Jin Jin (musician)
| Jin Jin | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Janée Bennett |
| Also known as | Jin Jin and the Ragdolls |
| Origin | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop, electro, grime, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Moshi Moshi, Live On, Raggamuffin |
| Website | jinjinofficial |
Janée Bennett, known professionally as Jin Jin (previously Jin Jin and the Ragdolls), is an English singer and songwriter from Manchester.
As a child Bennett became interested in music whilst hanging out in her Granddad’s reggae music record shop and enrolled at City College Manchester to do a National Diploma in Music Technology and a Higher National Diploma.
Bennett signed to the music publisher Windswept Music UK and auditioned for the second series of the BBC televised music competition Fame Academy, but didn't make it through to the final group. Subsequently, Bennett completed an undergraduate degree in Music Industry Management and Marketing at Buckinghamshire University. To see herself through college she modelled for fashion brands including Agent Provocateur and DKNY.
In September 2008, having moved to London, Bennett co-wrote the Roll Deep single "Do Me Wrong", from their album Return of the Big Money Sound. In October 2009, Bennett released her debut single, "Sex in the City" (with producer Bless Beats), via Moshi Moshi Records; NME magazine described the track as "rude, fresh and kinda brilliant". A version of the single features rapper Tinchy Stryder. Bennett was profiled in The Guardian's "New band of the week" feature the same month, with Paul Lester describing her as "a rougher, cruder version of glossy American R&B" and "a new urban female who is... like a Moss Side Pink if she'd worked with Tinchy instead of Linda Perry".
By 2012, Bennett had changed her professional name to Jin Jin and the Ragdolls and was working on an album titled Rhythm Homicide with Bless Beats and co-producer Jagz Kooner. She released the single "Cashpoint Drama" (featuring Mikill Pane) in July 2012, followed by "Love in Sin City" in September 2012 and "Whistle at Me" (featuring Wiley) in November 2012. In October 2013, Bennett issued the Bless Beats-produced single "Fire Me Up" under her shortened stage name Jin Jin. She collaborated with the band Polar Bear on the song "Cuckoo", released as a single in October 2014.
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