Sean Kingston is the stage name of Kisean Jamal Anderson. He was born on February 3, 1990 in Miami, Florida, though he was predominantly raised in Kingston, Jamaica, after moving there at the age of six. Sean Kingston later moved back to the U.S.A. in Los Angeles, California in his mid-teenage years. Sean Kingston, through a venture between Epic Records and Koch Records, released the single "Beautiful Girls" in May 2007. This song was #86 on MTV Asia’s list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. The song stayed on the Canadian Hot 100 number one spot for over six weeks before getting knocked down to third place by the Plain White T’s. Then in July of that same year he released his self titled debut album. The album entered the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at #6 and fell to #13 the following week. Sean Kingston is currently working on his sophomore album, Tomorrow. It has a tentative release date of August 25, 2009. Over the course of his career, Sean Kingston has been nominated for several awards which include a Teen Choice Award in 2007 for the Track "Beautiful Girls" and a Image Award in 2008 for Outstanding New Artist.
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