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Not to be confused with Jessy J.
Jessie J

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 January 2011, she won the prestigious Critic's Choice award at the Brits.

Her debut single, "Do It Like a Dude", charted at number-two on the UK Singles Charts. The second single, "Price Tag" which features US rapper B.o.B is available in the UK as a download from January 30th. Her debut album, Who You Are, is set to be released February 2011 in the UK and April in the US.[1]

Eary life

1988-2005: Childhood and youth

Jessie J was born Jessica Ellen Cornish in Redbridge on March 27, 1988. She was cast as an eleven year old in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End production of Whistle Down the Wind.[2][3][4] 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.[5] Jessie J has an irregular heartbeat, and also suffered a minor stroke at the age of 18. As a result, she doesn't smoke nor drink alcohol. She also cites this as the reason why she does not take drugs.[2]

Career history

2005-09: Career beginnings

She was signed to Gut Records, recording an album for the label, but the company went bankrupt before releasing material.[4][5] Jessie J then found success as a songwriter, gaining a Sony ATV publishing contract.[6]

2010-present: Who You Are

Jessie J released her single "Do It Like a Dude" in the UK on 21 November 2010.[7] The single debuted at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart where it later peaked at number 2. On 15 December 2010, it was announced that Jessie J had won the Critics Choice award at the BRIT Awards 2011.[8] On 6 December 2010, the BBC announced that Jessie J had been nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2011 list. On 7 January 2011, the singer was announced as winner of the list which included James Blake, The Vaccines, Jamie Woon and Clare Maguire.[2] Her debut album, Who You Are, is due to be released on 28 March 2011 in the UK, and 12 April in the U.S.[9] A track entitled "Price Tag" was promoted by Jessie J on Later... with Jools Holland on 9 November.[10] The song was released as the album’s second single, featuring US rapper B.o.B, on 28 January 2011.[11] Jessie J orginally wrote "Do It Like a Dude" for Rihanna, but decided to keep the track for herself.[12] Also with "L.O.V.E." being for Alicia Keys but had a change of a heart and made her debut album's tracklisting. [13]

Jessie J revealed in an interview that she wanted to work with Nicki Minaj. Later, Minaj stated that she had fallen in love with Jessie J, stating, "I checked her out afterwards, and I fell in love with her - the tone of her voice and everything."[14] In an interview with J, she stated that her album offers many different genres of music. She said "Do It Like a Dude" was "about male egos in the music industry." She went on futher to say "It's tongue-in-cheek but also a middle finger up. Women can do whatever the big men in suits do who take themselves so seriously. Its an empowerment song." She also stated in the interview that her debut album would consist of Reggae, Euphoric, Dance and R&B.[15] She has announced her debut UK tour, which currently has seven confirmed dates.[16]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details
2011 Who You Are

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
UK
[17] 		DEN
[18] 		IRL
[19] 		NZ
[20] 		EU
2010 "Do It Like a Dude" 2 36 11 26 69 Who You Are
2011 "Price Tag" (featuring B.o.B)[11] — — 12 — —
"Casualty of Love"[21] To be released
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Award Result
2010 BRIT Awards 2011 Critic's Choice Won
2011 BBC Sound of 2011 Sound of 2011 Won
MTV Brand New 2011 Next Big Thing 2nd

References

  1. ^ http://www.jessiejofficial.com/news.php?item=60
  2. ^ a b c "Sound of 2011: Jessie J", BBC, retrieved 2010-12-07
  3. ^ Llewellyn Smith, Caspar (2010) "One to watch: Jessie J", The Observer, 31 October 2010, retrieved 2010-11-01
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Lester was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Cochrane, Greg (2010) "Introducing...Jessie J", BBC, 23 November 2010, retrieved 2010-12-07
  6. ^ Leeuwis, Jermy (2010) "[http://musicremedy.com/j/jessie-j/album/who-you-are-9742.html Jessie J E EMILY RULES at lester squere.
  7. ^ "Jessie J hit was 'for Rihanna'", BBC, 1 December 2010, retrieved 2010-12-07
  8. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12001071
  9. ^ http://www.facebook.com/JessieJOfficial
  10. ^ Connolly, Rory (2010) "Music TV - November 11 - 17", BBC, 11 November 2010, retrieved 2010-12-07
  11. ^ a b "Price Tag (feat. B.o.B) - EP". iTunes Store United Kingdom. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  12. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a296543/jessie-j-wrote-debut-single-for-rihanna.html
  13. ^ http://www.jessiejonline.com/jessie-j-l-o-v-e-studio-version/
  14. ^ Digital Spy; Minaj reacts to Jessie J's offer to do a single togegher
  15. ^ [ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a297649/jessie-j-debut-album-is-eclectic.html Jessie J talks about her debut album to digitial spy]
  16. ^ http://www.gigwise.com/news/61017/Jessie-J-Announces-April-UK-And-Ireland-Tour---Tickets
  17. ^ "Chart Stats: Jessie J". Chart Stats. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  18. ^ "Danish charts". www.danishcharts.com/. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  19. ^ "Discography Jessie J". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  20. ^ "New Zealand charts". www.charts.org.nz/. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  21. ^ "Jessie J confirms new single". Digital Spy.

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