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Jean Deaux
Birth name Zoi Harris
Born (1995-05-04) May 4, 1995 (age 30)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, rapper
Years active 2012–present
Labels
  • Duality Records
  • EMPIRE
Associated acts

Zoi Harris (born May 4, 1995), known by her stage name Jean Deaux, is an American musician. She is famous for mixing different music styles and being creative in many ways. Her first major music collection, called Krash, came out on October 19, 2018.

Career

Jean Deaux has worked with many other artists. She has appeared on songs by musicians like Smino, Saba, Mick Jenkins, and Isaiah Rashad. She has said that the famous artist Missy Elliott is one of her biggest inspirations.

Her stage name, Jean Deaux, came from a line in a Rick Ross song. She used it as her Twitter name before it became her official artist name. Jean Deaux is also part of a hip hop group called The Village 777. This group includes Alex Wiley, Monster Mike, Isaiah Rashad, Spiff, and The Magician. She is also in another music group called Medicine Woman. Her bandmates in Medicine Woman are Ravyn Lenae, Drea Smith, and Via Rosa.

In 2017, she released a song named Wikipedia. She shared an important message about it: "People will try to tell you who you are. They might even try to bring you down. But you get stronger every time you stand back up." The main song from her Krash collection, called "Way Out", got good reviews from Pitchfork. Other music sites like Rolling Out and DJBooth also praised the Krash collection. NPR, a big radio station, even named Jean Deaux as one of 20 artists to watch in 2019.

Discography

Jean Deaux has released several music collections, which are like mini-albums. These are called Extended Plays (EPs).

Extended plays

Title Details
Krash
  • Released: October 19, 2018
  • Label: EMPIRE
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Empathy
  • Released: June 14, 2019
  • Label: EMPIRE
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Watch This!
  • Released: May 4, 2020
  • Label: EMPIRE
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Most Wanted
  • Released: November 19, 2021
  • Label: Duality Records, EMPIRE
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Heavy
  • Released: April 14, 2023
  • Label: Duality Records, EMPIRE
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Nowhere, Fast
  • Released: April 12, 2024
  • Label: Guin Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Jean Deaux has also released many single songs and has been featured on tracks by other artists.

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