Jamiroquai Bio
Jamiroquai are an English jazz-funk band from London, formed in 1992. Fronted by singer-songwriter Jay Kay, the band rose to international fame in the 1990s as one of the most prominent components in the London-based funk/acid jazz movement. They are best known for the song "Canned Heat" (1999), featured in Napoleon Dynamite, and for the iconic music video for the 1996 single "Virtual Insanity".
Their first release under Acid Jazz records was "When You Gonna Learn", which led to Kay signing a record deal with Sony Soho2. While under this label, the group released a string of million-selling albums containing singles that have entered various charts worldwide, while having more moderate success in America in the Dance Club charts. Over the years, Kay has consistently remained as a member through several line-up changes.
The group's sound was influenced by black music, and they explored other musical directions such as rock, electronica and Latin music. With Kay in charge of the band's creative direction, Jamiroquai relied on a live band sound for their music. Their lyrics, as well as their visual concepts, occasionally reflect Kay's views towards environmentalism and social idealism. Although Kay had maintained these values, journalists have questioned his lyrical motives on the group's more accessible material.
The band's 1996 album Travelling Without Moving, holds the Guinness World Record for the best-selling funk album in history. Jamiroquai has sold more than 26 million albums worldwide as of 2017. The group has won an Ivor Novello Award, as well as one Grammy Award, two MTV Video Music Awards, and receiving 16 Brit Award nominations during the course of their career.
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