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Early life

Francois was born on March 7, 1995, in Los Angeles, California to Haitian parents Dieudonne Francois & Antoinette Francois at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Jay is the oldest of his three siblings. Jay's father Dieudonne introduced him to music at the age of 4 through Marvin Gaye & Zapp & Roger referencing to them as real music. Jay's father owning a limousine business befriended celebrities such as

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and Marvin Gay Sr. These relationships provided him knowledge of the music industry which he passed down to Jay. Jay started showcasing his talent by freestyling for his peers in school. Jay then moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he resides today.

Career

Jay released his debut hit single "Ready", which has been featured on MTV and VH1. Jay then released another hit single "Mood", which premiered on the front page of ''

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''. Jay founded and operates Black Congress Music Group, an independent label.

Discography

Singles

# Jay Burna – Ready # Jay Burna – Mood – charted at No. 119 on urban radio and No. 19 on the indie label charts # Jay Burna – Change the Game – over 1 million streams on Spotify and reached select streaming charts # Jay Burna – Melrose – amassed 3 million plus streams on Soundcloud. Named after his hometown neighborhood in Broward County, FL # Jay Burna – Mine All Mine – amassed Three million plus streams on all platforms. # Jay Burna—Game Time Featuring

# Jay Burna—Jamaica With

Featuring Daniel Skye # Jay Burna—Life of The Party # Jay Burna - U the Sh*t Featuring T.I.

EPs

Mixtapes

References

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