Jas Rolyn is a Maltese singer and songwriter. While highlighting his androgynous style, he has been performing locally and in Italy since his early teenage years.
Jas Rolyn | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 14 October 1998 Pieta, Malta |
| Origin | Marsa, Malta |
| Genres | R&B, pop, trap |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, content creator |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | www |
Early life
editRolyn (who is previously known as Jasmar Cassar) was born on 14 October 1998 in Pieta, Malta. Rolyn was raised by his mother.
He skipped most of his secondary school years but later in life completed post-secondary at GEM16+.[1]
Career
editJas competed in Malta's Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 for the first time with his Maltese song "Id-Dinja Tieghi".[2] He came back to Malta's Junior Eurovision in 2010, when he competed in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010. He performed a ballad-pop track song called "My Star" where he classified in the ninth place.[3][4]
In 2013, Rolyn competed abroad in the Italian festival Sanremo, where he placed second.[5] In the same year, he competed in the Maltese festival Kanzunetta Indipendenza with the song "Muzika" (written by Minik and Rita Pace) with a classic-pop-disco song, where he emphasized on his falsetto vocals.[6]
In 2014 he competed and won the Singer/Songwriter in the category in the Italian festival Il-Cantagiro with his own song "Ti Amo, I Love You".[7][8]
In 2015, Jas Rolyn teamed up with four other local singers, and competed as the group L-Ilħna with the original gospel song "Qalbien" in the Maltese Festival Għanja Gmiel Is-Seba' Noti (organised by Erseb Productions). The group won 1st place, Best Presentation and the Overall Trophy.[9]
Rolyn released his first official single "Just Be" – which he composed – on 2 September 2015. The track was written by Matt 'Muxu' Mercieca, mixed and mastered by Cyprian Cassar (former member of Tenishia).[9][10] Just Be was released on YouTube accompanied by a video clip directed and produced by Jas Rolyn.
On 10 June 2016, Rolyn released his second single "When Love Comes Around", a pop love song which he composed - accompanied by a music video - which he also directed and produced.[11] In this single, Rolyn shows his bright personality by dancing and cheering with his schoolmates.
Later on in July, together with his sister Shyli Rose and the duo K13, Cassar performed live with the orchestra and competed in the Semi-Final of L-Għanja tal-Poplu,[12] with their hip-hop track "Tama" (hope) which was co-written by Jas Rolyn.[13][14]
On 14 October 2016, Rolyn released his 3rd single "On The Run". Rolyn's single spent 6 weeks in the MVTV's Top 20, reaching its highest spot #11 on 5 November.[citation needed]
Jas Rolyn was featured on the track Summer Nights[15] which was produced by the Turkish producer MobBeatz. The track was first released in digital stores on 10 July 2017. A lyric video also followed the release on 16 August.
In 2018, Rolyn released his 4th single Hadd Ma Jaf which was penned and composed by Rolyn himself. Hadd Ma Jaf was released on 11 June 2018.[16]
On 4 February 2019, Jas released a video in memory of his best friend, who died one year before. Later on, on 3 March, the Just Be singer released an emotional short film featuring One Last Time.
2019 also marks the year of Jas Rolyn's debut album release. On 14 April 2019, Rolyn released his debut record Journey To Freedom alongside the music video of Chained (ft. Shyli Rose).[17]
In 2021, Jas Rolyn re-branded and stopped performing under his birth name (Jasmar Cassar). He later on released his first single since 2019. Bittersweet was released on May 5, 2021.
Discography
edit| Title | Artist(s) | Genre | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journey To Freedom | Jas Rolyn | Pop | 14 April 2019 |
| Title | Artist(s) | Release Date | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just Be | Jas Rolyn | 2 September 2015 | Jas Rolyn, Muxu | Cyprian Cassar | Journey To Freedom |
| When Love Comes Around | Jas Rolyn | 10 June 2016 | Jas Rolyn, Muxu | Cyprian Cassar | Journey To Freedom |
| On The Run | Jas Rolyn | 14 October 2016 | Jas Rolyn, Muxu | Cyprian Cassar | Journey To Freedom |
| Summer Nights | MobBeatz Ft. Jas Rolyn | 11 July 2017 | MobBeatz | MobBeatz | — |
| Hadd Ma Jaf | Jas Rolyn | 11 June 2018 | Jas Rolyn | Cyprian Cassar | Journey To Freedom |
| I Love You So | Jas Rolyn | 4 February 2019 | Jas Rolyn | Jas Rolyn | Journey To Freedom |
| Chained | Jas Rolyn Ft. Shyli Rose | 14 April 2019 | Jas Rolyn, Sacha Cassar, Shyli Rose | Jas Rolyn | Journey To Freedom |
| Bittersweet | Jas Rolyn Ft. Trapboi VIII | 5 May 2021 | Jas Rolyn, Trapboi VIII | YoungAsko | — |
References
edit- ^ "Giving students a second chance". Allied Newspapers. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Junior Eurosong 2008 Festival semifinalists announced - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Jasmar Cassar Bio | Jasmar Cassar Career". MTV Artists. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Malta's top 20 2010 | Junior Eurovision Song Contest". junioreurosong.net. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Suċċess Malti f'Sanremo D.O.C". newsbook. Retrieved 18 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ NET Television (5 July 2013), Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza 2013 : Mużika - Jasmar Cassar, retrieved 31 August 2016
- ^ www.untangledmedia.com, Untangled Media -. "Cantagiro Festival Malta | News Malta | La Voix Academy". La Voix Academy La Voix Academy. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "SUĊĊESS GĦAL KANTANTI MALTIN F'IL CANTAGIRO". limelightmalta.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b JASMAR CASSAR RELEASES DEBUT SINGLE AND VIDEO Archived 10 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "[FILMAT] Żagħżugħ mill-Marsa jkanta u jidderieġi...ommu tiġbidlu l-filmat". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "filmat | Oħtu parti mill-vidjo u ommu tiġbed il-filmat u tieħu sehem ukoll". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Jitħabbru l-finalisti tal-festival l-Għanja tal-Poplu - TVM". Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "MikeBugeja.com - all about the music scene in Malta". MikeBugeja.com - all about the music scene in Malta. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Tithabbar l-ordni li fiha se jitkanta il-kanzunetta fis-semifinali tal-Ghanja tal-Poplu.
- ^ "Jasmar Cassar - "Summer Nights" (Prod. MobBeatz) | EarlyBBQ". EarlyBBQ. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ Jasmar Cassar (11 June 2018), Jasmar Cassar - Hadd Ma Jaf (Official Music Video), retrieved 18 September 2018
- ^ "Journey To Freedom | Debut Album". Jasmar Cassar. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.