Justine Skye
Justine Skye | |
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Justine Skye in 2015 | |
Born |
Justine Indira Skyers August 24, 1995 Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
Occupation |
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Parent(s) |
Nova Perry Christopher Skyers |
Website |
justineskye |
Justine Indira Skyers, also known as simply Justine Skye (born August 24, 1995), is an American singer, songwriter, model.
Early life
Skye was born August 24, 1995, in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York. Her mother, Nova Perry, is a music attorney of Afro-Jamaican and Indo-Jamaican descent, and her father is of Afro-Jamaican descent. Justine Skye tagged along with her mother to a music panel held by performance rights organization BMI. During the question-and-answer session, Justine surprised everyone in attendance by asking to sing. In front of various music executives, she performed a cover of Sam Sparro's "Black and Gold." The Brooklyn native subsequently took singing lessons and honed her songwriting, then worked with August Rigo and Eric Hudson. Their sessions led to Everyday Living, a confident contemporary R&B EP released on Atlantic in August 2013.
Career
Justine got her start at a professional singing career when she performed songs to go with the book “Rules To Rock By”. She is known for having made a cover about "Headlines" by Drake which received 2 million views on youtube. Her debut EP, Everyday Living, helped the Brooklyn kid with the purple-hued hair ink a deal with Atlantic Records in 2013 and release with them the album Emotionally Unavailable. During that time she made a song "Collide" featuring the rapper Tyga. In october 2015, she performed at TIDAL10X20 an event created by JAY Z and at a Tommy Hilfiger show in Brazil. She also made an apparition in some tv shows like the final of House of DVF.
In 2016 she left Atlantic and signed to Roc Nation[1] and Republic Records and is preparing a new album.
Discography
EPs
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||
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US | US R&B/HH [2] |
US R&B [3] |
US Heat [4] | ||||||||||||||
Everyday Living |
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— | 44[5] | 23[6] | 22[7] | ||||||||||||
Emotionally Unavailable |
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— | 37 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Mixtapes
Skye High (2012)
Singles
As a lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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US | US R&B/HH |
US R&B |
US R&B/HH airplay [8] | ||||||||||||||
"Everyday Living" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | Everyday Living | |||||||||||
"Hard Work" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Collide (featuring Tyga) |
2014 | — | — | — | 38 | N/A | |||||||||||
"Bandit" | 2015 | — | 5 | — | — | Emotionally Unavailable | |||||||||||
"A Train" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
"I'm Yours" (featuring Vic Mensa) |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
"U Don't Know" (featuring Wizkid) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"Dance" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
As a featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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US | US R&B/HH | US R&B |
US R&B/HH airplay [9] | ||||||||||||||
"Beautiful Day" (Burberry Perry featuring Lil Yachty, Kylie Jenner, Justine Skye and Jordyn Woods) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | Burberry Perry EP | |||||||||||
"Overtime" (Schoolboy Q featuring Miguel and Justine Sky) |
— | 50 | — | — | Blank Face LP | ||||||||||||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
References
- ↑ "Roc Nation Signs Singer Justine Skye". BallerStatus.com. March 24, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6449982/justine-skye/chart?f=333
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6449982/justine-skye/chart?f=1235
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6449982/justine-skye/chart?f=324
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Everyday%20Living%22&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A333&refine=1
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Everyday%20Living%22&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A1235&refine=1
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Everyday%20Living%22&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A324&refine=1
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6449982/justine-skye/chart?f=364
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6449982/justine-skye/chart?f=364
External links
- "Meet Justine Skye, The 19-Year-Old That Leveraged Tumblr Fame Into A Music Career", by Deidre Dyer, The Fader, 2015-01-30.
- "JUSTINE TIME: MEET RISING R&B STAR JUSTINE SKYE" Paper 2015-07
- "My Essence Fest: Justine Skye on Why She's a Purple Unicorn", InStyle, JULY 5, 2015, BY EMIL WILBEKIN