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Heart-Throb Jay Sean: They Can't Get Enough of Him

by ASEEM CHHABRA

 

 

Last month the Trump Taj Mahal auditorium in Atlantic City was buzzing with young American teenagers - more girls than boys -- as they watched a handful of opening acts.

But they were all there for one reason - the hugely popular Sikh British pop star Kamaljeet Singh - popularly known to his fans as as Jay Sean.

Sean did not appear on stage till 11 pm, but it was worth it.

His fan screamed hysterically, "We love you, Jay Sean!"

There were few parents in the audience, but most of the teens, some on dates, and others in large groups, were joyful beyond belief.

Dressed in a red jacket and red shoes, chains attached to his belt and tight low-hanging black jeans, he appeared on stage wearing sunglasses. Later he took the glasses off and even that act resulted in hysterical screams.

For the next hour Sean strutted on the stage, singing one hit after another, including Down, Do You Remember, Ride It and new hit single 2012 (in which he has performed with Nicki Minaj) from his forthcoming album Freeze Time.

At times he would glide around the stage, grabbing his crotch a la Michael Jackson. At other times he would kneel on one end of the stage with young teens throwing their hands towards him. He would touch some hands, leaving others aflutter. The audience - including some who were younger than 10 - knew his simple lyrics and sang along.

It was quite a spectacular and entertaining show put up by a young Sikh-British lad from Harlesden, northwest London, England.

 

[Courtesy: Rediff]

October 5, 2010

Conversation about this article

1: Gur Singh (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.), October 05, 2010, 3:35 PM.

People like Jay Sean and Hard Kaur make me excited about the spirit of the Sikh diaspora.

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