Selwyn (singer)

Selwyn
Background information
Origin	Perth, Western Australia
Genres	Pop, R&B
Years active	2001–2017
Labels	Sony BMG (2001–2004), Epic

Selwyn (born Selwyn Pretorius, 1982, in Durban, South Africa) is an R&B singer from Perth, Western Australia. He was a contestant on the Australian reality series Popstars 2, but did not make it through to the final group lineup.^[1] He was re-discovered while working at a shopping centre as a trolley boy. Producer Audius Mtawarira overheard him singing and offered to produce him.^[1][2]

Career

In August 2004, Selwyn released "Boomin'". It was written by Paul Rein for Selwyn's second studio album, One Way.^[3][4] Australian singer Israel contributed to the production of the song, which according to Kathy McCabe of The Daily Telegraph is "beefed-up".^[5] Selwyn described it as a "different track" with a "different feel".^[6] It was promoted through the clothing store Jay Jays, where customers would receive a physical copy of the single after spending $40 at the store.^[4] For the week of 19 August 2004, "Boomin'" was the third-most added track to the playlists of Australian radio stations.^[7] It entered the Australian Singles Chart at No.28 and spent six weeks within the chart.^[8]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications

Title	Details	Peak positions	Certifications (thresholds)
		AUS [9]
Meant to Be	Released: 30 August 2002 Label: Epic (508361200) Format: CD, cassette	7	ARIA: Gold[10]
One Way	Released: 25 July 2004 Label: Epic (517640200) Format: CD, cassette	—

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak positions	Certifications	Album
		AUS [9]
"Buggin' Me"	2001	19	ARIA: Gold[10]	Meant to Be
"Way Love's Supposed to Be"	2002	9	ARIA: Gold[10]
"Rich Girl"		9	ARIA: Gold[10]
"Like This, Like That"		44
"Good Times" (with Disco Montego) (featuring Katie Underwood, Peta Morris and Jeremy Gregory)		52		single only
"Boomin'"	2004	28		One Way
"Satisfactual"		—

References

1. "Snap crackle and Pop". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 November 2002. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
2. "Songs sung blue". The Age. Melbourne. 7 November 2004. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
3. So Fresh: The Hits of Summer 2005 (liner notes). Various. Universal Music, Sony Music Entertainment. 2004.
4. "Lay Down Some Tracks With Selwyn". The Hot Hits Live from LA. 29 October 2004. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
5. McCabe, Kathy (26 August 2004). "Selwyn is Boomin' along". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
6. "Headed 'One Way'", Geelong Advertiser, 13 November 2004
7. "Sound Bite". The Daily Telegraph. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
8. "Australian-charts.com – Selwyn – Boomin'". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
9. "Discography Selwyn". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
10. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

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