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Jon Jay Christopher Smith (born in Helsingborg, Sweden on April 29, 1981) is a Swedish singer and guitarist with English ancestry. He won the Swedish Idol title in 2010,[1] beating Minnah Karlsson in the December 10, 2010 final[2] in the Ericsson Globe theatere. Prior to Idol, Jay Smith played in the band Von Benzo, that had one album released.
During Idol 2010, he created controversy announcing that he had smoked marijuana at one point during the program series. In an article in Expressen, Smith said that he could be sentenced to a fine for a minor drug offense. But TV4 television station running the show let him stay in the competition, provided he would not use it again during the Idol program.
Smith's first solo single was "Dreaming People". He released his debut album, the self-titled Jay Smith on 19 December 2010. THe album shot straght to #1 in its first week of release in the Swedish Albums Chart.
Smith also appears in the two compilation album from Idol 2010, singing the song "All I Need Is You".
Discography
Albums
- With Von Benzo
- 2009: Von Benzo
- Solo
- 2010 – Jay Smith (album)|Jay Smith]]
- Collaborations
- 2010: Det bästa från Idol 2010
- includes his audition singing "Black Jesus" and "Heart-Shaped Box"
Singles
- 2010: "Die Beautiful" (Von Benzo)
- 2010: "All I Need is You" (cover by Smith in Idol 2010)
- 2010: "Dreaming People"
References
- ^ Jay Smith page on TV4 Idol website (in Swedish)
- ^ SvD: Minnah och Jay i "Idol"-final (in Swedish)