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and

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productions, which often garnered him UK reputations as a DJ and producer.

Career

2015–2017: Breakthrough and ''Jonas Blue: Electronic Nature – The Mix 2017''

In 2015, Blue released a

cover of

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's 1988 single "

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". It was his debut single and features vocals from Dakota. The Jonas Blue version peaked at number two on the

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, behind

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's " Pillowtalk". Its UK peak meant it charted higher than Chapman's original, which peaked at number five on the chart in May 1988 and a position higher upon a re-release in April 2011. It also remained in the top 10 for 11 weeks. The Jonas Blue version also reached number one in Germany, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand, as well as reaching the number one spot on the US viral chart on

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. The single has been certified platinum in Italy and the UK, 2× platinum in New Zealand and 3× platinum in Australia. To date, the track has been streamed almost 732 million times on Spotify, and has achieved over 310 million views on

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. On 3 June 2016, he released a new single titled " Perfect Strangers", featuring JP Cooper on

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. It peaked at No. 2 on the

. To date, the song has been certified platinum in the UK, double platinum in Australia and gold in New Zealand. The track also led to Blue reaching one billion streams across his tracks and videos. October 2016 saw the release of his third single titled " By Your Side", featuring British singer Raye, again on

. It peaked at No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart. On 5 May 2017, he released the song "

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", featuring Australian singer William Singe which charted at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. On 14 July 2017, Jonas Blue released the compilation album called "Jonas Blue: Electronic Nature - The Mix 2017".

2017–2019: ''Blue''

On 14 September 2017, Jonas Blue produced the song "

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" sung by

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for his album '' The Time is Now''. It managed to chart at No. 24 on the UK Singles Chart. On 13 October 2017, the single " We Could Go Back" was released, featuring Moelogo. It charted at No. 74 on the UK Singles Chart. On 5 January 2018, Blue released "

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", with Arlissa. On 16 March 2018, he released the single "

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" with

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. On 25 May 2018, he released "

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" featuring Jack & Jack. It charted at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. He released " I See Love" featuring

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on 29 June 2018, which appears on the ''

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'' soundtrack as well as Blue's debut album. American DJ MK released a song titled " Back & Forth" with Blue and English singer-songwriter Becky Hill. It charted at No. 12 in the UK. Bantu released "Roll with Me" with Blue featuring Shungudzo and ZieZie on 21 September 2018. On 5 October 2018, Blue released "

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" with English singer

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and Canadian singer Lennon Stella as the eighth single from the debut studio album ''Blue''. The song charted at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart. His debut album, ''

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'', was released on 9 November 2018. It was also confirmed that Blue was to be the executive producer of British girl group Four of Diamonds' debut album. On 30 November 2018, Jonas Blue produced the song 'Blind' sung by Four of Diamonds for their upcoming album. "Desperate" featuring Nina Nesbitt was released as the ninth single from Blue's debut album on 23 January 2019. "Wild" featuring Chelcee Grimes, TINI and Jhay Cortez was released as the tenth and final single from the album on 27 February 2019.

2019–2020: ''Est. 1989''

On 22 March 2019, Blue released " What I Like About You" featuring Theresa Rex. It peaked at No. 16 on the

. On 31 May 2019, Dutch DJ

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released the song "

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" with Blue and British singer

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, which peaked at No. 24 on the UK Singles Chart. On 19 July 2019, Blue released the song "I Wanna Dance", followed by the song " Younger" with English singer Hrvy on 6 September 2019. On 19 November 2020, Jonas Blue co-produced the song " My Head & My Heart" for Ava Max from her album '' Heaven & Hell'', which reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.

2021–present: New music and Endless Summer

On 5 February 2021, Jonas Blue released the song "Something Stupid" with Awa. On 28 May 2021, Jonas Blue released the song " Hear Me Say" with LÉON. The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at No.65. He shared that the music video was meant to "capture escapism and wanderlust" while sharing positivity in a time when the

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limited travel. He also admitted the song "hits emotionally" and expressed pride at fans' reception of the track. On 10 September 2021, Blue collaborated with

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featuring Ava Max and Kylie Cantrall on the song "Sad Boy". On 7 January 2022, Blue released the song " Don't Wake Me Up" with Why Don't We. On 25 March 2022, Blue released the song "Angles" with Sevenn. On 8 April 2022, Blue released the song "Siento". On 6 May 2022, Blue and

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released the song "Til The End" under the project Endless Summer with Sam Derosa. On 27 May 2022, Blue collaborated with Julian Perretta on the song "Perfect Melody". On 2 September 2022, Blue and Louisa Johnson released the song "Always Be There".

Discography

* ''

'' (2018)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blue, Jonas Living people Musicians from London 1989 births Tropical house musicians British electronic dance music musicians DJs from London English record producers English songwriters Electronic dance music DJs Remixers Capitol Records artists Positiva Records artists Virgin EMI Records artists