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Jay Kay (born Jason Luís Cheetham;30 December 1969) is a Grammy Award-winning English musician, best known as the lead singer of the acid jazz band Jamiroquai. He is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Jamiroquai, with a misconception existing that the band is actually a solo artist.
Known for
- Jamiroquai Live From The O2 Arena — Himself2025
- Ponte Nova Dreamin' — Self (archive footage)2020
- Jamiroquai: Vina del Mar Festival — Self2018
- Jazzopen Stuttgart 2018 — Self - Jamiroquai2018
- Jamiroquai Live at the Festival Jazz Open Stuttgart 20182018
- Jamiroquai : AccorHotels Arena Paris — Self2017
- Top Gear: Extra Gear — Self2016
- Jamiroquai - live in Sydney - new year's eve — Self2012
- Jamiroquai: Live at MTV EXIT Festival — Self2011
- Jamiroquai: Paleo Festival 2010 — Self - Vocals2010
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Key facts
- Born
- Jason Luís Cheetham , ( 1969-12-30 ) 30 December 1969 (age 56) , Stretford , Lancashire , England
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter
- Years active
- 1986–present
- Spouse
- Maria Kay
- Partner
- Denise van Outen (1998–2001)
- Mother
- Karen Kay
- Genres
- R&B soul alternative rock funk acid jazz
- Member of
- Jamiroquai
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jay
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Stretford
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- dance-pop
- Record label
- Mercury Records
- Official website
- www.jamiroquai.co.uk
- Image
- Jason Kay.jpg
- Voice type
- tenore di grazia
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- Commons category
- Jason Kay
- date of birth
- 1969-12-30
- member of
- Jamiroquai
- Commons gallery
- Jason Kay
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- different from
- Jake Angeli
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Encyclopedic overview
Jason "Jay" Kay (born Jason Luís Cheetham; 30 December 1969) is an English singer and songwriter. In 1992, he co-founded the acid jazz and funk band Jamiroquai, and he still serves as their lead vocalist. As of 2026, the band had sold more than 26 million albums internationally.
Outside music, Kay is known for his interest in luxury cars, and made appearances in the shows Top Gear and Fifth Gear. He has also contributed to environmental causes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jay Kay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.