Kaz James

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Kaz James
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Background information
Born1982 (age 4142)
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Genres Electronic, alternative dance, house
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, DJ
Years active2004–present
Labels Sony BMG
Website www.kazjames.com

Kaz James [1] (born 1982) is an Australia n 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.

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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]

BodyRockers

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.

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak positions
AUS
Hitseekers

[7]
2008 If They Knew 4

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
AUS
[8]
AUS
Club

[9]
BEL
(Fl)
Tip

[10]
BEL
(Wa)
Tip

[11]
FRA
[12]
2008"Breathe"
(featuring Stu Stone)
571 If They Knew
"We Hold On"812
2009"Can't Hold Back"
(featuring Macy Gray)
423
2012"Kids" [13] 19Non-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]
33933
"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.

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References

  1. "Various Artists – Pacha, Mixed by Kaz James, Dirty Laundry & Sarah Main" inthemix.com.au. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  2. "Sam Smith, lattes and a DJ: Meet the Aussie serving coffee to London's A-list". NewsComAu. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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  5. Official Charts Company info OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
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  9. Peaks on the ARIA Club Tracks Chart:
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  14. "Drums by Kaz James". Apple Music (Australia). 26 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  15. "Revolver - Single by Kaz James & Carl Kennedy". Apple Music (Australia). 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  16. "King - Single by Kaz, James C & hristian Luke [sic]". Apple Music (Australia). 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  17. "Stars - Single by Kaz James & Jono Fernandez". Apple Music (Australia). 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  18. "Underground Police - Single (feat. Vick Knightly) - Single by Kaz James & Junior Sanchez". Apple Music (Australia). 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  19. "Blast Off (Radio Edit) - Single by David Guetta & Kaz James". iTunes Store (United States). 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  20. "Matterhorn - Single by Tom Staar & Kaz James". Apple Music (Australia). 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  21. "Show Me All Your Love (Radio Edit) - Single by Kaz James". iTunes Store (Australia). 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  22. "Inside Your Arms - Single by Kaz James & Ivan Gough". Apple Music (Australia). 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  23. "Lose Control - Single by Nicky Night Time & Kaz James". Apple Music (Australia). 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  24. "Give It Up - Single by Kaz James & Nicky Night Time". Apple Music (Australia). 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  25. "Arizona - Single by Kaz James". Apple Music (Australia). 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  26. "Trip The Light from Saved Records". Beatport . 15 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  27. "Animal - Single by Kaz James". Apple Music (Australia). 22 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  28. "Twisted - Single by Kaz James & Nick Morgan". Apple Music (Australia). 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  29. "Paradise - Single by Kaz James & Nick Morgan". Apple Music (Australia). 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  30. "Life in Purple - Single by Kaz James". Apple Music (Australia). 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  31. "Through Your Love (feat. Mr.id & Kawtar Sadik) - Single by Kaz James". Apple Music (Australia). 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  32. "Stronger - Single by Kaz James & Ali Love". Apple Music (Australia). 5 June 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  33. "Dazed - Single by Kaz James & Nick Morgan". Apple Music (Australia). 27 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  34. "Not In Love - Single by Kaz James & Nick Morgan". Apple Music (Australia). 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.