

Music and Television Careerĭerulo's debut single "Whatcha Say" on August 4, 2009. Rotem signed him to his record label Beluga Heights Records, which eventually became part of Warner Bros. After appearing on the musical television show "Showtime at the Apollo", winning the grand prize on the 2006 season finale, Derulo was scouted by music producer J.R. He attended performing arts schools like The American Musical and Dramatic Academy to improve his skills as a singer and dancer, and appeared in theatre productions of "Ragtime" and "Smokey Joe's Café". Other artists Derulo wrote for during his early career include Diddy, Danity Kane, Donnie Klang, Sean Kingston, Casses, and Lil Wayne, when he worked as a songwriter and producer at Cash Money Records. As a teenager, he wrote songs for others, including the song "Bossy" for New Orleans-based rapper Birdman. He started singing and writing his own music at a young age, composing his first song at age eight.

He is best known by his stage name Jason Derulo, which spells his last name phonetically the way it is pronounced. Jason Joel Desrouleaux was born on September 21, 1989, in Miramar, Florida.
