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'''Keidran Jones''', better known by his stage name, '''Iyaz''', is a Virgin Islander singer signed with the record label [[Beluga Heights Records]]. |
'''Keidran Jones''', better known by his stage name, '''Iyaz''', is a [[British Virgin Islands|Virgin Islander]] singer signed with the record label [[Beluga Heights Records]]. |
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== ''Life and career'' == |
== ''Life and career'' == |
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Keidran Jones, better known by his stage name, Iyaz, is a Virgin Islander singer signed with the record label Beluga Heights Records.
Life and career
Iyaz was born into a musical family and grew up on 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. When Iyaz first saw the messages from Kingston in his MySpace inbox, he didn't believe it was really Sean Kingston. But after receiving three more messages, Iyaz thought he'd better respond [2] and later signed a recording contract with Time Is Money/Beluga Heights, a record label owned by Warner Bros. Records. Kingston introduced him to producer J. R. Rotem. He released "Replay" in 2009, 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 has so far peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100. He also took part in "We Are The World 25 for Haiti". His debut album, Replay is due to be released in June 2010, and he also has a collaboration with Charice in the single entitled "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]
Discography
Studio albums
- 2010: Replay
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | UK | |||
| 2009 | "Replay" | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Replay |
| 2010 | "Solo" | 32 | 62 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | |
Guest appearances
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | |||
| 2010 | "Pyramid" (Charice featuring Iyaz) | 87 | Charice |
References
- ^ a b c Lipshutz, Jason (November 6, 2009). "Young island-pop singer Iyaz hits "Replay"". Billboard. Reuters. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- ^ http://www.bigtop40.com/artists/h-j/iyaz/replay/
- ^ "Interview With JR Rotem". HitQuarters. April 4, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
External links
- Official website
- Iyaz at Facebook
- Template:MySpace
- Iyaz at AllMusic
- Iyaz on Twitter
- Iyaz on Skyrock