Nathan Abraham Lauren Fagan-Gayle (born 2nd November, 1986,
South London) known commercially as Nathan and more recently Starboy
Nathan is a British R&B singer, most famous for his Top 40 Singles "Come
into My Room" and "Diamonds".
Nathan is the son of reggae singer Lorna Gee. Nathan and his mother
moved to Jamaica when he was two years old so that she could pursue
her career. As her profile developed she relocated to the United
States while Nathan remained in Jamaica with his grandmother. At
the age of five he joined his mother in New York where they settled
until Nathan turned eleven years old.
In 2006, Nathan released his debut single "Come into My Room" which
charted inside the UK top 40, peaking at number 37. This was his
only single for the label V2 Records. His second single "Round
and Round", released in January 2007, marked a change in record
label and was the first for Mona Records/Vibes Corner Music. On 9
October 2006, he released his debut album Masterpiece, which was
led by the third single "Cold as Ice". Masterpiece debuted
and peaked at number 122 on the UK albums chart when it was subsequently
reissued in 2007. The fourth single from the album, "Do Without
My Love" was released prior to this reissue and became the second
biggest hit from Masterpiece, peaking at number 44 on the UK Singles
Chart.
On 3 January 2008, Nathan entered the Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
house. He came sixth in the show.
[edit] 2009-present: Second studio album, 3D and name change
Since the release of Masterpiece and the promotion for it ending
in 2008, Nathan has been working on his sophomore effort. His second
studio album is due for release in November 2011 and is entitled
3D - Determination, Dedication, Desire.[6] The first single from
the album was "Caught Me Slippin" featuring Flo Rida, which
was issued on 5 July 2010.[7]
In 2011, Nathan began using the moniker Starboy Nathan instead of
the mononym by which he was originally recognised. He explained the
reason for the name change in an interview with Tale Tela, "You
know what, you kinda proved my point when you said ‘Nathan,
just Nathan’ and that was the point ‘just Nathan’ and
I just wanted to have a bit more fun with it. It came from when I
was young and I used to perform in front of my family and my parents
and my Mum just to say “Starboy time”, it’s just
a bit of fun and it’s more distinctive. I mean, you can type
in Nathan, just Nathan into Google and I might come up or you get
50 million other things whereas ‘Starboy Nathan’ is very
defiant and it’s definitive and you can search it and all of
my library will come up and stuff so it’s a bit more like that.
And I’ve changed the Twitter name to ‘Starboy Nathan’ and
the Facebook name as well. It didn’t confuse any fans, I told
them, they were with me on it."[8]
Following a support slot on the second JLS tour, Starboy Nathan
annnounced that "Diamonds" would be the second single from
the 3D album. The single was released on 18 April 2011.[9] Starboy
Nathan will also be supporting The Wanted on their UK tour.[10]
Starboy Nathan's latest single is called Hangover and features Wretch
32. It was released on 12 September and reached position 92 on the
UK single's chart. His album 3D - Dedication, Determination, Desire
is due for release in early November.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
Album Title Album Details Peak chart Positions
UK
Masterpiece
Debut studio album
Released: 9 October 2006
Re-issue: 26 March 2007
Formats: CD, Digital download
122
3D - Determination, Dedication, Desire
Second studio album
Released: 2011
Formats: CD, Digital download
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[edit] Singles
Year Single Chart positions Album
UK
[11]
2005 "Come into My Room" 37 Masterpiece
2006 "Round and Round" —
"
Cold as Ice" —
2007 "Do Without My Love" 44
2010 "Caught Me Slippin" (featuring Flo Rida) — 3D
- Determination, Dedication, Desire
2011 "Diamonds" 23
"
Hangover" (featuring Wretch 32)