Jason Andrè Juami (born 27 January 1998), better known by his stage name Jay1 (stylised as JAY1), is a British

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing ...

and

songwriter A songwriter is a person who creates musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring. ...

who is from

Coventry Coventry ( or rarely ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centurie ...

. He is of Congolese ancestry. He has had two top 20 singles in the UK. Jay1 is best known for his single "Your Mrs", which was released in March 2019. He released his debut EP titled ''One Wave'' on 4 July 2019.

Early life

Before his keen interest in music, Jay1 undertook a PESS apprenticeship with local Coventry apprenticeship provider SCCU. He started taking music seriously in 2016, when he moved to

from Southgate,

North London North London is the northern part of London, England, north of the River Thames and the City of London. It extends from Clerkenwell and Finsbury, on the edge of the City of London financial district, to Greater London's boundary with Hertfordshi ...

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As Lead Artist

As Featured Artist

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

References

1997 births Living people Black British male rappers English male rappers Musicians from Coventry British people of Jamaican descent {{UK-musician-stub