Sean Kingston and Nelly to perform in Colombo
Kisean Anderson, better known by his stage name Sean Kingston, along with the Grammy Award-winning hip hop recording artiste Nelly will come alive in Colombo at Carlton 7’s Rugby Launch Concert on 12 July at the CR Grounds.
Twenty three year old Jamaican rapper, singer and songwriter Sean Kingston pursued a music career and debuted in 2007 with the album ‘Sean Kingston’. Kingston recorded and released the single ‘Beautiful Girls’ in May 2007.[9] The single, based on the bass line and lyrical “association” of the 1961 hit ‘Stand by Me’ by Ben E. King, reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and topped the UK Singles Chart along with many other international charts.
The album ‘Tomorrow’ was released on September 2009. Big-name producers involved in the album included former Fugee Wyclef Jean; RedOne (of recent Lady Gaga fame); plus Sean’s original mentor, J.R. Rotem. So far, the singles ‘Fire Burning’, and ‘Face Drop’ have been released. Additionally, five promotional digital singles were released leading up to the album. Kingston co-wrote Jason Derülo’s ‘Whatcha Say”. He also found the R&B-reggae singer Iyaz on MySpace and signed him to his record label. He also recorded the track ‘Miss Everything’ for the UK girl-group Sugababes studio album ‘Sweet 7’ which was released in 2010 in the UK. Kingston and DJ Khaled are being featured on Bow Wow’s new single ‘For My Hood’, from the ‘movie, The Lottery Ticket.
Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. popularly known as Nelly, is an American Grammy Award-winning hip hop recording artist, entrepreneur and occasional actor. Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album Country Grammar, the title track of which was a top ten hit. He won Grammy Awards in 2003 and 2004 and had a supporting role in the 2005 remake film The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock.
Nelly, is currently in the charts with Hey Porsche, the first single from his upcoming seventh album, titled M.O. The album is scheduled for release in June 2013, and currently has a long list of featured artists rumoured to be involved in the project. The ticket information haven’t been announced yet but the date is set for the 12th of July.
Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, a National rugby player himself, who is involved with Carlton, tweeted saying that the two big names will be in Sri Lanka for the concert on the 12th of July.
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