Sean Kingston, born Kisean Paul Anderson, is a Jamaican-American former singer and rapper who gained prominence in 2007 with his hit single "Beautiful Girls," which topped the Billboard Hot 100. He signed with J.R. Rotem's Beluga Heights Records, releasing his self-titled debut album in 2007, featuring the top 40 hit "Take You There." His second album, 'Tomorrow' (2009), included the single "Fire Burning." Kingston released his third album, 'Back 2 Life' (2013) which spawned the single "Beat It", before departing from major label releases.
In May 2007, Sean Kingston recorded and released the single "Beautiful Girls", which became a major international hit.
On July 31, 2007, Sean Kingston's self-titled debut album was released, reaching number 6 on the Billboard 200 and certified gold by the RIAA.
In 2007, Sean Kingston signed with J. R. Rotem's record label Beluga Heights Records in a joint venture with Koch and Epic Records. Also in 2007, the label released his debut single "Beautiful Girls". Kingston also released his self-titled debut studio album in 2007.
In 2007, Sean Kingston was the opening act for Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour and for select dates on Beyoncé's The Beyoncé Experience tour.
In 2008, Sean Kingston was one of the opening acts for the Australian leg of Kelly Clarkson's My December Tour.
On September 22, 2009, Sean Kingston's second album, Tomorrow, was released, featuring producers like Wyclef Jean, RedOne, and J. R. Rotem. The singles "Fire Burning" and "Face Drop" were released, along with five promotional digital singles.
In 2009, Sean Kingston's second album, Tomorrow, was released, experiencing a commercial decline compared to his debut.
On March 15, 2010, the Sugababes released their studio album Sweet 7 in the UK, featuring Sean Kingston on the track "Miss Everything".
On March 23, 2010, Sean Kingston released "Eenie Meenie" with Justin Bieber, which was also included on Bieber's My World 2.0 album.
On August 19, 2010, Sean Kingston previewed the mixtape "Our World" with Justin Bieber on uStream, but the mixtape was never released.
On December 21, 2010, Sean Kingston released the fourth single "Party All Night (Sleep All Day)".
In 2010, Sean Kingston filmed a public service announcement with Do Something to encourage teens to become active in their communities. Also in 2010, he appeared in an ad for PETA, encouraging people not to chain their dogs outside.
In 2010, Sean Kingston represented North and South America to sing the Official Theme Song of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, "Everyone," collaborating with other artists from different continents.
In 2010, after his second album, Sean Kingston launched the record label Time Is Money Entertainment, where he signed then-unknown Canadian singer Tory Lanez.
On February 3, 2011, Sean Kingston released his first mixtape, King of Kingz, as a free download, featuring guest appearances by various artists.
In May 2011, Sean Kingston was involved in a near-fatal jet skiing accident in Miami and was immediately rushed to the hospital.
In November 2012, Sean Kingston performed in the Dubai Caribbean Carnival with Jason Derulo and Bow Wow.
On April 13, 2013, iTunes put up the preorder of Sean Kingston's album Back 2 Life, with a release date of September 10, 2013.
Sean Kingston's album 'Back 2 Life' was released on September 10, 2013.
In 2013, Sean Kingston released his third album, Back 2 Life, which failed to chart and was his final release on a major label.
In March 2015, Sean Kingston posted a picture with Swedish record producer RedOne, confirming that they were working on the album.
In May 2015, Sean Kingston posted a snippet of the then-upcoming lead single from his fourth studio album.
On September 14, 2015, Sean Kingston premiered "Wait Up", the lead single off his upcoming fourth studio album. However the song ended up not included on any album.
In December 2015, Sean Kingston released "sina see song" with Sri Lankan music producer Iraj Weeraratne, Indian singer Sonu Kakkar, and Kaizer Kaiz.
In March 2016, music videos were released for "One Away" and "All I Got".
In March 2017, Sean Kingston announced the release of the Made in Jamaica mixtape, preceded by the single "Chance" that featured Vybz Kartel. However the mixtape was scrapped.
By 2018, Sean Kingston had begun to ride jet skis again after his accident in 2011.
In 2018, Sean Kingston participated with Italian singer Giusy Ferreri on the vocal part of the single "Amore e capoeira", by Italian record producers Takagi & Ketra.
In 2019, Sean Kingston released his single "Peace of Mind" with Canadian singer Tory Lanez and Nigerian singer Davido.
In June 2020, Sean Kingston announced the creation of the "Professional Rapper Boxing League" with hip hop super-agent, Triple the Mogul.
On May 21, 2021, Sean Kingston returned with the single, "Darkest Times" (featuring G Herbo), while also announcing his upcoming fourth studio album.
On December 31, 2021, Sean Kingston participated with Japanese rapper Tomoro on the single "Let Me Hold You".
On September 30, 2022, Road to Deliverance was released as Sean Kingston's fourth studio album.
In 2023, Sean Kingston co-wrote Chris Brown's single "Sensational".
On May 23, 2024, Sean Kingston's rented Southwest Ranches, Florida, mansion was raided by a police SWAT team and his mother was arrested. He was later arrested in California after a concert.
In July 2024, Sean Kingston and his mother were indicted on several federal wire fraud charges.
On July 19, 2024, a federal grand jury indicted Sean Kingston and his mother on multiple counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud related to defrauding sellers of luxury goods.
In March 2025, Sean Kingston and his mother were convicted on federal wire fraud charges.
On March 28, 2025, Sean Kingston and his mother were convicted on all charges. Kingston was put on house arrest with electronic monitoring.
Sean Kingston's sentencing was originally set for July 11, 2025, but it was later moved to August 15 to allow him more time to find an attorney.
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