U-Jean

{{Short description|American singer}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = U-Jean | birth_name = Alex Hutson | birth_place = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S. | image = U-Jean.jpg | caption = | origin = [[Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S. | genre = [[Dance-pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] | years_active = 2007–present | label = Zooland, Kontor | website = {{URL|u-jean.com}} }}

'''Alex Hutson''', known professionally as '''U-Jean''', is an American singer and songwriter based in Germany. He performs [[Pop music|pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], and [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]]. He is best known for his collaboration with the German dance project [[R.I.O.]] on the songs "[[Turn This Club Around (song)|Turn This Club Around]]" and "[[Summer Jam (R.I.O. song)|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 == {{BLP unreferenced section|date=January 2026}} 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 ==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Single ! scope="col"| Album |- | 2011 ! scope="row"| "[[Heaven Is a Place on Earth#U-Jean version|Heaven Is a Place on Earth]]" (featuring [[Carlprit]]) | rowspan="2"| Non-album singles |- | 2012 ! scope="row"| "Flying" ([[Ilhama Gasimova|Ilhama]] & U-Jean featuring DJ OGB) |- |}

==== As featured artist ==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" colspan="6"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]] <ref name="ger">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=U-Jean&country=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725074847/http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=U-Jean&country=de|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 25, 2014|title=U-Jean – German Charts|publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts|language=de}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]] <ref name="aut">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=U-Jean|title=U-Jean – Austrian Charts|publisher=austriancharts.at|language=de}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[SNEP|FRA]] <ref name="fra">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=U-Jean|title=U-Jean – French Charts|publisher=lescharts.com|language=fr}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Single Top 100|NL]] <ref name="nl">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=U-Jean|title=U-Jean – Dutch Charts|publisher=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]] <ref name="swi">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=U-Jean|title=U-Jean – Swiss Charts|publisher=hitparade.ch|language=de}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="uk">Peak positions for featured singles in the UK: * For "Turn This Club Around": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20120205/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100: 05 February 2012 – 11 February 2012|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=January 20, 2023}} </ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2011 ! scope="row"| "[[Turn This Club Around (song)|Turn This Club Around]]" ([[R.I.O.]] featuring U-Jean) | 3 || 5 || 96 || 43 || 1 || 36 | rowspan="2"| ''[[Turn This Club Around (album)|Turn This Club Around]]'' |- ! scope="row"| "[[Animal (R.I.O. song)|Animal]]" ([[R.I.O.]] featuring U-Jean) | 48 || 33 || — || 52 || 51 || — |- | rowspan="2"| 2012 ! scope="row"| "[[That Girl (Mischa Daniels song)|That Girl]]" ([[Mischa Daniels]] featuring U-Jean) | 95 || — || — || — || — || — | {{n/a}} |- ! scope="row"| "[[Summer Jam (R.I.O. song)|Summer Jam]]" ([[R.I.O.]] featuring U-Jean) | 7 || 2 || 39 || — || 2 || — | ''[[Turn This Club Around (album)|Turn This Club Around (Deluxe Edition)]]'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2013 ! scope="row"| "[[Ready or Not (R.I.O. song)|Ready or Not]]" ([[R.I.O.]] featuring U-Jean) | 54 || 40 || — || — || 64 || — | ''Ready or Not'' |- ! scope="row"| "[[Komodo (Hard Nights)]]" ([[R.I.O.]] featuring U-Jean) | 58 || 45 || — || — || 45 || — | rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |- | 2014 ! scope="row"| "One in a Million" ([[R.I.O.]] featuring U-Jean) | 51 || 62 || — || — || 62 || — |- | 2015 ! scope="row"| "Paradise" ([[Mike Candys]] featuring U-Jean) | — || — || — || — || 27 || — |- | colspan="18" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}

=== Guest appearances === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]] <ref name="ger"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]] <ref name="aut"/> |- | 2013 ! scope="row"| "House Party" ([[DJ Antoine]] vs. Mad Mark featuring B-Case & U-Jean) | 44 || 22 | ''[[Sky Is the Limit]]'' |- |}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{Instagram|ujeanmusic}} * {{Facebook|UJeanMusic}} * {{Twitter|ujeanmusic}}

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