Jamie Woon (born 29 March 1983) is a British singer, songwriter, and record producer signed to

PMR Records PMR Records is an independent record label founded by Ben and Daniel Parmar in 2011. Initially building recognition as a quintessentially British outlet plugged in to local dance/electronic music culture, with a keen awareness of the trajectory ...

. He gained widespread acclaim in 2010 for his single " Night Air", which was co-produced by

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, following his previous independent release, the ''Wayfaring Stranger'' EP.

Biography

The son of a

Malaysian Chinese Malaysian Chinese, Chinese Malaysians, or Sino-Malaysians are Malaysians, Malaysian citizens of Chinese people, Chinese ethnicity. They form the second-largest ethnic group in Malaysia, after the Malaysian Malays, Malay majority, and , const ...

father, and

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

mother,

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singer Mae McKenna, who also has Irish ancestry. He was born and raised in

New Malden New Malden is a suburban area in southwest London, England. It is within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Merton, and is from Charing Cross. Neighbouring localities include Kingston upon Thames, Kingston, Norb ...

in the

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a London boroughs, borough in southwest London. The main town is Kingston upon Thames and it includes Chessington, Malden Rushett, New Malden, Surbiton and Tolworth. It is the oldest of the four List ...

, Greater London, before his parents divorced. He was educated at Sacred Heart RC Primary School (New Malden), S.T Catherines RC Middle School (Raynes Park) and

Wimbledon College Wimbledon College is a government-maintained, voluntary-aided, Jesuit Catholic secondary school and sixth form for boys aged 11 to 19 in Wimbledon, London. The college was founded in 1892 "for improvement in living and learning for the greate ...

(Wimbledon). He later attended the

BRIT School BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology is a British performing and creative arts school located in Selhurst, Croydon, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, music, music technology, ...

, where he graduated the year behind

Amy Winehouse Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and businesswoman. With over 30 million records sold worldwide, she was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix ...

, whom he later supported live. Woon's sound and style is described as soul inflected vocals backed by samplers and programming, or a single guitar track. He describes his music as "... R&B, it's groove-based vocal-led music ..." On 4 January 2011, the

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

announced that Woon had been placed fourth in the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll. Woon's debut album is entitled ''Mirrorwriting'' and was released on 18 April 2011 via

Polydor Records Polydor Limited, also known as Polydor Records, is a British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in ...

. On 1 May 2012, Woon announced that he had to cancel several upcoming shows due to an injury. Since then, there had been a lull in his activities but in March 2015, he did a collaboration with

Portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cu ...

for their new album ''Living Fields'' to be released in April the same year.Line of the Best Fit
– Listen: Portico – “Memory Of Newness” (feat. Jamie Woon) remiere(2 Match 2015) In August 2015, a new single, "Sharpness", was released.

Benji B Benjamin Benstead, known professionally as Benji B, is a British DJ, radio presenter, and record producer. A longtime BBC Radio producer and presenter, he has presented a weekly show on BBC Radio 1 since 2010 that highlights an eclectic mix of ...

revealed in his show on 13 August, that the new album would be called ''Making Time''. It was subsequently released in September the same year.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

Other appearances

Remixes

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
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Jamie Woon
on

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Woon, Jamie 1983 births Living people English male singers English soul singers English pop guitarists English male guitarists Post-dubstep musicians People educated at the BRIT School People educated at Wimbledon College People from New Malden British Asian musicians English people of Malaysian descent English people of Chinese descent English people of Irish descent English people of Scottish descent 21st-century English singers 21st-century English guitarists 21st-century English male singers