CJ Wildheart (real name Christopher Paul Persaud-Jagdhar) is a British rock musician most prominently known as the guitarist and co-founder of English rock band the Wildhearts.

Hailing from Colchester, U.K., CJ grew up in military bases in Europe and Malaysia while his parents served in the British Army; his family moved back to the U.K. when he was in his teens. He began developing his professional music career, performing in various bands and experiencing moderate success with the London-based Tattooed Love Boys. The band released their debut album, Bleeding Hearts Needle Marks, in 1988 before splitting up shortly afterward, and CJ co-founded the Wildhearts in 1989 with former guitarist of the Quireboys, David Walls (aka as Ginger). CJ was an integral cog in the Wildhearts machine, appearing on the group’s first two EPs, Mondo Akimbo A-Go-Go and Don’t Be Happy…Just Worry in 1992. Their debut full-length, Earth vs. the Wildhearts, was released in 1993. The band experienced further success when that album was reissued in 1994 with the hit single "Caffeine Bomb," a track promoted by an infamous video in which Ginger vomited into CJ’s face.

Their resounding success created problems when they started work on their second full-length, P.H.U.Q. With tensions rising, Ginger sacked CJ halfway through the recording sessions. As the Wildhearts experienced further problems with their lineup, and their contract with East West Records, CJ powered through and joined forces with the frontman of the Grip, Willie Dowling, to form Honeycrack in 1995, landing a deal with Epic Records. The outfit went released one album in 1996, Prozaic, which experienced some chart success. Honeycrack toured in support of the album, alongside other artists such as Skunk Anansie and Weezer. Eventually the group split up, and CJ went on to form the Jellys with Wildhearts bandmate and drummer Stidi, and Wolfsbane bass player Jeff Hateley. The group released two albums, Welcome to Our World in 1998 and Doctored for Supersound in 2000. The Jellys eventually disbanded when CJ and Stidi re-joined the Wildhearts in 2001 for a reunion tour, going on to record the Wildhearts' fourth album, The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed, in 2003. CJ remained with the band to record three more releases, their eponymous album in 2007, the covers album, Stop Us if You’ve Heard This One Before, Vol. 1 in 2008, and Chutzpah! in 2009.

In 2007, the vocalist/guitarist released his first solo record, Thirteen, under the name CJ the Satellites. A second solo album, Mable (named after his favorite pet chicken), arrived in 2014, funded by a successful PledgeMusic campaign. The record was released in 2014. CJ experienced further success when Mable was awarded Album of the Year at the Pure Rawk Awards. CJ set up another Pledge campaign to fund his next solo effort, Robot. It exceeded its target after just six days, and Robot was released in early 2016. ~ Rob Wacey, Rovi