Bellion also co-wrote and produced the song ' Trumpets' by Jason Derulo in 2012, which was not released until 2013 in the UK and 2014 in the US.

This song won a Grammy Award in the 2015 Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. In 2012, Jon Bellion wrote the chorus to the song ' The Monster' by Eminem featuring Rihanna. Jon Bellion signed with Visionary Music Group in 2012 and released a cover of Drake's 'The Motto' on VMG's YouTube page. Bellion composes and produces all of his own music. 1 was released in early 2011 via his Facebook page and reached over 11,000 downloads. Career 2011–2014: Early career and various mixtapes īellion's first mixtape, Scattered Thoughts Vol. Through this experience, Bellion learned how to write songs for different artists, in genres such as rock and hip hop. He worked under songwriter and Warner Brothers A&R executive Kara DioGuardi for a year and signed a deal through her personal publishing company. At the age of 19, he decided to drop out of college and focus on writing professionally. After high school, he enrolled in the music program at the private Five Towns College in Dix Hills, New York. Torn between his love for basketball and music throughout high school, Bellion made the choice to pursue his music career in his junior year. He is of Italian descent and his family comes from Naples. 2.2 2015–2017: Touring and The Human Conditionīellion was born and raised in Lake Grove, New York.2.1 2011–2014: Early career and various mixtapes.

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