Kisean Paul Anderson (born February 3, 1990), better known by his
stage name Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican-American rapper, singer and
songwriter. He is known for his hit songs "Beautiful Girls", "Fire
Burning", and "Eenie Meenie".Born Kisean Anderson in Miami, Florida,
Kingston was the first of three children born to Janice Turner.
Kingston's family moved to Kingston, Jamaica, when he was six.
Kingston attended Ocho Rios High School in Ocho Rios for three years
before migrating back to the United States. His grandfather was the
noted Jamaican reggae producer Lawrence Lindo, who worked under the
stage name Jack Ruby.Kingston was discovered on Myspace by Matt Tobin
at Beluga Heights, and signed to the label in a partnership deal with
Sony. In an interview with HitQuarters label head and producer J.R.
Rotem described this process with regards to Kingston:In a venture
between Epic Records and Koch Records, Kingston recorded and released
the single "Beautiful Girls" in May 2007. The song peaked at the top
of the Billboard Hot 100. "Beautiful Girls" was a success
internationally, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand,
the Republic of Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom. In the latter
country, the song spent four weeks at the summit of the UK Singles
Chart. In 2007, Kingston was the opening act for Gwen Stefani's The
Sweet Escape Tour and for select dates on Beyoncé's The Beyoncé
Experience Tour. In 2008, he was one of the opening acts for the
Australian leg of Kelly Clarkson's My December Tour. Since Sean was a
Jamaican singer, he got his stage name from the capital of Jamaica
called Kingston.
stage name Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican-American rapper, singer and
songwriter. He is known for his hit songs "Beautiful Girls", "Fire
Burning", and "Eenie Meenie".Born Kisean Anderson in Miami, Florida,
Kingston was the first of three children born to Janice Turner.
Kingston's family moved to Kingston, Jamaica, when he was six.
Kingston attended Ocho Rios High School in Ocho Rios for three years
before migrating back to the United States. His grandfather was the
noted Jamaican reggae producer Lawrence Lindo, who worked under the
stage name Jack Ruby.Kingston was discovered on Myspace by Matt Tobin
at Beluga Heights, and signed to the label in a partnership deal with
Sony. In an interview with HitQuarters label head and producer J.R.
Rotem described this process with regards to Kingston:In a venture
between Epic Records and Koch Records, Kingston recorded and released
the single "Beautiful Girls" in May 2007. The song peaked at the top
of the Billboard Hot 100. "Beautiful Girls" was a success
internationally, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand,
the Republic of Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom. In the latter
country, the song spent four weeks at the summit of the UK Singles
Chart. In 2007, Kingston was the opening act for Gwen Stefani's The
Sweet Escape Tour and for select dates on Beyoncé's The Beyoncé
Experience Tour. In 2008, he was one of the opening acts for the
Australian leg of Kelly Clarkson's My December Tour. Since Sean was a
Jamaican singer, he got his stage name from the capital of Jamaica
called Kingston.
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