Jonas Blue: Who is the DJ behind 'Fast Car'?
He's had four Top 5 hits
Jonas Blue burst onto the scene back in 2015 with his cover of 'Fast Car' by Tracy Chapman featuring singer Dakota. At the time the song peaked at Number 2 and was kept off the top spot by former One Direction singer ZAYN's 'Pillowtalk'.
Since then he has continued to carve his way in the music business with several big hits such as 'Perfect Strangers', 'Mama' and 'Rise'. Find out more about the DJ Jonas Blue.
What is Jonas Blue's real name?
Jonas Blue's real name is actually Guy James Robin. Jonas explained the reason behind his stage name on MySpace.com.
He said: "The music I was making originally was very different to the Jonas Blue sound. So I knew I had to create a new artist name. I was also DJing before I started producing and a lot of music that I was playing was coming from Sweden. And I had this idea of taking a classic Swedish name: Jonas.
"A friend of mine offered a Calvin Klein spin-off, Jonas Klein. But for me it didn’t sound quite right. I shot a music video for my previous project and the lead actress’ name was Tuesday. I thought it would be cool to call myself Jonas Monday or Jonas Tuesday, but it didn’t quite sound right either.
"I was out once, going to my normal job at the time and had this random idea that it can be a colour. I went through all of the colours: Jonas Orange, Jonas Green, and finally came up with Jonas Blue. It totally clicked."
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Jonas Blue's songs from 'Fast Car' to 'Ritual'
Jonas Blue's debut single 'Fast Car' was a huge hit for the 34-year-old music producer, and with his second single 'Perfect Strangers' also had huge success, Jonas firmly planted his roots in the UK charts back in 2015.
In the years since his first success, Jonas has continued to ride high in the charts with his timeless tune 'Mama' featuring William Singe, 'Rise' with Jack & Jack and also 'Polaroid' starring Lennon Stella and Liam Payne!
Jonas then released a number of songs other collabs including 'Ritual' a huge dance hit with veteran dance DJ Tiesto and Rita Ora. Most recently he's released 'Finally' with RANI.
Who has Jonas Blue collaborated with?
Jonas Blue has collaborated with a number of artists, including Dakota on his debut single 'Fast Car'. As mentioned previously he has also collaborated with Jack & Jack, and Liam Payne, as well as MK and Becky Hill on 'Back & Forth'.
In 2019, Jonas released the amazing single 'Younger' with HRVY. It quickly became a massive hit with fans, so we were keen to discover just how that collab came out and backstage at Hits Live, the DJ told us.
Speaking to us, Jonas said, “It’s been a long time coming me and HRVY, basically he had wanted to work with me for a long time because he had been performing some of my songs in his set. And when I wrote 'Younger' it felt like the right song."
It certainly is a perfect track! 🔥 Take a look at their performance below...
When is Jonas Blue on tour?
Jonas Blue is not currently on tour, however he has been playing several club nights and festivals around the world.
When is Jonas Blue's birthday?
Jonas' birthday is 2nd August 1989, meaning he is currently 35-years-old.
Take a look through some of Jonas Blue's biggest collaborations:
Jonas Blue 'Fast Car' featuring Dakota
Jonas Blue's debut single was 'Fast Car' featuring Dakota. The song is a cover of his mum's favourite song when he was growing up.
Jonas told an American radio station: "It was a good song in London during that time when I was growing up, so it was always on the radio. And it just kind of stuck with me. It was that song on the long journeys, and I loved it."
Jonas Blue 'Perfect Strangers' featuring JP Cooper
'Perfect Strangers' was Jonas Blue's collaboration with JP Cooper. It was Jonas' second single and another chart success getting to Number 2. The song was co-written by Jonas Blue under his real name Guy James Robin, as well as being produced by the DJ.
Jonas Blue 'Mama' featuring William Singe
'Mama' was Jonas Blue's fourth single to be released from his debut album 'Blue'. The song featured Australian singer William Singe, and reached Number 4 in the UK in 2017.
Jonas Blue 'Rise' featuring Jack & Jack
In 2018 Jonas Blue teamed up with American pop-rap duo Jack & Jack. The team produced the fantastic song 'Rise' which reached Number 3 in the charts and has now had more than 516 million views on YouTube at the time of writing.
Jonas Blue 'Back & Forth' with MK and Becky Hill
Written by Jonas Blue and his collaborators, MK, and Becky Hill, along with Mike Kintish, 'Back & Forth' was a very popular, catchy tune bringing summer vibes to everywhere you might listen to it.
Jonas Blue 'Polaroid' featuring Liam Payne and Lennon Stella
Teaming up with former One Direction singer Liam Payne and Canadian singer, Lennon Stella, Jonas' 2018 hit 'Polaroid' will have you singing along in no time. Before the release of the song, Liam posted a fun video of the three collaborators FaceTiming each other.
Jonas Blue 'What I Like About You' featuring Theresa Rex
'What I Like About You' was a successful song for Jonas and reached Number 16 in the UK in March 2019. Featuring the vocals of Danish singer Theresa Rex, the song was co-written by the DJ, who told Metro at the time: "It's such a special song and for me, I lyrically took it back to where 'Fast Car' is in terms of lyrics and song.
"But what I like about it, is it's captured the spirit and feel of early love. It's a relationship that turned rebellious and the idea is that this person, this woman goes against the wishes of all her friends and family about being in this relationship."
He continued: "But she does it anyway because of the power of love and the way she feels about this person. I think a lot of people have been in that situation before and they can relate to it. But we make a positive."
Jonas Blue 'By Your Side' Featuring RAYE
The 2016 song 'By Your Side' which Jonas created with British singer RAYE, made it to Number 15 in the UK. The official music video gained more than 136 million views.
Sabrina Carpenter and Jonas Blue - 'Alien'
Sabrina Carpenter and Jonas Blue teamed up in 2018 for 'Alien'. The song was featured on Jonas' debut album 'Blue' and Sabrina's album 'Singular: Act I'. It was hugely popular in America where it topped the US Dance Club Songs chart.
Jonas Blue and HRVY - 'Younger'
In 2019, Jonas released the amazing single 'Younger' with HRVY. It quickly became a massive hit with fans. Jonas told us at Hits Live how it came about saying: "It's been a long time coming me and HRVY, basically he had wanted to work with me for a long time because he had been performing some of my songs in his set. And when I wrote 'Younger' it felt like the right song."
Jonas Blue and MAX - 'Naked'
On 26th June 2020 Jonas Blue released a collaboration with MAX. The song is called 'Naked' and according to Jonas they recorded the music video in lockdown with, 'the help of our amazing friends and family.'
Tiësto, Jonas Blue and Rita Ora 'Ritual'
'Ritual' was a collab with veteran dance DJ Tiësto and pop star Rita Ora, the song was also featured on Tiësto's seventh album. In the UK the song was certified Gold, selling 400,000 copies.
Jonas Blue and AWA - 'Something Stupid'
In March 2021, Jonas Blue and AWA released 'Something Stupid'. The song's music video has now had more than 3.5 million views on YouTube.
Jonas Blue and LÉON - 'Hear Me Say'
The DJ released the summer tune 'Hear Me Say' with Léon on 28th May 2021 and the music video came out on 2nd July. The video has now had more than 1.9 million views on YouTube.
R3HAB & Jonas Blue featuring Ava Max and Kylie Cantrall - 'Sad Boy'
Jonas Blue released 'Sad Boy' with R3HAB and Ava Max and Kylie Cantrall on 10th September 2021. The music video for the song is an animation, which Jonas said is inspired by Daft Punk's music video for 'One More Time'.
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