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Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English singer and songwriter. She first saw fame when she began writing tracks for Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera. In February 2011, she won the prestigious Critic's Choice award at the Brits. She also co-wrote the song "Party in the U.S.A." for Miley Cyrus.
Her début single "Do It Like a Dude" was followed up by "Price Tag".
Career history
1988–2005: Early theater work
Jessie J was born Jessica Ellen Cornish in Redbridge, Essex[citation needed]. She attended Colins Performing Arts. She was cast as an eleven year old in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End production of Whistle Down the Wind.[1][2][3] Educated at Mayfield High School, at age 16 she began studying at the BRIT School, and joined a girl group at the age of 17.[4] Jessie J has an irregular heartbeat, and also suffered a minor stroke at the age of 18. As a result, she doesn't drink alcohol or smoke. She also cites this as the reason why she does not take narcotics.[5]
2005–09: Pop career
She was signed to Gut Records, recording an album for the label, but the company went bankrupt before releasing material.[3][4] Jessie J then found success as a songwriter, gaining a Sony ATV publishing contract.[6] She was also the supporting singer for Cyndi Lauper during Lauper's UK dates of her 2008 Bring Ya To The Brink tour. Jessie began her career when she started to pen lyrics for the artists such as, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera and Miley Cyrus.[citation needed] The biggest single she co-wrote was the Miley Cyrus song "Party in the U.S.A.".
2010-11: Solo career
In 2010, Jessie J launched her solo career débuting Do It Like a Dude as her first single, charting at number-two on the UK Singles Charts. Her second single Price Tag, which features rapper B.o.B, became Jessie J's first number-one single after it charted at number-one for two consecutive weeks in the UK Singles Charts on 6 and 13 February 2011. Her début album, Who You Are, is set to be released February 2011 in the UK and April in the US.[7]
In songwriting credits for Price Tag, Jessie J is referred to as "Pea".
Denies Illuminati reports The singer who in her new video for “Price Tag” makes a hand gesture which is a recognised symbol of allegiance to the group tweeted: “lmao at the illuminati comments on ‘price tag’. Jheeze people im doing the ‘OK’ sign over my eye. No 666 round here round here… No thank you (sic).”
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details |
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| 2011 | Who You Are
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [8] |
AUS [9] |
CAN [10] |
DEN [11] |
IRL [12] |
NZ [13] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] | |||
| 2010 | "Do It Like a Dude" | 2 | 93 | — | 16 | 11 | 10 | — | — | Who You Are |
| 2011 | "Price Tag" (featuring B.o.B) | 1 | — | 74 | — | 1 | — | 69 | 88 | |
| "Casualty of Love"[16] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organisation | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BBC Sound of 2011 | Sound of 2011 | Won |
| 2011 | MTV Brand New 2011 | Next Big Thing | 2nd |
| 2011 | BRIT Awards 2011 | Critic's Choice | Won |
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
soundofwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Llewellyn Smith, Caspar (2010) "One to watch: Jessie J", The Observer, 31 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ a b Lester, Paul (2010) "New band of the Day No. 902: Jessie J", The Guardian, 4 November 2010, retrieved 2010-12-07 Cite error: The named reference "Lester" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b Cochrane, Greg (2010) "Introducing...Jessie J", BBC, 23 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ Autostraddle — Jessie J Did It Like a Dude and Most Dykes Like It
- ^ Leeuwis, Jermy (2010) "Jessie J E EMILY RULES at lester squere.
- ^ JessieJ Official website for Jessie J
- ^ Peak positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
- All except "Price Tag": "Chart Stats: Jessie J". Chart Stats. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- "Price Tag": "Chart Stats: Jessie J Ft Bob". Chart Stats. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 7th February 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of February 19, 2011 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ "Jessie J in Danish charts". danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Irish Music Charts Archive: Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 3 February 2011". Chart Track. GfK. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "Jessie J in New Zealand charts". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Jessie J in Swiss charts". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ "Hot 100: Week of February 19, 2011 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ "Jessie J confirms new single". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2011-02-05.