Jonathan Kovacs (1982, Los Angeles), known as J-five, is an American singer.

Biography

Jonathan was born in 1982 in Los Angeles. He started his singing career in early 2004 with the song " Modern Times", which was a tribute to

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. The song had success in a few European countries, peaking at number one in France and reaching silver status. That year he also released his first album, ''Sweet Little Nothing'', which mixes rock, rap, funk, jazz and folk sounds. His father and mother, from France and Austria respectively, introduced him to groups such as

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, and

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, which would later prove very influential to his music. He attended

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. He has three sisters.

Discography

Albums

* ''Summer'' (2004) – US only; credited to Johnny Five * ''Sweet Little Nothing'' (2005) – Europe, Australia, Japan and Russia only. No. 102 in France

Singles

* "Modern Times" J-Five (2004) – No. 1 in France (silver), No. 9 in Belgium Wallonia, No. 12 in Italy, No. 15 in Switzerland * "Find a Way" (2004) – # 24 in France, No. 42 in Belgium Wallonia, No. 13 in Italy, No. 70 in Switzerland

References

External links

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