In the article of today you are going to meet a celebrity who is known for being a great gospel vocalist and a very popular R&B singer.
His name is Donell Jones and if you still haven’t heard of him and his music, now is the right time to find out who this singer is and why he has become so popular in the U.S.
If you like R&B music, then this article will be certainly interesting for you. Before we start talking about Donell Jones and his life, you should know that R&B music is popular music that comes from African-American communities.
This genre of music has always been very popular in the U.S. and if you are interested in this music, then you have certainly heard of Donell Jones.
In this article you will see where Donell Jones was born, where he spent his childhood and what motivated him to choose such a profession in his life.
Also, you are going to find out a lot of things about his career and we will mention not only his successes, but also his failures in career.
Of course, you will have the opportunity to see some details from his private life as well. If you would like to know the net worth of Donell Jones, we will give you this information, too.
Now we should not waste time, but we should start our story about Donell Jones and his early years.
Early Years
First of all we are going to tell you the full name of Donell Jones. His full name is Donell Quinn Jones and he is 46 years old now.
His date of birth is May 22, 1973 and he was born and raised in Illinois, Chicago, U.S. It is important to say that there were a couple of musicians in the family of Donell Jones.
His biggest inspiration to be a gospel singer was his father Roy Jones. When Donell Jones was 12, he began writing songs and he didn’t want to spend his childhood and teenage years somewhere on the street.
Instead of that, he decided to dedicate his time to music and he had big support from his family. Donell Jones received electric guitar from his mum when he was 14 years old, which motivated him to choose music as his future profession.
It is important to mention that a very important moment for the future career of Donell Jones was when he met DJ Eddie F and they signed with LaFace Records.
From that moment on Donell Jones was writing songs for a popular American singer Usher, as well as for a vocal girl group 702.
In the following chapter you are going to find out something about the further development of the career of Donell Jones.
There is no doubt that today he is a very popular gospel vocalist and R&B singer, but it would be nice to know how his career has developed from his beginnings until nowadays.
Career
We can say that the career of Donell Jones began officially in the year 1996. In this year album My Heart was released and it was a debut album of Donell Jones. This album was released by LaFace Records, but it was not as successful as Donell Jones expected.
It is important to say that Eddie Ferrell and his production team helped Donell Jones to prepare and to release this album.
The most popular hits from that first album of Donell Jones were a cover of a ballad of Stevie Wonder Knock Me Off My Feet and also single In the Hood.
The year 1999 was also important for Donell Jones because in this year he released his second album and its name was Where I Wanna Be.
The most popular hit from this album was U Know What’s Up. This single was on the second place on the famous UK Singles Chart.
Also, it was among 10 best hits on Billboard Hot 100. Other songs from this second album of Donell Jones are Where I Wanna Be, Shorty (Get Her Eyes On Me), etc.
In the year 2000 Donell Jones recorded I’ll Go which was a cover song for Love and Basketball, a romantic American drama.
However, we have to mention the third studio album of Donell Jones as well. Its name was Life Goes On and it was released in 2002. This album was very successful and one of the most popular singles from it was You Know That I Love You. The fourth album of Donell Jones was Journey of a Gemini and it was released four years later (2006).
It is important to say that Donell Jones collaborated with many other musicians while he was preparing this album. Some of them were Ryan Leslie, Mike City, Sean Garrett, etc.
The year 2009 was also of great importance for Donell Jones because in this year he released a compilation album that had a name The Lost Files. This album was made up of the songs that Donell Jones recorded from 1996 until 2004, but they were not released until the year 2009. However, this compilation album was not very popular and it didn’t have big success.
The fifth album of Donell Jones was called Lyrics and it was released in 2010. The most popular hit from this album of Donell Jones was Love Like This.
However, there was the sixth album of Donell Jones as well and its name was Forever. This album was released in summer 2013 and it was one of the most popular R&B albums in that year.
However, we have to mention that in 2016 Donell Jones released a single in collaboration with David Banner, who is a popular American rapper and record producer. The name of this single was Never Let Her Go and it was very popular.
We have also to mention the collaboration between Donell Jones and an American singer Jon B in the year 2019.
They made a duet that has a title Understand. Donell Jones said that this duet is actually an introduction for his seventh studio album that will be released in this year. If you like the songs of Donell Jones and his music style, then you must be very impatient by waiting this album to be released.
You have seen in this chapter the most important things related to the career of Donell Jones. To sum up, we can say once more that the most popular songs of this R&B singer are U Know What’s Up (1999), Where I Wanna Be (1999), Knocks Me Off My Feet (1996), You Know That I Love You (2002), Better Start Talking (2006), Love Like This (2010), etc. Now you are going to find out some things from his private life as well.
Personal Life
There are not many details that we can tell you about the personal life of Donell Jones. We have already mentioned that his father was a gospel vocalist and his name is Roy Jones, but we don’t know other details about his family members.
Today Donell Jones is married and the name of his wife is Jasmine Jones. They were in a relationship since 2007 and they finally get married in 2013. They have two children and they live in Chicago.
However, there are also rumours that Donell Jones has five daughters, which means that he has children with some other women as well, but he never confirmed it.
Now you are going to see some of the most relevant things from the biography of Donell Jones.
Biography
Full name: Donell Quinn Jones
Nickname: Donell Jones
Date of Birth: May 22, 1973
Age: 46
Birth-sign: Gemini
Birth place: Illinois, Chicago, U.S.
Residence: Illinois, Chicago, U.S.
Education: Unknown
Occupation: Singer, songwriter, record producer
Personal Life and Family
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Black
Father: Roy Jones
Mother: Unknown
Siblings: Unknown
Marital status: Married (since 2013)
Spouse: Jasmine Jones
Children: 2
Personal Look and Measurements
Height: 179 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight: 76 kg (168 lb)
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Net Worth and Salary
Net worth: $500 000
The estimated net worth of Donell Jones is around 500 000 dollars. The most important source of his wealth is singing. We have already told you when the career of Donell Jones began and what his biggest hits are.
Social Networks
If you would like to join Donell Jones on social networks, you can use the links that we are offering to you below. Also, we will give you the link of the official website of this popular American R&B singer.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/donelljones96
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donelljonesforever/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donelljonesmusic/
Official Website: https://www.donelljonesmusic.com/
Quick Summary
You have seen in this article the whole story about Donell Jones, his career and his personal life as well. We have told you that his real name is Donell Quinn Jones and he is 46 years old. He was born on May 22, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Donell Jones is a very popular singer, record producer and songwriter. His most popular hits are Where I Wanna Be, U Know What’s Up etc. We have also told you that he made the cover of a popular song of Stevie Wonder Knocks Me Off My Feet.
Donell Jones has released 6 studio albums until now and their names are My Heart (1996), Where I Wanna Be (1999), Life Goes On (2002), Journey of a Gemini (2006), Lyrics (2010) and Forever (2013).
As we have said, the estimated net worth of Donell Jones is approximately 500 000 dollars and his earnings come mostly from his singing. However, we have also mentioned that Donell Jones is a record producer and songwriter, which also brings him a lot of money.
When it comes to the private life of Donell Jones, we have told you that he is married. His wife is Jasmine Jones and they have two children.
As you could see, Donell Jones is a very successful American R&B singer and one of the most popular gospel vocalists in his country, as well as in the U.S. in general. If you haven’t heard any of his songs yet, we are sure that you will do that now.
If you are a lover of R&B and soul genre of music, there are so many great hits that you will find on the albums of Donell Jones and we are sure that you will enjoy listening to them.