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This article is about the singer. For his self-titled album, see Jeremih (album).
Jeremih
Jeremih performing at Last Damn Show 11 in Old Bridge,NJ in August 2009
Jeremih performing at Last Damn Show 11 in Old Bridge,NJ in August 2009
Background information
Birth nameJeremy Felton
Born (1987-07-17) July 17, 1987 (age 37)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
GenresR&B, pop, hip hop
Occupation(s)Singer–songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, Drums, piano, saxophone
Years active2009–present
LabelsDef Jam
WebsiteJeremih Official Website

Jeremy Felton (born July 17, 1987), who performs under the mononym Jeremih (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˈdʒɛr[invalid input: 'ɨ']maɪ/), is an American recording artist and producer signed to Def Jam Recordings. Jeremih's debut single, "Birthday Sex" (which was also recorded in French), peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. His first and self-titled album, Jeremih, debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200, selling 59,000 copies in its first week. On September 28, 2010, he released his second album, All About You.

Life and career

Early life

Born into a musical family,[1] he began playing instruments at the age of three and taught himself how to play several, including drums, piano and the saxophone.[2][3][4] Jeremih attended Morgan Park High School, where he was part of the marching band as well as a Latin jazz band, where he learned to play percussion instruments like congas and timbales.[5] He graduated at the age of 16 and enrolled into the University of Illinois to pursue a career in engineering.[6] Having graduated from high school at an early age, he said in an interview that he found himself "getting in a lot of trouble" while attending the university and plans on returning to earn his degree.[7] After performing a tribute for Ray Charles at one of the campus's talent shows, he received positive feedback and realized his vocal ability, saying that the "music was just taking over".[6] In 2007, he enrolled in Columbia College Chicago to pursue a degree in music business.[8]

Career beginnings and debut album

While attending Columbia College Chicago, Jeremih collaborated with record producer Mick Schultz.[2] Together, they recorded a song entitled "My Ride".[3] Jeremih received guidance from his cousin Day26 group member, Willie Taylor.[9] In February 2009, Jeremih met with Island Def Jam chairman L. A. Reid and executive vice president of A&R Karen Kwak. After performing for the two, Jeremih was signed to Def Jam Recordings that same day.[3]Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). His eponymous debut album, Jeremih, was released in June 2009 under Def Jam;[4] it debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 and sold 59,000 copies in its first week.[10] In promotion of the album, Jeremih took part in America's Most Wanted Tour, alongside Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em.[11] The second single, "Imma Star (Everywhere We Are)", has peaked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100.[12]

In August 2009, Jeremih was selected by Ron Huberman and Mayor Richard Daley of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to campaign children to return to school.[13][14] Community activists protested and demanded CPS to undo their decision, claiming that Jeremih's music was "not appropriate for students" and "promotes teen sex".[14][15] Huberman argued that "school officials would be naive to pretend students don't listen to Felton's music already".[16] Daley also argued that recording artists have the freedom of speech, noting that Jeremih was "a young man, [with a] back-to-school message, a young man who has had great success recording, producer, going to school, went to public school".[14] In September 2009, Jeremih performed on ABC Daytime's soap opera One Life to Live, alongside recording artist Lionel Richie. The two performed "Just Go", a song from Richie's album with the same title.[17]

All About You (second album)

On June 1, 2010 Jeremih released the first single from his second studio album All About You titled "I Like" featuring Ludacris. The single is available for purchase on iTunes. All About You was released on September 28, 2010.

The confirmed second single from the album is "Down on Me" featuring rapper 50 Cent.[18] A video was shot in 3D for this but it has been confirmed that it's not the official music video, which has since been shot and released on December 17, 2010.[19]

Third Studio Album & Late Nights With Jeremih Mixtape

Jeremih has been featured in a song off the "Self Made Vol. 1" collaboration studio album titled "That Way" which as Wale and Rick Ross in the song. In December 2011, Jeremih confirmed he was working on his third studio album. He said it would release Summer 2012 under Def Jam. However, the album did not release in Summer and has an unknown release date. On August 7, 2012, Jeremih released his first mixtape titled "Late Nights with Jeremih" which received relatively good reviews.

Musical style

Jeremih cited Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and R. Kelly as his biggest influences.[20] He described their music as "timeless", calling them "true musician-artists".[20] With the release of his debut album, Andy Kellman of Allmusic compared Jeremih's vocals to Slim of 112 and Raphael Saadiq, noting that his "charmingly sly voice...is hard to not like".[2] In contrast, Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe felt that Jeremih's voice was "thin", showing "little range".[21] Jody Rosen expressed that Jeremih "has a way with tunes and hooks".[22] He received comparisons to The-Dream, R. Kelly and Stevie Wonder.[23]

Discography

Main article: Jeremih discography
Studio albums
Mixtapes
  • Late Nights with Jeremih (Hosted By DJ Drama & DJ Pharris) (2012) [24]

Awards and nominations

MOBO Awards

The Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO Awards) is an awards ceremony established in 1995 by Kanya King.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Source
2009 Jeremih Best R&B/Soul Act Nominated [25]
American Music Awards

The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Source
2009 Jeremih T-Mobile Soul/R&B Breakthrough Artist Nominated [26]
NAACP Awards

An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Source
2010 Jeremih Outstanding New Artist Nominated [27]
Chicago Music Awards

The Chicago Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony for music artist professionals to get recognized for their talents and hard work. Ephraim Martin, CMA President, is the founder.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Source
2010 Jeremih Best New Entertainer Of The Year Won [28]
Year Nominee / work Award Result Source
2010 Jeremih Songwriter Of The Year Won [28]
Year Nominee / work Award Result Source
2010 Jeremih R&B Entertainer Of The Year Won [28]
Year Nominee / work Award Result Source
2011 Jeremih Best Male Vocalist Of The Year Won [29]
Billboard Music Awards 2012

The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard magazine, the preeminent publication covering the music business. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually in December until it went dormant in 2007, but it returned in May 2011. By Billboard Music Award.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Source
2012 Jeremih Ft.50 Cent-Down On Me Top R&B Song Nominated [30]

References

  1. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009-07-08). "Jeremih Talks About 'Nervous' Def Jam Audition". MTV News. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  2. ^ a b c "Jeremih - Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  3. ^ a b c Vaughn, Shamontiel L. (2009-05-22). "Triple threat: Chicago native Jeremih, the singer, rapper, musician". Chicago Defender. Real Times. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  4. ^ a b Concepcion, Mariel (April 15, 2009). "Jeremih Lights Up Hot Debut With 'Sexday Birth'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009.
  5. ^ Lewis, Pete. "Perfect Presence - Pete Lewis Interviews Jeremih". Blues & Soul. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  6. ^ a b Houlihan, Mary (June 30, 2009). "Engineering a career with a 'Birthday' hit". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on July 2, 2009.
  7. ^ "Jeremih wants Diddy-style success". MSNBC.com. Associated Press. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  8. ^ "Bio". JeremihMusic.com. Def Jam Recordings. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  9. ^ Jackson, Kevin (2009-05-23). "Green Day, Black Eyed Peas and Jeremih soar to the top". The Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2009-06-01. [dead link]
  10. ^ Grein, Paul (2009-07-08). "Week Ending July 5, 2009: All Michael, All The Time". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  11. ^ Carter, Lauren (2009-09-25). "'Birthday' suitor Jeremih's star rises". Boston Herald. Herald Media. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  12. ^ "Imma Star (Everywhere We Are) - Jeremih". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  13. ^ Ullrich, Kurt (2009-08-07). "Getting together through the generations". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  14. ^ a b c Harrison, Lauren R. (2009-08-06). "'Birthday Sex' choice spurs protest against CPS". Chicago Breaking News. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  15. ^ "Activists protest CPS choice of 'Birthday Sex' singer". ABC News. 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  16. ^ Spak, Cara (2009-08-06). "School's 'Birthday Sex' role model draws protests". Chicago Sun-Times. Sun-Times Media Group. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  17. ^ Spak, Cara (2009-09-29). "Singers Lionel Richie and Jeremih Set to Perform". About.com. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  18. ^ Posted by 50 Cent on August 27, 2010 at 2:30pm View Blog (2010-08-27). "Jeremih Feat 50 Cent - "Down On Me" [UPDATED: CDQ - Dirty". ThisIs50.com. Retrieved 2012-03-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "Jeremih x 50 Cent - "Down On Me" - 3D Version". ThisIs50.com. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  20. ^ a b Burkes, Dawn M. (2009-08-22). "Jeremih performs in Dallas riding the wave of his big hit, 'Birthday Sex'". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  21. ^ Capobianco, Ken (2009-06-29). "Jeremih, 'Jeremih'". The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  22. ^ Rosen, Jody (2009-07-20). "Jeremih: Jeremih: Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  23. ^ Turenne, Martin (2009-08-13). "Songwriting puts Jeremih on the fast track". The Georgia Straight. Vancouver Free Press. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  24. ^ Felton, Jeremih (2012-08-07). "Jeremih "Late Nights with Jeremih"". TapeFire. TapeFire. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  25. ^ Singh, Anita (2009-08-26). "Mobo Awards 2009 nominations unveiled". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
  26. ^ Kreps, Daniel (2009-10-13). "Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Eminem Lead AMA Nominations". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  27. ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/41/winners}}
  28. ^ a b c {{cite web|url=http://www.martininterculture.com/cma.html}}
  29. ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.martininterculture.com}}
  30. ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbma/winners?page=6}}

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