Origin New York, U.S. Role Singer Name George Nozuka | Labels Sony ATV | |
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Born April 28, 1986 (age 38) ( 1986-04-28 ) Occupation(s) Songwriter, recording artist Siblings Justin Nozuka, Philip Nozuka Parents Holly Sedgwick, Hiromitsu Nozuka Grandparents Helen Sedgwick, Henry Sedgwick V Similar People | ||
George nozuka singing hurting child
George Nozuka (born April 28, 1986, in New York City) is a Canadian-American R&B singer of mixed Caucasian and Japanese descent. He is best known for his single "Talk to Me", which peaked at No. 1 on the MuchMusic music-video countdown in October 2006.
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- George nozuka singing hurting child
- George Nozuka Singing Such A Fool
- Career
- Forgotten Children
- Featured with other performers
- Songwriting
- Personal life
- Mixtapes
- Singles
- Awards
- References

George Nozuka Singing Such A Fool
Career

Nozuka released his debut album Believe in 2007 under the mononym George. The album was produced by Perry Alexander, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, and Anthony M. Jones, and was released by HC Entertainment Group. Three tracks became hits: "Talk to Me" (written and produced by Shaun Myers), "Lie to Me", and "Last Time". Music videos for the songs were directed by RT! and appeared on the charts of Canada's specialized music cable channel MuchMusic.

In 2012, Nozuka released a mixtape titled Love Me. For the mixtape and later works, he began using his full name. In 2013, he released a studio album called Beautiful, along with a music video for the first single from the album, called "Don't Go".
Forgotten Children

Through the Canadian section of Plan, Nozuka was involved in a documentary about restavecs, slave children in Haiti. The documentary, Forgotten Children: The Story of Haiti's Restavecs, directed by Craig Goodwill, shows the situation of the restavecs through the eyes of various personalities, including Nozuka, a Canadian United Nations peacekeeper, Haitian filmmakers and activists, and former restavecs themselves. Nozuka produced the song "Hurting Child" for the documentary.
Featured with other performers
Songwriting
Nozuka co-wrote "Home This Christmas" for Justin Bieber, and "I Love Girls" for Cody Simpson.
Personal life
Nozuka is one of seven children of Canadian mother Holly Sedgwick and Japanese father Hiromitsu Nozuka. Sedgwick raised Nozuka and his six siblings as a single mother. Nozuka is the older brother of the musicians Justin Nozuka and Henry Nozuka, and the actor Philip Nozuka.
Nozuka's aunt, his mother's half-sister, is the actress Kyra Sedgwick, who is married to the actor Kevin Bacon.