Jessika Harling, better known by her stage name Jessia, is a
Canadian
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pop singer from
Ucluelet
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,
British Columbia
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, best known for her 2021 single "I'm Not Pretty".
[Nora O'Malley]
"West Coast grad JESSIA now a rising Canadian pop star"
''Parksville Qualicum News'', September 3, 2021.
A graduate of the music program at
MacEwan University
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, she released "I'm Not Pretty" as a
TikTok
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video in early 2021, and signed to
Republic Records
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soon afterward.
[ She released her debut EP, ''How Are You?'', in October 2021.
She won the ]Juno Award
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for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022
The Juno Awards of 2022 were held on May 15, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario.
The awards were presented at the Budweiser Stage, an outdoor venue, and was hosted by actor Simu Liu.David Friend"Actor Simu Liu to host first outdoor Juno Awards at Toronto†...
, and was nominated for Single of the Year for "I'm Not Pretty", Pop Album of the Year for ''How Are You?'' and the Fan Choice Award. "I'm Not Pretty" was certified gold by RIAA
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in April 2022.Serena Ryder
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's single "What I Wouldn't Do
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", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone
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's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.[Brent Furdyk]
"Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative"
''Entertainment Tonight Canada
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'', March 2, 2023.
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
References
External links
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21st-century Canadian women singers
Canadian pop singers
Musicians from British Columbia
Living people
People from the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year winners
Year of birth missing (living people)
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