Saint Jhn

Saint Jhn (2018)

Saint Jhn (born August 26, 1986 in Brooklyn / New York ; real name Carlos St. John Phillips ) is an American rapper , singer and songwriter .

life and career

Phillips is Guyanese descent and in 1986 in New York district of Brooklyn born the son of a preacher. He grew up temporarily in Guyana. Inspired by his older brother, he started writing rhymes and rapping at the age of twelve. In 2010 the artist, then still known by his real name Carlos St. John, published his first projects The St. John Portfolio and In Association . In the same year, the fashion label Gucci hired him as a model .

From 2012 he worked as a songwriter for artists such as Rihanna , Hoodie Allen , Kiesza , Gorgon City and Nico & Vinz . He contributed two songs to the album Hard II Love (2016) by the singer Usher . In the same year the first projects appeared under his stage name Saint Jhn . On March 30, 2018, his debut album The Collection was released. 2019 he worked as part of the remake of The Lion King , along with Beyoncé on the associated Soundtrack The Lion King: The Gift , from which the single release Brown Skin Girl was born. The song hit the UK and US singles charts as the first of his releases. The remix of the song Roses, which was released in July 2016, helped the singer achieve a breakthrough in 2020. The video platforms TikTok and Snapchat played a special role . On TiKTok, 2.5 million users used the video as background music for their clips, and a popular Snapchat filter (freckles and hearts) was linked to the song. In March 2020, the song reached the top 10 of the single charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and number one in the British charts.

Discography

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title music label	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
2018	Collection One self-distribution	-	-	-	-	US50 (... weeks) US	First published: March 30, 2018
2019	Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs Godd Complexx, HITCO	-	-	-	-	US39 (2 weeks) US	First published: August 23, 2019

EPs

year	Title music label	Remarks
2010	The St. John Portfolio Self-Selling	First published: March 8, 2010 as Carlos St. John

Mix tapes

year	Title music label	Remarks
2010	In association self-distribution	First published: December 25, 2010 as Carlos St. John

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
2019	Roses (Imanbek Remix) single track	DE3 platinum (… Where.)DE	AT2 × 2 Double platinum (… Where.)AT	CH2 (... weeks) CH	UK1 × 2 Double platinum (… Where.)UK	US4th platinum (… Where.)US	First published: June 6, 2019 Sales: + 3,703,333
2019	Brown Skin Girl The Lion King: The Gift	-	-	-	UK42 (6 weeks) UK	US76 (1 week) US	First release: July 23, 2019 with Beyoncé & Wizkid feat. Blue Ivy Carter

More singles

2016: 1999
2016: Roses (Original Version)
2017: Some Nights
2018: N *** a Sh * t (Swoosh)
2018: McDonalds Rich
2018: White Parents Are Gonna Hate This
2019: Trap ( feat.Lil Baby , US:gold)
2019: Fire in the Booth, Pt. 1 (with Charlie Sloth)
2019: All I Want is a Yacht
2019: Anything Can Happen ( feat.Meek Mill )
2020: I Can Fvcking Tell
2020: Trap (Rompasso Remix)

Guest Posts

2016: Beretta Lake (Teflon Sega feat.SAINt JHN)
2020: Juju (Shirazee feat.SAINt JHN)
2020: Sink (Maya B feat.SAINt JHN)
2020: Been Thru This Before ( Marshmello & Southside feat. Giggs & Saint JHN)
2020: Ay Caramba! (Clintn lord feat. SAINt JHN & Kyle the Hooligan)

Awards for music sales

Golden record

Denmark Denmark
- 2020: for the single Roses

Platinum record

Belgium Belgium
- 2020: for the single Roses
Spain Spain
- 2020: for the single Roses

3 × gold record

Mexico Mexico
- 2020: for the single Roses

2 × platinum record

Italy Italy
- 2020: for the single Roses
New Zealand New Zealand
- 2020: for the single Roses
Norway Norway
- 2020: for the single Roses
Poland Poland
- 2020: for the single Roses
Sweden Sweden
- 2020: for the single Roses

4 × platinum record

Australia Australia
- 2020: for the single Roses

Diamond record

France France
- 2020: for the single Roses

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	0! G-	4 × platinum4th	0! D.-	280,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	0! G-	platinum1	0! D.-	40,000	ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI)	gold1	0! P-	0! D.-	45,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	0! G-	platinum1	0! D.-	400,000	musikindustrie.de
France (SNEP)	0! G-	0! P-	diamond1	333,333	snepmusique.com
Italy (FIMI)	0! G-	2 × platinum2	0! D.-	140,000	fimi.it
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold1	platinum1	0! D.-	90,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	0! G-	2 × platinum2	0! D.-	60,000	nztop40.co.nz
Norway (IFPI)	0! G-	2 × platinum2	0! D.-	20,000	ifpi.no
Poland (ZPAV)	0! G-	2 × platinum2	0! D.-	40,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Austria (IFPI)	0! G-	2 × platinum2	0! D.-	60,000	ifpi.at
Sweden (IFPI)	0! G-	2 × platinum2	0! D.-	80,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Spain (Promusicae)	gold1	0! P-	0! D.-	20,000	elportaldemusica.es
United States (RIAA)	gold1	platinum1	0! D.-	1,500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	0! G-	2 × platinum2	0! D.-	1,200,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	4 × gold4th	22 × platinum22nd	diamond1

Web links

Commons : Saint Jhn - collection of images, videos and audio files

SAINt JHN in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

^ Trademark Status & Document Retrieval. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
↑ Lakin Starling: How Rapper Saint JHN Learned To Appreciate His Own Gifts. In: thefader.com. October 7, 2016, accessed on March 29, 2020 .
↑ Emerging rapper Saint Him Talks Debut Project 'Collection One' and Being the 'Ghetto Lenny Kravitz'. In: Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2020 (English).
↑ Ryan Plett: The Break Presents: Saint Jhn. In: XXL . November 25, 2016, accessed March 29, 2020 .
↑ Beyoncé songwriter is now even topping the charts. In: 20 minutes (CH). April 8, 2020, accessed May 23, 2020 .
^ Carlos St. John - Credits. In: Allmusic . Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b Riley Wallace: SAINt JHN's Debut Album Took A Lifetime To Create. In: hiphopdx.com. March 30, 2018, accessed March 29, 2020 .
↑ Lauren Crawford: SAINt JHN Talks Working With Beyonce, Creating His New Album & More. In: IHeartMedia . September 4, 2019, accessed on March 29, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
↑ How a Snapchat Filter Assisted a Song Up the Charts. In: The Rolling Stone. April 27, 2020, accessed on May 23, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Jhn, Saint
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	St. John, Carlos (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer
DATE OF BIRTH	August 26, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brooklyn , New York , USA

[1] Trademark Status & Document Retrieval. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .

[2] Lakin Starling: How Rapper Saint JHN Learned To Appreciate His Own Gifts. In: thefader.com. October 7, 2016, accessed on March 29, 2020 .

[3] Emerging rapper Saint Him Talks Debut Project 'Collection One' and Being the 'Ghetto Lenny Kravitz'. In: Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2020 (English).

[4] Ryan Plett: The Break Presents: Saint Jhn. In: XXL . November 25, 2016, accessed March 29, 2020 .

[5] Beyoncé songwriter is now even topping the charts. In: 20 minutes (CH). April 8, 2020, accessed May 23, 2020 .

[6] Carlos St. John - Credits. In: Allmusic . Retrieved March 29, 2020 .

[hiphopdx-7] Riley Wallace: SAINt JHN's Debut Album Took A Lifetime To Create. In: hiphopdx.com. March 30, 2018, accessed March 29, 2020 .

[8] Lauren Crawford: SAINt JHN Talks Working With Beyonce, Creating His New Album & More. In: IHeartMedia . September 4, 2019, accessed on March 29, 2020 .

[charts-9] Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US

[10] How a Snapchat Filter Assisted a Song Up the Charts. In: The Rolling Stone. April 27, 2020, accessed on May 23, 2020 .