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Jay Sean’s search for the next generation of South Asian talent
BBC Asian Network
Jay Sean is seen as a trailblazer among South Asian musicians.
He's considered one of the first artists from an Indian background to make it as a popstar in the West, and one who's paved the way for others to follow him.
But it was a moment closer to home that really showed him how far things had come.
Speaking to BBC Asian Network, he recalls his daughter, now aged 10, and her classmates being asked to "draw five different things that meant a lot to them".
"One of them was the Indian flag," he says.
"And I almost teared up."
Jay says watching his daughter "taking on her culture in a way she could feel proud" was a long way from his own childhood.
"I am a first-generation British-born Indian, so it was very difficult for me to assimilate into society, into British culture," he says.
"We had to hide our culture for so long, in order to not be picked on or bullied.
"I feel like my generation has provided a safer space for our children, so they don't have to feel like they can't be proud to show off their culture."
Jay, who's been writing and performing since the e
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Jay Sean Reflects On 15 Years of &#;Down,&#; Forthcoming Album & Launching His Own Record Label
Before Hanumankind started making waves on the Billboard Hot with his Kalmi-assisted &#;Big Dawgs&#; (No. 23), Jay Sean was making history for South Asian artists on Billboard&#;s marquee singles chart.
In , Jay Sean (born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti) topped the Hot with &#;Down,&#; his Lil Wayne-assisted debut single. The achievement helped Sean become the very first South Asian artist to top the Hot and helped kick off a fruitful pop career that includes Hot hits like &#;Do You Remember&#; (No. 10, with Sean Paul and Lil Jon), &#;&#; (No. 31, with Nicki Minaj) and &#;Hit the Lights&#; (No. 18, with Lil Wayne).
15 years later, Jay Sean is back with a new album and an exciting new venture that he detailed for Billboard staff writer Kyle Denis on the latest edition of Billboard News.
&#;First of all, I&#;m South Asian. A lot of people still don&#;t know that. When I came here from England, people were speaking to me in Spanish a lot because they thought I was Puerto Rican or Dominican &#; I had the shaved head then,&#; Sean quips. &#;[They didn&#;t realize I was] South Asian, and the first-ever South Asian in history to have had a No. 1 Billboard record.&#;
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