Draft:Taylor Jones (singer)

= Taylor Jones =

Taylor Jones (born 9 January 1994) is a British music executive, entrepreneur, talent manager, singer, songwriter, record producer, and TV presenter. Taylor is the founder and CEO of the entertainment company The Hello Group. , which he co-founded in 2016 with his younger brother, Kyran. He joined music executive Phil Quartararo in 2018, who became president and chairman of The Hello Group in 2019. The Hello Group has activities in talent management, music publishing, television and film, digital , sports, social media, and consumer products.

Biography
Jones, now living in Los Angeles, CA, was originally born in Swindon, UK, in 1994, and spent several years living in Spain and Belgium as a child. He started his career as an artist, performing across Europe as a pop-rapper and singer, and later began managing and producing for other artists. Jones founded Hello Management in 2016, which is now owned by The Hello Group. In 2021, Jones initiated the launch of Hello Pictures and Hello Studios, The Hello Group’s original content division that opened a TV/film soundstage lot in Burbank, California.

Early career
Taylor Jones was born in Swindon, UK, in 1994, and spent several years living in Spain and Belgium as a child. He began singing, songwriting, and performing at 14 years old and went on to have a string of charting singles as an artist. His first release was "Fallen Out" in 2011, which charted at #2 in the UK Official Urban Charts. In 2012, Jones released "Rock This Party" which was signed to Kontor Records and Magic Records/Universal Music.

Personal life
Jones is business partners with his younger brother, Kyran, who is the co-founder of The Hello Group and currently serves as Chief Operating Officer. He was also business partners and very close friends with record executive Phil Quartararo, who passed away in November 2023.

Accolades
Jones has been awarded Entertainment & Multimedia 'CEO of The Year' two years running at the Global CEO of Excellence Awards (2021 & 2022), was listed by Yahoo as one of the 'Top 10 Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2021’ , and was presented with the Outstanding Leadership Award 2023 at Internet 2.0 Convention for his work in media and technology.