Dilan Jay
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Dilan Jay ඩිලාන් ජයසිංහ | |
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 Dilan Jay | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dilan Jayasingha |
| Also known as | Dilan Jay, DeLon |
| Born | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, songwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Halcyon Records |
| Website | https://dilanjay.com/ |
Dilan Jay (formerly DeLon) is a Sri Lankan-American actor, producer, singer, rapper and activist from Los Angeles, California.[1] He was the first artist from his country of heritage (Sri Lanka) to place on the U.S. Billboard charts[2][3] and have a #1 on MTV's Most Popular Music Videos. He is considered one of the top artists in Sri Lanka with six #1 musical hits, 4 hip hop albums, 2 new acoustic albums, and more than 18 years as a professional DJ.
Dilan started his rapper career under the pseudonym "DeLon" with the hit single “Jeevithe” that became one of the featured tracks on Yes FM’s official Sri Lankan tsunami release CD, followed with multiple #1 radio hits and accolades[4] awarded to him by Derana’s Award show. His musical style ranges from rap, dubstep, acoustic guitar, piano and pop.
Dilan spent 10 years as a rapper under his former pseudonym, DeLon, producing 4 albums[5] and 2 mixtapes. He is known by his fans as the “King of Ceylon[6]” — “Ceylon” representing Sri Lanka — and has collaborated with American songwriter Jacob Luttrell, singer Ty Dolla $ign,[7] and other prominent producers in Sri Lanka. Dilan retired from his rapping career, and simultaneously dropped his DeLon pseudonym, in 2018. Adopting Dilan Jay to help represent his new musical direction, Dilan released his debut Singer/Songwriter album 3.14[8] in 2018 and Songs About Love and Other Stuff in 2019.
Film career
Dilan began his acting career in 2010 by starring in Sri Lankan film, Looking Back On The Lion (2010) A.K.A Sinhawalokanaya, which is recognized as a national heritage and the first Sri Lankan Cricket Film.
Dilan’s first American film debut is Hollow Point (2019), an action film directed by Daniel Zirilli.
DeLon discography
- The Connection (2005)
- Unstoppable (2008)
- S.O.N (Something Out of Nothing) (2011)
- Awake (2011)
Dilan Jay discography
- 3.14 (2018)
- Songs About Love & Other Stuff (2019)
References
- ^ "Dilan Jay | Actor/Singer/Writer". Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ Silva, Shamini Tineeka de. "DeLon: First Lankan artiste on US Billboard Charts". Daily News. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ "An Interview With One Of The FIRST Musicians of Sri Lankan Descent to be Featured on the Billboard Charts: DELON! | All Access Music". Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ "File:DeLon with Derana Award.jpg", Wikipedia, 2018-06-17, retrieved 2019-05-29
- ^ "S.O.N (Something Out of Nothing) Chapter 1 by Delon on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ "DeLon Jay's new album promotes Lankan music in US". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ You Got Me (feat. Tydolla$ign) by DeLon, retrieved 2019-05-28
- ^ 3.14 - EP by Dilan Jay, retrieved 2019-05-28
