J. Holiday
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J. Holiday (born September 6, 1982 in Washington, DC ; real name Nahum Grymes ) is an American R&B singer.
Live and act
When Grymes was eleven, his father died and his mother - a pastor - took over his upbringing. At a school talent show, at the age of 14, he made the decision to become a singer. He later dropped out of school early and joined a band called 295 . Despite promising beginnings, it broke up in 2003 and he began a solo career. Discovered by Anthony Tate, he got a recording deal with Capitol Records and produced his debut album Back of My Lac 'in 2007 .
J. Holiday was able to celebrate a huge success with the preliminary single Bed . The single not only became an R&B number 1, but also reached number 5 on the US Hot 100. The song even made it to the UK charts. The album then made it to number 5 on the sales charts and was awarded gold . The second single Suffocate also made it into the official Top 20 again.
Discography
Albums
- Back of My Lac ' (2007)
- Round 2 (2009)
- Guilty Conscience (2014)
Singles
- Be with Me (2006)
- Bed (2007)
- Suffocate (2007)
- Come Here (2008)
Features
- I Won't Tell - Fat Joe feat. J. Holiday
- Number 1 Fan - Plies feat. J. Holiday & Keyshia Cole
- Take it off - Lloyd feat. J. Holiday & Nicki Minaj
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Web links
- Official Homepage (Engl.)
- Entry at allmusic (Engl.)
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SURNAME | Holiday, J. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grymes, Nahum (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American R&B singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC , USA |