Coco Jones

Coco Jones (born January 4, 1998)[1] is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Jones rose to prominence starring in the Disney Channel film Let It Shine (2012). Jones was featured on Radio Disney's Next Big Thing from 2010 to 2011. Jones was formerly signed with Hollywood Records,

Coco Jones
Born
Coco Jones

(1998-01-04) January 4, 1998
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2006–present
Parent(s)Mike Jones
Musical career
GenresPop, R&B
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsBorn Art Music Group
Associated acts
Websitewww.therealcocojones.com

Early life

She was born in Columbia, South Carolina and raised in Lebanon, Tennessee to former NFL player Mike Jones and session vocalist Javonda Jones,[2] Jones began singing at a very young age. Her first stage performance was at the age of six when she performed "America the Beautiful" to a crowded auditorium of parents at her kindergarten graduation. At the age of nine, she met with the casting heads for Disney. After that, she became an actor and songwriter. In 2006, she competed on Radio Disney, where she became known for her song "Real You".[2]

Career

2006–12: Coco Jones and acting

In 2011, she guest-starred on the Disney Channel's So Random!.[3] In 2009, she was chosen to perform live on "The Most Talented Kids" episode of the Maury Povich Show. In 2010, Her self-titled debut CD, Coco Jones, which led to her concert series, UBU-STOP THE BULLYING; her songs embraced a platform of positive values and strong self-esteem. In 2012, she performed at the 2012 NAACP Awards Nominees Luncheon. Jones was showcased as the youngest artist on the Bleve Records compilation CD, My First Ride, benefiting the Let It Shine (2012), in which Jones played the role of Roxie. The movie was the most watched DCOM and most watched movie of the year for kids and tweens in 2012.[4][5][3][6] Jones was featured in a Fanta commercial in July 2017 alongside YouTubers and other public personnel who value the idea of self expression.[7]

2013–present: Made Of and debut album

Jones was in the recording studio with Grammy-nominated producer Rob Galbraith, co-writing and recording all-new original music.[2] Jones' debut single "Holla at the DJ" premiered on Radio Disney on December 6, with its release on iTunes the next day. The video for the track premiered on the Disney Channel on December 12, with a premiere on VEVO just afterwards. Her extended play Made Of was released on March 12, 2013 .[8] Jones performed with Mindless Behavior at Radio Disney's Radio Disney Music Awards, and took home an award for "Funniest Celebrity Take."

In May 2013, Jones returned to the studio to work on another album with David Banner, Julie Frost, Ester Dean, and Jukebox. In January 2014, Jones was dropped from Hollywood Records, becoming an independent artist. On August 29, 2014, Jones released a lyric video for her debut independent single, "Peppermint".[9] It was officially released on iTunes on September 4, 2014, as the lead single of her debut studio album.[10]

On September 3, 2019, Jones released a song called "Depressed". On September 20, 2019, she released her EP H.D.W.Y.

Artistry

She possesses a three-octave mezzo-soprano vocal range. Her vocal range is (from A2 to F♯6). Jones has cited as her biggest musical influences some artists include Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Celine Dion, Etta James, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, CeCe Winans, and Mary J. Blige.

Discography

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
Coco Jones[11] —
Made Of[12]
  • Released: March 12, 2013
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Hollywood
 10
Let Me Check It[13]
  • Released: November 17, 2017
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Future Mix
 —
H.D.W.Y.[14]
  • Released: September 20, 2019
  • Format: digital download
  • Label: Independent
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles
Title Year Album
"Stand Up"[15] 2011 N/A
"What I Said"[upper-alpha 1][17] 2012 Let It Shine
"Holla at the DJ"[18] Made Of
"Déjà Vu"[19] 2013
"World Is Dancing"[20]
"Glitter"[21]
(with Katie Armiger)		 2014 Non-album single
"Chandelier"[22]
"Peppermint"[23]
"Let 'em Know"[24] 2015
"Ghost"[25]
"Miss Me When I'm Gone"[26] 2016
"Let Me Check It" 2017 Let Me Check It
"Just My Luck" 2018 H.D.W.Y.
"Dream"[27] 2019 Non-album single
"Depressed" H.D.W.Y.
Title Year Album
"Flyin High"[28]
(MattyB featuring Coco Jones)		 2014 N/A
"Slay"[upper-alpha 2][30]
(Nia Sioux featuring Coco Jones)		 2015 N/A
"I Know You Know"[31]
(Ads Valu & Malex featuring Coco Jones)		 2019 N/A

Other appearances
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart
positions[upper-alpha 3]		 Album
US
Kids
Dig		 US
Pop
Dig		 US
Rap
Dig
"My Way Home (Original Mix)" (Mike Shannon, Brett Johnson & BBQ feat. Coco Jones) 2010 ——— My Way Home (Remixes)
"Is This Love" 2011 ——— Now This Is Music (R&B Central)
"Get It Girls" ———
"Liquor" ———
"Enjoy Tonight" (The Bare Essentials feat. Coco Jones) 2012 ——— The Bare Essentials
"Whodunit" (Adam Hicks feat. Coco Jones 6—— Shake It Up:
Live 2 Dance
"Don't Push Me" ———
"Guardian Angel" (Tyler James Williams feat. Coco Jones 2[33]3922 Let It Shine
"Me and You" (Tyler James Williams feat. Coco Jones 34835
"Let It Shine" (Tyler James Williams feat. Coco Jones 8——
"Who I'm Gonna Be" ———
"Good to Be Home" ———
"Around the Block" (Let It Shine cast feat. Coco Jones ———
"Joyful Noise" (Let It Shine cast feat. Coco Jones ———
"Christmas Night" ——— Disney Channel
Holiday Playlist
"Freaky Freakend" 2013 ——— Shake It Up:
I <3 Dance
"Lights All Over the World" ——— Disney Holidays
Unwrapped
"Crack the Code" (Porsche Smith feat. Coco Jones) 2017 ——— Therapy
"Fallen Angel" (tyDi & Christopher Tin feat. Coco Jones) 2019 ——— Collide

Filmography
Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011–12 So Random! Coco Blue Recurring role, 5 episodes
2012 Let It Shine Roxanne "Roxie" Andrews Television film
2012–13 Good Luck Charlie Kelsey Recurring role (seasons 3–4), 5 episodes
2014 The Exes Vanessa Episode: "Oh Brother Here Art Thou"
2016 Grandma's House Kimberley T. Zulkowski
2017 Flock of Four Ava Moore
2018 Five Points Jayla Recurring role

Notes
  1. "What I Said" peaked at No. 4 on the Kid Digital Songs chart.[16]
  2. "Slay" peaked at No. 21 on the R&B digital Songs chart.[29]
  3. The charts positions come from "Billboard Search" : Enter Coco Jones in "Artist" section"[32]

References
  1. "UPI Almanac for Friday, Jan. 4, 2019". United Press International. January 4, 2019. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019. actor Coco Jones in 1998 (age 21)
  2. Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. Radio Disney. Accessed 2012-06-07.
  3. TheJust. "Interview with Coco Jones". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. "Disney Channel's 'Let It Shine' Divines 5.7 Million Viewers, Becomes #1 TV Movie of the Year with Kids and Tweens - Ratings - TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com". TVbytheNumbers. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. "Tyler James Williams on Twitter: "5.7 million people watched #LetItShine last night. Incredible! Does that mean those same 5.7 million wanna help me wash clothes today?!"". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. "Official YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  7. "MyLifeAsEva, LaurDIY Named Faces Of Fanta's Massive Summer Campaign". Tube Filter. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  8. "Official VEVO". YouTube. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  9. ""Peppermint" – Coco Jones (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  10. "Coco's New Single 'Peppermint' Out Now!". Coco Jones. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  11. "Coco Jones – EP by Coco Jones". Allmusic. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  12. "Made Of – EP by Coco Jones". iTunes. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  13. "Let Me Check It – EP by Coco Jones". iTunes.
  14. "H.D.W.Y. – EP by Coco Jones". iTunes.
  15. "Stand Up by Coco Jones". iTunes. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  16. Billboard http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2012-07-28/kid-digital-songs. Retrieved March 18, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. "What I Said by Coco Jones". Allmusic. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  18. "Holla at the DJ by Coco Jones". Allmusic. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  19. "Déjà Vu by Coco Jones". iTunes. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  20. "Request "World Is Dancing" on Radio Disney NOW!". Coco Jones Official Website. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  21. "Glitter by Coco Jones & Katie Armiger". iTunes. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  22. "Chandelier – Single by Coco Jones". iTunes.
  23. "Peppermint – Single by Coco Jones". iTunes. 2014-09-04. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  24. "Let 'em Know – Single by Coco Jones". iTunes. 2014-09-04. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  25. "Ghost – Single by Coco Jones". iTunes.
  26. "Miss Me When I'm Gone – Single by Coco Jones". iTunes.
  27. "Dream – Single by Coco Jones". iTunes.
  28. "Flyin High by Coco Jones". iTunes. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  29. Billboard http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2015-08-22/r-and-b-digital-songs. Retrieved March 18, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  30. "Slay by Coco Jones". iTunes. 2015-08-04. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  31. "I Know You Know by Coco Jones". iTunes.
  32. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=4
  33. http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2012-07-28/kid-digital-songs
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