Sean Kingston
Kisean Paul Anderson[2] (born February 3, 1990), known professionally as Sean Kingston, is an American-Jamaican singer and rapper. He signed with American record producer J. R. Rotem's label Beluga Heights Records to release his 2007 debut single, "Beautiful Girls", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. Preceded by the song and its top 20 follow-up single "Eenie Meenie" (with Justin Bieber), his eponymous debut studio album (2007) peaked at number six on the Billboard 200, and spawned the top 40-single "Take You There." His second album, Tomorrow (2009) was supported by the top five-single "Fire Burning" and met with moderate commercial response, while his third, Back to Life (2013) failed to chart and served as his final major label release.
This article is about the artist. For his self-titled album, see Sean Kingston (album).
Sean Kingston
After his second album, Kingston launched the record label Time Is Money Entertainment, through which he signed then-unknown Canadian singer Tory Lanez in 2010.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Born Kisean Paul Anderson in Miami, Florida, Kingston was the first of three children born to Janice Turner.[4] Kingston's family moved to their native Kingston, Jamaica when he was six.[1] Kingston attended Ocho Rios High School in Ocho Rios for three years before migrating back to the United States.[5][6] His grandfather was the noted Jamaican reggae producer Lawrence "Jack Ruby" Lindo.[7][8][1][9]
Career[edit]
2007–2008: Sean Kingston[edit]
Kingston was discovered on YouTube by Matt Tobin at Beluga Heights Records, and signed to the label in a partnership deal with Sony.[10] In an interview with HitQuarters label head and producer J. R. Rotem described this process with regards to Kingston: