Jade Goto (born 16 September 1981), better known by his stage name Jay'ed (stylised as JAY'ED), is a New Zealand-Japanese R&B singer-songwriter who debuted under

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in 2007 and is most known for his single with Juju, "Ashita ga Kuru Nara" which sold over 140,000 copies. (subscription only)

Biography

Jay'ed was born in 1981 in New Zealand to a

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father and a

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mother of Samoan and

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descent. He lived in New Zealand until he was 10, then moved to

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. After deciding to become a singer, Jay'ed performed in the local

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club circuit. His first break into music was in 2002, when he appeared as a featured artist on a

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album track. He debuted as an indie artist in 2005, with his first single "Why?". This was followed by a mini-album, '' Gift: Just Let Me Know'', which sold over 20,000 copies. In 2008, he debuted as a major label artist on

with the single "Superwoman". Jay'ed found his most success in 2009, after a duet singer Juju on the song "Ashita ga Kuru Nara," which was used as the theme song for the movie '' April Bride''. It was a hit, reaching No. 2 on Oricon charts. Jay'ed collaborated with Infinity 16 and Waka-danna from Shōnan no Kaze on the song . It was not successful in physical sales or airplay, but reached No. 1 on the

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digital tracks chart for three weeks. This made Jay'ed the artist with the most weeks at No. 1 (6, including Ashita ga Kuru Nara's weeks); however in mid-2010 this record was beaten by

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. Jay'ed's 6th single, " Everybody," was picked as the

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au CM song, a promotion giving Jay'ed his first top 20 solo single.

Discography

Albums

Collaborative albums

Best albums

Cover albums

Singles

As lead artist

* established April 2009.

Digital Singles

As featured artist

Other appearances

Videography

As lead artist

As featured artist

Notes

References

External links

Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jay'ed 1981 births Living people Japanese-language singers of New Zealand Japanese male musicians Japanese male pop singers 21st-century Japanese songwriters Japanese rhythm and blues singers New Zealand Māori musicians New Zealand people of Japanese descent New Zealand people of Samoan descent New Zealand male songwriters People from Invercargill Singers from Minoh, Osaka Japanese people of Māori descent Japanese people of Samoan descent Toy's Factory artists LDH (company) artists 21st-century New Zealand male singers 21st-century Japanese male singers 21st-century Japanese singers