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JAMIROQUAI formed in 1992. Jason Kay - creator of JAMIROQUAI.
Brand of funk, jazz and disco-inspired music, the distinctive sound, great melodies and often thought provoking lyrics that have proved essential listening, creating a massive underground buzz when their instant classic.
One record company bidding war later JAMIROQUAI emerged with an eight album deal from S2 (Sony Music).
Release of the debut album 'EMERGENCY ON PLANET EARTH' which crashed into the charts at number one in June 1993, soon making JAMIROQUAI the top selling British debut act of that year. 'Emergency' sold over half a million copies in the UK alone.
The second album, 1994's 'RETURN OF THE SPACE COWBOY', confirmed that their music had the strength to transcend boundaries of language and culture, outselling the first in territories such as Europe and Japan and going platinum in the UK. JAMIROQUAI was probably the first band to rise from the club/dance scene and have now developed an eclectic following of many ages, lifestyles and musical preferences.
1996's third album 'TRAVELLING WITHOUT MOVING' and the raft of global Top 110 hits it produced - 'COSMIC GIRL', 'ALRIGHT' and 'VIRTUAL INSANITY', propelled JAMIROQUAI even further into the musical stratosphere. This album saw them burst from the American underground onto the mainstream US music scene and by 1997 Jay had collected four US MTV awards and a Grammy.
The following year he was commissioned to write a track for the 'Godzilla' movie and while the film foundered JAMIROQUAI shot straight to No.1 with 'DEEPER UNDERGROUND'.
June 1999 sees the release of 'SYNKRONIZED', JAMIROQUAI'S fourth and most accomplished album - this one takes them to another level. Launched with the white hot pre-millennial disco stomp of the first single, 'CANNED HEAT', on May 24th, it will be followed by a world tour.
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Discography
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Year
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Label
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1993 |
Columbia
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When You Gonna Learn Single
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1993 |
Columbia
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Emergency On Planet Earth
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1993 |
Work Group
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When You Gonna Learn Maxi Single
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1994 |
Columbia
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The Return Of The Space Cowboy
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1995 |
Chaos Recordings
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Space Cowboy Maxi Single
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1996 |
Chaos Recordings
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Light Years Maxi Single
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1996 |
Work Group
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Travelling Without Moving
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1997 |
Chaos Recordings
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Cosmic Girl Maxi Single
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1997 |
Work Group
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Alright Single
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1998 |
Work Group
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Deeper Underground Single
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1999 |
Work Group
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Canned Heat Single
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1999 |
Work Group
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Canned Heat Maxi Single
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1999 |
Work Group
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Synkronized
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1999 |
Work Group
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Supersonic Single
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1999 |
Work Group
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Supersonic Maxi Single
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2000 |
Work Group
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King For A Day
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