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Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), known professionally as Jessie J, is an English singer. 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
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before signing with
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and striking a songwriting deal with
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. After signing with
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, Jessie J came to prominence following the release of her debut single, " Do It Like a Dude". Her following single, "
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", topped the charts in nineteen countries including the UK and was followed by the release of her debut album, '' Who You Are'' (2011), which peaked at number two in the UK. Other singles from the album included " Nobody's Perfect", " Who You Are", "
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" and "
Laserlight "Laserlight" is a song by English singer-songwriter Jessie J featuring French DJ David Guetta, taken from the platinum edition of Jessie J's debut studio album, '' Who You Are''. The artists co-wrote the song with The Invisible Men, Giorgio ...
", all of which peaked within the top ten on the
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, making Jessie J the first British female artist to have six top-ten singles from a sole studio album. "Domino" also attained further international 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
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outside Buckingham Palace in June, as well as the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London on 12 August. Her second album, ''
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'' (2013), peaked within the top five on the
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and also included the top-five singles "
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" 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 five in the UK and peaked at number ten on the US ''Billboard'' 200, her highest-charting album in the US. , Jessie J had sold over 20 million singles and 3 million albums worldwide."Jessie J joins The Voice in 2015"
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Citing various influences, Jessie J is recognised for an unconventional musical and performance style that mixes
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vocals with
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s. She has received various accolades throughout her career, 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
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. She has served as a coach on the competition series ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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''. In 2018, Jessie J received widespread recognition in China following her appearance in the
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'' (previously called ''I Am a Singer'').


Early life

Jessica Ellen Cornish was born on 27 March 1988 in
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in The London Borough of Redbridge, London, to Rose () and Stephen Cornish. She was educated at Mayfield High School in LB Redbridge. This area was part of
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until 1965 and Jessie J refers to herself as an
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. 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
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. Retrieved 7 December 2010.Llewellyn Smith, Caspar (2010)
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, ''
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'', 4 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010
She subsequently joined the
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and appeared in their 2002 production of ''The Late Sleepers''.NYMT Alumni "",
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. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
Cornish has two elder sisters, who were both
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s 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, at age 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
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and at 17 she joined a girl group named Soul Deep.Cochrane, Greg (2010)
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, 23 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
She graduated in the class of 2006 along with singers
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and
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. She suffered a 'minor stroke at 18.' This was attributed to the heart condition Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, which she was diagnosed with aged 11.


Career


2006–2010: Career beginnings

Jessie J was signed to
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, recording an album for the label, but the company went bankrupt before any material was released. She then found success as a songwriter, gaining a Sony ATV publishing contract.Leeuwis, Jermy (2010
"Jessie J to release Who You Are"
musicremedy.com. Retrieved 20 February 2011
She was also the support act for
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during Lauper's UK dates of her 2008 Bring Ya to the Brink tour (Lauper invited J to join her on stage for the performances of "
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"). Jessie has also written lyrics for artists such as
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and
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, including " Party in the U.S.A.". Jessie J was also part of a girl band, called Soul Deep, for two years, however, believing "it wasn't going anywhere," she left the group. Despite people thinking that her first notoriety was through YouTube, Jessie was signed for four years before her first video was posted. Jessie first came to the attention of Lava Records when her publisher at Sony/ATV, Rich Christina, sent Lava president
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a link to her MySpace page, which the record executive loved. After seeing an impressive US showcase, Lava, along with several other labels, was keen to sign the artist but progress was hampered by her management's insistence on, what Flom called, a "crazy deal", and their refusal to let Jessie speak to any labels directly. Despite this, Senior Director of A&R at Lava, Harinder Rana, made surreptitious efforts to meet Jessie on her own in winter of 2008. Later in the year a change in management to Sarah Stennett and Nadia Khan of Crown Music allowed record deal negotiations to take place. Jessie eventually signed with Lava as part of a joint venture with Universal Republic.


2010–2012: ''Who You Are''

Jessie J began recording her debut studio album in 2005 and it was completed on 19 January 2011. She revealed that "Big White Room" would be on the album and was written from an experience she had when she was aged 11, although she wrote the song at age 17, in the hospital, where a ward mate, a little boy, died. Jessie J says the album's title track, "Who You Are", is one of her proudest creations, she said the song is a "positive role model for young people" and "I always say that I'm half-artist, half-therapist". The song was written in 2005, when she just moved to Los Angeles, and was going through a very lonely difficult moment. A song called "Sexy Silk", which appears on the ''
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'' soundtrack, was originally going to be her first single. However, in late 2010 Jessie J released her first single, " Do It Like a Dude" which was co-written with George Astasio, Tj Normandin, Jason Pebworth, Jon Shave, Kyle Abrahams and Peter Ighile. Originally, she wrote the song with
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in mind because "
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" was released at the time, partly inspiring the song. She then sent the song to her label, Island Records, before sending it to Rihanna's management. Island insisted the song become Jessie J's first single. The single gained positive reception from critics. The single charted at number two on the
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. Her follow-up single "
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" was released in late January 2011. It was written by Jessie J,
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,
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, and
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and peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart. "Price Tag" was released in the US on 1 February 2011 and peaked at 23 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Price Tag" also charted at number-one in New Zealand and Ireland and is the most successful online video J has released. Her first American television appearance was as the musical guest on NBC's ''
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'' on 12 March 2011. On 25 February 2011 her debut album, '' Who You Are'', was released.News item
at official website for Jessie J
The album first entered the
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on 6 March 2011 where it charted at number two. The album charted into the top ten in a number of countries and number 11 in the US. After the release she went on to release a third single from the album, " Nobody's Perfect".
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reported that the single is, so far, only confirmed for release in the United Kingdom. The album's fourth single was " Who's Laughing Now". "
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" was her second US single. The
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-produced track was sent to mainstream radio on 6 September 2011. With the success of ''Who You Are'' in North America, Jessie was chosen to tour as the opening act for American pop artist
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's ''
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'' in 2011 but pulled out after breaking her foot in rehearsals. Jessie J served as the house artist at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, performing several of her original songs along with covers around commercial breaks. On 12 June 2011, at the
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held at
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, London, Jessie ruptured several tendons in her foot during rehearsals, and performed her set the following day while sitting on a gilded throne. For her appearance at
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on 25 June 2011, she performed on the throne again, stating that her doctor had told her not to perform with her broken foot which would take six weeks to heal. Jessie J was scheduled to play at several festivals throughout the summer, however it was reported on 1 July 2011 that she would not be able to attend
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, Wembley:Orange, iTunes Festival, Lovebox, and
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due to the injuries to her foot. Her record label released an official statement on 30 June 2011 that under strict orders from her doctor, she would not be able to perform for a number of weeks so that she could recuperate properly. She returned to the concert circuit in late August, including sets at the V Festival and The Big Chill. At the 2011 MTV VMA's she was still in a cast and using the throne. James Morrison's third studio album, '' The Awakening'' features a collaboration with Jessie J called " Up", the song was released as a single on 16 November 2011. Jessie J re-released ''Who You Are'' on 9 November 2011, featuring the regular tracks plus "
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". "Domino" topped the UK charts and became her first top 10 hit in the US, following the success of "Price Tag". While in Australia for the Oceania leg of her ''Heartbeat'' tour in support of ''Who You Are'', an interview on a TV talk show ended with her being sawed in half by magician Sam Powers in his thin model sawing illusion. At the 2012 Brit Awards on 21 February, Jessie J received two
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nominations, Best British Female Artist, and Best British Single ("Price Tag"). With featured artist,
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, Jessie J released the sixth single, "
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", from her debut album on 4 May 2012. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number twenty-six on the
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on the chart issue dated 21 April 2012. The following week the song climbed twenty-one positions to number five, making it her sixth top ten single from one album. With the charting success, she became the first UK female solo artist to achieve six top-ten singles from a single studio album. The achievement was compared with
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and boy band
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, recording artists who previously broke the same record. On 4 June 2012, Jessie appeared at the
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for
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, performing a duet with
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. Together, they performed "
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", a song she previously recorded with the other four coaches of the televised singing competition, ''The Voice''. She later sang her international hit, "Domino". On 12 August 2012 she performed "Price Tag", " Written in the Stars", "
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" with
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and
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, and "
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" with
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at the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Jessie J was a coach on the
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programme ''
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'' for its first two series in 2012 and 2013.


2012–2016: ''Alive'' and ''Sweet Talker''

On 31 January 2012, Jessie J announced that she had begun recording her second studio album. She also stated that she hoped to collaborate with many artists that year, possibly including some of her fellow coaches on ''The Voice''. It was revealed that she worked in the studio with
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after he contacted her on Twitter. Jessie has also revealed on Twitter that she worked with
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and co-author of her song "Price Tag",
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. Via Twitter, Jessie J announced her first arena tour, called Nice to Meet You Tour (later renamed
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due to the release of her second studio album titled ''Alive''), which began on 15 October 2013 and concluded on 8 February 2014. "
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" was released as the lead single from ''
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'' and was a top 5 hit in both the United Kingdom and Australia. Other singles released from the album included " It's My Party" and "
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". Jessie also featured on
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's debut single "
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", along with Canadian singer
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. Her third studio album '' Sweet Talker'' was released on 13 October 2014 in the UK, where it peaked at number 5. " Bang Bang" recorded with
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and
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serves as the first single from the album. The song reached number one on the
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, becoming her third number one and seventh top five single in the UK. "Bang Bang" debuted on the US ''Billboard''
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at number 6, making it the second highest new entry of 2014 on the chart. The song became Jessie J's second top 10 single in the US, after her previous single "Domino", and eventually peaked at number 3. In 2015, she became the judge and mentor of ''
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'' replacing
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. In the nominations for the
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, Jessie J's 2015 single " Flashlight" (from the soundtrack to the film '' Pitch Perfect 2'') was among the nominees for Best British Video. In January 2015 she began the Sweet Talker Tour to promote the album. In 2016, Jessie J joined the cast of voices for '' Ice Age: Collision Course'' singing the movie's theme song "My Superstar" (written by
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) featuring Tha Vill. The song was eventually not released as a single and was not included in the soundtrack.


2017–2020: ''R.O.S.E.'' and ''Singer 2018''

On 11 August 2017, Jessie J released a new single, " Real Deal", for
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advertising campaign. On 12 September, she announced her fourth album '' R.O.S.E.'' and the single " Think About That", which was released on 15 September 2017 as the album's lead single. Four further songs from ''R.O.S.E.'' were then released, with "Think About That" representing realization. "Not My Ex", was released as its second single on 6 October 2017 and represents obsession and the third single "Queen" was released on 17 November 2017, representing sex. In October 2017, Jessie J began her R.O.S.E. tour across Europe and the US to promote the upcoming album. In January 2018, she appeared on the sixth season of the Chinese singing competition ''
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''. Jessie J won the competition, making history as the first international singer to win the season in the show's six-year history, accompanied by the record of having topped number-one performances in five out of the first ten (of eleven) elimination rounds. The series cast also included two of the six other initial singers (singers entering on the first week of the competition with the exemption of participating Breakout rounds)
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and Wang Feng, and also her closest rival and runner-up for the season,
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, who would later go on to win the eighth season held two years later. In May 2018, her fourth studio album '' R.O.S.E.'' was released. The album was released as four EPs titled Realisations, Obsessions, Sex, and Empowerment, creating an acronym for "R.O.S.E." The album moved away from the pop sound heard in much of her past music, instead taking on an R&B style. In September 2018, Jessie J announced her first Christmas album titled '' This Christmas Day'', which was released on 26 October 2018. In December 2018, Jessie J confirmed that she would be appearing as a coach on ''
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'' alongside
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for its third series. She also stated in an Instagram Live that she wants to write new pop/soul songs. In April 2019 Jessie began touring festivals across Europe and Asia. She announced via Instagram that the tour is called The Lasty Tour, in honour of her close friend and bodyguard Dave Last "Lasty" who died in December 2018. Jessie J co-wrote "One More Try" with
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. The track is the only original song to appear in Martin's 2019 jukebox musical '' & Juliet'', where it is sung by
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as Juliet and Romeo on the official soundtrack. Jessie J's own version of the song is also included on the soundtrack.


2021–present: Sixth studio album

In 2021, Jessie J released a new single "I Want Love", which was followed by a diagnosis of
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and an unrelated
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. During an interview on Steven Bartlett's podcast ''Diary of a CEO'' on 2 May 2022, Jessie J revealed that her sixth album was recorded but she had decided to scrap it entirely after deciding that it "did not feel right". She also revealed that her label was supportive of the decision and supported her to start re-recording the album in April 2022. In terms of previously recorded music, Jessie J elaborated that some of the songs could be re-recorded, scrapped or allocated elsewhere but she was not sure if they would appear on the album. Jessie J also revealed that she had departed ways with her sixth manager, sensing that she needed a new internal team.


Artistry and voice

Although Jessie J was first identified as a
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singer, she primarily records songs of R&B and pop music with hip hop influences. Music critic Matthew Perpetua of
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compared her to her peers
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and
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, but suggested she was missing something: "Whereas Adele and Winehouse also have powerhouse voices, they fit into clear aesthetic niches and invest their songs with depth and humanity. Jessie J doesn't have even a fraction of their restraint." Perpetua added: "Her idea of showcasing her gift is to shoot for a blaring
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on "Mamma Knows Best" that makes
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seem as subtle as Joni Mitchell by comparison." Ailbhe Malone of the music magazine ''
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'' also recognised Cornish's "undeniably potent voice". However, she pointed out the possible "identity crisis" that might have been caused by Jessie's songwriter past: "This is an album of singles for other artists. There's
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Jessie ('Do It...'),
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Jessie ('Abracadabra'),
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Jessie ('Mamma Knows Best'),
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Jessie ('Big White Room')." Caroline Sullivan of ''
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'' shared her positive opinion about the singer, saying that "if any singer has the potential to be the British Katy Perry or
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, with the accompanying millions of sales, it's her". Sullivan also complimented Cornish's attitude: " er songsare delivered with a confidence that money can't buy." Jessie J. has been compared to Perry, and has expressed admiration for Perry's music and her work ethic. She said, "Her hard work, her dedication, and how she deals with having the world stare at her every move, personally and professionally, with such dignity and strength, is inspiring." ''
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''s music critic Adam Markovitz said of Jessie: "The 23-year-old Brit has all the tools, from a monster voice to an ear for hooks—she co-wrote
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' ' Party in the U.S.A.'—and a manic persona that's equal parts Katy Perry,
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." Jessie J calls her fans "heartbeats", after her Heartbeat Tour. Of them, she has said, "They're amazing, and they're the only reason I'm here at the VMAs and people know who I am ... They support me and buy my albums and singles, and they stand outside hotels, and they come to shows, and they get tattoos of my lyrics and they cut their hair like me. You have to love your fans. That's why I call them my Heartbeats, because without them I wouldn't be here."


Personal life


Sexuality and feminism

Asked about her
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in an interview on the "In Demand" radio show on 3 March 2011, Jessie J stated, "I've never denied it. Whoopie doo guys, yes, I've dated girls and I've dated boys – get over it." Sophie Wilkinson of ''
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'' argued that Jessie J's sexuality was valuable to young teens, especially for young girls unsure of themselves because of their sexuality and identity, to feel "that this does happen and this is normal." In April 2014, Jessie J renounced her bisexuality, stating, "For me, it was a phase. But I'm not saying bisexuality is a phase for everybody." Laura Kay of ''The Guardian'' said although she would never deny anyone the right to define their own sexuality, Jessie J renouncing her bisexuality "feels like such a loss for young gay or questioning people who look up to her", and wondered if the wrong message might have been sent because is "an unhelpful term as this is an idea that gay people find themselves constantly battling against." She identifies as a
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, and believes that equal rights should be a normality and that her responsibility as a woman includes "being confident and not standing down for any ego or suit."


Residence

In 2014, Jessie J relocated from London to Los Angeles, California. She cited work opportunities and dissatisfaction with the level of focus in the UK on her personal life rather than on her singing, saying, "In America they see me as a singer whereas here I feel that people don't appreciate my voice."


Relationships

In November 2014, she started dating American singer Luke James. The couple ended their relationship in October 2015. It is unclear whether the pair rekindled their relationship, but they went on to perform together a couple of times. In 2018, she started dating American actor
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. They broke up in 2019, but rekindled their romance in 2020 before breaking up again later that year.


Health

In early 2011, she suffered a
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on stage after she was forced to perform in the dark. "I did a gig recently and had a panic attack on stage," she said. "The night was called 'Black Out' and I had to perform in the dark. I asked them to turn on the lights and they didn't. I was onstage in pitch black and, because I couldn't see anything, I started to panic. It was awful." Jessie J is a
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. In an Instagram post on Christmas Eve in 2020, she revealed that she has been diagnosed with
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. In the post, she wrote how the condition made her feel like "someone crawled" into her ear "and turned a hair dryer on." The disorder affects the inner ear, and can lead to severe dizziness, ringing in the ear and hearing loss. In November 2021, she announced that she had suffered a
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.


Charitable activities

Jessie J has appeared on the major UK charity telethons, Children in Need and
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, both broadcast on the
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. She confirmed on 2 August 2011 that she would be shaving her hair off for charity in 2012. Speaking via her official Twitter account she said: "It's hair, It will grow back. Even if it takes 2 years, if it saves lives it's worth it. Even if its 1 life that's something." On 15 March 2013, Jessie's head was shaved live during
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, helping to raise money for Comic Relief. In November 2011, Jessie J performed " Nobody's Perfect" at the charity concert ''
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'' held at the
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to raise money for
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. Jessie J is a supporter of UK children's charity Believe in Magic, a charity that grants wishes to terminally ill children across the UK. In July 2012 she performed "
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" on stage with a 7-year-old fan, leukaemia sufferer Daniel Sullivan. Sullivan died four months later.


Discography

* '' Who You Are'' (2011) * ''
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'' (2013) * '' Sweet Talker'' (2014) * '' R.O.S.E.'' (2018) * '' This Christmas Day'' (2018)


Filmography


Tours


Headlining

*
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(2011–2012) *
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(2013) * Sweet Talker Tour (2015) * R.O.S.E Tour (2017–2018)


Opening

*
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(2008) *
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Fan Appreciation Tour (2009)


Special guest

* The Jingle Ball Tour (December 2014)


References


External links

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