| Birth name | Alex Hutson |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genre | Dance-pop, R&B |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Label | Zooland, Kontor |
| Website | u-jean.com |
Alex Hutson, known professionally as U-Jean, is an American singer and songwriter based in Germany. He performs pop, R&B, and hip-hop. He is best known for his collaboration with the German dance project R.I.O. on the songs "Turn This Club Around" and "Summer Jam". His debut single, a version of Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven Is a Place on Earth", was released in June 2011 and features vocals by Carlprit.
Biography
Hutson was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. After completing his education, he moved to Germany as a soldier in the United States Army. While stationed there, he auditioned for the U.S. Army Europe Soldier Show in Schwetzingen.
After leaving the army, Hutson remained in Germany to pursue a music career. He performed as a member of the group Sweet Soul Music Revue and worked as a producer and songwriter. He also performed with the King Kamehameha Band in Frankfurt.
In 2009, he founded the production company Whazz Crackin. By 2010, the company had produced hip-hop and dance tracks for several artists. In 2012, U-Jean provided backing vocals on the Cascada album It's Christmas Time.
Collaborations
In 2011, U-Jean met Yanou and DJ Manian of Zooland Records. He collaborated with their project R.I.O. on the tracks "Turn This Club Around", "Animal", and "Summer Jam". "Turn This Club Around" reached number three on the German charts and charted in Austria and Switzerland.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (featuring Carlprit) | Non-album singles |
| 2012 | "Flying" (Ilhama & U-Jean featuring DJ OGB) |
As featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [1] | AUT [2] | FRA [3] | NL [4] | SWI [5] | UK [6] | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | "Turn This Club Around" (R.I.O. featuring U-Jean) | 3 | 5 | 96 | 43 | 1 | 36 | Turn This Club Around | |||||||||
| "Animal" (R.I.O. featuring U-Jean) | 48 | 33 | — | 52 | 51 | — | |||||||||||
| 2012 | "That Girl" (Mischa Daniels featuring U-Jean) | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Summer Jam" (R.I.O. featuring U-Jean) | 7 | 2 | 39 | — | 2 | — | Turn This Club Around (Deluxe Edition) | ||||||||||
| 2013 | "Ready or Not" (R.I.O. featuring U-Jean) | 54 | 40 | — | — | 64 | — | Ready or Not | |||||||||
| "Komodo (Hard Nights)" (R.I.O. featuring U-Jean) | 58 | 45 | — | — | 45 | — | rowspan="3" | ||||||||||
| 2014 | "One in a Million" (R.I.O. featuring U-Jean) | 51 | 62 | — | — | 62 | — | ||||||||||
| 2015 | "Paradise" (Mike Candys featuring U-Jean) | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
Guest appearances
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [1] | AUT [2] | |||
| 2013 | "House Party" (DJ Antoine vs. Mad Mark featuring B-Case & U-Jean) | 44 | 22 | Sky Is the Limit |
References
- ^ "U-Jean – German Charts" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014.
- ^ "U-Jean – Austrian Charts" (in German). austriancharts.at.
- ^ "U-Jean – French Charts" (in French). lescharts.com.
- ^ "U-Jean – Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl.
- ^ "U-Jean – Swiss Charts" (in German). hitparade.ch.
- ^ Peak positions for featured singles in the UK: * For "Turn This Club Around": "Official Singles Chart Top 100: 05 February 2012 – 11 February 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2023.