51-409: " Where Do We Go " is a song by British recording artist, Jay Sean , taken from the compilation album, Hit the Lights . The song was produced by OFM production team J-Remy and Bobby Bass. Jay Sean asks "Where Do We Go" on the first release from his mixtape The Mistress featuring acoustic renditions of original songs and his spin on some beloved classics. He attempts to repair a broken relationship in
102-513: A Hindi version of the album My Own Way for release in India. The album sold more than 350,000 copies across the world. Touch Magazine in the UK described him as "the UK's answer to Ne-Yo," while The Independent called him "...an urban legend in the making." In August 2008, Sean co-hosted London radio station Choice FM 's Breakfast show a week in which he only performed previously unheard tracks, including
153-532: A PETA ad campaign, encouraging potential pet owners to adopt from shelters rather than buy from stores. Sean married singer Thara in August 2009. Their daughter, Ayva Loveen Kaur Jhooti, was born on 13 December 2013. They had a son named Aaryan on 15 August 2018. South Asian ethnic groups Ethnic groups in South Asia are ethnolinguistic groupings within the diverse populations of South Asia , including
204-800: A hip hop duo named "Compulsive Disorder". His stage name at the time was MC "Nicky J", with the "J" being derived from the first letter of his last name "Jhooti". He eventually came to be known by the nickname "Jay" among his friends. He was a student at Latymer Upper School and left the school in 1997. He finished his GCSEs as a "straight-A student" and then completed his A Levels with an A grade in Biology and B grades in Mathematics and Chemistry . He later enrolled in Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London , to study Medicine before he dropped out in 2003 to pursue
255-469: A large airplay of two billion listener impressions on radio worldwide. As of November 2011, "Down" has sold 4.1 million copies in the US, which is currently the fifth best-selling song by a British artist in the digital era. In November 2009, Sean's next single from his album, " Do You Remember ", was released and featured Jamaican dancehall superstar Sean Paul plus US Southern crunk rapper Lil Jon . It entered
306-671: A major recognised artist across Asia and among the worldwide Desi diaspora, and remains his most successful album to date. With his debut album, Sean was influential in popularising Indian -R&B fusion sounds in Asian underground and Indian pop music. He recorded a 16 track album which was scrapped because Virgin felt the market had changed to where it was all about Pop music. In February 2006, after several delays of his second album, he left Virgin Records . After parting ways with Virgin Records , Sean continued to work on his second album, which
357-510: A mixtape titled The Mistress in September 2011, spawning a single and a music video for " Where Do We Go ". Freeze Time was scrapped due to legal issues in 2011 and Sean began working on a new, be more R&B influenced album altogether. The first official single from the album was announced to be " I'm All Yours ", which features American and Latin artist Pitbull . Officially released in May 2012,
408-571: A singing career. For his music career, he chose the stage name Jay Sean; "Jay" being his nickname, while "Sean" is derived from "Shaan"—a nickname he was called at home by his grandmother—which means "shining star" or "pride" in the Punjabi language . After Sean's track "One Minute" fell into the hands of producer Rishi Rich , the Rishi Rich Project was formed (consisting of Rich, Sean and Juggy D ) in 2003. Their first taste of UK chart success
459-573: A song whose title was left to the listeners to decide. The unknown track was later confirmed to be called " Tonight " and is included in My Own Way: Deluxe Edition . Sean was confirmed for the third series of Celebrity Scissorhands in October 2008 but he withdrew before the show was aired for unclear reasons. On 15 October 2008 during the MOBO Awards, Sean announced that he had signed with
510-674: A song with Nadine Coyle and told viewers that the album will be released in third quarter of 2009. The album title was later changed to All or Nothing , and featured brand new songs and some of the songs from My Own Way . Despite success with two singles from the album, the album itself only debuted at No. 37 on the US Billboard 200 . It was his lowest-charting entry on the UK Albums Chart , debuting there at #62. Despite this, it has become his highest-charting album in Japan, reaching No. 11 on
561-532: Is not a fairy tale," Jay Sean sings. "But it ain't supposed to be this hard. And now the visions of our love fade away." Bummer, man. If "Down" saw the singer telling his girl to "lose control" and just "let it go," "Where Do We Go" is the postscript—the time when the clubbing ends and threats of changing locks and packed suitcases are exchanged. The track's tone—poignant with shades of optimism—recalls classic Michael Jackson ballads like "Ben" and "I'll Be There," and showcases Jay Sean's more mature side. The music video
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663-570: The Oricon Albums Chart. Sean was featured on a song called " Written on Her " alongside Birdman for the CEO's project, released on 23 June 2009 on iTunes. Sean has featured on Skepta 's single "Lush" released on 10 June 2009 on iTunes. On 2 February 2010, Kevin Rudolf 's single " I Made It (Cash Money Heroes) ", featured Sean alongside Birdman and Lil Wayne, was released. In early December 2009, it
714-573: The Shriners Hospital for Children , alongside artists such as MC Zani, Taylor Swift and Alicia Keys . It became one of the highest-earning charity events of the year, raising more than $ 9 million. In 2012, Sean became a part of Child Hunger Ends Here campaign along with artists Owl City and Jewel . For this purpose he recorded a song named "Here's Hope" which was available from the Child Hunger Ends Here website. He also appeared in
765-484: The UK Singles Chart in 2003. This led to him being signed to Virgin Records and having two UK top 10 hits as a solo artist in 2004: " Eyes on You " at No. 6 and " Stolen " at No. 4. They were included in his critically acclaimed debut album Me Against Myself which, though only moderately successful in the UK, sold more than two million copies across Asia and remains his most successful album to date. Alongside
816-467: The northwestern parts of South Asia and also in the border regions and busy ports, where there are greater levels of contact with external cultures. There is also a lot of genetic diversity within the region. For example, most of the ethnic groups of the northeastern parts of South Asia are genetically related to peoples of East or Southeast Asia . There are also genetically isolated groups who have not been genetically influenced by other groups, such as
867-505: The American hip-hop oriented record label Cash Money Records distributed via Universal Republic Records making him the first male British Asian singer to sign with an American label. His American-debut single was " Down " featuring American rapper and label mate Lil Wayne . It topped the Billboard Hot 100 , replacing The Black Eyed Peas . This made him the first British artist to top
918-784: The Andaman Islands and speak a language isolate , as do the Kusunda in central Nepal, the Vedda in Sri Lanka, and the Nihali of Central India, who number about 5,000 people. The people of the Hunza Valley in Pakistan are another distinct population; they speak Burushaski , a language isolate. The traditions of different ethnic groups in South Asia have diverged, influenced by external cultures, especially in
969-784: The Best Collaboration award for "Down" alongside Lil Wayne. In early December 2009, he was ranked No. 35 in Billboard 's Hot 100 Artists of the year. On 11 December 2009, he became the first South Asian origin artist since Freddie Mercury to perform at Madison Square Garden , as part of the Jingle Ball concert, alongside beatboxer MC Zani . Sean's performance "had the entire crowd – parents and children, teens and twenty-somethings – dancing." Sean began working on his fourth album and second with Cash Money Records , Freeze Time in July 2010. At
1020-608: The Hot 100 since Freddie Mercury of Queen in 1980, and the first solo artist of Asian descent to do so. "Down" has sold more than six million copies in the United States, and three million digital copies in the US, making the song the best-selling single by a British/European male artist in North America since Elton John 's " Candle in the Wind " in 1997. In addition, "Down" has received
1071-454: The Hot 100 top ten on the week of 9 January 2009, breaking "a three-week streak of no titles moving into the top 10" since December 2009. Like its predecessor, it has sold more than a million copies in the United States. At the 2009 UK Asian Music Awards (AMA), Sean won three awards, including "Best Male", "Best Urban Act" and "Best Album", the latter for his second album, My Own Way . He met with Rishi Rich , Juggy D and H-Dhami during
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#17328557268491122-469: The Ocean" which received acclaimed reviews from audiences, Sean left Cash Money Records , citing that he wanted to go in a different direction artistically. On 14 November 2014, music website Djbooth premiered the second single "All I Want". The Mistress II was released on 18 November with a video for "All I Want" premiered hours later. A video for the third single "Jameson" was released on 23 December, and it
1173-501: The Rishi Rich Project, Sean was a pioneer of Bhangra -R&B fusion , which his debut album helped popularize among the worldwide South Asian diaspora . He eventually left Virgin in 2006 and founded his own independent label, Jayded Records. After a gap of nearly four years, he returned in 2008 with " Ride It ", which reached No. 11 in the UK and topped the charts in several Eastern European countries, including Romania where it
1224-422: The United States, making him the most successful British/European male urban artist in US chart history at the time. As of 2011, it is the fifth best selling song by a British artist in the digital era. Its success was matched with his followed-up hit, " Do You Remember " (featuring Lil Jon and Sean Paul ), which has sold more than a million copies in the US, and entered the top ten on the Hot 100, making him
1275-469: The ceremony. After the award, he was in America for the first time since signing with Cash Money, he announced through an interview with MTV IGGY that he was recording five new songs for his album, then titled My Own Way (U.S. edition) , one of which was his American-debut single with Lil Wayne , later titled "Down". Sean discussed a collaboration with Akon at the 2009 Grammy Awards, in addition to recording
1326-508: The charity event Partnership Walk and Run by performing in Regent's Park in 2004 and 2009. During this time, he also visited different UK schools to inspire and encourage schoolchildren to get involved in music; at one school, he met a young Zayn Malik and encouraged him to sing on stage for the first time. In 2009, Sean performed in Justin Timberlake 's charity concert to raise funds for
1377-564: The countries of Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan , and Sri Lanka . Afghanistan is variously considered to be a part of both Central Asia and South Asia, which means Afghans are not always included among South Asians, but when they are, South Asia has a total population of about 2.04 billion. The majority of the population fall within three large linguistic groups : Indo-Aryan , Dravidian , and Iranic . These groups are also further subdivided into numerous sub-groups, castes and tribes. Indo-Aryans form
1428-518: The first male act since Chingy in 2003 to "simultaneously appear in the Hot 100 top 10 with his first two charting singles." They were included in his American-debut album All or Nothing , which debuted at No. 37 on the US Billboard 200 and reached No. 11 on the Japan Oricon Albums Chart. Sean has also been a featured artist on several hits including " What Happened to Us " by Australian singer Jessica Mauboy , which charted within
1479-518: The northwestern and western parts of Pakistan. Minority groups not falling within either large group mostly speak languages belonging to the Austroasiatic and Tibeto-Burman language families, and largely live around Ladakh and Northeast India , Nepal, Bhutan, and the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The Andamanese (Sentinel, Onge, Jarawa, and Great Andamanese) live in some of
1530-422: The other a rapper, clashing in a rap battle . Despite initially failing to reach the top 20 on the UK Albums Chart (where it peaked at #29), the album gradually managed to sell 100,000 copies in the UK and went on to become a substantial hit in India, selling over two million copies there. He made a brief appearance in the 2005 Bollywood film Kyaa Kool Hai Hum , providing the song "Dil Mera (My Heart)" to
1581-557: The predominant ethnolinguistic group in India ( North India , East India , West India , and Central India ), Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. Dravidians form the predominant ethnolinguistic group in southern India , the northern and eastern regions of Sri Lanka and a small pocket of Pakistan. The Iranic peoples also have a significant presence in South Asia, the large majority of whom are located in Afghanistan and
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1632-449: The room and stares hopelessly off into the distance. "Where Do We Go" may be his venture into ballads and an acoustic side. Credits adapted are taken from Allmusic . Jay Sean Kamaljit Singh Jhooti (born 26 March 1981), known professionally as Jay Sean , is a British singer and songwriter. He debuted in the UK's Asian Underground scene as a member of the Rishi Rich Project with " Dance with You ", which reached No. 12 on
1683-471: The single "Surma Surma". Also, along with Rishi Rich , Sean released a single "Nakhre", also titled as "Eyes on You 2" which reached No.1 on BBC Asian Chart. He began 3AM Entertainment to help promote the next generation of South Asian artists. Sean has worked with BBC Blast doing Q&A's on tour events in an effort to "give something back". He has supported the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in
1734-555: The single featuring Sean Paul who also featured in Sean's 2010 single Do You Remember , the single marked Sean's first appearance on charts since the 2012 single I'm All Yours . Sean also collaborated with various well-known DJs: DJ Antoine , Hardwell , DJ Prostyle , Alex Gaudino , as well as artists Christian Rich , Stafford Brothers and Seeb . The single " Thinking About You " with Hardwell received favourable and positive reviews from critics and audiences. In 2017, Sean released
1785-422: The singles "Do You Love Me" and "What You Want" featuring Davido . He followed these in 2018 with the singles "Emergency" and "Say Something". In February 2018, Sean check for the final draft for The Mistress III. Towards the end of 2018, Sean released four songs: "Need To Know", "Now Or Later", "Say Something" and "Why Why How Why". In 2020, Sean collaborated with Indian pop singer Guru Randhawa and released
1836-696: The song peaked at a disappointing #85 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song's best performance was in Australia where it peaked at 13 and was certified as Gold. The second single of the album " So High ", produced by DJ Afrojack , was released in October 2012. Later in the same month, both singles were included in an EP , titled So High , with "Sex 101" featuring Cash Money rapper Tyga (originally included in The Mistress ) and an exclusive bonus track "Patience". In February 2013, Sean announced he would be changing
1887-508: The song, which is also accompanied by a video of him in the studio, cruising in his Bentley, and walking on the Miami streets. Jason Newman of the MTV Buzzworthy , said: "Where Do We Go," the singer's latest single, we get to hear Jay Sean's smoothed-out, soulful side. Anchored by finger snaps and an acoustic guitar, "Where Do We Go" finds the protagonist at a crossroads in his relationship. "Love
1938-519: The soundtrack, based on "One Night" from his own debut album. Beyond India, the album sold over 300,000 copies across other parts of the world, including Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong. His performance of tracks from Me Against Myself on MTV Asia (alongside the Rishi Rich Project) had a television audience as large as 165 million viewers. It helped establish Sean as
1989-508: The time, he stated that he had completed roughly 75 percent of the album and that guests included Lil Wayne, Pitbull , Nicki Minaj and Mary J. Blige . Three singles, " 2012 (It Ain't the End) ", " Hit The Lights " and "Like This, Like That" were released in support of the album. Sean also co-headlined with Joe Jonas on the Joe Jonas & Jay Sean Tour with JoJo as the opening act. Sean released
2040-434: The title of the album from Worth It all to Neon , and his long delayed fourth studio album was released in July 2013. Both of the album singles, "Where You Are" and "Mars" featuring American rapper Rick Ross , failed to break into the Billboard Hot 100 . In January 2014, Sean released the lead song "Take That Off" from his second mixtape The Mistress II . Alongside releasing the first single in October 2014, "Tears in
2091-791: The top 20 on the ARIA singles chart and certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association . Sean was ranked No. 35 in Billboard 's Hot 100 Artists of 2009. Jay Sean was born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti on 26 March 1981 in Hounslow , West London into an Indian Punjabi Sikh family to parents Sharan Singh Jhooti and Bindi Kaur Jhooti. He was raised in Southall , West London and displayed musical talent at an early age. At age 11, he and his cousin Pritpal Rupra formed
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2142-415: The video. His debut album, Me Against Myself , was released in 2004 and received much critical praise and acclaim. Sean was referred to as an " Asian sensation" and was praised for his experimental , creative fusion of contemporary R&B , British hip hop and Indian music . The title track in particular was considered innovative, featuring two alter egos of himself, one an R&B singer and
2193-523: Was announced that an EP of The Mistress II featuring the original and acoustic remixed versions of each of the third singles from the mixtape would be released on 26 December. In 2015, Sean reunited with fellow UK artists Rishi Rich and Juggy D , restart the Rishi Rich project, together, they released the single: "Freak". On 5 February 2016, Sean released his first 'official' single since his departure from Cash Money Records, title Make My Love Go ,
2244-471: Was confirmed that he has collaborated with Justin Timberlake and Esmée Denters on a song, " Love Dealer ". There have been talks of collaborations with other American artists such as Ashley Tisdale , Taylor Swift , Nicole Scherzinger , Rihanna , Usher , and Jay-Z & Beyoncé . Sean was in early September 2009 nominated for the 30 Under 30 award. At the 2009 UK Urban Music Awards , he won
2295-495: Was initially named after the title track " Deal With It ", but the song ended up being given to Corbin Bleu . Sean's background vocals remain on Bleu's version of the track. The song "Deal With It" earned Sean a BMI Songwriter Award and later inspired the 2009 single " Juliette " by South Korean band Shinee . Sean returned in late 2007 with the new single " Ride It ", which was the first single from his second album My Own Way . It
2346-561: Was one of the best-selling singles of the year . It was followed by hits such as " Maybe ", which reached No. 7 on the Japan Hot 100 , and " Tonight ". They were included in his second album, My Own Way , which became his most successful album on the UK Albums Chart , reaching No. 6 , and topped the UK R&;B Chart . At around this time, he began increasingly incorporating electropop sounds into his R&B music. From 2009 up to 2014, he
2397-426: Was premiered on 6 June 2011 and was directed by Derick G. Jay trades rap cameos and overflowing bottles of champagne for a stool and black-and-white camera filters. Sean looks emotional and full of angst, singing about a growing apart and making choices when a relationship changes. He serenades the camera, pleading, "Where do we go from here? My heart, my soul, won't let you go," as he tosses a notebook of lyrics across
2448-404: Was signed to Cash Money Records . In 2009, his American debut single " Down " (featuring Lil Wayne ) topped the Billboard Hot 100 , making him the first solo artist of South Asian origin and first UK urban act to top the Hot 100. It was the seventh-best selling song of 2009, having sold more than three million copies in the United States that year, eventually reaching six million sales in
2499-700: Was successful in Eastern Europe, especially in Russia, Turkey and Romania, where it became one of the three best-selling singles of the year . The song was remixed by Kosovan DJ Regard in 2019 and became a viral hit on the TikTok app. " Maybe " was his most successful single in Japan, where it reached No. 7 on the Japan Hot 100 Singles . A Mandarin Chinese cover version of "Maybe" by Coco Lee has been released in China. Sean sang
2550-475: Was the Asian underground song, " Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal) ", which became a Top 20 hit, peaking at #12. This led to Sean signing a £1m deal with Virgin Records , under their label Relentless Records . His second single, " Eyes on You ", was his first solo effort and became a Top 10 hit, peaking at #6. His third single, " Stolen ", peaked at #4, with Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu making an appearance in
2601-613: Was to be the first album released as a joint-venture between his own label Jayded and 2Point9 Records . The video for "Ride It", released in early 2008, featured Sean with a new style after being out of the limelight for nearly three and a half years. My Own Way debuted at No. 6 in the official UK Albums Chart and generated two more UK top 20 singles, "Ride It" and "Maybe". On the back of this Sean received two MOBO Award nominations, for Best UK Male (alongside Dizzee Rascal , Taio Cruz , Wiley and Sway ) and Best R'n'B/Soul (alongside Usher , Estelle , Ne-Yo and Chris Brown ). "Ride It"
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