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Who is Jonas Blue? By Your Side and Perfect Strangers singer – here’s what we know

JONAS Blue burst onto the charts in 2016, and the DJ has got half the world dancing to his tunes.

His first three singles went down a storm, so things are looking good for the high achieving Essex boy who has a new track out with Brit babe Rita Ora...

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Jonas Blue shot to fame with his 2015 remix of Tracy Chapman's Fast CarCredit: Getty Images

What is Jonas Blue famous for?

Born August 2, 1989, Guy James Robin is better known by his stage name Jonas Blue and is an English DJ from London.

2016 saw Jonas, 28, outsell the likes of Zayn Malik and Olly Murs in the charts.

And that was achieved by releasing three chart-topping singles in the same year.

He burst onto the music scene with a cover of the Tracy Chapman classic Fast Car, which reached number two on the singles chart.

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The single went platinum in the UK as well as hitting the number 1 spot in 21 countries.

He went on to release two more singles, Perfect Strangers and By Your Side, which helped him become the best-selling British singles artist of 2016.

He followed that up with another top-five hit, Mama, in 2017 before his track Alien and now Ritual co-starring Rita Ora.

2016 saw Jonas outsell the likes of Zayn Malik and Olly MursCredit: Getty Images
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Does Jonas have any celebrity fans?

Singer Ellie Goulding posted a video on of herself shimmying along to his track Perfect Strangers on Instagram.

Jonas told Clubz: "Seeing Ellie dancing to Perfect Strangers was really amazing.

"I was actually in Italy at the time finishing a gig and my phone was going crazy. I then saw why!

"It’s amazing how much can reach so many people especially artists who I really love and respect."

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The hitmaker was also linked to Love Island 2017 star Tyla Carr after the two cosied up at V Festival after he admitted he found her 'hot'.

 

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