Jay Sean, (Kamaljit Singh Jhooti) born on March 26, 1981 in Harlesden, London, United Kingdom; (Punjabi: ਕਮਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਝੁੱਟੀ, kamaljīt sīngh jhuṭī) is a British Asian R&B singer.
Sean started his hobby of rapping at the age of 11, in a hip hop duo called "Compulsive Disorder" with his cousin Pritpal Ruprai. He went by the name MC Nicky J and Pritpal went by the name MC DNA. Their third member and DJ, Simon Habba, went by the name of DJ Cipha. "Compulsive Disorder" later gained the attention of local radio station DJs.
"One Minute" was the first full track Jay Sean had written himself. It was passed on by a friend, who passed it on to other friends, and it eventually landed in the hands of British Asian Music producer Rishi Rich.
As Jay Sean had gotten deeper into the music industry, he had expressed his love for R&B music. The biggest year for Jay Sean's career had to be 2004, when his debut album charted within the top 30 of the UK Albums Chart for one week, while his first two singles managed to break the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. Jay Sean was introduced into the musical scene with hits like "Dance With You (Nachna Tere Naal)", "Eyes on You" and "Stolen".
Jay Sean has also been a big hit overseas in India, his album being a bit hit selling more than 2 million copies, as well as making a brief appearance in the Bollywood flick 'Kya Kool Hai Hum', also providing the song "Dil Mera (One Night)" to the soundtrack.
Jay has now completed the follow up to his Rishi Rich produced debut album provisionally titled Deal With It, which will feature production from Rishi Rich as well as some top American producers such as Brian McKnight and Timbaland.