Julian "Jai Amore" Amoah (born 14 July 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. In 2006 he won the

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for Best Unsigned Act, gaining recognition when he opened the stage with at the Awards Ceremony at The Royal Albert Hall. He went on to win the 2007 UK Unsigned Award for Best Performer and Best Singer Songwriter. In 2009 Jai Amore won the BBC Performing Arts Grant, and he began work as a vocal producer for a number of artists and producers in the UK and abroad. These included Zalon Thompson who is signed to

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's Lioness label,

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, Bless Beats, Daniel "D-Boy" Naqvi, and an array of signed and unsigned acts in the UK. He featured on "Masseuse" as the lead vocalist alongside UK rapper

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and US rapper

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, which quickly gained radio and industry interest including top radio stations BBC Radio 1, KISS FM, and Radio 1Xtra.

Early life

Jai Amore was born in Central Middlesex Hospital in London, to Ghanaian parents. At the Harlesden Methodist Church, where his father was the head organist and conductor of the church choir, Jai Amore learned to play the piano. He went on to study music at Cardinal Wiseman RC High School, gaining an A in Music GCSE, and going on to study Music Technology at

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, where he trained in studio engineering and vocal production.

Career

After performing at the 2006 MOBO Awards Ceremony, Jai Amore was invited to perform as opening act for US RnB singers Ginuwine and Montell Jordan during their live shows in the UK. He went on to perform at a number of high-profile events and venues across the UK, including Miss Black Britain Finals at

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, KEMET Radio Nottingham launch, Choice FM Urban Weekender, ACFest University Weekender, and as a guest performance at the 2008 UK Unsigned Live Finals at the

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. After winning the 2009

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Performing Arts Fund, he travelled for a year, to New York, where he performed at the

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's Sugar Bar, and then to Texas. More recently, he spent some time in Ghana, where he met

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duet Bradez, and featured on the 2011 single "Conquer the World", while gaining national recognition through a number of live television interviews and public performances in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amore, Jai 1985 births Living people English male singer-songwriters English singer-songwriters English record producers English people of Ghanaian descent 21st-century English singers 21st-century British male singers