Jay Sean originally was named Kamaljit Singh Jhooti. He was born on 26th March 1981 in Harlesden, London, United Kingdom. He is an accomplished British Asian R&B singer. Jay Sean is his stage name that he has adopted from his nicknames, `Shaan` and `J`. From the age of 11, he started showing his interest in rapping and started exhibiting this talent of his along with his cousin Pritpal Ruprai and a hip hop duo called "Compulsive Disorder". The group "Compulsive Disorder" consists of Jay Sean, his cousin Pritpal Ruprai and a third member DJ Simon Habba. They however managed to grab the attention of local radio station DJs.

Jay Sean received his formal education under a private boys school, The Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith. He was chosen to study dentistry at the Barts and The London, Queen Mary`s School of Medicine and Dentistry in London. But after two years, he signed a one million pound record deal, deciding to try his luck in music. Though he was raised in an exceedingly dissimilar country such as United Kingdom, Sean developed influences from his Black, White and South Asian friends.

Sean released his first full track "One Minute", for which he wrote the lyrics himself. The writing were passed onto the hands of British Asian Music producer Rishi Rich by a friend of his. After going through the writings, Sean was called to be present at the studio and he did an off-the-cuff performance in front of his managers, 2Point9 Management. Since then there has been no looking back for him. He quit his studies of dentistry to pursue his passion. During the summer of 2003 along with Rishi Rich and Punjabi Singer Juggy D, Jay Sean started working on the necessary materials. Later on he exhibited his love for R&B Music. The year 2004, has been considered as the landmark year for Sean`s career. For one week his debut album stay put within the top 30 of the UK Albums Chart. His first two single songs broke into the top 10 lists of the UK Singles Chart. With hits like "Dance With You (Nachna Tere Naal)", "Eyes on You" and "Stolen", Sean, a star has been born in the arena of hip-hop musical scene.

Sean`s album has also been a big hit in India. 2 million copies has already sold out. He has also made a brief appearance in the Bollywood flick `Kya Kool Hai Hum`. He has also contributed the song "Dil Mera (One Night)" for the soundtrack of that movie. 2Point9 is his current label, which is in progress to release his albums titled "Maybe" and "Ride It" both produced by Alan Sampson. On 12th August in the Central London nightclub `MoVida`, the video of his new single Ride it has already been shot. With his second album "My Own Way" in March, `Ride It` is due to be released on the 21st of January 2008. On London`s Kiss 100 Radio on 10th December `Ride It` became the Song of the Week. It has also been playlisted on Choice FM, Galaxy, BBC 1xtra with more to follow.

The discography of Jay Sean includes, album -2004: Me Against Myself; 2008: My Own Way. Some in the year 2003: "Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)" #12 UK (2Point9/Relentless/Virgin Records); in the year 2004: "Eyes on You" #6 UK (2Point9/Relentless/Virgin Records); in the year 2004: "Stolen" #4 UK (2Point9/Relentless/Virgin Records); in the year 2008: "Ride It" (2Point9/Jayded Records). Acknowledging his talent he has been conferred UK Asian Music Awards (AMAs); in the year 2005: Best Album award for "Me Against Myself"; in the year 2005: Best Urban Act; in the year 2005: Best Video ("Stolen"); Channel U Best of British Awards.