Kaz James | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1982 (age 41–42) |
Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
Genres | Electronic, alternative dance, house |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, DJ |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Sony BMG |
Website | www.kazjames.com |
Kaz James [1] (born 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and DJ. He was raised in Melbourne and is of Italian and Greek origin. He released his first solo album, If They Knew, in 2008.
Kaz James was a co-founder in 2004 of the group BodyRockers, an Australian British electronic music duo collaboration, consisting of Kaz James and Dylan Burns. BodyRockers released a self-titled album BodyRockers in 2005 and had an international hit with the single " I Like the Way" also in 2005 before disbanding in 2007.
In 2011, Kaz James and British businessman David Abrahamovich started a London coffee chain called Grind. [2] [3]
Before he started his career as a soloist, James was one half of BodyRockers, who rose to prominence in 2005 with their first release, " I Like the Way". [4] This guitar-laden dance track reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in April 2005 [5] and achieved popularity in other regions of the world as well. A self-titled album was released, as was the group's follow-up single, "Round and Round". The duo, James and British guitarist Dylan Burns, toured extensively in 2005 and 2006 and recorded a second album, but according to James, "we just didn't get around to releasing it". [6] BodyRockers then parted ways in 2006.
Year | Album | Peak positions |
---|---|---|
AUS Hitseekers [7] | ||
2008 | If They Knew | 4 |
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUS [8] |
AUS Club [9] |
BEL (Fl) Tip [10] |
BEL (Wa) Tip [11] |
FRA [12] | |||
2008 | "
Breathe" (featuring Stu Stone) |
57 | 1 | — | — | — | If They Knew |
" We Hold On" | 81 | 2 | — | — | — | ||
2009 | "
Can't Hold Back" (featuring Macy Gray) |
42 | 3 | — | — | — | |
2012 | "Kids" [13] | — | 19 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Drums" [14] | — | 8 | — | — | — | ||
2013 | "Revolver" (with Carl Kennedy) [15] |
— | — | — | — | — | |
"King" (with Christian Luke) [16] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Stars" (with Jono Fernandez) [17] |
— | 16 | — | — | — | ||
2014 | "Underground Police" (with Junior Sanchez featuring Vick Knightly) [18] |
— | 25 | — | — | — | |
"
Blast Off" (with David Guetta) [19] |
— | — | 33 | 9 | 33 | ||
"Matterhorn" (with Tom Staar) [20] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Show Me All Your Love" [21] | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
2015 | "Inside Your Arms" (with Ivan Gough) [22] |
— | 22 | — | — | — | |
2016 | "Lose Control" (with Nicky Night Time) [23] |
— | — | — | — | — | |
"Give It Up" (with Nicky Night Time) [24] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
2017 | "Arizona" [25] | — | 27 | — | — | — | |
"Trip the Light" [26] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018 | "Animal" [27] | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Twisted" (with Nick Morgan) [28] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Paradise" (with Nick Morgan) [29] |
— | 27 | — | — | — | ||
"Life in Purple" [30] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019 | "Through Your Love" (featuring Mr.id and Kawtar Sadik) [31] |
— | — | — | — | — | |
2020 | "Stronger" (featuring Ali Love) [32] |
— | 6 | — | — | — | |
"Dazed" (with Nick Morgan) [33] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
2021 | "Not in Love" (with Nick Morgan) [34] |
— | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Kaz James | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Born | 1982 (age 41–42) |
Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
Genres | Electronic, alternative dance, house |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, DJ |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Sony BMG |
Website | www.kazjames.com |
Kaz James [1] (born 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and DJ. He was raised in Melbourne and is of Italian and Greek origin. He released his first solo album, If They Knew, in 2008.
Kaz James was a co-founder in 2004 of the group BodyRockers, an Australian British electronic music duo collaboration, consisting of Kaz James and Dylan Burns. BodyRockers released a self-titled album BodyRockers in 2005 and had an international hit with the single " I Like the Way" also in 2005 before disbanding in 2007.
In 2011, Kaz James and British businessman David Abrahamovich started a London coffee chain called Grind. [2] [3]
Before he started his career as a soloist, James was one half of BodyRockers, who rose to prominence in 2005 with their first release, " I Like the Way". [4] This guitar-laden dance track reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in April 2005 [5] and achieved popularity in other regions of the world as well. A self-titled album was released, as was the group's follow-up single, "Round and Round". The duo, James and British guitarist Dylan Burns, toured extensively in 2005 and 2006 and recorded a second album, but according to James, "we just didn't get around to releasing it". [6] BodyRockers then parted ways in 2006.
Year | Album | Peak positions |
---|---|---|
AUS Hitseekers [7] | ||
2008 | If They Knew | 4 |
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUS [8] |
AUS Club [9] |
BEL (Fl) Tip [10] |
BEL (Wa) Tip [11] |
FRA [12] | |||
2008 | "
Breathe" (featuring Stu Stone) |
57 | 1 | — | — | — | If They Knew |
" We Hold On" | 81 | 2 | — | — | — | ||
2009 | "
Can't Hold Back" (featuring Macy Gray) |
42 | 3 | — | — | — | |
2012 | "Kids" [13] | — | 19 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Drums" [14] | — | 8 | — | — | — | ||
2013 | "Revolver" (with Carl Kennedy) [15] |
— | — | — | — | — | |
"King" (with Christian Luke) [16] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Stars" (with Jono Fernandez) [17] |
— | 16 | — | — | — | ||
2014 | "Underground Police" (with Junior Sanchez featuring Vick Knightly) [18] |
— | 25 | — | — | — | |
"
Blast Off" (with David Guetta) [19] |
— | — | 33 | 9 | 33 | ||
"Matterhorn" (with Tom Staar) [20] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Show Me All Your Love" [21] | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
2015 | "Inside Your Arms" (with Ivan Gough) [22] |
— | 22 | — | — | — | |
2016 | "Lose Control" (with Nicky Night Time) [23] |
— | — | — | — | — | |
"Give It Up" (with Nicky Night Time) [24] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
2017 | "Arizona" [25] | — | 27 | — | — | — | |
"Trip the Light" [26] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018 | "Animal" [27] | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Twisted" (with Nick Morgan) [28] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
"Paradise" (with Nick Morgan) [29] |
— | 27 | — | — | — | ||
"Life in Purple" [30] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019 | "Through Your Love" (featuring Mr.id and Kawtar Sadik) [31] |
— | — | — | — | — | |
2020 | "Stronger" (featuring Ali Love) [32] |
— | 6 | — | — | — | |
"Dazed" (with Nick Morgan) [33] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
2021 | "Not in Love" (with Nick Morgan) [34] |
— | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |