Kisean Jamal Anderson
(born February 3, 1990), better known by his stage name, Sean Kingston
, is a Canadian-born Jamaican reggae fusion singer and rapper. [1]
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Life and career and crowd
In a joint venture between
Epic Records and
Koch Records, Kingston recorded and released the single "
Beautiful Girls" in May 2007.
[2] 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" is a loose derivative work of
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
Beyonce's
The Beyonce Experience
Tour.
In 2008 he collaborated on
Flo Rida's album
Mail on Sunday
, as a featuring in the track titled Roll, which reached #61 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In early 2009, Kingston released the lead single from his sophomore album. The single, "I'm At War" featuring
Lil Wayne, was a "promo single". In April, 2009, Kingston released the official lead single from his sophomore album. "
Fire Burning" was released on April 24, 2009, and has peaked at #5 on the
Billboard Hot 100. The single is the lead single from his forthcoming album
Tomorrow
which is set to be released on September 22, 2009. Four more singles have since been released from the album: "
My Girlfriend", "Wrap U Around Me", "Tomorrow", and "Island Queen". Often confused with hip hop mogul Sean Paul, Sean Kingston started the "One Sean Campaign" with the purpose of eradicating all other music produced by musicians with his same name.
Tours
Tomorrow Tour
Awards/nominations
- Image Awards
- *2008, Outstanding New Artist (Nominated)
- MOBO Awards
- *2007: Best Reggae Acts
- Teen Choice Awards
- *2007: Choice R&B Track "Beautiful Girls"
- *2007: Choice Summer Track "Beautiful Girls" (nominated)
- *2009: Choice Summer Song "Fire Burning" (won)
Featured in media
- (2007) Cloverfield (Beautiful Girls)
- (2007) Gossip Girl (Beautiful Girls)
- (2007) Desperate Housewives (season 4 , second promo) (Beautiful Girls)
- (2008) Dance On Sunset (Beautiful Girls)
- (2008) The Hills (Beautiful Girls , Take You There , Fire Burning)
- (2009) Dancing With The Stars (may promo) (Fire Burning)
- (2009) So You Think You Can Dance (Fire Burning)
- (2009) Teen Choice Awards 2009 (Fire Burning)
- (2009) hey (Fire Burning)
- (2009) America's Got Talent 2009 (Fire Burning)
- (2009) Miss Universe 2009 (Fire Burning)
References
- Biography - Sean Kingston ''Billboard''. Accessed September 28, 2007
- Garrity, Briran (12 Aug 07)No Rap Turf War Here. ''New York Post''. Accessed September 24, 2007.