Camille Jones (born 25 June 1973) is a Danish pop singer. She is known for her song "
The Creeps", written by herself and remixed by Dutch DJ
Fedde le Grand,
which became a worldwide club hit in the dance scene in 2007.
Career
Camille Jones was born in
Skanderborg
Skanderborg is a town in Skanderborg municipality, Denmark. It is situated on the north and north eastern brinks of Skanderborg Lake and there are several smaller ponds and bodies of water within the city itself, like Lillesø, Sortesø, Døj S ...
, grew up in
Aarhus, and spent a year as a
YFU exchange student in the United States. In 2000 she enjoyed success within the Danish and European music scenes with the release of her début album ''Camille Jones'', which featured the singles ''Daddy Would Say'' and ''Nothing Comes From Nothing''.
In 2004 she released her album ''Surrender'', which featured the single ''The Creeps''. The first video – produced by Mikkel Serup – was nominated for a
Danish Music Award
The Danish Music Awards (DMA) is a Danish award show. The show has been arranged by IFPI since 1989, and was originally called ''IFPI-prisen'' ("IFPI-Award") until 1991, when it changed its name to ''Dansk Grammy'' ("Danish Grammy"). It was chang ...
in 2005.
Dutch DJ-producer
Fedde le Grand signed the song to his own burgeoning Flamingo Recordings imprint and completed a House remix.
In early 2007 the remix had been picked up by radiostations in the UK and all over Europe before it was released on
Ministry of Sound in March 2007.
Marcus Adams directed a new video for the single. The song had become a hit on the charts and the clubs as well. In the UK ''The Creeps'' reached No. 7 on the Single Charts and No. 1 on the Dance Charts.
Camille's third album ''Barking Up The Wrong Tree'' was released in Scandinavia in 2008 and featured the dance singles ''Difficult Guys'', ''I Am (What You Want Me To Be)'' and ''Get Me Out''.
Videos for ''Difficult Guys'' and ''I Am (What You Want Me To Be)'' were produced to promote the record.
In January 2011 Jones collaborated with
Kato,
Ida Corr
Ida Corr (born 14 March 1977 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Gambian-Danish singer, songwriter and music producer.
Early life
Ida Corr was born on the 14th of March 1977 to a Danish mother and a Gambian father in Aarhus, Denmark. Her father was a m ...
and
Johnson
Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
on the Danish-language dance single ''Sjus''. The song debuted at number 1 on the Danish Single charts.
[KATO FEAT. IDA CORR, CAMILLE JONES & JOHNSON – SJUS (SONG)](_blank)
on danishcharts.dk
Discography
Albums
*2000 – ''Camille Jones'' – Offbeat Records
*2004 – ''Surrender'' – Offbeat Records
*2005 – ''Surrender'' (International Version) – Alarm Music
*2008 – ''Barking Up the Wrong Tree'' – Kick Music/Discowax
*2011 – ''Did I Say I Love You'' – LiftedHouse
*2016 – ''Camille'' – disco:wax
Singles
*2000 – Nothing Comes from Nothing
*2000 – Should Have Known Better
*2000 – Don't Wanna Be
*2000 – Daddy Would Say
*2005 –
The Creeps
*2006 – En Verden Perfekt
*2007 – The Creeps (remixed by
Fedde le Grand)
*2008 – Difficult Guys
*2008 – I Am (What You Want Me To Be)
*2008 – Someday (Gauzz Mix)
*2009 – Get Me Out (Jason Gault Remix)
*2010 – The Truth
*2011 – The Streets
*2011 – Better Forget
(feat. The House Keepers)
*2012 – All I Want
(feat. Phunkjump)
*2012 – Tro, Håb og Kærlighed (Released in Denmark, Norway and Iceland)
*2012 – Midnat I Mit Liv (Released in Scandinavia)
*2013 – Waiting
*2015 – All That Matters
Singles as featured artist
*2009 – I Like It
(Morten Breum
Morten Breum (born 26 May 1982), better known by his artist name Morten, is a Danish DJ and producer.
His professional music career started with his first track "Højere Vildere" with Rune RK, featuring the Danish duo Nik & Jay in 2008, but hi ...
feat. Camille Jones)
*2011 – Sjus
( Kato feat. Ida Corr
Ida Corr (born 14 March 1977 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Gambian-Danish singer, songwriter and music producer.
Early life
Ida Corr was born on the 14th of March 1977 to a Danish mother and a Gambian father in Aarhus, Denmark. Her father was a m ...
and Johnson
Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
)
*2012 – All I Want
(Phunkjump with Camille Jones)
*2013 – Miss You
(Alexander Brown Alexander Brown may refer to:
Sports
* Alexander Brown (cricketer) (born 1967), English cricketer
*Sandy Brown (footballer, born 1877) (Alexander Brown, 1877–1944), Scottish footballer
*Sandy Brown (footballer, born 1939) (Alexander Dewar Brown ...
feat. Camille Jones)
*2013 – Good Enough
(Ludovika feat. Camille Jones)
*2013 – Feel Much Better
(Epik feat. Camille Jones)
*2014 – Battlefield
(Svenstrup & Vendelboe
Svenstrup & Vendelboe is an electro / dance / house producer team from Denmark, consisting of Kasper Svenstrup and Thomas Vendelboe.
Svenstrup and Vendelboe, produced music together for several years under various names. But in 2007 they decided ...
feat. Camille Jones)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Camille
1974 births
Living people
Danish dance musicians
Danish pop singers
Danish women singer-songwriters
English-language singers from Denmark
Singers from Aarhus
People from Skanderborg Municipality
21st-century Danish women singers