Jessy Moss is a singer/rapper. Her songs have appeared in a number of movies and television shows. She is best known for the hit Armand Van Helden remix of her song "Sugar".

Early life and career

Born in England, Moss was raised in Australia—staying with her father when her parents divorced and her mother moved to the United States. While visiting her mother in southern California, she caught the attention of a producer, who asked her to sing backup vocals for a project that he was working on. That led to an internship at Total Access Recording Studios in Redondo Beach, where she worked on records by artists including

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and Dio. In 2003 she released her debut solo album, ''Street Knuckles'', on

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. She co-produced the record with

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, Camara Kambon, and

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. That August, she was part of the Sprite Liquid Mix Tour with groups like

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. After

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shut down their record label, Moss self-released her second album, ''Fast and Cheap'', in 2005. "Sugar", a song from that album, appeared on Armand Van Helden's 2005

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mix CD, ''Nympho''. Ultra released "Sugar" as a single in early 2006 (as Armand Van Helden featuring Jessy Moss) and managed to chart as high as No. 25 on the ''

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chart. Moss also released her third album, ''Down at the Disco'', in 2006.

Personal life

In November 2008, she married drummer

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. The couple have a son together, born April 2011.

Discography

Albums and EPs

*''Street Knuckles'' (2003,

) *''Fast and Cheap'' (2005, self-released) *''Polyamorous'' EP (2005, self-released) *''Down at the Disco'' (2006, self-released)

Singles

*"Sugar" (2006,

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) (credited as "Armand Van Helden featuring Jessy Moss") (#25

)

Compilation appearances

*''Flo Mix'' (2003) (song: "Thanks for the Pictures") *''Your Attention Please'' (2003) (song: "Confessions") *''UnButtoned'' (2003) (song "Build You Up") *''Lucky Sounds Volume Two'' (2003) (song: "Build You Up") *''Nympho'' (mixed by Armand Van Helden) (2005, Ultra) (song: "Sugar") *''Hope: Love Is the Answer'' (2006) (song: "Old Glory") *''Sonicbids Presents The Real Deal (Listen Volume 2)'' (2006) (song: "Bitten Off") *''Inkslingers Ball" (2006) (song: "Alarm")

Studio credits

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Song use

*"So What" (from ''Polyamorous'') in ''

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'' (2006) *"Pick a Card" (from ''Street Knuckles'') in '' Saved'' (2006) *"Telling You Now" (from ''Street Knuckles'') in ''

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Music videos

*"Telling You Now", "Pick a Card", "So What"Jessy Moss sticks to her roots
CNN, 4 September 2003

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moss, Jessy Living people American women singers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women