Career
Although he was a DJ and a mixer for a long time, his big-league debut happened in the year 2015. That year, he released a cover version of Tracy Chapman’s iconic 1988 hit ‘Fast Car,’ which became an instant hit and established Jonas in the music industry. The song featured vocals by British singer Dakota.
‘Fast Car’ peaked at the second spot on the ‘UK Singles’ chart, at a spot that was higher than the original song had ever reached. It also remained among the top 10 songs for 11 weeks. Additionally, the song topped the dance-music charts in 17 countries, such as the US, UK, Australia, Germany, Sweden, and New Zealand.
‘Fast Car’ was certified “2 x platinum” by the ‘British Phonographic Industry’ (BPI), “4 x platinum” by the ‘Australian Recording Industry Association’(ARIA), “5 x platinum” by the ‘Swedish Recording Industry Association’ (GLF), “2 x platinum” by the ‘International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’ (IFPI), “2 x platinum” by the ‘Recorded Music New Zealand’ (RMNZ), “platinum” by the ‘Recording Industry Association of America’ (RIAA), and “3 x gold” by the ‘BVMI’ of Germany. It has been streamed over 640 million times on ‘Spotify’ and has been viewed more than 310 million times on ‘Vevo.’
On June 3, 2016, he released an original single titled ‘Perfect Strangers’ and made it available for digital download in the UK. It featured the vocal talent of English singer and songwriter John Paul “JP” Cooper. The song was published by ‘Virgin EMI Records.’
’Perfect Strangers’ peaked at the second spot on the ‘UK Singles’ chart and graced the music charts of many other countries. The song was certified “2 x platinum” by the ‘ARIA,’ “platinum” by the ‘BPI,’ and “gold” by the ‘RIAA.’
On October 28, 2016, he released his third single, ‘By Your Side,’ as a digital download in the UK. It was published by ‘Virgin EMI Records’ and featured the vocals of British singer and songwriter Rachel Keen, known professionally as “Raye.” It peaked at number 15 on the ‘UK Singles’ chart. It was certified “platinum” by the ‘Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana’ (FIMI) in Italy and “gold” by the ‘BPI.’
On May 5, 2017, he released his third single, ‘Mama,’ as a digital download. It was published by his own label, ‘Jonas Blue Music.’ It featured vocals by Australian singer Liam Anthony Singe, professionally known as “William Singe.”
'Mama’ peaked at the fourth spot on the ‘UK Singles’ chart and graced the charts of other countries across the globe. It was certified “3 x platinum” by the ‘ARIA’ in Australia, “platinum” by the ‘BPI’ in the UK and the ‘BVMI’ in Germany, and “gold” by the ‘RMNZ’ in New Zealand and the ‘RIAA’ in the US. It was also featured among the top 10 tracks of various music charts in the Czech Republic, Ireland, Belgium, Malaysia, Poland, Russia, and Switzerland.
On October 13, 2017, he released a new single titled ‘We Could Go Back.’ It was published by his label, ‘Jonas Blue Music,’ and featured vocals by the British–Nigerian singer and songwriter Mohammed Animashaun, known professionally as “Moelogo.” The song peaked at the third spot on the ‘Ultratip Flanders’ chart in Belgium, the seventh spot on the ‘New Zealand Heatseekers’ chart, and the eighth spot on the ‘Sweden Heatseekers’ chart.
On January 5, 2018, his collaborative single with German singer Arlissa, ‘Hearts Ain’t Gonna Lie,’ was released by ‘Virgin EMI Records.’ It peaked at the eight spot on the ‘Billboard US Dance Club’ chart. On March 16, 2018, his collaborative single with US singer Sabrina Carpenter, ‘Alien,’ was released by ‘Hollywood Records. ‘The song peaked at the first position on the ‘Billboard US Dance Club Songs’ chart.
On May 25, 2018, he released the single titled ‘Rise,’ featuring vocals by the US pop-rap duo ‘Jack & Jack.’ The song was a major hit, peaking at the third position on the ‘UK Singles’ chart. It was certified “platinum” by the ‘ARIA’ and “gold” in the UK and New Zealand.
Some of his other songs that released in 2018 were ‘I See Love,’ featuring Joe Jonas; ‘Back and Forth,’ featuring MK and Becky Hill; and ‘Roll with Me,’ featuring Bantu, Shungudzo, and ZieZie.
Apart from originals and covers of original songs, he has released a number of remixes of songs by other artists. Some of the artists whose work he has remixed are Birdy, Ellie Goulding, and Zedd.
