Sonny J is the recording name of Sonnington James III, originally from Liverpool and now living in Whitstable, Kent. When an early demo of his song 'Can't Stop Moving' found its way from his MySpace page to daytime BBC Radio 1, Sonny J found himself at the centre of a record label frenzy. He eventually signed to EMI, who exhumed legendary soul label Stateside in his honour.

His debut album, 'Disastro', was released in June 2008.