Dilan Jay

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Dilan Jay ඩිලාන් ජයසිංහ
Dilan Jay
Background information
Birth name	Dilan Jayasingha
Also known as	Dilan Jay, DeLon
Born	Los Angeles, California, United States
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Hip hop pop
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer, songwriter, producer
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Halcyon Records
Associated acts	Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Taylor Swift, Jack Johnson
Website	https://dilanjay.com/

Dilan Jay (formerly DeLon) is a Sri Lankan-American actor, producer, singer, rapper and activist from Los Angeles, California.^[1] He was the first artist from his country of heritage (Sri Lanka) to place on the U.S. Billboard charts^[2][3] and have a No. 1 on MTV's Most Popular Music videos. He is considered one of the top artists in Sri Lanka with six No. 1 musical hits, 4 hip hop albums, 2 new acoustic albums, and more than 18 years as a professional DJ.

Dilan started his rapper 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.

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.

DeLon discography[]

• The Connection (2005)
• Unstoppable (2008)
• S.O.N (Something Out of Nothing) (2011)
• Awake (2011)

Dilan Jay discography[]

• 3.14 (2018)
• Songs About Love & Other Stuff (2019)

References[]

External links[]

• Dilan's official website