|
〕}} | occupation = | years_active = 2005–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = }} Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988),〔 better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical ''Whistle Down the Wind''. She studied at the BRIT School before signing with Gut Records and striking a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing where she wrote for artists including Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. After signing with Universal Republic, Jessie J came to prominence following the release of her debut single "Do It Like a Dude". Her next song "Price Tag" topped the charts in nineteen countries including the UK and was followed by the release of her debut album ''Who You Are'' (2011), which charted at number two in the UK. Other releases from the album included "Nobody's Perfect", and "Who You Are", "Domino" and "Laserlight", which all which all charted within the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, making Jessie J the first British female artist to have six top ten singles from a studio album. "Domino" also resulted in further international chart success, peaking at number six on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and becoming her second number-one single in the UK. In 2012 Jessie J performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in June, as well as the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London on 12 August. Her second album ''Alive'' (2013) reached the top 5 in the UK Albums Chart and also included the top-five hit songs "Wild" and "It's My Party". The release of her third album ''Sweet Talker'' (2014) was preceded by the single "Bang Bang" which debuted at number one in the UK and went multi-platinum worldwide. The album made the top 5 in the UK and reached number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, her highest-charting album in the US. As of January 2015, Jessie J had sold over 20 million singles and 3 million albums worldwide.〔("Jessie J joins The Voice in 2015" ). Daily Mail. Retrieved 14 August 2015〕 Citing various influences, Jessie J is recognised for an unconventional musical and performance style that mixes soul vocals with contemporary R&B, pop, electropop, and hip-hop beats. Jessie J has garnered various awards and nominations for her music, including the 2011 Critics' Choice Brit Award and the BBC's Sound of 2011. Jessie J has supported various charitable causes, and has appeared on the UK charity telethons BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief. She has served as coach and mentor on the television shows ''The Voice UK'' and ''The Voice Australia''. ==Early life== Jessica Ellen Cornish was born in London, to Rose (née Archer) and Stephen Cornish. She was educated at Mayfield High School in the London Borough of Redbridge. She attended Colin's Performing Arts School and as an 11-year-old she was cast in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End production of ''Whistle Down the Wind''.〔"(Sound of 2011: Jessie J )", BBC. Retrieved 7 December 2010.〕〔Llewellyn Smith, Caspar (2010) "(One to watch: Jessie J )", ''The Observer'', 31 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.〕〔Lester, Paul (2010) "(New band of the Day No. 902: Jessie J )", ''The Guardian'', 4 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010〕 She subsequently joined the National Youth Music Theatre and appeared in their 2002 production of ''The Late Sleepers''.〔NYMT Alumni "()", National Youth Music Theatre. Retrieved 11 May 2013.〕 Cornish has two sisters, who are five and seven years older than she is, who were both head girls at school. Unlike her academic sisters, Cornish has stated she was "never really that good at anything". She said, "At school they were like 'oh, you're a Cornish girl' and they kind of expected me to be the same as my sisters. Give me something to draw or an outfit to pick for someone, or hair, make-up, acting, write a song, I'm fine with it, but anything to do with sums – it was never my thing." She also said she never based her intelligence on her exam results. She also said she was always good at singing and it was her "thing". In 2003, aged 15, she won ''Best Pop Singer'' in the TV show ''Britain's Brilliant Prodigies'', performing as Jessica Cornish. At the age of 16 she began studying at the BRIT School and at 17 she joined a girl group named Soul Deep.〔Cochrane, Greg (2010) "(Introducing...Jessie J )", BBC, 23 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.〕 She graduated in the class of 2006 along with singers Adele and Leona Lewis.〔("What a difference nine years makes... The fresh-faced girl aged 15 who became Jessie J" ). Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 May 2012〕 At 18, she claims she suffered a 'minor stroke.' As for her stage name..."To be honest, there’s no real reason for the ‘J’ in my stage name". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jessie J」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|