Kaz James"Various Artists – Pacha, Mixed by Kaz James, Dirty Laundry & Sarah Main" inthemix.com.au. Retrieved 1 May 2009. is an Australian singer-songwriter and DJ. He was raised in Melbourne and is of Italian and Greek origin. He released his first solo album, If They Knew, in 2008.
Kaz James was a co-founder in 2004 of the group BodyRockers, an Australian British electronic music duo collaboration, consisting of Kaz James and Dylan Burns. BodyRockers released a self-titled album BodyRockers in 2005 and had an international hit with the single "I Like the Way" also in 2005 before disbanding in 2007.
In 2011, Kaz James and British businessman David Abrahamovich started a London coffee chain called Grind.
BodyRockers
Before he started his career as a soloist, James was one half of BodyRockers, who rose to prominence in 2005 with their first release, "I Like the Way"."Kaz James: He's still only got Onelove" inthemix.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2009. This guitar-laden dance track reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in April 2005Official Charts Company info OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 30 April 2009. and achieved popularity in other regions of the world as well. A self-titled album was released, as was the group's follow-up single, "Round and Round". The duo, James and British guitarist Dylan Burns, toured extensively in 2005 and 2006 and recorded a second album, but according to James, "we just didn't get around to releasing it"."Kaz James: Biography" 3DWorld.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2009. BodyRockers then parted ways in 2006.
Discography
Albums Title Details Peak chart positions AUSHitseekers If They Knew Released: 11 October 2008 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD, digital download 4
Charted singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUSPeaks on the ARIA Singles Chart: "Breathe": "We Hold On": "Can't Hold Back": BEL(Fl)Tip BEL(Wa)Tip FRA "Breathe"(featuring Stu Stone) 2008 57 — — — If They Knew "We Hold On" 81 — — — "Can't Hold Back"(featuring Macy Gray) 2009 42 — — — "Blast Off"(with David Guetta) 2014 — 33 9 33 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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