Jamie Sparks
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Jamie Sparks from Cherrybrook
Cherrybrook, Nova Scotia
Cherrybrook is predominantly a Black community located to the north of Trunk 7 between Lake Loon and Lake Major, and just a few miles east of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia....

, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
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 is a Canadian
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 singer, songwriter and producer and President of Operations for Kicksta Music Group and Kicksta Muzik Publishing and owner of Smash Track Recording Studios.

His album Fun Tonight was recorded at P. Diddy's "Daddy's House" (Bad Boy) Recording Studios in New York City
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. The album resulted in four singles and music videos: "Unforgettable", "Be Right There", "Tender Love" and title song "Fun Tonight". He has also collaborated with a number of known artists for various releases including Marc Mysterio
Marc Mysterio
Marc Mysterio is a Canadian DJ and producer with two labels - World Class Records and Amerada Music. He is also signed as an artist to various labels globally, including Sony Music in 2011.-Career:...

 in "Sunshine" and also Mysterio featuring Karl Wolf
Karl Wolf
Carl Abou Samah is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is better known by his stage name Karl Wolf. He has been a singer, songwriter and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo album Face Behind the Face on MapleNationwide/Universal in January 2006,...

 in "All Wrong".

Awards and nominations

African Nova Scotia Music Association (ANSMA) Awards
  • 1998: Won Best New Artist
  • 1999: Won R&B Artist of the Year

East Coast Music Awards (ECMA Canada)
  • 1998: Won Best Dance/HipHop Artist of the Year
  • 1999: Nominated Male Vocalist of the Year
  • 2000: Won Urban Recording of the Year
  • 2006: Won Urban Single Recording of the Year for his single "Gonna Get Down"
  • 2007: Won African Canadian Recording of the Year for Scotia Mix Vol. 1
  • 2007: Won Urban Single Recording of the Year for his single "All I Need"
  • 2008: Won Urban Single Track and African Canadian Recording of the Year
  • 2009: Nominated Unsigned Hype International Artist of the Year

Juno Award
Juno Award
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s
  • 2002: Nominated Best R&B/Soul Recording for his single "Unforgettable"

Others
  • Montreal's Jazz Festival's Award of Excellence
  • Professional Publishers and Songwriter Award
  • 2009: Won WBLK Unsigned Hype International Artist of the Year (Nomination)
  • 2010: Nominated at Nova Scotia Music for Producer of the Year

Albums

  • 2004: Fun Tonight

Tracklist:
  1. Fun Tonight (4:03)
  2. Unforgettable (3:26)
  3. Tender Love (3:39)
  4. Be Right There (3:36)
  5. Are We (3:29)
  6. Everything to Me (3:49)
  7. All That Matters 3:51 $0.99
  8. You (3:25)
  9. Everybody Get Up (3:49) $0.99
  10. Next to Me (3:02)
  11. Near My Heart (4:07)
  12. What Do You Do (4:38)
  13. Unforgettable (remix) (3:56)
  14. Fun Tonight (reggae remix) (4:02)
    • 2011: It's The Music

Singles

  • "Unforgettable" (2000)
  • "Be Right There"
  • "Tender Love"
  • "Fun Tonight"
  • "All I Need" (remix) (Jamie Sparks feat. Lucius Kayne)
  • "Do It" (2011)

Featured in:
  • 2009: "Sunshine" (Marc Mysterio
    Marc Mysterio
    Marc Mysterio is a Canadian DJ and producer with two labels - World Class Records and Amerada Music. He is also signed as an artist to various labels globally, including Sony Music in 2011.-Career:...

     feat. Gary Pine and Jamie Sparks)
  • 2010: "I Wanna Fly" (Sunloverz vs Jamie Sparks)
  • 2011: "Feeling Your Vibe" (DJ Favorite feat. Jamie Spark)
  • 2011: "All Wrong" (Marc Mysterio feat. Karl Wolf
    Karl Wolf
    Carl Abou Samah is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is better known by his stage name Karl Wolf. He has been a singer, songwriter and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo album Face Behind the Face on MapleNationwide/Universal in January 2006,...

     and Jamie Sparks) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8LbBb_CLWg

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