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Jonathan David "Jon" Bellion (born December 26, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer. He was born and raised on Long Island, New York. Bellion has released four mixtapes, the most recent of which, The Definition, was released on September 23, 2014. He also released his debut album, The Human Condition, on June 10, 2016, and it debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200. He is currently signed to Visionary Music Group and Capitol Records. Bellion also provided vocals for the 2015 EDM song "Beautiful Now" by Zedd as well as writing the chorus to "The Monster" by Rihanna and Eminem.

Career

2011–14: Early career and various mixtapes

Bellion's first mixtape, Scattered Thoughts Vol. 1 was released in early 2011 via his Facebook page and reached over 11,000 downloads. Bellion composes and produces all of his own music. Jon Bellion signed with Visionary Music Group in 2012 and released a cover of Drake's "The Motto" on VMG's YouTube page.

In 2013, Bellion wrote the chorus to the song "The Monster" by Eminem featuring Rihanna. This song also won a Grammy Award in the 2015 Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Bellion also co-wrote and produced the song "Trumpets" by Jason Derulo in 2012, which was not released until 2013 in the UK and 2014 in the US.

Jon Bellion released his fourth free project, titled The Definition, under Visionary Music Group on September 23, 2014. Bellion headlined his first national tour called The Beautiful Mind Tour in October 2014.

2015–present: Touring and The Human Condition

Bellion released several singles in early 2015, including "Woodstock (Psychedelic Fiction)", "All Time Low", and "Woke the Fuck Up" through Capitol Records. On March 31, 2015, Bellion announced his second national tour, The Definition Tour. The tour began on May 26 and concluded on July 2. Bellion was also featured on "Beautiful Now", a song on Zedd's album True Colors, which was released on May 15, 2015. Bellion was also featured on American rapper B.o.B's album Psycadelik Thoughtz on the song "Violence".

Bellion released several acoustic versions of his songs from The Definition album. He released "All Time Low (Acoustic)" on February 26, 2016. As well as releasing "Human (Acoustic)" on March 4, 2016.

Bellion confirmed that his debut album The Human Condition was set to be released on June 10, 2016. He released three promotional singles from the album: "Guillotine", on April 22, 2016, "80's Films", on May 27, 2016, and "Maybe IDK" on June 2, 2016, with the lead single from the album, "All Time Low" releasing on August 30, 2016. On June 10, The Human Condition was officially released. Bellion states that the album is simply about being human, explaining, "Us as humans all have the same problems. We struggle with pride and tons of different issues that nobody really wants to talk about. So I figured if I'm the honest one showing how human I am, it will make people feel better about themselves." Jon Bellion also says the sonics and album artwork for The Human Condition is all to get the attention of Disney/Pixar, saying, "It's like a giant business plan for Disney Pixar because it’s always been my dream to score a movie for them. So basically if my debut album blows up, John Lasseter and these guys will hopefully see these images and be like 'Wait a second this is not one of our movies, what is this?'" The artwork for the album was created by visual development artist David Ardinaryas Lojaya. During The Human Condition tour, Bellion announced that a representative from Pixar met him at one of his shows.

Influences

Bellion has stated on multiple occasions that Kanye West is one of his biggest inspirations. "I loved everything but it was Kanye West who really changed everything for me," he said in a Huffington Post interview. West is also the reason Bellion decided to drop out of college and pursue music. Jon has also stated that he was inspired by Eminem and Pharrell Williams He says he is also influenced by Coldplay, John Mayer, André 3000, and more. Bellion has also made it known that he is a big fan of J Dilla and Disney Pixar, drawing inspiration from the musician and computer animation film studio for both The Definition and The Human Condition. Bellion explains that he loves how Pixar movies are "simple yet presented in a way that is groundbreaking."

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

References

1. "Songwriter/Composer: Bellion Jonathan David". Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). Retrieved June 16, 2016.
2. ^ "Nick Jonas Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Drake's 'Views' Steady at No. 1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
3. Guarino, Nick. "Jon Bellion – Life (Music Video) : Indie / R&B / Pop Single [TSIS PREMIERE]". This Song is Sick. This Song is Sick. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
4. Guarino, Nick. "Jon Bellion – The Motto (Drake Cover) : Chill Original Indie / R&B Cover". This Song is Sick. This Song is Sick. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
5. Markman, Rob. "Meet Eminem And Rihanna's 'Monster' Songwriter". MTV. MTV News. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
6. Ramirez, Erica. "Jon Bellion, 'Simple and Sweet': Exclusive Video Premiere". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
7. Ortiz, Edwin. "Watch Jon Bellion's "Simple and Sweet" Video". Complex. Complex. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
8. https://soundcloud.com/jonbellion
9. "JON BELLION ANNOUNCES 2015 HEADLINING TOUR; RELEASES NEW SONG, "WOODSTOCK"". The Early Registration. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
10. Lovaas, Taylor. "From Choirs to Animations, Jon Bellion's Debut Album "The Human Condition" is Full Artistry Both Sonically and Visually: SU Featured Interview". Sway's Universe. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
11. Khan, Ahmad. "No Genre: An Introduction to Jon Bellion". Huffington Post. Huffington Post. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
12. "Artist Interview - Jon Bellion". Song Revelation. Song Revelation. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
13. "jon bellion 'definition' album is a mix between dilla and pixar". MTV. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
14. Ryan, Gavin (June 18, 2016). "ARIA Albums: The Temper Trap 'Thick As Thieves' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
15. http://www.billboard.com/artist/1539461/jon-bellion/chart?sort=date&f=379
16. http://www.billboard.com/artist/1539461/jon-bellion/chart?f=793
17. Peak chart positions for singles on the New Zealand Heatseekers Singles Chart:
    • "All Time Low": "Heatseekers Singles". Recorded Music NZ. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
18. ^ "Sverigetopplistan" (To access, enter the search parameter "Jon Bellion" and select "Search by Keyword"). sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
19. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
20. "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canada. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
21. "Zedd – Chart History: The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
22. "Zedd – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
23. "Lescharts.com – Zedd feat. Jon Bellion – Beautiful Now". Retrieved September 23, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Jon Bellion on Twitter

• 1990 births
• American male singers
• Living people
• Singers from New York