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| Birth name | Jamie Alexander Treays |
| Born | (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (age 39) Wimbledon,South London, England |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Website | jamie-t |
Jamie Alexander Treays[1] (born 8 January 1986), better known by his stage nameJamie T, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, guitarist and record producer fromWimbledon,South London.
Jamie T released his debut album,Panic Prevention, in 2007, with his second studio album,Kings and Queens, arriving in 2009. In 2014, Jamie released his third studio album,Carry on the Grudge, followed by a fourth studio album,Trick, in 2016. In 2018, he releasedB Sides (06-17), which was a compilation album of B-Sides from 2006 to 2017. He released his fifth studio album,The Theory of Whatever, in July 2022.
Jamie T was born Jamie Alexander Treays in Wimbledon, South London on 8 January 1986.[citation needed] He was privately educated atReed's School leaving at 16 to study at a local sixth form college.[2][3][4][5]
Whilst growing up, Jamie suffered from panic attacks,[6] hence the name of his debut album,Panic Prevention.
Zane Lowe made "Salvador" his single of the week and "Back in the Game" his Hottest Record in the World.[citation needed] On John Tweddle's show, "Back in the Game" featured as his "Pet Sound" and his single "Sheila" wasJo Whiley's Record of the Week.[citation needed] "Sheila" was alsoplaylisted byBBC Radio 1 thus receiving more airtime across all shows.[citation needed]
"Sheila" was released on 29 July 2006. Two videos were made for the song; the first video in 2006 consisted of monkeys living in a house and short clips of Jamie singing, while the second video in 2007 features actorBob Hoskins walking along theRiver Thameslip synching to the lyrics. On 16 October 2006, Jamie released hisanthemic tune, "If You Got the Money" which reached No. 13 in the charts. His next single "Calm Down Dearest" was released in the UK on 15 January 2007 and reached No. 9, his first top 10 hit.[7]
His debut albumPanic Prevention was then released on 29 January 2007.[8]Lily Allen provided backing vocals on the song "Rawhide" the B-side to the re-release of "Sheila" on 7 May 2007.
He performed on the Main Stage on 19 May 2007 inPreston forRadio 1's Big Weekend. He also performed atGlastonbury 2007,Benicàssim 2007, Oxegen 2007 (8 July) where he performed at the green room, and Carling Weekend Leeds 2007. He played the 2008V Festival at the JJB Champion ARENA.
In September 2007, Jamie T did a US tour and made his US television debut onLast Call with Carson Daly performing "Sheila". He also did an iTunes Session EP.
On 12 January 2009, a music video appeared on Jamie's website for a new song, "Fire Fire", which he explained would not be released as a single nor would it be on the new album.[citation needed]
21 May 2009 saw the release of the official video for his single "Sticks 'n' Stones". On 29 June 2009, Jamie released "Sticks 'n' Stones", the first single from his second albumKings and Queens, as an extended play with three other tracks, "St. Christopher", "On the Green" and "The Dance of the Young Professionals". "Sticks 'n' Stones" reached No. 15 in the UK singles chart. The song also reached number 14 for 2009 songs on the annualTriple J Hottest 100.
On 31 August 2009, he released a further EP, the "Chaka Demus EP" which includes the second single taken fromKings & Queens, also called "Chaka Demus". This features three other songs: "Forget Me Not (The Love I Knew Before I Grew)", "Planning Spontaneity" and "When They Are Gone (For Tim)".
A week later, on 7 September, second albumKings and Queens was released. This features 11 tracks (plus bonus track "The Curious Sound" featuring Ben Bones, when downloaded from iTunes). Jamie has said that his favourite song in this album is "Emily's Heart" because it reminds him of Emily Evans (a former girlfriend.)[9] Talking aboutKings & Queens, Jamie said "I didn't do my second album. I did my third one instead."[citation needed]
Kings & Queens reached No. 2 in the UK Albums chart. After its releaseZane Lowe, on his BBC Radio 1 show, declaredKings & Queens his favourite album of 2009, describing the album as "a brilliant, poignant, incredible observational record" and "flawless".[citation needed]
On 25 September 2009, Jamie cancelled his Australian tour, due tolaryngitis. Six days later, he postponed the first six shows of his sellout UK tour. A week later, however, Jamie cancelled the entire UK and European tours. A statement on his website informs that all Australia, UK and Europe scheduled shows were cancelled and since then, all three tours were rescheduled.[citation needed]
On 26 October, Jamie announced he would be releasing a third EP from the album,The Man's Machine. The four-track EP will consist of "The Man's Machine", "Jenny Can Rely on Me", "Man Not a Monster" and "Believing in Things That Can't Be Done".The Man's Machine EP was released on CD and 12" vinyl on 23 November 2009.
A re-recorded version of "Emily's Heart" premiered asZane Lowe's Hottest Record In The World on 19 January 2010, and it was confirmed as the next single, with a cover ofBruce Springsteen's "Atlantic City" serving as the B-side. It was released on 15 March.[10]
On 24 June 2010, Jamie T performed material from theKings & Queens album at the Engine Shed inLincoln as a warm-up to his tour. A day later he played the 02 Academy inLiverpool. He then headlined the John Peel Stage atGlastonbury Festival on 26 June 2010.
Jamie T played his first gigs for four years in July 2014 at in Glasgow, Liverpool and Portsmouth. Around the same time a new single, "Don't You Find", made its debut on BBC Radio 1, chosen by Zane Lowe as his "Hottest Record in the World". In September 2014 his third album, entitledCarry on the Grudge, was released.[11]
In April 2015, Jamie T released the EPMagnolia Melancholia, which features the album track 'Don't You Find' and five new tracks. He performed atGlastonbury Festival on 28 June on the 'Other Stage'. He supportedBlur for their short Australian tour in July 2015, with dates inSydney,Melbourne andPerth, as well as playing atSplendour in the Grass on 26 July.[12] He also played various other festivals such asT in the Park[13] andMelt! Festival[14] before wrapping up theCarry on the Grudge tour atReading and Leeds Festivals on 30 August.[15]
In July 2016 it was announced that the new albumTrick was slated for a 2 September release.[16] The 12-track album was recorded in London and Detroit and preceded by the single "Tinfoil Boy". A UK tour in September and October followed the release, including three dates atBrixton Academy.[17]
On 27 April, Jamie T announced his new albumThe Theory of Whatever and that it would release on 22 July 2022.[18] it was preceded by the singlesThe Old Style Raiders, St. George Wharf Tower andBetween the Rocks.The Theory of Whatever became Jamie's first number-one album.[19]
Jamie T won theBest Solo Artist at the2007 Shockwave NME Awards.[20]
On 17 July 2007, Jamie T's debut albumPanic Prevention was shortlisted as one of the 12 nominees for theMercury Prize.Panic Prevention was often included in the 'best albums of the decade' lists, including: No. 13 out of 50 inObserver Music Monthly and No. 53 out of 100 inNME.
He won the Best Solo Artist award at the 2007 and 2010NME Awards. In 2015 he was awarded a further three accolades by NME, including Best Song for "Zombie".[citation needed]
He has been nicknamed "one manArctic Monkey".[21][failed verification]Canvas magazine has described him as "like the bastard lovechild ofBilly Bragg andMike Skinner doing his bestJoe Strummer impression".[22]
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