Jay Khan
Tariq Jay Khan (born March 31, 1982 in London ) is a British pop and hit singer and songwriter . He became known as a member of the boy band US5 . Under the abbreviation TK-Roxx ( T ariq K han Rocks ) he wrote songs for US5 and other performers that reached chart positions.
Life
Khan is of Pakistani-British descent. His family lived in the English capital until he was four years old, after which he moved to Berlin. In 1998 his mother moved back to London with his two siblings (sister and brother). However, Khan stayed with his father in the German capital. Two years later he made the French school to be in Berlin High School . After finishing school he studied journalism in England for a few semesters .
Jay Khan's musical career began at the age of 16 when he met the two producers Mike Michaels and Mark Dollar from the Berlin production / record company Triple-M Musik. Khan's first successes were in 2003 when he wrote seven tracks for the boy band Overground 's debut album It's Done , including the number one hit Schick mir 'nen Engel as a co-author . The album reached platinum status in Germany .
Khan's own musical breakthrough came in 2005 when music producer Lou Pearlman started the band US5. In the band he acted as band leader, songwriter and producer. With their debut single Maria , US5 made it to number one in the German single charts and in the USA to number six on the Billboard sales charts. By 2008 the band had nine top ten hits in Germany. From 2005 to 2009 US5 sold over 12 million records worldwide.
In 2011, Khan took part as a candidate on the RTL show Ich bin ein Star - Get me out of here! part, in which he took fourth place. As a solo musician, Khan appeared immediately afterwards with his debut single Nackt , which reached number 59 in the German single charts.
In 2012 Khan entered the ring at ProSieben Promiboxen , where he boxed against Martin Kesici and won the fight on points. In mid-2012 he founded the project Großstadt Freunde together with the former drummer of Ich + Ich Jan Trojanowski. The debut single Karussell reached the top 15 of the German airplay charts. By mid-2014, the band released the singles Schloss , Weil du zu mirstestand and Allewege as well as the debut album Wir sind hier .
From 2013 to 2018, Khan ran the Italian restaurant “Padre e Figlio” (Eng. “Father and Son”) in Berlin with his father.
As a kind of singing emcee at Atemlos - Das Hit Varieté Festival , Khan and pop singer Ella Endlich could be seen daily in the Wintergarten Varieté Theater from October 2015 to February 2016. From September 2016 to February 2017 he was again on the stage in the winter garden as the singer of hits from the 80s.
In 2017 Jay Khan released the hit singles Dein Bodyguard , written by himself and Norbert Endlich , and she likes Dirty Dancing .
In 2018 Jay Khan presented together with the singer Jenny Marsala at the show of Florian Silbereisen Schlager und Schnee - the KLUBBB3 hut party the song 24 songs on 1 song . The musicians sang 24 successful and famous Schlager songs from the past 60 years to the rhythm of the megahit Despacito and set the first "Schlager world record". In the same year Khan released the single Casanova . On May 31, 2018, he and Dschinghis Khan published the video for a new edition of the song Moscow on the occasion of the 2018 World Cup .
Private
Khan was in a relationship with Lena Gercke - winner of the first season of Heidi Klum's show Germany's Next Top Model - for three years (2006–2009) . From January to July 2011 he had a relationship with the singer Indira Weis .
Discography
Singles
Chart successes
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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| 2011 | Naked |
DE59 (2 weeks) DE |
First published: May 20, 2011
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More singles
- 2017: Your bodyguard
- 2017: She likes dirty dancing
- 2017: #Geil
- 2018: Casanova
- 2018: Moscow, Moscow (as Dschinghis Khan feat. Jay Khan)
- 2018: Lionheart
- 2019: Amor (Obsesión)
- 2019: High explosive
Big city friends
Albums
- 2014: we are here
Singles
- 2012: Carousel
- 2012: Castle
- 2013: Because you stand by me
- 2013: All ways
Awards
- 2018: smago! Award in the category “smago! Fighter Award "
Web links
- Official website
- Jay Khan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Jay Khan - Wanted poster, news, pictures. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c Jay Khan - Info. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ US5. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ US5! - TAPE. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Jay Khan: Wanted poster, pictures and news. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Jay Khan - Pictures, Info & Biography. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ RBb zip. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Instagram. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ "I'm a star - get me out of here!": Jay Khan in the jungle camp 2011 , All information & news about Jay Khan | RTL.de | RTL.de, accessed on January 20, 2020
- ↑ Jay Khan - Naked. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Jay Khan in an interview: Big City Friends - the name says it all. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Jay Khan: New album with Big City Friends. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Big city friends are here. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Jay Khan: His restaurant "Padre e Figlio" in the test. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ The variety show "Atemlos" celebrates its premiere in the Berlin winter garden. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Ex-jungle camp resident Jay Khan sings in the "winter garden". Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Relax! - the acrobatic show with the hits of the 80s in the Wintergarten Berlin. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ JAY KHAN: His new song "Dein Bodyguard" is a wake-up call for "Violence against women"! (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved December 20, 2017 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Jay Khan - iTunes # 3 !!! Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ https://www.schlagerplanet.com/news/schlager-news/jay-khan-jenny-marsala-singen-schlager-weltrekord-11141.html
- ^ Radio VHR: Jay Khan - Casanova. Accessed February 9, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Genghis Khan: Comeback with Jay Khan. Retrieved February 9, 2020 .
- ↑ "Top Model" Lena Gercke: Now ex-boyfriend Jay Khan is talking about the separation. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Indira Weis + Jay Khan: Out after six months in the gala on July 19, 2011
- ↑ Jay Khan in the German charts
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Khan, Jay |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Khan, Tariq Jay (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British pop and hit singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |