Samantha Jade
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Background information | |
Birth name | Samantha Jade Gibbs |
Born | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | 18 April 1987
Genres | R&B, pop, dance, electronic |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Jive, Sony |
Website | www |
Samantha Jade Gibbs (born 18 April 1987), known as Samantha Jade, is an Australian singer-songwriter and former child model from Perth, Western Australia. She has written tracks for artists including JoJo and Ashley Tisdale. On 20 November 2012 Jade won the fourth season of The X Factor (Australia), the first female to win the Australian series. She subsequently signed with Sony Music Australia and released her winner's single "What You've Done to Me", which debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart.
Biography
Early life
Samantha Jade Gibbs was born in Perth, Western Australia. Her father is of Anglo-Indian descent, while her mother is of Scottish descent. She began modelling at the age of four and at age nine she won a talent show after singing "Amazing Grace".[1] She attended Hampton Senior High School. In 2002 her first studio recordings were made with Platinum mixer/producer Conley Abrams in Los Angeles. These were recorded for a Perth label which folded that year. In 2003 the Gibbs family moved to Los Angeles in order for Jade to pursue her singing career.[2] That year, a song she co-wrote, "Secret Love", was recorded by JoJo for the soundtrack of the 2004 film Shark Tale. In 2004 Jade signed a multiple album recording contract with US record label Jive Records
2006–2011: Jive Records and Affinity West Entertainment
In 2006 Jade recorded the title track "Step Up" for the 2006 Universal Pictures Dance Drama film Step Up which was produced by Rapper and Music Producer Wyclef Jean.[3] The single which had little promotion appeared for one week on the Billboard Pop 100 peaking at #92.[4] In 2007 Jade released her follow-up single "Turn Around" which underperformed. Jade began recording her debut album My Name is Samantha Jade with Music Producers Darkchild, Timbaland, Max Martin and Stargate. "Apple" the album suffered numerous set-backs and was not released. In 2007 Jade co-wrote and sang back-up vocals on the track "Positivity" on Ashley Tisdale's debut album Headstrong.[5]
Jade was later dropped from Jive Records and attempted to continue to work on music independently with American record label Affinity West Entertainment.[6] That same year Jade made her acting debut in the film Beneath the Blue a sequel to Eye of the Dolphin.[7] The film was released in 2009.[8] Jade notably recorded a track the following year with David Guetta and Laidback Luke for David Guetta's fourth studio album One Love which was released in August. The track did not make the final track-listing but is featured as a bonus track on certain international releases. In July 2009 Jade released her third single "Secret" in Australia which failed to chart. The official music video for the single was directed by Valerie Babayan.[9] In August 2009 Jade performed on Kerri-Anne to promote the single.[10] In November 2011, Jade relocated to Perth and began working at her father's mining factory counting stock.[11]
2012: The X Factor Australia and Samantha Jade
In an attempt to return to the music industry, Jade successfully auditioned for the fourth season of The X Factor in 2012. She sang "Breakeven" by The Script, during which judge Guy Sebastian notably teared up.[12] Jade eventually made it to the live shows as part of the Over 25s category. Jade performed the following songs on The X Factor:
Show | Song choice | Theme | Result |
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Auditions | "Breakeven" | Free choice | Through to super bootcamp |
Super bootcamp | "No Air" | Through to home visits | |
Home Visits | "Bleeding Love" | Through to live shows | |
Live show 1 | "Wide Awake" / "Without You" | Judges' Choice | Bottom two/Saved by Judges |
Live show 2 | "Freefallin" | Party All Night | Safe |
Live show 3 | "Everytime" | Top 10 Hits | |
Live show 4 | "Run to You" | Legends | |
Live show 5 | "You Can't Hurry Love" / "I Will Be" | '80s | Bottom two/Saved via deadlock |
Live show 6 | "Scream" | Latest and Greatest | Safe |
Live show 7 | "UFO" / "At Last" | Made in Australia | Bottom two/Saved via deadlock |
Live show 8 | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | Judges' Challenge | Safe |
Semi-final | "Heartless" | Power and Passion | |
"Where Have You Been" | |||
Final | "Breakeven" | Audition song | Winner |
"Take a Bow" | Last shot song | ||
"Scream" | Song of the series | ||
"What You've Done to Me" | Winner's single |
During the grand final decider, on 20 November 2012, Jade was announced as the winner. She received a recording contract with record label Sony Music Australia and a Nissan Dualis car.[13] After winning The X Factor, Jade's winner's single "What You've Done to Me" was released digitally via iTunes.[14] After three days of release, the song debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart.[15] It was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting sales of 140,000 copies.[16] Jade's self-titled debut album was released on 7 December 2012, featuring re-recorded versions of the songs she performed on The X Factor.[17] The album debuted at number three on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold, denoting sales of 35,000 copies.[18][19]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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AUS [18] | |||||
The Golden Touch |
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"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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AUS [15] |
US Pop [21] | ||||
"Step Up" | 2006 | — | 92 | Step Up | |
"Turn Around" | 2007 | 53 | — | Non-album singles | |
"Secret"[22] | 2009 | — | — | ||
"What You've Done to Me" | 2012 | 1 | — |
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"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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AUS [23] | |||
"Wide Awake"[24] | 2012 | — | Non-album singles |
"Free Fallin'"[25] | — | ||
"Everytime"[26] | — | ||
"Run to You"[27] | — | ||
"Can't Hurry Love"[28] | — | ||
"Scream"[29] | — | ||
"UFO"[30] | — | ||
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"[31] | 96 | ||
"Where Have You Been"[32] | 51 | ||
"Heartless"[33] | 12 | ||
"Breakeven"[34] | 87 | ||
"Take a Bow"[35] | — | ||
"—" denotes items which failed to chart. |
Album appearances
Title | Year | Album | Artist(s) |
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"Come Back" | 2007 | 1000x | André |
"I Need You Now" | 2009 | One Love[36] | David Guetta, Laidback Luke |
"Winning" | Strange: The Adventures of Microphone Robinson[37] | Microb |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director |
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"Step Up"[38] | 2006 | — |
"Turn Around" | 2007 | Kevin DeFreitas[39] |
"Secret" | 2009 | Valerie Babayan[40] |
"What You've Done to Me"[41] | 2012 | — |
Awards and nominations
Year | Type | Award | Result |
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2012 | Poprepublic.tv IT List Awards[42] | Favourite Single of 2012 ("What You've Done to Me") | Pending |
Favourite Album of 2012 (Samantha Jade) | Pending | ||
Favourite Australian Female Artist | Pending | ||
Breakthrough Artist of 2012 | Pending |
References
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Samantha Jade Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ Moran, Jonathon (5 August 2007). "Introducing ... Samantha Jade". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Step Up Soundtrack: Original Soundtrack: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ^ "Step Up" (Pop 100 chart), Billboard, September 2, 2006.
- ^ "Positivity" in the ASCAP database
- ^ "Samantha Jade - Overview, Biography, Music Video & Songs, Interviews, News, Facts". Take 40. 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ^ "On the Set of 'Way of the Dolphin'"
- ^ Way of the Dolphin at Internet Movie Database
- ^ Samantha Jade- Secret
- ^ "Samantha Jade (@SJadeFans) op Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ^ "Jaded but not out - The West Australian". Au.news.yahoo.com. 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ^ Adams, Cameron (2012-08-14). "X-Factor judge is a sensitive Guy". News.com.au. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ^ Knox, David (2012-11-20). "Samantha Jade wins The X Factor 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – What You've Done to Me – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ a b List of peak chart positions for singles on the ARIA Singles Chart:
- Top 50 positions: "Discography Samantha Jade". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- "Turn Around": Ryan, Gavin (2012-11-25). "Samantha Jade Tops ARIA Singles Chart". Noise11. Noise Network. Archived from the original on 2012-11-25.
- ^ a b "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ^ a b "Samantha Jade wins The X Factor Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ a b "Discography Samantha Jade". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ a b "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – The Golden Touch by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "Samantha Jade – Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Secret – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ List of other charted songs by Samantha Jade:
- Top 50 chart positions: "Discography Samantha Jade". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" and "Where Have You Been": Ryan, Gavin (2012-11-18). "Swedish House Mafia Maintains Top Of ARIA Chart". Noise11. Noise Network. Archived from the original on 2012-11-18.
- "Breakeven": Ryan, Gavin (2012-12-16). "Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Spend Third Week Atop ARIA Chart". Noise11. Noise Network. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Wide Awake (X Factor Performance) – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Free Fallin' (X Factor Performance) – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Everytime (X Factor Performance) – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Run to You (X Factor Performance) – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Can't Hurry Love (X Factor Performance) – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Scream (X Factor Performance) – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – UFO (X Factor Performance) – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) (X Factor Performance) – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Where Have You Been (X Factor Performance) – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Heartless (X Factor Performance) – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Breakeven (X Factor Performance) – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Take a Bow (X Factor Performance) – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – One Love (Deluxe Version) by David Guetta". iTunes Store (United States). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Strange: The Adventures of Microphone Robinson by Microb". iTunes Store (United States). Apple. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ Samantha Jade – Step Up. YouTube. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "Music Video News: Karma". Video Static. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05.
- ^ "Samantha Jade – 'Secret'". NME. IPC Media. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05.
- ^ Samantha Jade – What You've Done to Me. YouTube. 2012-12-22. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ^ "IT List Awards 2012". Poprepublic.tv. AKA Entertainment. Archived from the original (requires registration) on 2013-01-03.
External links
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Anglo-Indian people
- Australian female singers
- Australian pop singers
- Australian people of Indian descent
- Australian people of Scottish descent
- Australian rhythm and blues singers
- Jive Records artists
- Sony BMG artists
- Musicians from Western Australia
- People from Perth, Western Australia
- The X Factor (Australia)
- The X Factor (Australia) contestants
- X Factor series winners