Jayson Tatum is one of the most exciting young superstars in basketball and is once again back in the NBA Finals, this time against the Dallas Mavericks. He’s a cornerstone of the Boston Celtics franchise and has built his net worth to $50 million. With his dating life, he’s been in numerous relationships over the last few years.
Most Celtics fans have seen his adorable young son Deuce. Tatum had Deuce when he was 19 years old with his ex-girlfriend Toriah Lachell. However, the Celtics standout has been dating British R&B singer Ella Mai since. Let’s look at Jayson Tatum’s girlfriend, Ella Mai.
Ella Mai was already a well-known name across the music industry long before she met Tatum. The 26-year-old was born in London to a Jamaican mother and an Irish father.
Mai ultimately moved to New York City when she was 12 and graduated from high school in Queens. Her singing career began in 2014, studying at the British and Irish Modern Music Institute. During her tenure at the school, Mai appeared on series 11 of the X Factor as part of a trio called Arize but ended up parting ways.
It was in 2015 that Ella Mai’s solo career began to take shape. A four-track EP was released on Soundcloud called ‘Troubled’ and not long after, she was discovered on Instagram by DJ Mustard. He signed the British singer to 10 Summers Records and Interscope Records.
Ella Mai’s singing career
It was the beginning of something special. Just a year later, Mai unveiled her first EP under the record label, called Time, featuring the song ‘She Don’t’ with Ty Dolla Sign. Mai released another EP later in 2016 and 2017, featuring the song Boo’d Up on it, which was her first big hit with over 550 million YouTube views and 350 million plays on Spotify.
The Rolling Stones named Boo’d Up one of the biggest singles by a female R&B singer in the last 10 years after she released the music video in early 2018. It was No. 1 in the US and was officially deemed her breakthrough hit. She even toured with Kehlani in ’18 and played the song several times as it continued to find its way to nightclubs across the States.
