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Stylo G
Stylo G
	Stylo G at Ruhr Reggae Summer 2014
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Born	1985; Spanish Town, Jamaica
Origin	South London, England
Genres	Reggae fusion, electronica
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2008–present
Labels	3Beat Productions
Website	stylog.co.uk

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Jason McDermott (born 1985 in Spanish Town, Jamaica), known by his stage name Stylo G, is a British reggae artist, known for his three hit singles "My Yout", "Call Mi a Leader" and "Soundbwoy". "Soundbwoy" peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. He also featured on the song "Come Over".

Biography

McDermott's family relocated to England at the age of 12, following the murder of his father, artist and producer Poison Chang. He currently resides in South London.^[1]

Music career

2013-present: Breakthrough

On May 26, 2013 he released the single "Soundbwoy", his first UK Top 20 single. The song also reached number 29 in Scotland. In 2014, he appeared on the Clean Bandit song "Come Over" which peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart. In September 2014 he was nominated for a MOBO Award in the Best Reggae Act category.^[2]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
Title	Year	UK ^[3]	SCO ^[4]	Album
"Summer Is Back"	2012	—	—	Non-album singles
"Press Up"	2012	—	—
"Mama (Give Me a Call)"	2013	—	—
"Soundbwoy"		18	29
"Badd"		—	—
"Move Back"	2014	81	—
"Call Mi a Leader"	2014	157	—
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	UK ^[3]	BEL (FL) ^[5]	GER ^[6]	Album
"Come Over" (Clean Bandit featuring Stylo G)	2014	45	—^[A]	76	New Eyes
"We Make It Bounce" (Dillon Francis featuring Major Lazer and Stylo G)		—	—	—	Money Sucks, Friends Rule
"Shizam" (Zed Bias featuring Stylo G and Scrufizzer)		—	—	—	Non-album single

Notes

^ "Come Over" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 7 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.^[5]

References

^ Yates, Kieran (16 May 2013). "Why Stylo G's Soundbwoy is set to light up the summer". theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^ Jackson, Kevin (2014) "5 For MOBO Reggae", Jamaica Observer, 24 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014
^ ^a ^b "Clean Bandit featuring Stylo G". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
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Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "Soundbwoy": "Chart Archive > June 8, 2013". Official Charts Company. 2013-06-08.
^ ^a ^b "Discografie Stylo G" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
^ "Discographie Stylo G" (in German). charts.de. Media Control. Retrieved 18 September 2014.

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[7] "Come Over" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 7 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.^[5]

[1] Yates, Kieran (16 May 2013). "Why Stylo G's Soundbwoy is set to light up the summer". theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[MOBO-2] Jackson, Kevin (2014) "5 For MOBO Reggae", Jamaica Observer, 24 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014

[UK-3] "Clean Bandit featuring Stylo G". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2014.

[4] Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
For "Soundbwoy": "Chart Archive > June 8, 2013". Official Charts Company. 2013-06-08.

[6] For "Soundbwoy": "Chart Archive > June 8, 2013". Official Charts Company. 2013-06-08.

[FL-5] "Discografie Stylo G" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2014.

[GER-6] "Discographie Stylo G" (in German). charts.de. Media Control. Retrieved 18 September 2014.

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-'''Jason McDermott''' (born 1985 in [[Spanish Town, Jamaica]]), known by his stage name '''Stylo G''', is a British [[reggae]] artist, known for his three hit singles, "My Yout", "Call Mi A Leader" and "[[Soundbwoy]]". "[[Soundbwoy]]" peaked at number 18 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
+'''Jason McDermott''' (born 1985 in [[Spanish Town, Jamaica]]), known by his stage name '''Stylo G''', is a British [[reggae]] artist, known for his three hit singles "My Yout", "Call Mi a Leader" and "[[Soundbwoy]]". "Soundbwoy" peaked at number 18 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. He also featured on the song "[[Come Over (Clean Bandit song)|Come Over]]".
 ==Biography==