Sean Kingston
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Kisean Anderson (born February 3, 1990 in Miami, Florida) known by his stage name Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican-American emerging reggae and pop musician who also raps.
Career
Kingston, through a unique venture between Epic Records and Koch Records, released the single, "Beautiful Girls," in summer 2007. [1] The single, based on the exact bass line and some lyrical "association" of the 1961 hit "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King, reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a total of five weeks, and has sinced topped the UK Single Charts as well.
Kingston also has a "street single", entitled "Colours", which features The Game, along with a fellow Miami native, Rick Ross. The remix features Kardinal Offishall and Vybz Kartel. Many of the lyrics on 'Colours' are based on his experience seeing his mother and sister incarcerated.
Sean Kingston is known for switching between an Urban-American dialect and a Jamaican accent in his music.
While Kingston announced at the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards that he will be playing Notorious B.I.G. in the Notorious B.I.G. biopic. This was later disputed by the film's executive-producer Wayne Barrow.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Information | Chart positions | Sales and certifications | ||||
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| US | CAN | UK | NZ | UWC | |||
| 2007 | Sean Kingston [2] | ||||||
| TBA | Double Trouble
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Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Pop | U.K. | CAN | NZ | |||
| 2007 | "Beautiful Girls " [5] | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sean Kingston |
| "Me Love" [6] | 14 | - | 9 | - | 19 | 9 | Sean Kingston | |
| "There's Nothin'" [7] | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | Sean Kingston | |
| "Love Like This" [8] (with Natasha Bedingfield) | - | - | - | - | - | - | N.B. | |
Guest appearances
- 2007 "Love Like This" (Natasha Bedingfield featuring Sean Kingston)
- 2007 "Big Girls Don't Cry (official remix)" (Fergie featuring Sean Kingston)
- 2007 "Too Young" (Lil Fizz featuring Sean Kingston)
- 2007 "Shorty Got Back" (Fransisco featuring Eric Jay & Sean Kingston)
- 2007 "Doin' Dat" (Clyde Carson featuring Sean Kingston)
- 2007 "Like This (Remix)" (MIMS featuring She Dirty, Sean Kingston, Red Cafe, & N.O.R.E.)
- Reggae Remix (MIMS featuring Sean Kingston, Mr. Vegas, & Vybz Kartel)
- 2007 America's Got Talent (with Butterscotch — contestant) - NBC"
- 2007 Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape Tour" October 26 - November 9.
- 2007 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
Covers
A few months after 'Beautiful Girls' was released 2007, a new online video service called Votigo began a cover contest in which fans could submit covers of the song for a chance to get a call from Sean Kingston. After an online vote user MalloryRobbins won with an acapella of the song. Top honors also went to a Rock cover of the song performed by the Ailan Christopher Project. Shortly after, recording artist JoJo released a cover response version of the track which was released on MySpace, however will not be featured on her upcoming album.
Awards/Nominations
- MOBO Awards
- 2007, Best Reggage Act (Nominated)
- Teen Choice Awards
- 2007, Choice R&B Track "Beautiful Girls" (Winner)
- 2007, Choice Summer Track "Beautiful Girls" (Nominated)
References
- ^ http://www.nypost.com/seven/08122007/business/no_rap_turf_war_here_business_.htm
- ^ "Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls global chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved August 5 2007.
- ^ http://www.sohh.com./articles/article.php/12487
- ^ http://www.clickitaliansoftware.net/hosted/vgcgroup/WorldwideAlbum/2007.htm
- ^ "Sean Kingston - Sean Kingston global chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved August 30 2007.
- ^ "Sean Kingston - Me Love global chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved August 30 2007.
- ^ "Sean Kingston - There's Nothin' global chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved August 30 2007.
- ^ http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691