JAIN

Born in France and primarily raised in the United Arab Emirates and Congo, JAIN released her debut album, Zanaka, in 2015. The album sold over 1 million copies worldwide, and featured the singles “Come” and “Makeba”. The latter earned JAIN her first Grammy nomination for “Best Music Video” in 2018.

Her sophomore album, 2018's Souldier, reached #1 in France and achieved double platinum status, while the single “Alright” was certified diamond. That same year, Rolling Stone named JAIN an “Artist You Need To Know.” She has appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Later… with Jools Holland,” opened the Ryder Cup in 2018, the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2019 and performed over 300 shows in 17 countries across Europe, America, and Asia including Coachella and Lollapalooza. 

In April, JAIN released her new album, The Fool. The album also features contributions from Metronomy founder Joseph Mount and renowned DJ and producer Gesaffelstein. 

This year, JAIN's earlier single "Makeba" went viral on TikTok, where it has seen 13 million creations and 36 billion views over the past two months. “Makeba” reached #1 on the Global Shazam Chart in June, charting across 187 markets worldwide. The track is now charting in 26 countries on Spotify, as well as in 49 markets on Apple Music. “Makeba” has already gathered 200M video views, 311M streams worldwide.

The track’s rebirth journey began as a dance trend, inspired by the positive vibe of the track and the playful artistic universe of the artist – Zanaka, meaning childhood in Malagasy, her mother’s native country. Combining odes to South African singer and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba with throbbing club-beats and fade-outs, the distinctive “ooohe” vocal hook became a powerful gimmick that spearheaded the trend.

JAIN has just kicked off her summer festival tour that will be followed by a Zenith tour in France in the Fall.

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