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Date of Birth

30 December 1969, Stretford, Manchester, England, UK

Birth Name

Jason Cheetham

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Mini Biography

Jason Kay was born in Stretford, England, on December 30, 1969. After moving to East London with his mother Karen Kay, a jazz singer, in his teens, Jay found himself homeless after a fight with his mum. Jay became involved in the street culture and took on many jobs in order to get by.

After an unsuccessful audition to become the new lead singer for The Brand New Heavies, Jay formed his own band with Stuart Zender, Toby Smith, Nick Van Gelder and Wallis Buchanan (although the line up has now changed significantly). Their first album as Jamiroquai, 1993's Emergency on Planet Earth, was a hit, and the band's latest - and fifth- album, A Funk Odyssey (2001) was a huge success.

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Trivia

Lead singer of Jamiroquai.

Has kicked a five year cocaine habit. [2001]

Has an extensive car collection including, amongst others, 3 Mercedes-Benz, an Aston Martin DB5, a Bentley, a Lamborghini, Rolls Royce and 3 Ferraris including a 1 million dollar Ferrari Enzo. In total, he owns 17 cars.

Son of Karen Kay

Where Are They Now

(September 2001) Jamiroquai has just released its new album and is starting a world tour next month.

(April 2005) Just finished shooting their new music video for the first single of their 6th album.

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