Jamie Sparks (singer)

Jamie Sparks (born in Cherry Brook, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian R&B and Soul singer, songwriter, record producer and musician playing bass and keyboards.[1][2] In 2002, he was nominated for a Juno Award for "Best R&B/Soul Recording". In 2010, he won the Independent Music Awards in Canada as "R&B Artist of the Year" and the 2010 East Coast Music Awards (ECMA) R&B/Soul "Single Track Recording of the Year".[3] Montreal Jazz Festival gave him the "Award of Excellence - the Professional Publishers and Songwriter Award"[4] He has also won eight East Coast Music Awards in Canada and two African Nova Scotian Music Awards.[5] He is best known for the singles "Tender Love" and "Unforgettable".

This article is about Canadian singer, songwriter. For British ocean rower and adventurer, see Jamie Sparks.

Since 2006, he has released a number of albums including It's the Music (2007 and 2008), G1RLS (2011), We're Gonna Make It (2012), Rhythm & Soul and Reggae Vibes (2013), Back to the Funk (2015) and Wake Up Call (2017). Sparks has written music for the soundtrack of a Spike Lee movie You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You and for the 2018 TV series 5th Ward.

At a young age, Sparks became a bass player and toured with various rock, African, Calypso, R&B and jazz bands. In 2006, he released a 7-track EP Jamie Sparks: Git Wit U and appeared on Beat Factory Groove Essentials compilation on EMI and released Jamie Sparks: The Time in 1998. The single "Unforgettable" in 2000 was re-released with remixes under the title Fun Tonight in 2004 with P.Diddy's Daddy's House Recording Studios, a division of Bad Boy Entertainment. Starting mid 2000s, he became head of operations for Kicksta Music Group/Kicksta Muzik Publishing, with a roster of talented artists, songwriters and producers contributing to their releases and remixes and music to Film/TV productions, record labels and operating in Canada and the US.[5]

Personal life

His father was a deacon at the Cherry Brook United Baptist Church. His brothers were musicians also and his mother Evelyn Sparks was very musical and had formed a family choir in which Jamie and all the other siblings sang and played instruments.

His song "Wake Up Call" was written after his son Josiah Sparks died on 14 September 2017 at the age of 22.[6][4][7] The murder remains unsolved after 3 years of the incident.

Discography

Albums
  • Jamie Sparks: The Time (1998)
  • Unforgettable (2000)
  • Fun Tonight (remix) (2004)
  • Scotia Mix, Vol. 1 (2006)
  • It's the Music (2007)
  • It's the Music - Reloaded (2008)
  • G1RLS (2011)
  • We're Gonna Make It (2012)
  • Rhythm & Soul (2013)
  • Reggae Vibes (EP) (2013)
  • Back to the Funk (2015)
  • Wake Up Call (2017)

Singles
  • "Unforgettable" (2000)
  • "Gonna Get Down" (2005)
  • "Tender Love" (2009)
  • "All I Need" (remix) (2009)
  • "Wake Up Call" (2017)
  • "Brighter Day" (2018)
Featured in
  • September (remixes) (2009) (DJ Favorite feat. Jamie Sparks)[8]

References
  1. Discogs: Jamie Spark
  2. ArtistReachOfficial.com: Artist Review: Jamie Sparks – "It's Christmas Time (Miracle Beat Boy Remix)" Single
  3. - Cision: 2010 ECMA & Independent Music Award Nominee Jamie Sparks Releases Christmas Song
  4. Stage Pass: Jamie Sparks - Music Video to his latest single - "Wake Up Call"
  5. ReverbNation: Jamie Sparks Music
  6. The Hype Magazine: Jamie Sparks on his single "Wake Up Call"
  7. Aya Al-Hakim (14 September 2017). "Global News: N.S. RCMP continue to investigate the murder of Josiah Kaelin Sparks". Global News. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  8. September - DJ Favorite feat. Jamie Sparks
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