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Iyaz
From left: Iyaz, Sean Kingston and Fernando Garibay
From left: Iyaz, Sean Kingston and Fernando Garibay
Background information
Birth nameKeidran Jones
Born (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 37)
OriginTortola, British Virgin Islands
GenresR&B, Hip hop, Pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, dancer, actor
InstrumentVocals
Years active2009–present
LabelsBeluga Heights, Time Is Money, TM3 Records
Websiteiyazmusic.com

Keidran Jones (born 15 April 1987), better known by his stage name Iyaz, is a singer signed with the record label Beluga Heights Records from the British Virgin Islands. His debut single "Replay", was released in 2009 and reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, number-one in the UK, Australia and the top ten in many other countries. All of Iyaz's singles so far have reached the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart.

Life and career

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 and recorded music. Island Girls found radio success in the Caribbean.[1] Sean Kingston found Iyaz through his MySpace page in 2008[2] and later signed him a recording contract with Time Is Money/Beluga Heights. Michael Nguyen introduced him to producer 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, producer and Beluga Heights head J. R. 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."[3]

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. 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 released a song together with Travie McCoy, titled "Pretty Girls". He was featured in Big Time Rush's song "If I Ruled the World". In 2011, he recorded a track titled "You're My Only Shorty" for Demi Lovato. The official studio version with Iyaz appeared on Lovato's album Unbroken.

Discography

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[4] 		BEL
[5] 		GRE
[6] 		NE
[7] 		SWI
[8]
Replay 26 68 18 61 35

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[4] 		US
[9] 		AUS
[10] 		CAN
[11] 		FRA
[12] 		GER
[13] 		AUT
[14] 		IRE
[15] 		NL
[16] 		NZ
[17]
"Replay" 2009 1 2 1 5 7 7 3 2 8 2
  • AUS: 2× Platinum[18]
  • GER: Gold
  • ITA: Platinum
  • NZ: Platinum
  • UK: Gold
  • US: 3× Platinum[19]
 Replay
"Solo" 2010 3 32 48 54 — 25 28 26 35 35
"So Big" 40 — — — — — — 46 — —
"Pretty Girls"
(featuring Travie McCoy) 		2011 193 43 — — — — — — — — TBA
"Fight For You" >(featuring Stevie Hoang) — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart, were not released to that country or have not been released to that country yet.
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US AUS CAN US Dance UK
"We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
(with Various Artists) 		2010 2 20 7 - 50 Non-album single
"Pyramid"
(Charice featuring Iyaz) 		56 45 41 1 17 Charice
"La La La"
(Auburn featuring Iyaz) 		51 - - - - TBA
"Break My Bank"
(New Boyz featuring Iyaz) 		68 - - - - Too Cool to Care
"Gonna Get This"
(Hannah Montana featuring Iyaz) 		66 - - - - Hannah Montana Forever
"The Mack"
(Mann featuring Iyaz and Snoop Dogg) 		2011 - 68 - - 28 Mann's World
"You're My Only Shorty"
(Demi Lovato featuring Iyaz) 		- - - - - Unbroken
"If I Ruled the World"
(Big Time Rush featuring Iyaz) 		106 - - - - Elevate
"-" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country or no information available.

Filmography

Year TV show Role Notes
2010 Hannah Montana Forever Himself Performed with Miley Cyrus
2011 So Random! Himself Musical Guest performing with Mann
2011 Silent Library Himself Played with New Boyz

Awards and nominations

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

  1. ^ a b c Lipshutz, Jason (6 November 2009). "Young island-pop singer Iyaz hits "Replay"". Billboard. Reuters. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Artists | Replay - Big Top 40 Music moms". Bigtop40.com. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Interview With JR Rotem". HitQuarters. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Chart Stats - Iyaz". chartstats.com. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  5. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Iyaz&titel=Replay&cat=a
  6. ^ "greekcharts.com - Greek charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  7. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Iyaz Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  10. ^ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Iyaz Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  12. ^ "lescharts.com - French charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  13. ^ "German Charts - Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  14. ^ "austraiancharts.com - Austria Top 40". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  15. ^ "irishcharts.com - Discography". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  16. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  17. ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2010 Singles". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  19. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 5, 2011: "Replay" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  20. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 5, 2011: "Solo" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 January 2011.

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