Sean Fenton (born June 4, 1992), better known by the

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Elijah Blake, is a Haitian and Dominican-American singer,

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and

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. He wrote songs for Keyshia Cole, Rick Ross,

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, and co-wrote Usher's number-one R&B hit, " Climax". At age 16, Blake signed with Atlantic Records and worked with Trey Songz on his 2009 album, '' Ready''. His debut mixtape, ''Bijoux 22'' (2012), contained the single "X.O.X" (featuring Common). In 2014, he released his debut

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, ''Drift''. He signed with Def Jam Recordings and No I.D.'s ARTium Recordings to release his 2015 single, "I Just Wanna", which preceded his debut studio album, ''Shadows & Diamonds''. He released his collaborative extended play, ''1990 Forever'' (2019), with fellow R&B singer Jordin Sparks.

Early life

Blake was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in

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by a Haitian father and Dominican mother.

Discography

* ''Bijoux 22'' (2012) * ''Drift'' (2014) * ''Shadows & Diamonds'' (2015) * ''Blueberry Vapors'' (2016) * ''Audiology'' (2017) * ''Bijoux 23'' (2018) * ''1990 Forever'' (2019) *Holiday Love (2019) *The Neon Eon (2021) * ''Elijah'' (2024)

Songwriting credits

References

External links

Eljiah Blake at DefJam
Living people Dominican Republic emigrants to the United States American contemporary R&B singers American male songwriters American musicians of Haitian descent Place of birth missing (living people) Roc Nation artists 1992 births 21st-century American singers {{US-R&B-singer-stub