
After his injury, he appeared on the American music competition show "American Idol" on March 28, 2012. He originally had planned to promote the album with an eight-day UK tour in February 2012, but he broke one of his vertebrae while rehearsing on January 3, and the tour was cancelled. It's lead single, "Don't Wanna Go Home", hit No. "Future History", Derulo's second album, was released on September 27, 2011. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for GQ) During this period, Derulo also featured on the song "Turn It Up" with Will Roush, Stat Quo, and Young Buck, and collaborated with UK singer Pixie Lott on her song "Coming Home". The third single off the album, "Ridin' Solo", was released on April 26, 2010, and peaked at No. It charted in the UK and Irish Albums Charts in the top ten albums, and he promoted the album with performances as an opening act for Lady Gaga's 2009-2010 The Monster Ball Tour. His eponymous album "Jason Derulo" was released on March 2, 2010.

"In My Head" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. Following the single's positive reception, he began working on his debut album, and released his second single "In My Head" on December 8, 2009. In late August, 2009, the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. The track was produced by Rotem with contributions from Fuego, and heavily samples the song "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap. Music and Television Careerĭerulo's debut single "Whatcha Say" on August 4, 2009. Rotem signed him to his record label Beluga Heights Records, which eventually became part of Warner Bros. After appearing on the musical television show "Showtime at the Apollo", winning the grand prize on the 2006 season finale, Derulo was scouted by music producer J.R.

He attended performing arts schools like The American Musical and Dramatic Academy to improve his skills as a singer and dancer, and appeared in theatre productions of "Ragtime" and "Smokey Joe's Café".


Other artists Derulo wrote for during his early career include Diddy, Danity Kane, Donnie Klang, Sean Kingston, Casses, and Lil Wayne, when he worked as a songwriter and producer at Cash Money Records. As a teenager, he wrote songs for others, including the song "Bossy" for New Orleans-based rapper Birdman. He started singing and writing his own music at a young age, composing his first song at age eight. He is best known by his stage name Jason Derulo, which spells his last name phonetically the way it is pronounced. Jason Joel Desrouleaux was born on September 21, 1989, in Miramar, Florida.
