Jay Sean was born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti in London, England to a family of Punjabi descent on March 26, 1981. He was interested in music from an early age and formed a hip hop duo with a cousin at the age of 11. While studying medicine he created a demo which attracted the attention of British Asian producer Rishi Rich. The pair, in collaboration with Juggy D, put together the single “Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal).” The song hit the UK pop charts and peaked at #12 in 2003.

“Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)” brought Jay Sean to the attention of Virgin Records. They signed him to a major label contract, and he set to work on his first full-length album Me Against Myself. The album was released in November 2004 and included two top 10 pop singles in the UK, “Eyes On You” and “Stolen.” Jay Sean made a brief appearance in the Bollywood movie Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, and his album then ended up selling over two million copies in India. Plagued by delays in release of a follow up album, Jay Sean left the Virgin label in February 2006.

In October 2008 Jay Sean announced that he had signed with Cash Money Records in the US. Initially a deluxe edition of My Own Way was planned for the US. However, those plans have been scrapped and, instead, Jay Sean is at work on a new album for the US market. The first single from the project is “Down” featuring rapper Lil Wayne. It became a nearly instant succes in the US pop and R&B markets easily reaching the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.