Jonas Blue facts for kids
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Jonas Blue
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| Birth name | Guy James Robin |
| Born | 2 August 1989 Essex, England |
| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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Guy James Robin (born August 2, 1989), known as Jonas Blue, is a talented English DJ, songwriter, and music producer. He is famous for his hit songs like "Perfect Strangers", "Fast Car", "Mama", and "By Your Side". His music often blends pop and electronic dance music, making it popular worldwide.
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Jonas Blue's Music Journey
Starting with a Hit: 2015-2017
Jonas Blue began his music career in 2015. His first big song was a tropical house version of "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman. This new version featured vocals from Dakota. It quickly became a huge hit, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart. It even did better than the original song on the charts!
"Fast Car" was also a number one hit in countries like Germany, Sweden, Australia, and New Zealand. It was streamed over a billion times on Spotify and viewed over 310 million times on Vevo. This song showed everyone that Jonas Blue was a new artist to watch.
In June 2016, Jonas Blue released "Perfect Strangers" with JP Cooper. This song also reached number two in the UK. Its success helped Jonas Blue reach one billion streams across all his songs and videos. Later in 2016, he released "By Your Side" with British singer Raye, which reached number 15 in the UK.
In May 2017, he released "Mama" featuring Australian singer William Singe. This song was another big success, charting at number four in the UK. In July 2017, he put out a collection of his songs called "Jonas Blue: Electronic Nature - The Mix 2017".
His First Album: Blue (2017-2019)
Jonas Blue continued to release new music. In September 2017, he helped produce "Heartline" for Craig David. In October 2017, he released "We Could Go Back" with Moelogo.
The year 2018 was very busy for Jonas Blue. He released several popular songs:
- "Hearts Ain't Gonna Lie" with Arlissa in January.
- "Alien" with Sabrina Carpenter in March.
- "Rise" featuring Jack & Jack in May, which reached number three in the UK. He even made another version of "Rise" with the K-pop girl group IZ*ONE.
- "I See Love" featuring Joe Jonas in June. This song was part of the Hotel Transylvania 3 movie soundtrack.
In October 2018, Jonas Blue released "Polaroid" with Liam Payne and Lennon Stella. This song was a hit, reaching number 12 in the UK.
His first full album, called Blue, came out in November 2018. It featured many of his popular singles. He also worked as an executive producer for the British girl group Four of Diamonds' first album.
More songs from his debut album were released in 2019: "Desperate" featuring Nina Nesbitt and "Wild" featuring Chelcee Grimes, TINI, and Jhay Cortez.
New Music and Collaborations: 2019-Present
In March 2019, Jonas Blue released "What I Like About You" featuring Theresa Rex, which reached number 16 in the UK. He also worked with Dutch DJ Tiësto and British singer Rita Ora on the song "Ritual" in May 2019.
He released "I Wanna Dance" in July 2019, followed by "Younger" with English singer Hrvy in September 2019.
In 2020, Jonas Blue helped produce "My Head & My Heart" for Ava Max, which was a top 20 hit in the UK.
He continued releasing new music in 2021, including "Something Stupid" with Awa and "Hear Me Say" with Léon. He shared that the music video for "Hear Me Say" was made to show a sense of freedom and adventure, especially when travel was limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2022, Jonas Blue released "Don't Wake Me Up" with Why Don't We. He also made a Japanese version with the group BE:FIRST. He collaborated with other artists on songs like "Angles" with Sevenn, "Siento", "Til The End" with Sam Feldt, and "Perfect Melody" with Julian Perretta. In September 2022, he released "Always Be There" with Louisa Johnson.
Jonas Blue's Albums
- Blue (2018)
- Japanese Albums
- Est. 1989 (2020)
- Together (2024)
Awards and Nominations
Jonas Blue has been recognized for his music with several awards and nominations:
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
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| 2016 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Himself | Best Push Act | Nominated |
| 2017 | Brit Awards | "Fast Car" | British Single of the Year | Nominated |
| British Video of the Year | Eliminated | |||
| 2018 | Brit Awards | "Mama" | British Single of the Year | Nominated |
| British Video of the Year | Eliminated | |||
| 2019 | Brit Awards | "Rise" | British Video of the Year | Eliminated |
See also
In Spanish: Jonas Blue para niños
- List of Australian chart achievements and milestones
- 2016 in British music charts
