Jonas Blue is a British DJ, music producer, songwriter, and remix artist
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Jonas Blue is a British DJ, music producer, songwriter, and remix artist
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In 2017, he attended the ‘MTV Europe Music Awards’ ceremony with supermodel Melinda London, giving rise to rumors that they were dating each other.
He was born Guy James Robin, on August 2, 1989, in the Waltham Forest area in London, UK, to Jeremy M Robin and Melissa A Cohen.
He started learning to play different musical instruments when he was 7 years old. He learnt to play the flute and the saxophone. Growing up, he developed an interest in mixing music and aspired to become a DJ and a music producer.
Although he was a DJ and a mixer for a long time, his big-league debut happened in the year 2015. That year, he released a cover version of Tracy Chapman’s iconic 1988 hit ‘Fast Car,’ which became an instant hit and established Jonas in the music industry. The song featured vocals by British singer Dakota.
‘Fast Car’ peaked at the second spot on the ‘UK Singles’ chart, at a spot that was higher than the original song had ever reached. It also remained among the top 10 songs for 11 weeks. Additionally, the song topped the dance-music charts in 17 countries, such as the US, UK, Australia, Germany, Sweden, and New Zealand.
‘Fast Car’ was certified “2 x platinum” by the ‘British Phonographic Industry’ (BPI), “4 x platinum” by the ‘Australian Recording Industry Association’(ARIA), “5 x platinum” by the ‘Swedish Recording Industry Association’ (GLF), “2 x platinum” by the ‘International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’ (IFPI), “2 x platinum” by the ‘Recorded Music New Zealand’ (RMNZ), “platinum” by the ‘Recording Industry Association of America’ (RIAA), and “3 x gold” by the ‘BVMI’ of Germany. It has been streamed over 640 million times on ‘Spotify’ and has been viewed more than 310 million times on ‘Vevo.’
On June 3, 2016, he released an original single titled ‘Perfect Strangers’ and made it available for digital download in the UK. It featured the vocal talent of English singer and songwriter John Paul “JP” Cooper. The song was published by ‘Virgin EMI Records.’
’Perfect Strangers’ peaked at the second spot on the ‘UK Singles’ chart and graced the music charts of many other countries. The song was certified “2 x platinum” by the ‘ARIA,’ “platinum” by the ‘BPI,’ and “gold” by the ‘RIAA.’
He was nominated for the ‘MTV Europe Music Award’ for the ‘Best Push Act’ for his song ‘Fast Car.’