Editing Jay Kay (section)

==Career==
=== Jamiroquai ===
Kay formed [[Jamiroquai]] in 1992. Band members included [[Toby Smith]] (keyboards), Nick Van Gelder (drums, 1992–1993), Derrick McKenzie (drums 1994–present) and Wallis Buchanan ([[didgeridoo]]).<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jamiroquai-mn0000176358/biography|title=Jamiroquai {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=8 February 2018}}</ref> After the success of Jamiroquai's first single, "[[When You Gonna Learn]]", Kay signed a US$1 million record deal with [[S2 Records|Sony Soho<sup>2</sup>]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RIEjkWXZdrMC&q=jamiroquai&pg=PA309|title=Funk|last=Thompson|first=Dave|date=2001|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780879306298|language=en}}</ref> The band's first album was ''[[Emergency on Planet Earth]]''. The relationship with Sony ended in 2007.<ref name="Jay Kay quits music">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a43304/jamiroquai-singer-jay-kay-quits-music.html|title=Jay Kay quits music|work=Digital Spy|date=28 February 2007}}</ref> The band has sold more than 26 million albums worldwide.<ref name="The Telegraph-2017">{{cite news|date=29 April 2017|title=Toby Grafftey-Smith, co-founder of Jamiroquai – obituary|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/04/29/toby-grafftey-smith-co-founder-jamiroquai-obituary/|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|access-date=22 January 2018|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|archive-date=25 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925065303/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/04/29/toby-grafftey-smith-co-founder-jamiroquai-obituary/}}</ref> Kay is occasionally referred to as 'Jamiroquai' due to the misconception that the band is a solo artist.<ref>[https://www.stereogum.com/1921842/jamiroquais-back-and-hes-got-a-new-hat/video/ Jamiroquai's Back And He's Got A New Hat] – Stereogum. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.</ref><ref>[http://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/01/jamiroquai-automation-virtual-insanity-new-album/ Jamiroquai: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know] – ''Heavy''. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.</ref>

Kay is well known for his array of elaborate hats and headgear.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://onblackheath.com/news/jamiroquai-hats|title=The evolution of Jamiroquai's hats|website=OnBlackheath|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116104726/https://onblackheath.com/news/jamiroquai-hats|archive-date=16 January 2020|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> Professional appearances for concerts, interviews and the like have prompted descriptions of Kay as "the mad hatter" for his love of headgear.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/music/mad-hatter/2005/11/24/1132703291988.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Mad hatter | date=25 November 2005}}</ref> In 2005, it was announced that Kay, often referred to as "the cat in the hat", was launching a range of distinctive clothing, including his trademark hats, on his new "Quai" label.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ozler |first=Levent |url=https://www.dexigner.com/news/4882|title=Jamiroquai to Launch Fashion Line |publisher=Dexigner |date=3 July 2005 |access-date=17 November 2011}}</ref> The Indian Country Media Network criticised him for wearing headdresses originating from [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] populations, including the feathered [[war bonnet]] (as seen in the music video and CD single artwork for "[[Corner of the Earth]]" as well as on the album artwork for 2010's ''[[Rock Dust Light Star]]'').<ref>{{cite web |date=9 June 2012 |title=13 Rock Stars Who've Worn Native Headdresses (and Probably Shouldn't Have) |url=https://ictnews.org/archive/13-rock-stars-whove-worn-native-headdresses-and-probably-shouldnt-have |access-date=20 March 2017 |publisher=Indian Country Media Network}}</ref>

On 9 October 2017, Kay received the [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] President's Award at the [[BMI Film & TV Awards|BMI London Awards]].<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Jamiroquai's Jay Kay lets slip he's married long-term partner|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV8Dmhlgi90|publisher=SNV Channel|access-date=2 July 2019|date=10 October 2017}}</ref> That same year, he seriously injured his spine.<ref name=":39">{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jamiroquai-talk-coachella-comeback-and-what-became-of-the-virtual-insanity-hat-704449/|title=Jamiroquai Talk Coachella Comeback and What Became of the 'Virtual Insanity' Hat|last=Weingarten|first=Christopher R.|date=30 July 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=25 November 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Requiring surgery, it led to Jamiroquai cancelling two shows in [[Tokyo]] for their Automaton Tour, which were rescheduled later that year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/7850086/jamiroquai-tokyo-japan-concert-tour-date-nippon-budokan|title=Jamiroquai Announces New Tokyo Concert Date in September|magazine=Billboard|access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref>

===TV appearances===
[[File:Jamiroquai (6606880291).jpg|thumb|Kay in 2011]]
Kay appeared in an episode of the [[BBC]] series ''[[The Naked Chef]]'' with chef [[Jamie Oliver]], and he performed on the series ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' singing "[[Canned Heat (song)|Canned Heat]]".
He has made many other TV guest appearances as either a singer, interviewee, or both, including on [[The Word (TV series)|''The Word'']], ''[[The Girlie Show (British TV programme)|The Girlie Show]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'', ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]'', ''[[Rove (TV series)|Rove]]'', and many others.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jay Kay|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1007370/|access-date=23 September 2021|website=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Jay Kay – On Rove (2002)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ8klj30GpM|language=en|access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref>

Kay has appeared on four episodes of the [[BBC]] car show [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|''Top Gear'']]. In series 1, episode 2, he set a lap time of 1:48.1 for the show's "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" using the [[Suzuki Aerio|Suzuki Liana]], holding the fastest lap time for all of the first series and most of the second series.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.topgear.com/show/lap-times|title=Lap Times {{!}} Top Gear|website=www.topgear.com|language=en|access-date=8 February 2018|archive-date=10 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210172427/https://www.topgear.com/show/lap-times|url-status=dead}}</ref> In series 3, episode 4, Kay drove his [[Lamborghini Miura]] with [[Richard Hammond]] as a passenger. His third appearance was in series 11, episode 6, where his lap time of 1:45.81 using the [[Daewoo Lacetti|Chevrolet Lacetti]] beat the top time held by [[Simon Cowell]] by one-tenth of a second;<ref name=":0" /> this car's record remained unbeaten throughout the entire series' run despite there being 58 drivers in total for the Chevrolet Lacetti, with [[AC/DC]]'s [[Brian Johnson]] coming in second place for this car with 1:45.85. Kay won ''Top Gear's'' "[[John Sergeant (journalist)|John Sergeant]] Award" for the best dance after learning that his time on the [[Top Gear test track|''Top Gear'' test track]] was the fastest lap time in 2008. On 24 May 2004, Kay appeared on Season 5, Episode 9 of [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]] series ''[[Fifth Gear]]''. He gave the presenters a tour around his property whilst showing off his collection of cars.