Feb 2010

With a smash hit single to his name already in the shape of ‘Whatcha Say’ and another one on the way with his upcoming track ‘In My Head’, Jason Derülo looks set to deliver one of 2010’s biggest breakthrough albums with his self-titled album.

The album provides the thrilling sense of the arrival of a major new star. Featuring the production talents of Jason’s mentor J.R. Rotem (Rihanna, Leona Lewis), the album includes ‘Whatcha Say’, the single that sold over 2 million copies and topped the charts in the US and then became one of the biggest airplay hits of 2009.

The album also includes the single ‘In My Head’ that places far more emphasis on Derülo’s soaring vocal talents, with his naturally soulful tones building a melody and a hook even more insistent than the instantly addictive ‘Whatcha Say’. If his last single made Jason Derülo one of the world’s hottest new stars, ‘In My Head’ proves that he can keep the hits coming.

Raised in a two-parent home in Florida, Derülo took to performing in school plays, and composed his first song on piano at the age of eight. "I grew up as a huge Michael Jackson fan, studying his videos, copying all his moves. I'd practice singing Usher and Justin Timberlake songs while doing their moves."

He kept writing, and at seventeen, Jason wrote and sang the chorus to ‘Bossy’, a song on southern rapper Baby's album ‘Five*Stunna’. This opened the floodgates, as he became a sought-after songwriter for the likes of P. Diddy, Lil Wayne, Sean Kingston and Iyaz including another number one single ‘Replay’.