Jamie T
Jamie T (real name Jamie Treays) is a 20-year-old singer/songwriter hailing from
Wimbledon,
South London,
England. He is signed to
Virgin Records but released
Betty and The Selfish Sons LP on his own
Pacemaker Records label. His musical style is hard to place, but incorporates elements of the
rap and
acoustic genres. Although at the time of writing Jamie has received relatively little mainstream exposure, he has received airplay from
Radio 1 DJ
Zane Lowe, who made
Salvador his single of the week and
Back In The Game his Hottest Record In The World. On
Jo Whiley's show,
Back In The Game featured as her "pet sound" and more recently his single
Sheila was Whiley's Record Of The Week. Jamie also remixed
Gorillaz #36 single
Kids With Guns. This was a B-side. Recently his new single Sheila has been 'playlisted' by Radio 1 thus receiving more airtime across all shows. Jamie's latest single, "Sheila" was released on July 3rd and made #22 in the U.K. singles chart, his first top 40 hit.
* 2006 Sheila #22 UK
Other Releases
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Sheila CD# Sheila# Sheila (Live at Panic Prevention)
Sheila 7" (Includes Poster)# Sheila# Northern Line
Sheila 7" (Gatefold with spare sleeve for other 7")# Sheila# Down to the Subway
Sheila iTunes # Sheila (Acoustic iTunes only version)
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Betty and The Selfish Sons LP# Salvador# Livin With Betty# So Lonely Was The Ballad# Back In The Game
*7 Inch# Side A - Salvador# Side B - Livin With Betty
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Jamie T's Myspace page*
Jamie T's Official Site*
Jamie T Biography
