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Also known as Keidran Jones

Keidran Kenmore Jones (born 15 April 1987), better known by his stage name Iyaz (pronounced ), is a British Virgin Islands singer and songwriter, formerly signed with the record label Warner Music Group. He is known for his singles "Replay", "Solo", and "Pretty Girls". He released his debut album Replay in 2010.

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1987-04-15

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Keidran Jones (born 1987, in Tortola, British Virgin Islands), better known by the stage name Iyaz, is a Caribbean pop/rnb singer signed to Beluga Heights Records. He was first contacted by Sean Kingston on MySpace, and, after initially ignoring Kingston's emails, he finally replied, and he was then signed a week later to Kingston's Time Is Money Entertainment. Iyaz released his debut single "Replay", which was co-written by Jason Derülo, in July 2009. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Iyaz">R

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Musical artist.name
Iyaz
Musical artist.birth_name
Keidran Kenmore Jones
Musical artist.birth_place
United States Virgin Islands
Musical artist.years_active
2008–present

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date of birth
1987-04-15
start of work period
2009-00-00
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14 sections
Contents
  • Life and career
  • 1987–2009: Early life and career beginnings
  • 2009–present: ''Replay'' and ''Aurora''
  • Discography
  • Studio albums
  • Extended plays
  • Singles
  • As lead artist
  • As featured artist
  • Other appearances
  • Notes
  • Awards and nominations
  • References
  • External links

Keidran Kenmore Jones (born 15 April 1987), better known by his stage name Iyaz (pronounced ), is a British Virgin Islands singer and songwriter, formerly signed with the record label Warner Music Group. He is known for his singles "Replay", "Solo", and "Pretty Girls". He released his debut album Replay in 2010.

==Life and career== ===1987–2009: Early life and career beginnings=== Keidran Jones, known by his stage name Iyaz, was born in 1987 into a musical family. He was born and raised on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. Iyaz studied digital recording at New England Institute of Technology. He was featured on the track "Island Girls" by Out Da Box Family, which achieved radio success in the Caribbean. Brennan Sayre, an A&R consultant with 800 Agency & Beluga Heights, found Iyaz through his Myspace page in 2008 and sent his music to Tommy Rotem and Sean Kingston who would later sign him to a recording contract with Time Is Money/Beluga Heights. Kingston also introduced him to producer and Beluga Heights head J.R. Rotem.

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