Sean Kingston

This article is about the artist. For his self-titled album, see Sean Kingston (album).
Sean Kingston

Sean Kingston performing at the 2009 Shout Awards at Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil.
Background information
Birth name Kisean Anderson
Born (1990-02-03) February 3, 1990
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Origin Kingston, Jamaica
Genres Reggae fusion, hip hop, dance, R&B[1]
Occupation(s) singer, songwriter, actor
Years active 2004-present
Labels Beluga Heights, Epic, TM3, E1 Music
Associated acts Flo Rida, Soulja Boy, Bohemia (musician), Iraj Weeraratne, Unk, Iyaz, Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, Wale, Dizzee Rascal, Rick Ross, J.R. Rotem, Jason Derulo, Justin Bieber
Website www.seankingston.com

Kisean Anderson (born February 3, 1990), known professionally as Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican-American singer, songwriter, rapper and actor whose first album, Sean Kingston, was released in 2007.

Early life and education

Kisean Anderson was born on February 3, 1990, in Miami, Florida, and moved to Kingston, Jamaica, when he was six.[2] He attended high school in Ocho Rios.[3] His grandfather was the noted Jamaican reggae producer Lawrence Lindo,[4] who worked under the stage name Jack Ruby.[5][2] Afterwards, Kingston spent three weeks in jail for burglary, and he lived in a car while his mother was incarcerated for identity theft.[2][6]

Career

2007–08: Sean Kingston

Kingston was discovered on Myspace by Tommy Rotem at Beluga Heights, and signed to the label in a partnership deal with Sony.[7] In an interview with HitQuarters label head and producer J.R. Rotem described this process with regards to Kingston:

"Sean Kingston was a rapper when we found him and it was a development process to get him more melodic. At Beluga we essentially refine the talent so that it's more of a marketable product."[7]

In a venture between Epic Records and Koch Records, Kingston recorded and released the single "Beautiful Girls" in May 2007.[8] The song peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. "Beautiful Girls" was a success internationally, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, the song spent four weeks at the summit of the UK Singles Chart.[9] In 2007, Kingston was the opening act for Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour and for select dates on Beyoncé's The Beyoncé Experience Tour. In 2008, he was one of the opening acts for the Australian leg of Kelly Clarkson's My December Tour.[10] Since Sean is a Jamaican singer, he got his stage name from the capital of Jamaica called Kingston.

2009–10: Tomorrow

The album Tomorrow was released on September 22, 2009. Producers involved in the album included former Fugee Wyclef Jean; RedOne (of recent Lady Gaga fame); plus Sean's original mentor, J. R. Rotem.[11] "Fire Burning", and "Face Drop" were released as singles. Additionally, five promotional digital singles were released leading up to the album.

Kingston co-wrote Jason Derulo's "Whatcha Say". He also found the R&B-reggae singer Iyaz on MySpace and signed him to his record label.[12] He also recorded the track "Miss Everything" for the UK girl-group Sugababes studio album Sweet 7 which was released March 15, 2010, in the UK. Kingston and DJ Khaled are being featured on Bow Wow's new single "For My Hood", from the movie, The Lottery Ticket.[13]

2010–2013: Back 2 Life, King Of Kingz "Lee Strike" and other projects

The album features T-Pain, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Flo Rida, Soulja Boy, Wyclef Jean, Cher Lloyd, Akon and Dr. Dre.[14][15] The first single from the album is "Eenie Meenie" featuring Justin Bieber, released on March 23, 2010,[16] which is also included on Bieber's My World 2.0 album. This collaboration with the young star has been the source of much disapproval from the rap community. The second single from the album is "Letting Go (Dutty Love)", which features a verse from Nicki Minaj. It was released on iTunes August 3, while the third is "Dumb Love" and was released on iTunes September 8. Sean Kingston's new song "She Moves" samples Irena Cara's "What a Feeling" from the film Flashdance. This has not been release as a single. A fourth single "Party All Night (Sleep All Day)" was released on December 21, 2010.

Kingston represented the continents of North and South America to sing the Official Theme Song of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, "Everyone". He collaborated with four other artists representing their continent, South African Jody Williams representing Africa, Singaporean Tabitha Nauser (Asia), Briton Steve Appleton (Europe), and Australian Jessica Mauboy representing Oceania.[17] However, Kingston was unable to attend the Singapore Youth Olympics 2010 opening ceremony due to passport mix ups.[18] Sean was invited to be featured with Cash Money Records/former So So Def member Bow Wow on his single "For My Hood". He performed it with him and DJ Khaled on BET's television program 106 & Park the day after release.

Kingston planned to release a mixtape with pop star Justin Bieber, called Our World. It featured about 12–14 songs and included their versions of songs like "Pretty Boy Swag" and "Billionaire". The mixtape was completed and Kingston showed his fans a preview on uStream on August 19, 2010. However, the album was never released. Kingston also went on to perform on first leg of Bieber's tour.

Kingston released his first mixtape, King of Kingz, on February 3, 2011, as a free download only. The mixtape includes guest appearances by Akon, Flo Rida, Soulja Boy, Justin Bieber, B.o.B and Tory Lanez.

Kingston has announced that his new album will be called Back 2 Life.[19] He also said in an interview with MTV that he would be completely re-doing the album and that the previous singles will not be on it. Kingston linked up with T.I. on set of the video for "Back 2 Life", the street single off his upcoming album of the same name. The two shot the video in Los Angeles with comedian Mike Epps. In November 2012, Kingston performed in the Dubai Caribbean Carnival at Downtown Dubai with Jason Derülo and Bow Wow. On April 13, 2013 iTunes put up the preorder of Back 2 Life, its cover art and track listing as well as a release date of September 10, 2013.[20]

2014–present: Upcoming fourth studio album

In March 2014, Kingston announced plans for his upcoming fourth studio album while stating that he will be recording with Disney and pop star Zendaya. At the same time, he said that they're both recording a song titled "Heart on Empty", which Kingston described as "a soulful ballad that you all will be sure to remember."

In March 2015, Kingston posted on Instagram a picture with Swedish record producer RedOne, confirming that they are working on the album.[21] In May 2015, Sean Kingston posted a snippet of the then-upcoming lead single from his fourth studio album.[22] On July 12, 2015, Kingston released a new track titled "Speaking Tongues" as the "first taste" off the album.[23] On September 14, 2015, Kingston premiered his first single in two years titled "Wait Up", which will be the lead single off his upcoming fourth studio album. The song was announced on his Twitter page 10 days earlier.[24]

The lead single from Kingston's fourth studio album is "Wait Up", with a lyric video later made for the song. Music videos were released for "One Away" and "All I Got" in January and March 2016, respectively.

Personal life

Activism

Kingston filmed a public service announcement with Do Something to encourage teens to become active in their communities by forming a Do Something club.[25] In 2010, he appeared with one of his dogs in an ad for PETA, encouraging people not to chain their dogs outside.[26]

Jet skiing accident

On May 29, 2011, Kingston was involved in a jet ski accident in Miami Beach, Florida. He was with a female passenger, who was severely injured when their jet ski struck the bridge connecting Palm Island with the MacArthur Causeway at approximately 6 pm. An off-duty Coast Guard discovered and rescued Kingston. Kingston was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where he was placed on the standard medical/surgical care unit, but had to be transferred to the intensive care unit.[1][27][28]

Discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

References

  1. 1 2 "Sean Kingston in stable condition following jet ski crash in Miami". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Jeffries, David. "Sean Kingston > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Pete (February 14, 2008), "A Beauuutiful Interview with Sean Kingston", Blues and Soul (1003), retrieved June 15, 2010
  4. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. "Jack "L. Lindo" Ruby > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Pete (August 17, 2009), "Sean Kingston: Fired Up", Blues & Soul (1023)
  6. ↑ Lucci, Amanda (August 3, 2010). "Sean Kingston talks about touring, third album". Star-News. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Interview With JR Rotem". HitQuarters. April 4, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  8. ↑ Garrity, Brian (August 12, 2007). "No Rap Turf War Here". New York, New Zealand, Southern Hemisphere, Earth, Milky Way Post. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
  9. ↑ {{cite url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/sean%20kingston/|title=UK Singles Chart|date=January 9, 2007|accessdate=December 19, 2014}}
  10. ↑ "Sean Kingston At Rod Laver Melbourne". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  11. ↑ Stephen Clark - Design. "Sean Kingston: Fired up!". bluesandsoul.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Iyaz: 'Replay'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Interview: Bow Wow, Brandon T. Jackson and Naturi Naughton of "Lottery Ticket"". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  14. ↑ Koroma, Salima (July 20, 2010). "Dr. Dre Makes Beats For Justin Bieber | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Two New Lil Wayne Songs To Be Looking Out For + Rebirth Album Pushed Back?". Lil Wayne Fansite - Weezy Blog. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  16. ↑ Bartolomeo, Joey (March 4, 2010). "LISTEN: Justin Bieber and Sean Kingston's New Jam". People. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  17. ↑ Singapore Youth Olympics 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  18. ↑ No Kingston at YOG due to passport mix up. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  19. ↑ "New Album Title...". Facebook. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  20. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Back 2 Life by Sean Kingston". iTunes. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Ultimate Music - Sean Kingston’s fourth studio album - Working with RedOne". Ultimate Music. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Sean Kingston "Speaking Tongues" [New Music] - BeatCog". beatcog.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  25. ↑ "Start a Do Something Club - Sean Kingston". Youtube.
  26. ↑ "Sean Kingston: Chill With Your Dogs," ABS-CBNnews.com, 15 September 2010.
  27. ↑ ABC News. "Sean Kingston Hospitalized After Jet Ski Accident". ABC News. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  28. ↑ "Sean Kingston in Jet Ski Accident : People.com". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

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