Dilan Jay

"DeLon" redirects here. For the basketball player, see DeLon Turner. For a similar name, see Delon.

Dilan Jay
ඩිලාන් ජයසිංහ
Dilan Jay
Dilan Jay
Background information
Birth nameWalter Dilan Jayasingha
Also known asDilan Jay, DeLon
BornSri Lanka
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer, actor
InstrumentsPiano, Guitar
Years active2006–present
LabelsHalcyon Records
Websitehttps://dilanjay.com/

Walter Dilan Jayasingha (born March 14, 1980), known professionally as Dilan Jay, is an American actor, singer, and producer. He was the first artist from his country of heritage (Sri Lanka) to place on the U.S. Billboard charts[1][2] and have a No. 1 on MTV's Most Popular Music videos. He is considered one of the top artists in Sri Lanka with ten No. 1 musical hits, 2 pop albums, 4 hip hop albums, and 2 acoustic albums. In 2022, he released a feature, "January" with rapper Money Man.[3] In 2022, his new pop album's tracks amassed over 2 million Spotify streams, and 3 million Youtube views. Dilan's collaborations include Ty Dolla $ign, producer from Black-Eyed Peas Keith Harris, Jacob Lutrell, and songwriter Darious Coleman.[citation needed]

Dilan started his music career under the pseudonym "DeLon" with the hit single "Jeevithe" that became one of the featured tracks on Yes FM’s official Sri Lankan tsunami release CD, followed with multiple No. 1 radio hits and accolades[citation needed] awarded to him by Derana’s Award show. His musical style ranges from rap, dubstep, acoustic guitar, piano, and pop.

Dilan spent 10 years as a rapper under his former pseudonym, DeLon, producing 4 albums[4] and 2 mixtapes. He is known by his fans as the "King of Ceylon[5]" — "Ceylon" representing Sri Lanka – and has collaborated with American songwriter Jacob Luttrell, singer Ty Dolla $ign,[6] and other prominent producers in Sri Lanka. Dilan retired from his rapping career, and simultaneously dropped his DeLon pseudonym, in 2018. Adopting Dilan Jay to help represent his new musical direction, Dilan released his debut singer-songwriter album 3.14[7] in 2018 and Songs About Love and Other Stuff in 2019. In 2022 Dilan released 4 new singles in the Pop/R&B genre.

Film career

Dilan began his acting career in 2010 by starring in Sri Lankan film, Looking Back on the Lion (2010) A.K.A Sinhawalokanaya, which is recognized as a national heritage and the first Sri Lankan cricket film.

Dilan's first American film debut is Hollow Point (2019), an action film directed by Daniel Zirilli, which won 4 film festival awards, and was picked up by Vertical Entertainment.

Delon discography

Dilan Jay Discography

  • Kick Back (2019)
  • Favorite Song (2019)
  • Ophelia (2020)
  • Better Days (2020)
  • Pineapple Life (2020)
  • I Believe in You (2020)
  • Echo of My Soul (2020)
  • Love Will Bring You back (2020)
  • Oh Cherie (2020)
  • My Road (2020)
  • Be Your Man Tonight (2022)
  • All My Love (2022)
  • Cool (2022)
  • Glad I Came Out Tonight (2022)
  • January (2022)
  • Where Do We Go (2022)

References

  1. ^ Silva, Shamini Tineeka de. "DeLon: First Lankan artiste on US Billboard Charts". Daily News. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "An Interview With One of the FIRST Musicians of Sri Lankan Descent to be Featured on the Billboard Charts: DELON! | All Access Music". July 14, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Wonderland Staff (August 30, 2022). "Dilan Jay Recruits Money Man For Funky Soul-Pop Earworm". Wonderland. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "S.O.N (Something Out of Nothing) Chapter 1 by Delon on Amazon Music". Amazon. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "DeLon Jay's new album promotes Lankan music in US". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  6. ^ You Got Me (feat. Tydolla$ign) by DeLon, retrieved May 28, 2019
  7. ^ 3.14 – EP by Dilan Jay, retrieved May 28, 2019