Sean Kingston
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Kisean Anderson born February 3, 1990, better known by his stage name Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican reggae singer and rapper.
Music career
Although he was born in Miami, Florida,[1] he was predominantly raised in Kingston, Jamaica, after moving there at the age of six.[1] His stage name pays homage to Kingston, Jamaica. Reggae superstar Buju Banton is a close friend of Sean Kingston's family and gave him advice upon entering the music industry. [citation needed]
Kingston, through a venture between Epic Records and Koch Records, released the single "Beautiful Girls" in Summer 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. Similarly, the song "Me Love" is a loose derivative work of Led Zeppelin's "D'yer Mak'er", off of their 1973 album, Houses of the Holy. The song also debuted at number one in Australia; where it knocked off Fergie who had been 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 October 2007, Kingston was the opening act for Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour. In 2007, he appeared in an episode of Yo Gabba Gabba.
Discography
Albums
- Sean Kingston
- Released: July 31, 2007
- Label: Epic/Beluga Heights
- Chart positions: 6 U.S.
- RIAA certification: Gold
- Point Blank[3]
- Released: 2009
Solo Singles
Year | Song | Chart positions[4][5] | Album | ||||||||||||
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U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Pop | CAN | UK | GER | NL | ITA | FRA | AUS | SUI | BR | UWC | |||
2007 | "Beautiful Girls" | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | Sean Kingston |
"Me Love" | 14 | — | 9 | 15 | 32 | 48 | — | — | — | 11 | 81 | 3 | 24 | ||
"Take You There" | 7 | 52 | 5 | 7 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 25 | 13 | ||
2008 | "There's Nothin' (Remix)" (featuring The D.E.Y. and Juelz Santana) |
60 | 63 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — |
Featured singles
Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||
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U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Pop | UK | NZ | AUS | GER | NL | ITA | FRA | CAN | SUI | BR | UWC | |||
2007 | "Love Like This" (Natasha Bedingfield featuring Sean Kingston) | 11 | — | 10 | 20 | 5 | 77 | 33 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 56 | 18 | Pocketful of Sunshine |
"What Is It" (Baby Bash featuring Sean Kingston) | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cyclone | |
2008 | "That's Gangsta" (Bun B featuring Sean Kingston)[6] | 122 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | II Trill |
"Wine And Go Down" (Tone featuring Sean Kingston) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009 | "Still In Love" (Girlicious featuring Sean Kingston) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Girlicious |
Guest appearances
Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album |
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2007 | "Too Young" | Lil Fizz | Payday |
"Shorty Got Back" | Eric Jay, Francisco | ||
"Ridin Slow" | Question, Kyle Lee | Evil Empire | |
"Doin' Dat" | Clyde Carson | ||
"Like This (Remix)" | Mims, Sha Dirty, Red Cafe, N.O.R.E. | ||
"Real D-Boy" | Triple C | ||
"Welcome to My Hood" | Ya Boy | ||
"Dollar Bill (Remix)" | Red Cafe, Jermaine Dupri, Juelz Santana, Busta Rhymes | ||
2008 | "Roll" | Flo Rida | Mail on Sunday |
"OG" | |||
"Ghetto Girl" | Mann | ||
"I'm a Rider" | Hunt | ||
"On the Corner" | Gorilla Zoe | ||
"She Makes Me Feel" | MJ & Mambo Kingz | Mi Sentimiento | |
"She Said Stop" | Young Twinn | ||
"In Da Club" | Clyde Carson & The Game | ||
"Still In Love" | Girlicious | Girlicious | |
"Off The Meter" | Holly Rae |
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)
References
- ^ a b Biography - Sean Kingston(Wong Chin Yew's pendrive) Billboard. Accessed September 28, 2007.
- ^ Garrity, Briran (12 Aug 07)No Rap Turf War Here. New York Post. Accessed September 24, 2007.
- ^ http://thehiphopgroup.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/sean-kingstons-new-album-title-is/
- ^ World Chart Positions. aCharts.us. Accessed January 7 2008.
- ^ Artist Chart History. Billboard. Accessed January 7 2008.
- ^ Bun B feat. Sean Kingston - "That's Gangsta"