Jason Derulo Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jason Derulo

• His parents are Haitian, and their first language is Haitian Creole.

• His mother studied law.

• Jason Derulo started singing when he was young. He went to a performing arts school in Florida.

• When he was eight years old, he started writing songs.

• As a teenager, his songwriting started to get noticed when he wrote the song Bossy for the rapper Birdman and also sang on the track.

• Jason Derulo then went on to write songs for many artists such as Diddy, Danity Kane, Donnie Klang, Sean Kingston, Cassie, and Lil Wayne when he was young.

• He then decided to become a solo artist.

  

  A teenage picture of Jason Derulo while singing at an event

• At the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, he improved his singing, dancing, and acting skills. He also performed in plays such as Ragtime and Smokey Joe’s Cafe.

• In 2006, he appeared on the television show Showtime at the Apollo and won the grand prize.

• After that, music producer J.R. Rotem signed him to Beluga Heights Records and Warner Bros. Records.

• Once, Rotem praised his hard work and said that Jason Derulo had one of the best work ethics and constantly created new songs.

• On 4 August 2009, Jason Derulo released his first song Whatcha Say, which was produced by J.R. Rotem and Fuego.

• The same month, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 54 and reached number 1 in November 2009.

  

  Jason Derulo on the poster of his song Whatcha Say

• He released his second song, In My Head, on 8 December 2009. The song peaked at fifth position on the Billboard Hot 100.

• On 2 March 2010, he released his debut album, Jason Derulo (written as Jason Derülo).

• In March 2010, the album entered the top 10 on the UK and Irish Albums Charts.

• Jason Derulo promoted his album for six weeks by opening for the singer Lady Gaga during her Monster Ball Tour from 2009 to 2010.

• His third song, Ridin’ Solo, was released on 26 April 2010. It reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in July.

• After that, he was featured in the music video of the song Turn It Up by Will Roush with Stat Quo and Young Buck.

  

  The poster of the music video of the song Turn It Up by Will Roush

• He collaborated with UK singer Pixie Lott on a song titled Coming Home.

• In 2011, Jason Derulo recorded a song named Together with singer Demi Lovato for her album Unbroken.

• His second album, Future History, was released on 27 September 2011.

• After that, Jason Derulo started vlogging on YouTube and shared his recording journey through videos on his official website.

• On 20 May 2011, the first song from the album, Don’t Wanna Go Home, was released, and it reached number 1 in the UK and was in the top 5 in Australia.

• Jason Derulo planned a UK tour with eight shows in February 2012.

• On 3 January 2012, during a rehearsal, he broke his C2 vertebrae (a serious neck injury) while doing 50 backflips.

  

  Jason Derulo hospitalised after breaking his C2 vertebrae

• After that, he cancelled all his tour dates because of the injury.

• On 28 March 2012, he appeared on the singing reality show American Idol to promote his new song called Undefeated. This was part of a partnership with American Idol and Coca-Cola.

  

  Jason Derulo on the set of the singing reality show American Idol

• In August 2012, Jason Derulo appeared as a dance master with Kelly Rowland on the Australian dance show Everybody Dance Now. The show was cancelled after four episodes because of low ratings.

• On 9 July 2012, he signed Australian singer Arlene Zelina to his record label Future History, which he co-owns with his manager Frank Harris.

• On 16 April 2013, Jason Derulo released his song The Other Side, and it was broadcast on the radio on 23 April 2013. After that, the song reached No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100.

• His third album Tattoos was released on 24 September 2013.

• The album’s second song, Talk Dirty, was released on 27 July 2013. It featured 2 Chainz.

• Talk Dirty peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and was his first song to include a featured artist.

• The music video of the song Talk Dirty was released in August 2013.

• He then went on to release many songs such as Marry Me (2013), Want to Want Me (2015), Cheyenne (2015), Swalla (2017), Educate Ya (2017), and If I’m Lucky (2017).
  

  Jason Derulo in a still from the song If I’m Lucky (2017)

• On 11 December 2013, he performed at Radio City Live at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, where he sang the songs Ridin’ Solo and Talk Dirty.

• On 21 November 2014, singer Pitbull released the music video of his song Drive You Crazy from his album Globalisation and featured Jason Derulo and Juicy J.

• On 22 January 2015, Jason Derulo appeared as a judge on the reality show So You Think You Can Dance Season 12 alongside Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe.

• In 2015, his song Want to Want Me made history as the most-added song ever on Top 40 U.S. radio. It was broadcast on 156 stations, and it reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the UK Singles Chart.

• On 28 September 2016, Jason Derulo appeared as a guest on an episode of the television reality show Lethal Weapon.

• On 31 March 2017, he was added to the Cheyenne Frontier Days 2017 concert lineup for 28 July 2017.

• On 24 August 2018, Jason Derulo released the music video of the song Goodbye along with David Guetta, featuring Nicki Minaj and Willy William.
  

  Jason Derulo on the poster of the song Goodbye

• In 2019, Jason Derulo released several songs such as Let’s Shut Up & Dance, Mamacita, and Too Hot.

• He appeared as Rum Tum Tugger in the film Cats, which was released on 20 December 2019.

• He was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award (Razzie) for Worst Screen Combo due to the editing of his character’s body and a viral Instagram photo from that year.

• In May 2020, Jason Derulo left Warner Bros. Records.

• In June 2020, his song Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) with Jawsh 685 went viral on TikTok. The song reached number 1 in the UK and became Derulo’s 5th UK number one. The song reached number 1 in the US.

• In November 2020, he released the song Love Not War (The Tampa Beat) with beat producer Nuka.

• In March 2021, Jason Derulo signed with Atlantic Records.

• In May 2021, he was featured in the remix music video of the song Jalebi Baby alongside Indian-Canadian singer Tesher.

  

  Jason Derulo in a still from the song Jalebi Baby

• On 3 September 2021, Jason Derulo released the song Acapulco.

• In September 2022, Emazan Gibson, a singer, was cancelled from his music production label, Future History. In 2023, Derulo appeared as a judge in the singing reality show The Voice Australia. He replaced the judge Keith Urban.

• After that, he appeared as Ron Isley in the film Spinning Gold, which was a music biopic.

• On 18 May 2023, he released a song called When Love Sucks, featuring the singer Dido.

• On 27 September 2023, Jason Derulo performed a mix of the song Hands on Me with Meghan Trainor and Take You Dancing on the finale of America’s Got Talent Season 18.

• After that, his nieces and nephews introduced him to TikTok, where he became popular.

• In October 2023, singer Emazan Gibson, also known by the name Emazan Dilan, filed a lawsuit against Jason Derulo.

• She accused him of sexual harassment, intimidation, and breach of contract.

• Gibson said that she was signed to Derulo’s music production label, Future History, in 2021 and worked closely with him.

• In her lawsuit, she also named Derulo’s manager, Frank Harris, Future History, and Atlantic Records.

• She claimed that Derulo had angry outbursts and pressured her to drink and have sex, which she refused.

• On 16 February 2024, he released his fifth studio album, Nu King.

• Jason Derulo’s music includes pop, R&B, and hip-hop styles.

• He is inspired by Michael Jackson. Once, he said in a media conversation that he watched Michael Jackson’s show when he was 4 years old, and it changed his life.

  

  Jason Derulo while wearing a t-shirt featuring the picture of singer Michael Jackson

• Other singers who influenced him include Elvis Presley, Madonna, Prince, Usher, and Justin Timberlake.

• He is a co-owner of the Omaha Supernovas, a pro women’s volleyball team in the Pro Volleyball Federation.

• He is also a fan of Leicester City, an English football (soccer) team.

  

  Jason Derulo posing with a football

• Jason Derulo has taken part in several cryptocurrency projects, some of which were later described as scams.

• In April 2024, a California judge dismissed Emazan Gibson’s case against him because the contracts said that legal disputes must be handled in New York City. The judge shifted the case to New York, and Gibson’s lawyers said that they would refile it there.

• He has been featured on the cover of many renowned magazines and tabloids.
  

  Jason Derulo on the cover of a magazine

• Jason Derulo is an animal lover and has two pet dogs named Ice and Ghost. He often shares pictures of his pets on social media.
  

  Jason Derulo with his pet dogs

• He is often spotted enjoying alcoholic beverages on various occasions.
  

  Jason Derulo while enjoying an alcoholic beverage

• Jason Derulo enjoys smoking cigarettes occasionally.
  

  Jason Derulo while smoking a cigarette