Jamal Edwards
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| Gender | Male |
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| Place of birth | Luton, United Kingdom |
| Parents | Brenda Edwards |
| Founded | Just Jam Records |
| Education | Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College |
| Books | Self Belief - The Vision: How to Be a Success on Your Own Terms |
| Self Belief: The Vision, Level 6: Keep It Fresh | |
| Self Belief: The Vision, Level 5: Going Large | |
| Self Belief: The Vision, Level 4: Launch Time | |
| Self Belief: The Vision, Level 3: Building the Foundations | |
| Self Belief: The Vision, Level 2: The Knowledge | |
| Self Belief: The Vision, Level 1: Take Control | |
| Born | Luton |
| United Kingdom | |
| Died | Acton |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Other name | SmokeyBarz |
| Known for | SB.TV |
| Record labels | Just Jam Records |
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| ID | 1379388 |
Jamal Edwards Life story
Jamal Edwards MBE was a British music entrepreneur, DJ and founder of the online urban music platform SB.TV. Edwards was an ambassador for the Prince's Trust, a youth charity which helps young people set up their own businesses.
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... Pink Floyd s Wish You Were Here describes the loss of Syd Barrett to mental illness; Ed Sheeran s Eyes Closed is about the void Jamal Edwards death left in his life...
Ed Sheeran 'didn't want to live' after his friends Jamal Edwards and Shane Warne died
...By Mark SavageBBC Music CorrespondentEd Sheeran says he " didn t want to live any more" after the deaths of his friends SBTV founder Jamal Edwards and cricketer Shane Warne in 2022...
Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy
...By Mark SavageBBC Music CorrespondentEd Sheeran says he " spiralled" into depression last year, after his wife was diagnosed with a tumour and his friend Jamal Edwards died unexpectedly at the age of 31...
Ed Sheeran releases tribute to friend Jamal Edwards on SBTV
...By Annabel RackhamBBC NewsEd Sheeran has released a song, called F64, in tribute to his friend Jamal Edwards nearly a year after his death...
Ed Sheeran: I wouldn't be here without Jamal Edwards
...Pop singer Ed Sheeran has paid tribute to Jamal Edwards, saying he owed his career to his late friend s support...
Ed Sheeran proud to bring Jamal Edwards' vision to life
...Ed Sheeran has said he " felt so sad" shooting a music video which brought Jamal Edwards " vision to life"...
Songwriter 'shocked' that Ed Sheeran 'copied' his song
... He also claimed that the late SBTV founder Jamal Edwards, a friend of Sheeran s, responded to the post with a " shifty eyes" emoji, but later deleted his comment...
Ed Sheeran: I would not be here without Jamal Edwards
...Ed Sheeran has paid tribute to Jamal Edwards, the late music entrepreneur and YouTube star, saying he played a big role in helping to forge his pop career...
Ed Sheeran proud to bring Jamal Edwards' vision to life
Ed Sheeran has said he " felt so sad" shooting a Music Video which brought Jamal Edwards ' " vision to life".
The 31-year-old said he " hit up" Jamal for ideas after deciding to collaborate with American rapper Russ, " knowing that he would create something incredible".
Jamal died in February aged 31, from cardiac arrhythmia after he took recreational drugs.
" Our whole world was Upside Down , and I had to cancel, " Ed.
The Singer said Jamal planned out the Are You Entertained video " sending me locations, ideas, cameos, trying to make it The Best video any of us could make".
" I Wish Jam was here to see it, I Wish we'd done it together, but he would be buzzing how all his people came together and brought his vision to life, " He Said .
" We were meant to shoot in February, but The Day before Russ flew out, Jamal tragically died. Our whole world was Upside Down , and I had to cancel and just tell Russ it wasn't happening. "
Ed also thanked rapper Russ for being understanding and " such an amazing human" adding: " Jamal lives on forever. "
He Said Jamal's mum Brenda and sister Tanisha thought the pair " should still try and make Jamal's vision come to life" adding that although he felt sad he was also " very proud".
Brenda has since posted on her Instagram story saying she can't " wait for this New Track to drop".
At The Time of Jamal's death, Ed said in a tribute that he " would not be here without him".
Jamal was 15 when he started filming his friends rapping on The Council estate he grew up on in Acton, west London.
He found fame after setting up The Music platform SBTV in 2006, and was credited with helping to launch a string of Uk Music acts to stardom, including Sheeran, Dave and Jessie J .
The SBTV YouTube channel now has 1. 23 million subscribers and continues to grow.
By 23, Jamal was a multimillionaire and channelled his success into charity work and helped Set Up a young leadership programme with Prince William and Prince Harry .
He was also an ambassador for The Prince 's Trust, a charity headed up by The Prince of Wales, and in 2014 was made an MBE for his services to music.
Jamal was honoured with this year's Music Industry Trusts Award in recognition of his " outstanding contribution" to music.
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Source of news: bbc.com
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