Jason Derulo

Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer and songwriter.

After attending performing arts schools, such as The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, and honing his talents as a singer and dancer, as well as acting in theatre productions like Ragtime and Smokey Joe's Cafe, Derulo won the grand prize on the 2006 season finale of the TV show Showtime at the Apollo.

Derulo was discovered by music producer J.R. Rotem, who signed him to his record label Beluga Heights Records and Warner Bros. Records.

In a HitQuarters interview, Rotem highlighted Derulo's dedication to his art by saying, "Jason Derulo has one of the most impressive work ethics I've ever come across – he just keeps knocking out songs in the studio. That's an amazing quality."

Since the start of his solo recording career in 2009, he has sold over 250 million singles worldwide and has achieved eleven platinum singles including "Wiggle", "Talk Dirty", "Want to Want Me", "Trumpets", "It Girl", "In My Head", "Ridin' Solo", and "Whatcha Say".

After contributing and writing songs for various artists, Derulo signed to recording label Beluga Heights, owned by record producer and industry veteran J. R. Rotem.

After Beluga Heights became part of the Warner Music Group, Derulo became a recording artist and released his debut single "Whatcha Say" in May 2009.

It sold over five million digital downloads, gaining an RIAA certification of triple platinum, and reaching number one in the U.S. and New Zealand.

On August 4, 2009, Jason released his debut single, "Whatcha Say".

It was produced by J.R. Rotem with additional production by Fuego.

The track heavily samples the Imogen Heap song "Hide and Seek".

In late August 2009, the song debuted at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit number 1 in November 2009.

It was Derulo's first number-one hit.

The single's music video was released in September 2009; after the single became successful, Derulo began work on his debut album.

He released the second single from his album, "In My Head", on December 8, 2009.

It debuted at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached number five.

He spent six weeks promoting the album in his appearances as one of the opening acts for Lady Gaga's 2009–2010 The Monster Ball Tour.

Derulo released his second single, "In My Head", in December 2009 and his self-titled debut studio album Jason Derulo, followed on March 2, 2010.

Derulo's debut album, Jason Derulo, stylised with an umlaut as Jason Derülo, was released on March 2, 2010.

Jason Derulo first charted within the top ten of the UK and Irish Albums Charts in early March 2010.

The third single of the album is "Ridin' Solo", which was released worldwide on April 26, 2010.

By July, the single had reached number nine in the Billboard Hot 100.

Derulo has also been featured in a song by new artist Will Roush called "Turn it Up", which also features Stat Quo and Young Buck.

He also collaborated with UK singer Pixie Lott on a song titled "Coming Home" from the re-released edition of her album Turn It Up.

He released his second album, Future History, on September 16, 2011; the album was preceded by the release of the UK number-one single "Don't Wanna Go Home".

Derulo's third international album, Tattoos, was released on September 24, 2013, and later repackaged as his third U.S. album, Talk Dirty, released on April 15, 2014.

In 2015, Derulo released his single "Want to Want Me" and announced his fourth studio album, Everything Is 4, which was released on June 2, 2015.

It was inspired from the latter's SoundCloud track known as "The Tampa Beat" which was earlier released in 2018, and has been used in over 23 million TikTok videos.

Derulo was born in Miramar, Florida, the son of Haitian parents.

Derulo's first language was Haitian Creole.

His mother went to law school.

He started singing at a young age.

He attended performing arts schools in Florida and made some early attempts at music composition, writing his first song at the age of eight.

His writing skills began attracting attention when he was a teenager.

He also wrote "Bossy" for Birdman, a New Orleans-based rapper, and made a guest appearance on the song, highlighting his ability as a vocalist.

His stage name, "Derulo", is a pronunciation respelling of his surname, Desrouleaux.

Derulo has been writing songs for artists including Diddy, Danity Kane, Donnie Klang, Sean Kingston, Cassie, and Lil Wayne since he was young, also intending on becoming a solo performer.

In June 2020, Derulo released the single "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" alongside New Zealander record producer Jawsh 685.

The song reached number one in the US, becoming Derulo's second chart-topper in the country.

In November 2020, Derulo released another single entitled "Love Not War (The Tampa Beat)" featuring New Caledonian beat producer Nuka.