Janum Khan, better known by his stage name Jaykae, is a British

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and actor from Small Heath,

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Music career

Jaykae's start with music began when he started listening to other grime artists from London. In 2017 he released a single, "Every Country," featuring Murkage Dave of the Murkage cartel. The song, produced by

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, was Radio 1's Tune of the Week. He has featured on

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". Jaykae was described by the 2017 MOBO Awards website as the "essential voice of the city" of

. He featured on

's All-Star Remix of the single '" That's not me". He collaborated with Mike Skinner (of

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) producing the tracks "CCTV" and "Boys Will Be Boys". Jaykae has performed at

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, MADE,

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, Creamfields and

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. He supported Skepta on his Konnichiwa tour, supported

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at one of his gigs, and will also be supporting The Streets on their upcoming Greatest Hits tour. Jaykae was brought out at

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's 2019 Birmingham concert. Jaykae completed his first solo headline tour in December 2017, where he performed in Manchester, London and Birmingham. Jaykae's "Toothache" featured on the TV series ''

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''. In 2021, he collaborated with

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on "1000 Nights".

Acting career

Khan plays Azaar, a cocaine dealer in Small Heath, in season two of the

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comedy-drama, '' Man Like Mobeen''. In 2018, he appeared as himself on season three of Chicken Shop Date. In the

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series, ''Jungle'', Khan plays Willow, an associate of one of the show's main villains. An ''

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'' review of the show states that Khan "lends a disconcerting lightness to his gangster role."

Personal life

Khan was born and raised in Small Heath, Birmingham, and has

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, Irish and

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heritage. He is an avid supporter of his local football club

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. He had a difficult childhood and was bullied as a young child

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Compilations

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

References

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