Jonas Blue

Jonas Blue
Background information
Birth name Guy James Robin
Born 2 August 1989 (age 27)
Origin London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • songwriter
  • remixer
Instruments
  • Music sequencer
  • piano
  • synthesisers
  • drum machine
Years active 2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website jonasbluemusic.com

Guy James Robin (born 2 August 1989), better known by his stage name Jonas Blue, is an English DJ, record producer, songwriter and remixer[1] based in London[2] who produces music which blends dance music with pop sensibilities.[3]

Career

2016–present: Breakthrough

Jonas Blue broke through in 2016, with a tropical house cover of Tracy Chapman's 1988 single "Fast Car". It was Blue's debut single and features the vocals from Dakota.[1] The Jonas Blue version peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, behind Zayn Malik's "Pillowtalk".[4] Its UK peak meant it charted higher than Chapman's original, which peaked at number five on the chart in May 1988 and a position higher upon a re-release in April 2011.[5] It also remained in the top 10 for 11 weeks.[6] The Jonas Blue version also reached number one in Germany, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand, as well as reaching the number one spot on the US viral chart on Spotify.[3] The single has been certified Platinum in Italy[7] and the UK,[8] 2x Platinum in New Zealand[9] and 3x Platinum in Australia.[10] To date, the track has been streamed over 300 million times on Spotify,[11] and has achieved over 150 million views on Vevo.[12][13]

On 3 June 2016, he released a new single titled "Perfect Strangers", featuring JP Cooper on Virgin EMI Records.[14] To date, his second single has been certified platinum in the UK,[15] double platinum in Australia[16] and gold in New Zealand.[17] The track also led to Blue reaching 1 billion streams across his tracks and videos,[18] as well as resulting in a nomination for Best Push at the 2016 MTV EMAs.[19] 28 October 2016 saw the release of his third single titled "By Your Side", featuring British singer Raye, again on Virgin EMI Records.[20]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[21]		 AUS
[22]		 AUT
[23]		 DEN
[24]		 GER
[25]		 NL
[26]		 NOR
[27]		 NZ
[28]		 SWE
[29]		 US
[30]
"Fast Car"
(featuring Dakota)		 2015 2 1 3 6 2 3 9 2 2 98 Non-album singles
"Perfect Strangers"
(featuring JP Cooper)		 2016 2 6 9 11
[33] 		9 3 7
[34] 		8 3 —[upper-alpha 1]
  • BPI: Platinum[15]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[16]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[36]
"By Your Side"
(featuring Raye)[18]		 15 39
[37] 		68 — 82 59 — —[upper-alpha 2] 99
[39] 		—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Note

  1. ↑ "Perfect Strangers" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[35]
  2. ↑ "By Your Side" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 2 on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[38]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Deen, Khyle (25 January 2016). "Jonas Blue releases music video to global smash hit Fast Car feat. Dakota (VIDEO)". Purple Revolver. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/fast-car-hitmaker-jonas-blue-takes-us-into-his-tech-den-634622
  3. 1 2 "Jonas Blue Biography". jonasbluemusic. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  4. ↑ Gibsone, Harriet (5 February 2016). "Zayn Malik's debut solo single Pillowtalk goes straight to No 1". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Myers, Justin (1 February 2016). "12 cover versions that charted higher than the originals". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "JONAS BLUE & DAKOTA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  7. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Jonas Blue feat. Dakota – Fast Car". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.
  8. ↑ "British single certifications – Jonas Blue feat. Dakota – Fast Car". Enter Fast Car in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search. British Phonographic Industry.
  9. ↑ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Singles: Drake One Dance Still No 1". Australia's Music News Authority. 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  11. ↑ "Fast Car - Radio Edit". Spotify. 2015-12-04. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  12. ↑ "Jonas Blue - Fast Car ft. Dakota". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  13. ↑ "Jonas Blue - Fast Car ft. Dakota". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  14. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fast-car-feat.-dakota-radio/id1065675243
  15. 1 2 3 "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Jonas Blue" and select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry.
  16. 1 2 "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  17. 1 2 "New Zealand single certifications – Jonas Blue feat. Dakota – Fast Car". Nztop40.co.nz. New Zealand: Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ).
  18. 1 2 Copsey, Rob (27 October 2016). "Jonas Blue reveals details of new single - listen". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "MTV EMA 2016 | 6.11.2016 | Rotterdam | Vote - Best Push". EMA.MTV. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  20. ↑ "Listen to Jonas Blue's storming new dance anthem here". Digital Spy. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  21. ↑ "Artist Search > Jonas Blue". Official Charts Company.
  22. ↑ "Discography Jonas Blue". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  23. ↑ "Discographie Jonas Blue". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  24. ↑ "Discography Jonas Blue". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  25. ↑ "Discographie Jonas Blue". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  26. ↑ "Discografie Jonas Blue". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  27. ↑ "Discography Jonas Blue". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  28. ↑ "Discography Jonas Blue". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  29. ↑ "Discography Jonas Blue". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  30. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6821204/Jonas+Blue/chart?f=379
  31. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  32. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  33. ↑ "Track Top-40 Uge 36, 2016". Hitlisten.NU. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  34. ↑ http://lista.vg.no/artist/jonas-blue-feat-jp-cooper/6446
  35. ↑ "Jonas Blue – Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  36. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Jonas Blue feat. JP Cooper – Perfect Strangers". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  37. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  38. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  39. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

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