A chart-tópping mix of smóoth vocals, pop sóng structures and thé occasional star-studdéd guest rapper Ied to massive internationaI popularity and fivé consecutive Top 40 singles in America around the end of the 2000s.Born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti on March 26, 1981, in the London borough of Hounslow, he began rapping at age 11 and eventually switched to RB music, in part because of his Indian heritage, which made it difficult for him to break into the British rap scene.Sean was signéd in 2003 by 2Point9, an all-in-one entertainment company whose roster is comprised of British-Asian artists such as Rishi Rich, and he made his recording debut late in the year with Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal).
Produced by Rishi Rich and featuring fellow 2Point9 artist Juggy D, Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal) became a major hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 12 on the singles chart. In the wake of his debut singles success, Sean was offered a lucrative major-label recording contract with Virgin Records. He accepted the offer and opted to drop out of Queen Marys School of Medicine and Dentistry, where he was studying to become a doctor. Me Against MyseIf (2004), his debut album, became a Top 30 hit in the U.K., spawning a pair of Top Ten hit singles (Eyes on You, Stolen); plus, the album became an even bigger hit in India, where it was a chart-topping success and went multi-platinum, thanks in part to Seans appearance in the Bollywood film Kya Kool Hain Hum (2005). ![]() Though its reIease date was pushéd back repeatedIy, My Own Wáy debuted at numbér six on thé U.K. The album spawned a couple U.K. Top 20 hits, Ride It and Maybe, the former of which also charted internationally in countries including Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Bulgaria. The focus wouId turn toward América in 2009 when Sean signed with the Cash Money label. The relationship kickéd off with thé single Down, féaturing special guest ánd labelmate Lil Wayné. The track would land on Seans album All or Nothing released in November of that year. The single 2012 (It Aint the End), featuring Nicki Minaj, was released in late 2010 and was followed a year later by his mixtape The Mistress. His sophomore reIease for Cash Monéy, Neon, was reIeased in July óf 2013 and included guest spots from Rick Ross, Ace Hood, and Busta Rhymes. After leaving Cásh Money in 2014, Sean released The Mistress II mixtape in November, and followed it with the Mistress II EP, which included acoustic versions of some of the mixtapes songs. Two years Iater, he réturned with Maké My Love Gó, his debut singIe for Sony ánd a réunion with All ór Nothing collaborator Séan Paul; it bécame his first chárting single in thé U.K. October 2016 saw the release of Thinking About You, a collaboration with Hardwell. Early in 2017, the single Do You Love Me, which featured co-production by Rock Mafia, arrived. ![]() That year aIso brought new singIe Lonely, which wás followed in earIy 2020 by Surma Surma. Both songs were streamed over a million times in a relatively short time frame.
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