Early life

Derulo was born in Miramar, Florida, the son of Haitian parents. He has two older siblings. 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.

Career

2006-10: Beginnings and Jason Derulo

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. 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."

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 and only 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.

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. 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. 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.

2011-12: Future History and other ventures

In 2011, Derulo recorded a track with Demi Lovato titled "Together" for her album Unbroken. His second studio album, Future History, was released on September 27, 2011. Derulo is currently detailing his journey recording the album via a series of webisodes that are posted on his official website every Friday. Its lead single, "Don't Wanna Go Home", was released on May 20, 2011. It landed the number-one spot in the UK and in the top five in Australia. Derulo planned to embark on an eight-date UK tour in support of the album in February 2012, including a show at Wembley Arena on March 1. However, on January 3, 2012, while Derulo was rehearsing for his Future History Tour, he broke one of his vertebrae. As a result, he canceled all of his tour dates.

On March 28, 2012, Derulo appeared on American Idol to announce he would allow fans to help him finish the lyrics for a new song entitled "Undefeated", as part of a partnership with American Idol and Coca Cola. Fans were given the opportunity to submit their own lyrics to complete the song, and fans were then given the chance to vote on which lyrics they liked the most. On May 5, 2012, Derulo announced that his first post-neck injury television performance would be on the eleventh season finale of American Idol, on May 22, 2012. In August 2012, Derulo became a dance master alongside Kelly Rowland, for the first season of the Australian dance talent show Everybody Dance Now. The show was cancelled shortly after its fourth episode aired due to poor ratings.

On July 9, 2012, Derulo announced that he had signed Australian singer-songwriter Arlene Zelina to his record label Future History (co-owned with his manager Frank Harris) after he attended one of her performances at Whisky A Go Go in 2011 before she returned to Melbourne, Australia. On July 10, 2012, Derulo confirmed this on his Twitter.

2013-14: Tattoos and Talk Dirty

On April 16, 2013, Derulo released his single, "The Other Side" to radio on April 23, 2013. As of July 4, 2013 "The Other Side" peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. Derulo announced via Twitter that his third album will be called Tattoos. The album was released on September 24, 2013. The album's second single, "Talk Dirty", was released internationally on July 27, 2013 (digitally). "Talk Dirty" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

The album features American hip-hop recording artist 2 Chainz; it is the first single from Derulo to contain a feature. The tracks accompanying music video had already been shot and was released in early August 2013.

"Marry Me" made its US radio premiere on On Air with Ryan Seacrest on August 26, 2013. It is scheduled to be released to all digital retailers as the second single to the U.S. market, third overall, on the same day. On Wednesday December 11, 2013, he was the headline act for Radio City Live in the Echo Arena, Liverpool. He performed Ridin' Solo and Talk Dirty.

Six months after Derulo's third album Tattoos was released (other than in the U.S) he announced on March 18, 2014 that he would be releasing an album with 4 newly recorded songs and 7 from Tattoos as the U.S album and that it would have different artwork and be re-titled Talk Dirty. Talk Dirty was released on April 15, 2014.

2015: Everything Is 4

On January 22, 2015, Dick Clark Productions announced that Derulo would be a judge in the upcoming 12th season of So You Think You Can Dance, alongside new judge Paula Abdul and returning judge Nigel Lythgoe. “I am truly excited, and eagerly look forward to joining the cast of So You Think You Can Dance,” said Derulo. “It is one of the most respected and longest-tenured shows on network television, and I hope to be a part of new growth and continued success.”

On March 9, Derulo released the first single from his forthcoming fourth studio album, Everything Is 4, called "Want to Want Me". “Want To Want Me” became the most-added track in the history of Top 40 radio: it was added to 156 monitored pop stations, making it the biggest Top 40 US radio launch thus far. It peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the UK Singles Chart. The music video for his second single, "Cheyenne", was released on June 30, 2015. On February 11, 2016, he released a new single "Naked".

Tours

• 2009-10 The Monster Ball Tour (opening act)
• 2010 The E.N.D. World Tour (opening act for Canadian dates)
• 2010-11 Jason Derulo World Tour (headlining)
• 2014 Tattoos World Tour (headlining)
• 2014 Talk Dirty "US" Tour (headlining)
• 2016 Everything Is 4 Tour (headlining)

Discography

Main article: Jason Derulo discography

Albums

• Jason Derulo (2010)
• Future History (2011)
• Tattoos (2013)
  • Talk Dirty (2014) (US re-issue of Tattoos)
• Everything Is 4 (2015)

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Turn the Beat Around	Himself
2012	Everybody Dance Now		Dance master, season 1
	State of Georgia		Season 1, "The Popular Chicks"
2013	Dancing with the Stars		Musical guest
2014	So You Think You Can Dance		Guest Judge
2015			Judge
	Empire		Season 2, "Et Tu, Brute?"

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Work	Result
2010	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Breakout Male Artist	Himself	Nominated
		Choice R&B Track	"In My Head"	Won
		Choice R&B Album	Jason Derulo	Won
	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Male Video	"In My Head"	Nominated
		Best New Artist	"In My Head"	Nominated
	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best New Act	Himself	Nominated
		Best Push Act	Himself	Nominated
	ARIA Music Awards	Most Popular International Artist	Himself	Nominated
	American Music Awards	New Artist of the Year	Himself	Nominated
2011	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding New Artist	Himself	Nominated
	BMI Pop Music Awards	Songwriter of the Year	"In My Head", "Ridin' Solo", "Whatcha Say, Replay"	Won
		50 Most Performed Songs of the Year	"Replay"	Won
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Male Artist	Himself	Nominated
		Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Track	"Don't Wanna Go Home"	Nominated
		Choice Summer: Music Star Male	Himself	Nominated
	MOBO Awards	Best International Act	Himself	Nominated
2012	MTV Video Music Awards Japan	Best R&B Video	"It Girl"	Nominated
	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best World Stage Performance	Himself	Nominated
2013	MOBO Awards	Best International Artist	Himself	Nominated
2014	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Music: Male Artist	Himself	Nominated
		Choice Music: Star Male	Himself	Won
		Choice Music Single: Male Artist	"Talk Dirty"	Nominated
		Choice Music: Summer Song	"Wiggle"	Nominated
	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Pop Video	"Talk Dirty"	Nominated
		Best Choreography		Nominated
	ARIA Music Awards	Best International Artist	Tattoos	Nominated
2015	YouTube Music Awards	50 artists to watch	Himself	Won
	Brasil Music Awards	International Artist	Himself	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Male Artist	Himself	Nominated
		Choice Summer Music Star: Male	Himself	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]