The British group Jamiroquai has been performing funk and for a quarter of a century has been pleased with fans of alternative pop music. Critics call this team's style retro-futuristic jazz. After Jamiroquai lead singer Jay Kay showed fantastic dances in the video for the song Virtual insanity, the team received four MTV channel awards for the best music video.
Also, one of the group’s songs was included in the OST of the Godzilla movie. And in 1999, Jamiroquai received an invitation to the Woodstock '99 festival. They were one of the headliners of this event.
This is far from a complete track record for Jay Kay. More details about his life and career are described in this article.
Biography
Jay Kay was born in the English city of Stretford on December 30, 1969. His mother is a former cabaret singer and TV presenter, and his father is a guitarist. Parents broke up when the hero of the article was still a baby, and Jay Kay did not see his father until 2001. At 15, the boy left home. Sometimes he had to earn his living by petty theft. After he was once arrested on false charges, he decided to return home. It was then that he began to make music professionally. Soon, the young man began to perform in nightclubs.
The turning point in the creative biography of Jay Kay was the creation of the Jamiroquai group in 1992. After the success of the first single, the team signed a lucrative contract with Sony Soho 2. The debut album Emergency On Planet Earth has sold around the world with a circulation of more than 26 million copies. Almost immediately after its release, confusion began with the name of the group. The fact is that many call Jay Kay - Jamiroquai, considering him a solo artist.
Stage image
Jay Kay is known for his large collection of original hats and other hats.
The love of this piece of clothing was the reason that some journalists began to call the singer a "crazy hatter."
Idol of Great Britain
By the beginning of the 21st century, interest in the work of Jamiroquai in the United States of America had significantly decreased. Nevertheless, during these years, JK with his band regularly recorded songs that became hits in the UK and Japan, and also gave concerts in huge stadiums around the world.
But, oddly enough, the American music press did not pay due attention to the work of the collective. Many aspiring musicians of the time, such as Pharrell Williams, Chance The Rapper and Tyler The Creator, spoke about J Kay as an artist who had a great influence on their work.
Today
In 2018, Jay Kay and Jamiroquai performed for the first time in 12 years in America. They took part in the Coachella festival. After the concert, numerous questions began to appear on the pages of the collective in social networks: fans wanted to know where the musicians were all this time. Indeed, the group for a long time (over 7 years) did not record albums.
However, last year a long-awaited new disc called Automaton was released. He was warmly received by fans.
Due to a spinal injury, the singer recently underwent two operations. In an interview, he admitted: “I think that what happened to me is a classic case. I said:“ And now, children, daddy will show you what he can do. I’ll show you the back flip on the trampoline. "And it didn’t work out for me. At first everything was fine, then I felt tingling in the back, and then terrible pains started."
But now the singer feels great and is full of creative plans. "There is a positive side to all this. I began to move less on stage, so it’s easier for me to breathe, which has a positive effect on singing. So I got a little bonus. Now I sing a lot better than 10 years ago," he says.
Personal life: Jay Kay, wife, children
Some media recently reported that the hero of this article married his longtime girlfriend with whom they are raising two children.
He himself said so about his personal life in an interview: “After recording the Rock Dust Light Star album, the band and I traveled to different countries for a couple of years, and then I got the news that I will have a baby soon. I needed some time to learn how to be a father. When I finished this task, I started working on a new album. So my schedule changed. But that's fine! Recently my oldest daughter saw a photo from one of our concerts. There were about 25,000 spectators My daughter then asked if I really have so many friends Zey. Then I thought to myself: "If you only knew the truth, my child ...".