Jillionaire

Jillionaire
Jillionaire
	Jillionaire at 2018 Web Summit
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Leacock
Born	3 April 1978 (age 46)
Origin	Trinidad and Tobago
Genres	EDM, soca, dancehall
Occupation(s)	Producer; DJ;
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Mad Decent; Feel Up Records;
Website	soundcloud.com/jillionaire

Christopher Leacock (born 3 April 1978), better known by his stage name Jillionaire, is a

Universal Music label.^[1]

Jillionaire is credited with creating a unique mix of indie dance and big room house together with the Caribbean rhythms of dancehall and soca. In 2010 he performed at New Zealand's WOMAD Festival. He joined Major Lazer in 2011, along with Walshy Fire,^[2] but quit in June 2019 in order to focus on solo projects.^[3]

Major Lazer

Switch and Diplo. In 2011 Switch left the group and was replaced by Jillionaire and Walshy Fire. They three released two studio albums and one EP with this lineup: Free the Universe, Apocalypse Soon and Peace Is the Mission. In June 2019 Jillionaire departed Major Lazer to focus on solo projects, with Ape Drums

stepping in as his replacement.

Additional work

Jillionaire has contributed to several artists: Salvatore Ganacci on his EP Fresh, with Swick on Ants Nests featuring T.O.K, and with Phat Deuce on FI DI GAL DEM featuring Mr. Lexx. He has a SoundCloud account where he has uploaded most of his solos and contributions.

Discography

Singles

Main artist

Jillionaire and Salvatore Ganacci featuring Sanjin – "Fresh" (2014)
Jilionare – "Sunrise" (2017)

Featured artist

SAARA ft. Jillionaire – "All the Love" (2017)
Oryane & Jillionaire ft. Mical Teja – "Ándale" (2021)

References

^ Sarah, Polonsky (28 April 2014). "Jillionaire Talks New Video With Salvatore Ganacci (Ft. Sanjin) "Fresh"". VIBE. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ "Jillionaire". Thefuture.fm. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^ Bein, Kat (3 June 2019). "Jillionaire Leaves Major Lazer, Replaced By Ape Drums". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

[VIBE-1] Sarah, Polonsky (28 April 2014). "Jillionaire Talks New Video With Salvatore Ganacci (Ft. Sanjin) "Fresh"". VIBE. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

[2] "Jillionaire". Thefuture.fm. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

[3] Bein, Kat (3 June 2019). "Jillionaire Leaves Major Lazer, Replaced By Ape Drums". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

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v t e Major Lazer
Diplo Walshy Fire Ape Drums Switch Jillionaire
Studio albums	Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do Free the Universe Peace Is the Mission Music Is the Weapon
Compilation albums	Major Lazer Essentials
Extended plays	Lazers Never Die Original Don Apocalypse Soon Know No Better
Singles	"Pon de Floor" "Original Don" "Get Free" "Jah No Partial" "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" "Bubble Butt" "Aerosol Can" "Come On to Me" "Lean On" "Powerful" "Lost" "Light It Up" "Who Am I" "Cold Water" "Believer" "Run Up" "Know No Better" "Sua Cara" "Let Me Live" "Blow That Smoke" "Que Calor" "Trigger" "Lay Your Head on Me"
Other songs	"Be Together" "All My Love" "Particula" "Already" "Closer to You"
Related articles	Discography Mad Decent TV series Reincarnated