Since the release of the song “Mi Chico” last June, he’s been everywhere – especially on social networks. He is Jason Derulo (whose real name is Jason Joël Desrouleaux), born in Florida in 1989 to Haitian parents.
The global hit “Mi Chico”, that he sings with Brazilian singer Melody, is a composition by Romanian musician DJ Goja, first released in March 2026. The music of “Mi Chico” is described as afro house, with electronic elements, pop and Latin influences, but you can clearly hear the famous tak, tak, tak –tak tak rhythm of zouk music, created in Guadeloupe (French Caribbean)…
The immense success of “Mi Chico” is also due to its choreography, which went viral. Moreover, Jason Derulo does not hesitate to invite female spectators onto the stage who perform it perfectly, to his great surprise…
As for the music video for “Mi Chico”, it has over 125 million views on YouTube and was filmed in Paris by director Kévin Bago with 30 dancers, including Les Twins (Larry and Laurent Bourgeois, born in France and originally from Guadeloupe).
The singer is in high demand among his vast fan base around the world, and, accompanied by his dancers, he has already performed in front of thousands of spectators during his world tour titled “The Last Dance World Tour (Part 1)”, that has already stopped in the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, Switzerland, Australia, North Macedonia, France, China, New Zealand, Germany, Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, Singapore, Canada, and Denmark—and it’s not over yet, as the artist will stop in India in December and return to other countries.
Jason Derulo graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York in 2006. Before shining in the music world as a solo artist, he put his songwriting talent at the service of other American stars such as Lil Wayne, Diddy, Birdman, and Cuban-American Pitbull.
Success came in 2009 with the release of his first single, “Whatcha Say”. Other hit songs followed, such as the famous “Swalla” in 2017 featuring the American-Trinidadian star Nicki Minaj and rapper Ty Dolla Sign.
The artist has already recorded five studio albums: Jason Derulo (2010), Future History (2011), Tattoos (2013) – released in 2014 as Talk Dirty in the United States – Everything is 4 (2015), and Nu King (2024).
In 2018, Jason Derulo performed the official anthem for the FIFA World Cup taking place in Russia. This song is titled “Colors”. Its music video was filmed largely in Haiti, notably at the Citadelle Laferrière, located near Cap-Haïtien.
In 2019, he released a duet, “Mamacita”, with another Caribbean artist, Farruko, from Puerto Rico.
2026 is a very productive year for the star, with about ten singles – including “Delete”, “Never Let You Go”, “Sexy for Me”, “Mi Chico”, “Let Me Be (featuring The Second Voice and Qing Madi), and more – as part of his Last Dance World Tour” (Part 1).
Over the course of his seventeen-year career, American-Haitian singer, songwriter, and dancer does not make much noise, but he has already sold more records than some excessively mediatized stars – over 250 million records worldwide – and has received fifteen platinum albums as well as several gold albums.
Jason Derulo is also an actor and has appeared in “State of Georgia” (2011), “Empire” (2016), “Lethal Weapon” (2016), “Cats” (2019), and more, which probably explains his numerous videos on social media.
