"ElijahJ, the new prince of Pop/RnB, is a mix of young Michael Jackson meets a young Chris Brown/Usher.He finally fills the void left by a True Triple Threat entertainer who can sing, dance, act & give a great performance.
BiographyElijah “Elijah J” Johnson is a 13-year-old “triple threat” phenom, who starred in Disney’s Broadway production of the Lion King as “Young Simba”. After taking Las Vegas by storm, Elijah J played the same role as he dazzled audiences in Disney’s North American Tour & the New York production of the the Lion King. Thus, Elijah J is the first performer to portray Young Simba in three productions of The Lion King. To date, he has appeared in more than 600 performances of the classic production throughout North America. Elijah J’s success should have been expected. At an early age, his father introduced him to the music and videos of Michael Jackson, where young Elijah J was influenced by the King of Pop’s vocalizations, dance moves, and stage persona. Jackson quickly became young Elijah J’s entertainment idol. With Jackson’s influence and his natural talents, the young performer auditioned close to 8,000 other youngsters for the role of Young Simba, held at the legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York. While competition was fierce, Elijah J walked away from the storied venue as the No. 1 talent to play Young Simba. * Elijah J also recently auditioned among thousands of kids in LA & was chosen as one of the five principles as a “Kidz Bop Kid”, for the national singing/tv commercial group, “Kidz Bop”. Elijah J is the lead singer of the group during it’s national tour & live performances. He has been apart of the Kidz Bop 20-23 cd’s, which all were in the Billboard Top 3 releases (of Top 200), music charts. Kidz Bop currently also has it’s first toy line that will be on sale with Toys R US. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rdeCLGQDB4, * Kidz Bop Global Commercial in heavy rotation right now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmtjzothWiY * Elijah J also just recently finished wrapping up his first “Feature Film” debut in a Principle role of the movie, "Cass", playing the character, "Dwayne", and due to open up the winter 2012!! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4960747/ * Elijah J’s video/single release has reached (Over 500,000 views in 6 months). "Meet Me on the Dance Floor" featuring Chaz Marcus, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZJfWKXg0to and was posted blogs around the world, including Australia (The Jon Lewis Show in Perth, Australia), as being a hit single!! Auditions for the video were held in LA & the video was shot in LA. * Elijah J most recently opened up for Universal Music/Motown artists, "KEM" to over 60,000 people(2011-12): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYOM9iPkNTY&feature=autoshare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcBPhpm56io http://www.thetoyinsider.com/?p=3914 * Elijah J is also a national spokesperson for the "Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS)" pennies for patients campaign.http://www.interslicestudios.com/microsites/LLS/nationalstudents/ His national LLS school tour allows the Elijah J brand to be exposed to thousands of kids (middle & high school) while at the same time making a huge impact with a campaign to help fund research to fight blood cancers, raise awareness to get swabbed to be a donor & continue to fight for his fallen cast mate & friend, Shannon Tavarrez, who at 11yrs old died from Leukemia, during the time she starred in the Lion King with Elijah J. * Elijah J is also a National spokesperson for "Defeat The Label" Anti-Bullying campaign along with “Miley Cyrus” & “Cody Simpson”. Elijah J is also currently kicking off a 2012 national school tour (high school), where he will be launching the premiere of his new single, “Louder” all while spreading the message to stop the “Bullying”. Prior to The Lion King, Elijah J had won numerous talent shows and idol competitions throughout the Midwest, which included the State of Michigan Strawberry Idol Competition and the City of Detroit Metro Youth Idol Competition. In addition, he had performed Jackson 5 cover songs at many of the nation’s largest concert venues, in such cities as Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus (OH), NYC, Detroit, and Las Vegas. In Las Vegas, he mesmerized the audience and stole the show from other Las Vegas Strip celebrities who were performing in the Michael Jackson Tribute Concert, held at the prestigious Palms Hotel Pearl Theatre. Robin Leach, former host of television’s Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, and current Las Vegas celebrity blogger, saw him perform. “Elijah J is a superstar in the making; maybe even a future Michael Jackson phenomenon,” said Leach. Elijah J’s first single, entitled “Let Me Do My Thang”, which he co-wrote with his father got a great buzz while on tour in Philadelphia, PA. The song is produced by Vudu Spellz/Status/Bad Boys Publishing in Las Vegas. The single has the musical flavor and powerful vibe of a young Michael Jackson and Chris Brown dance song that is sure to capture the R&B/Pop world by storm. Let Me Do My Thang, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX7oSa1Udg0. To date, ElijahJ’s video has received more than 156,000 hits on youtube." source link: [X] Meet The New Mindless Behavior Member - EJ! (Exclusive)
"When JJJ heard the mumblings of Mindless Behavior going down to three members late last year, we didn’t want to believe it, but it was true. Now, we’re so excited to exclusively announce the new member of the band, who will join Princeton, Ray Rayand Roc Royal — EJ! Hailing from Detroit, the 16-year-old musician, who has been friends with the band for a long time, joined the group earlier this year after starring as Simba in the touring production of The Lion King when he was younger. “I am living my dream and being a part of this project has been amazing and a true blessing! I plan to do big things with these guys! I am so grateful for the opportunity,” EJ tells JJJ. Stay tuned for brand-new music from MB coming soon!" |
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