music was in his blood from birth so it's no surprise that it became his life his professional
career started off at a very young age working with some of the biggest names in the industry
then it was his time to shine however after having a hit debut single he faded from the spotlight
and left fans wondering what happened so let's find out what ever happened to american r b singer
jimmy cozier jimmy cozier jr was born on february 6 1977 to a guyanese father and a jamaican mother
his father jimmy cosier senior is a jazz saxophonist jimmy and his younger brother
were raised in brooklyn new york and no doubt influenced by his father's musical career
received a lot of encouragement to sing and perform for the family he took things to a
professional level as a singer-songwriter for artists such as maya and janet jackson
he even went on tour and sang background vocals for r d singer joe during the promotion of his
1997 hit album all that i am eventually word got around about jimmy's talent that coupled
with a special haitian connection would see his career reach new and exciting heights
haitian-born music executive and promoter jacques agnant better known as haitian jack brought jimmy
to meet fellow haitian rapper musician wyclef jean at this point jimmy was very much engrossed in
being a songwriter especially after his experience on joe's tour of watching the crowd respond to him
he didn't think he was ready to be front and center on stage however part of his creative
process also included singing and recording each song he wrote so during a meeting with
wyclef and haitian jack he played some of the tracks he was working on they were impressed
by the voice on the tape and then completely shocked when it was revealed that it was jimmy
then wyclef suggested that he meet with famed music executive clive davis
well the next thing jimmy knew he became a sign recording artist to
j records his debut single called she's all i got would drop the following year in 2001
the track reached the number 26 position on the billboard hot 100.
it would be the first and also last of his songs to land there
it also climbed all the way to number four on the r b chart as proficient a writer as jimmy is
he actually didn't write his biggest hit american singer songwriter producer mike city did
and he's also responsible for other mega hits like carl thomas's i wish and sunshine anderson's heard
it all before that summer his self-titled debut album was released the follow-up single called so
much to lose was released later on in the year but failed to achieve the same success as his debut it
continued to be a busy year for him and j records as he also co-wrote and was featured on tracks of
his label mates r b singers olivia and alicia keys for their debut albums jimmy had another
debut the following year by launching his very own record label cozy music inc over the years jimmy
continued to write for other artists but didn't put out any music of his own for quite some time
he announced in 2007 that he was working on a new album and released a couple of singles in support
his second album titled way of life finally dropped in march 2010 and was preceded by the
first single called tonight his collaborations with other artists continued and he would tap
into his caribbean roots beginning in 2013 on the track always be my lady
with jamaican dance hall artist sean paul he kept the island vibe going the following year with
choose me featuring jamaican reggae artist shaggy most likely influenced by his work over
the last couple of years with artists like sean paul shaggy egyptian red fox and elephant man
jimmy announced that his third album was on the way and it would be titled r b or reggae and
blues his third album was released in december 2016 but the title had been changed to get cozy
as of 2018 jimmy became the ceo of coznection an entertainment company connecting artists
brands and businesses to the music industry while providing services such as management
digital marketing vocal training songwriting and production his most recent work a collaboration
with superstar producer salaam remy for the track you know that i want you
dropped in august 2019. the song is off the producer's second installment of his do it for
the culture compilation series that was released at the top of the new decade in january 2020
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