for identity theft.[1][5]

Music career

2007–2008: Sean Kingston

Sean Kingston was discovered through MySpace by Tommy Rotem at Beluga Heights, and signed to the label in a partnership deal with Sony.[6] Beluga is a label notable for its focus on discovering and developing artists.[7] In an interview with HitQuarters label head and producer J.R. Rotem described this process with regards to Kingston:

"Sean Kingston was a rapper when we found him and it was a development process to get him more melodic. At Beluga we essentially refine the talent so that it's more of a marketable product."[6]

In a venture between Epic Records and Koch Records, Kingston recorded and released the single "Beautiful Girls" in May 2007.[8] The single, based on the bass line and lyrical "association" of the 1961 hit "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King, reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and topped the UK Singles Chart along with many other international charts. Similarly, the song "Me Love" samples the main hook out Led Zeppelin's "D'yer Mak'er", from their 1973 album Houses of the Holy. The song also debuted at number one in Australia, where it knocked off Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry", which had been at number one for nine weeks. The song stayed on the Canadian Hot 100 number one spot for over six weeks before getting knocked down to third place by the Plain White T's. "Beautiful Girls" remained at number one in Canada longer than any other song in 2007. In 2007, Kingston was the opening act for Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour and for select dates on Beyoncé's The Beyoncé Experience Tour. Since Sean is a Jamaican singer, he got his stage name "Kingston" from the capital of Jamaica called Kingston, Jamaica. Which lead him to having the stage name "Sean Kingston".

2009–2010: Tomorrow

The album Tomorrow was released on September 22, 2009. Big-name producers involved in the album included former Fugee Wyclef Jean; RedOne (of recent Lady GaGa fame); plus Sean's original mentor, J.R. Rotem.[9] So far, the singles "Fire Burning", and "Face Drop" have been released. Additionally, five promotional digital singles were released leading up to the album.

Kingston co-wrote Jason Derülo's "Whatcha Say". He also found the R&B-reggae singer Iyaz on MySpace and signed him to his record label.[10] He also recorded the track "Miss Everything" for the UK girl-group Sugababes studio album Sweet 7 which was released March 15, 2010 in the UK. Kingston and DJ Khaled are being featured on Bow Wow's New Single "For My Hood", from the upcoming movie, The Lottery Ticket.

2010–present: Third studio album, King Of Kingz and other projects

According to Sean Kingston, he is already working on his next album. The lead single was confirmed to be "Dumb Love". The song's chorus samples 1957's, Come Go With Me by the Del Vikings. The song is also featured in a episode of The Suite Life on Deck which Kingston guest starred on. The album will also feature T-Pain, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Wyclef Jean, Akon and Dr. Dre.[11][12] The first single from the album is "Eenie Meenie" featuring Justin Bieber, released on March 23, 2010,[13] which is also included on Bieber's My World 2.0 album. This collaboration with the young star has been the source of much disapproval from the rap community. The second single from the album is "Letting Go (Dutty Love)", which features a verse from Nicki Minaj. It was released on iTunes August 3, while the third is "Dumb Love" and was released on iTunes September 8. Sean Kingston's new song "She Moves" samples Irena Cara's "What a Feeling" from the film Flashdance. This has not been release as a single. A fourth single "Party All Night (Sleep All Day)" was released on December 21, 2010. The song leaked online in December 2010. The music video has already been shot. The video was released on December 23, 2010. Sean said this would be the song of the new year.

Kingston represented the continent of America to sing the Official Theme Song of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, Everyone. He collaborated with four other international artists representing their continent, South African Jody Williams representing Africa, Singaporean Tabitha Nauser (Asia), British Steve Appleton (Europe), and Australian Jessica Mauboy representing (Oceania)[14] However, Kingston was unable to attend, the Singapore Youth Olympics 2010 opening ceremony, due to passport mix ups.[15] Sean was invited to featured on Cash Money Records/former So So Def member Bow Wow on his single "For My Hood". He performed it with him along with DJ Khaled on BET's television program 106 & Park the day after release.

Sean Released his first mixtape King Of Kingz on February 3, 2011 as a free Download only. The mixtape includes guest appearances by Akon, Flo-Rida, Soulja Boy, Justin Bieber, B.O.B and Tory Lanez.

Sean Kingston will release a mixtape with pop star Justin Bieber, called Our World. It will feature about 12-14 songs and includes their versions of songs like Pretty Boy Swag and Billionaire. The mixtape is finished and Sean showed his fans a preview on ustream on August, 19, 2010[citation needed]. The release date is yet to be confirmed. Kingston also went on to perform on Justin Bieber and tour for the first leg. On April 25, 2011, Sean Kingston will perform at Cross Roads Hotel in front of 2000 people in Lilongwe, Malawi. Base tickets cost 7000 Malawian Kwacha which is about 45USD and VIP tickets cost 15000 MWK which is about 100 USD. This is in a country where the GDP per capita is estimated to be $310 as of 2009(Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators). He was recently in Zimbabwe performing there and is scheduled to perform in Ghana in June, 2011. He performed a street concert on April 29, 2011 at Utah State University located in Logan, Utah.[16]

Television appearances

For his 18th birthday, Sean appeared on the US TV show My Super Sweet 16. The show was memorable for Sean's elaborate entrance to his party, which involved Sean arriving at his party on a private yacht, wearing his own personalized white suit.

Sean appeared on the Nick Jr. Original Series Yo Gabba Gabba.

He was also featured as a guest star on the 2009 remake of The Electric Company.

He made appearances on the MTV reality show The Hills and MTV's Cribs.

In 2010 he appeared in an episode of the Disney Channel series The Suite Life on Deck as himself and performed his latest single "Dumb Love"

In 2010 he appeared in Katy Brand vs. series on ITV2 in the United Kingdom

For his 21st birthday, Sean appeared on MTV's My Super Sweet 16.

Miami Jet Skiing Accident

On May 29, 2011, Sean Kingston was involved in a jet skiing accident in Miami, Florida. Kingston and a female passenger were severely injured when their jet ski struck the bridge connecting Palm Island with the MacArthur Causeway at approximately 6 p.m. He was taken to a Miami Beach hospital, where his condition has been described as critical. [17]

Discography

Main article: Sean Kingston discography
Studio albums
Official mixtapes

Awards/nominations

References

  1. ^ a b c Jeffries, David. "Sean Kingston > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  2. ^ Lewis, Pete (February 14, 2008), "A Beauuutiful Interview with Sean Kingston", Blues and Soul, no. 1003, retrieved June 15, 2010
  3. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Jack "L. Lindo" Ruby > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  4. ^ Lewis, Pete (August 17, 2009), "Sean Kingston: Fired Up", Blues & Soul, no. 1023
  5. ^ Lucci, Amanda (August 3, 2010). "Sean Kingston talks about touring, third album". Star-News. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Interview With JR Rotem". HitQuarters. April 4, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  7. ^ "Beluga Heights: Our Team". belugaheights.com. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  8. ^ Garrity, Brian (August 12, 2007). "No Rap Turf War Here". New York Post. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
  9. ^ Sean Kingston interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' August 2009
  10. ^ Iyaz: 'Replay'
  11. ^ Koroma, Salima (2010-07-20). "Dr. Dre Makes Beats For Justin Bieber | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  12. ^ Two New Lil Wayne Songs To Be Looking Out For + Rebirth Album Pushed Back?
  13. ^ Bartolomeo, Joey (2010-03-04). "LISTEN: Justin Bieber and Sean Kingston's New Jam". People. Retrieved 2010-03-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Singapore Youth Olympics 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  15. ^ No Kingston at YOG due to passport mix up. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  16. ^ Bainum, Megan (April 25, 2011). Street concert will welcome Sean Kingston. usustatesman.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-02.
  17. ^ "Twitter index: Sean Kingston critically injured in a jet skiing accident". The Independent. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
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