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 on August 2, 1989), known as Jonas Blue, is an English DJ, music producer, and remixer. He is famous for his hit songs like "Fast Car", "Perfect Strangers", "Mama", "Rise", and "Polaroid".
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Jonas Blue's Music Journey
Starting Out: 2015–2017
In 2015, Jonas Blue released his first song, a dance version of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car". This song featured vocals from Dakota. It quickly became a huge hit, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart. This was even higher than the original song's peak!
"Fast Car" was also a number one hit in Germany, Sweden, Australia, and New Zealand. It was streamed over a billion times on Spotify. This showed how popular his music was becoming around the world.
In June 2016, he released "Perfect Strangers" with JP Cooper. This song also reached number two in the UK. It helped Jonas Blue reach one billion streams across all his songs and videos. Later in 2016, he released "By Your Side" with singer Raye, which reached number 15 in the UK.
In May 2017, Jonas Blue released "Mama" featuring Australian singer William Singe. This song hit number four on the UK Singles Chart. In July 2017, he put out a collection of songs called Jonas Blue: Electronic Nature - The Mix 2017.
His First Album: 2017–2019
Jonas Blue continued to release new music. In September 2017, he produced "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 (January 2018)
- "Alien" with Sabrina Carpenter (March 2018)
- "Rise" featuring Jack & Jack (May 2018), which reached number three in the UK. He even made another version of "Rise" with the K-pop group IZ*ONE.
- "I See Love" featuring Joe Jonas (June 2018), which was part of the Hotel Transylvania 3 movie soundtrack.
He also worked with other artists. MK released "Back & Forth" with Jonas Blue and Becky Hill. This song reached number 12 in the UK.
In October 2018, Jonas Blue released "Polaroid" with Liam Payne and Lennon Stella. This song was a big hit, reaching number 12 in the UK. It was one of the songs from his first album, Blue, which came out in November 2018.
He also helped produce music for other artists, like the British girl group Four of Diamonds.
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 teamed up with Dutch DJ Tiësto and British singer Rita Ora for the song "Ritual" in May 2019. This song reached number 24 in the UK.
He continued to release new songs like "I Wanna Dance" (July 2019) and "Younger" with English singer Hrvy (September 2019).
In November 2020, Jonas Blue helped produce "My Head & My Heart" for Ava Max. This song became a top 20 hit in the UK.
Since 2021, Jonas Blue has released more exciting music. In February 2021, he released "Something Stupid" with Awa. In May 2021, he released "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 September 2021, he worked with R3hab on "Sad Boy," which featured Ava Max and Kylie Cantrall. In January 2022, he released "Don't Wake Me Up" with Why Don't We. He even released a Japanese version of this song with BE:FIRST in July 2022.
He has continued to release new songs and work with many artists, including "Angles" with Sevenn (March 2022), "Siento" (April 2022), "Til The End" and "Rest of My Life" with Sam Feldt (May 2022), "Perfect Melody" with Julian Perretta (May 2022), and "Always Be There" with Louisa Johnson (September 2022).
Albums
- Blue (2018)
- Japanese releases
- 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
