Jae

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Jae
Jae performing at the 100 Years of Satyagraha in Durban in 2006.
Background information
Origin	Durban, South Africa
Genre(s)	Pop Dance Urban Pop
Years active	2002–present (solo)
Label(s)	NB Music Records (2002–present)
Website	Official Website

Jae is a South African pop singer. Her debut solo single "Missing You" (2002) achieved numerous number-one placings over a diverse range of radio categories.

In Jae's home province of KZN, the region's premier radio station, East Coast Radio, placed "Missing You" at no. 4 on its list of Top 100 Songs for 2002. This was the only South African song in the Top 20.

The "Missing You" EP, also featuring the single "It's Over", became the first by a South African R&B artist to achieve platinum sales status in South Africa.

Jae followed up with three other hit singles included on her debut album: "It’s Over", "I Love You" and "Falling”.

In 2004/05 Jae released the radio singles "I Found Love" and "Jaelousy", resulting in her having had six national radio hits in four years.

"Missing You" was written in memory of Jae's sister Bronwyn and Jae's niece and nephew, who were killed in a car accident.

Jae was on the verge of giving up her dream of becoming a solo recording artist when she was persuaded by her brother-in-law (Bronwyn's husband Noel) not to let go of that dream. He became her business partner and manager and they independently launched her as an artist in the South African music industry.

Jae brings a wide range of experience to her career. The Durbanite has been singing since she was young. Jae says that she has known, ever since watching a musical play at her primary school at 6 years old, that all she wanted to do was sing. She has since blossomed into a respected songwriter - Jae writes all her own songs.

♫ At a young age she successfully competed in the Shell Road to Fame.

♫ Later, Jae became half of the duo New Generations.

♫ The duo were spotted at Sun City by an international impresario in 1995, and spent the next few years extensively touring China, Singapore and Hong Kong.

♫ Jae returned to South Africa in 1999 to star in the musical extravaganza "Countdown", at the opening of the Carnival City Casino.

♫ Following another sell out contract in Singapore, Jae returned home for good at the start of 2001.

In an enviably short space of time, Jae has achieved many successes:

♫ Jae is the first R&B artist in the history of the South African music industry to obtain Gold and Platinum status in the sales of her self-penned debut single Missing You.

♫ "Missing You" has since sold over 50,000 copies.

♫ In just two weeks, Jae's track "Missing You" was played on over sixty radio stations.

♫ It was played nationwide, achieving numerous number 1 chart placing in the process.

♫ "Missing You" achieved No. 1 for 4 weeks on East Coast Radio.

♫ "Missing You" was the only South African song in the top ten of East Coast Radio's top 100 Songs for the year 2002.

♫ "Missing You" peaked at no 3 on 5FM's international top 40.

♫ "Missing You" peaked at no 4 on Goodhope FM's Coco Cola international top 30.

♫ "Missing You" achieved No 1. Status on Radio Highveld's Top 4 at 4.

♫ "Missing You" was voted song of the year on Mr Price Red Cap Radio - a chart determined by Mr Price.

♫ Jae opened the LoveLife Games.

♫ Jae was nominated by the influential Cosmopolitan magazine as one of South Africa's 30 Most Awesome Women of the year 2002.

♫ Jae was nominated for two Radio Metro Awards for best Newcomer and Best R&B Artist.

♫ Jae was nominated for three SAMA (South African Music Association) Awards - the industry's most prestigious and most cherished accolade. Nominations were for Best Single -"Missing You" (N. B Music Records), Best R&B Album - "Missing You" (N.B. Music Records), and Best Newcomer.

♫ Jae was recently voted one of KZN's most influential woman in an online East Coast Radio Poll.

♫ Jae was the only non-Indian artist invited to perform at the Miss India Worldwide pageant.

♫ Jae featured as the support act on the Durban leg of United States R&B Superstar Usher Raymond's South Africa concert tour in November 2002.

♫ Jae was appointed by the KZN Department of Arts and Culture as their headline act and poster girl for their Heritage Day celebrations.

♫ Jae was appointed by SKIF as their South African ambassador for the 2003 World Cup Karate Championships held at the ICC from September 26 to 28 2003.

♫ Jae has subsequently followed up all this success with an astonishing 4 top ten radio hits over the past two years, proving that this bright light on the SA music stage is not a one-hit wonder.