Kaz James
Kaz James | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Electronic, alternative dance, house |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, DJ |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG |
| Website | www.kazjames.com |
Kaz James[1] (born 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and DJ. He was raised in Melbourne and is of Italian and Greek origin. He released his first solo album, If They Knew, in 2008.
Kaz James was a co-founder in 2004 of the group BodyRockers, an Australian British electronic music duo collaboration, consisting of Kaz James and Dylan Burns. BodyRockers released a self-titled album BodyRockers in 2005 and had an international hit with the single "I Like the Way" also in 2005 before disbanding in 2007.
In 2011, Kaz James and British businessman David Abrahamovich started a London coffee chain called Grind.[2][3]
BodyRockers
[edit]Before he started his career as a soloist, James was one half of BodyRockers, who rose to prominence in 2005 with their first release, "I Like the Way".[4] This guitar-laden dance track reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in April 2005[5] and achieved popularity in other regions of the world as well. A self-titled album was released, as was the group's follow-up single, "Round and Round". The duo, James and British guitarist Dylan Burns, toured extensively in 2005 and 2006 and recorded a second album, but according to James, "we just didn't get around to releasing it".[6] BodyRockers then parted ways in 2006.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Year | Album | Peak positions |
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| AUS Hitseekers [7] | ||
| 2008 | If They Knew | 4 |
Charted singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||
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| AUS [8] | BEL (Fl) Tip [9] | BEL (Wa) Tip [10] | FRA [11] | ||||
| 2008 | "Breathe" (featuring Stu Stone) | 57 | — | — | — | If They Knew | |
| "We Hold On" | 81 | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "Can't Hold Back" (featuring Macy Gray) | 42 | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Blast Off" (with David Guetta)[12] | — | 33 | 9 | 33 | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Various Artists – Pacha, Mixed by Kaz James, Dirty Laundry & Sarah Main" inthemix.com.au. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ^ "Sam Smith, lattes and a DJ: Meet the Aussie serving coffee to London's A-list". NewsComAu. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "About Time You Met: Kaz James, DJ and Producer". About Time Magazine. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Kaz James: He's still only got Onelove" inthemix.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ Official Charts Company info OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ "Kaz James: Biography"[permanent dead link] 3DWorld.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ "ARIA Hitseekers - Week Commencing 10th November 2008" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 976. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 November 2008. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2022 – via Trove.
- ^ Peaks on the ARIA Singles Chart:
- "Breathe": "ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 21st July 2008" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 960. Australian Recording Industry Association. 21 July 2008. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2022 – via Trove.
- "We Hold On": "ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 17th November 2008" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 977. Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 November 2008. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2022 – via Trove.
- "Can't Hold Back": "Discography Kaz James". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "David Guetta & Kaz James - Blast Off". ultratop.be/nl/ (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "David Guetta & Kaz James - Blast Off". ultratop.be/fr/ (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Discographie Kaz James". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Blast Off (Radio Edit) - Single by David Guetta & Kaz James". iTunes Store (United States). 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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