Jennifer Paige ( Scoggins; born September 3, 1973) is an American singer best known for her international number one pop hit " Crush" (1998), as well as other charted songs including " Sober" (1999) and " Always You" (1999), from her debut album, ''

Jennifer Paige Jennifer Paige ( Scoggins; born September 3, 1973) is an American singer best known for her international number one pop hit " Crush" (1998), as well as other charted songs including " Sober" (1999) and " Always You" (1999), from her debut alb ...

''.

Early life

Paige was born Jennifer Scoggins on September 3, 1973, in

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, a suburb of

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. She is of English descent. At the age of five she began singing at local coffeehouses and restaurants with her older brother, Chance. At the age of 17, she toured the country with a

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covers act, Vivid Image, and eventually relocated to Los Angeles where she landed an internship with Mountain Dew. In August 1996, she performed in her hometown, Atlanta, in front of 50,000 people at the

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with the ten-piece covers band, Joe's Band. The same year, Paige teamed up with producer Andy Goldmark. They began with a dance version of

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's classic, "Chain of Fools". The record instantly came to the attention of the German

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, whose president, Jonathan First, was searching for a fresh-faced pop act to establish overseas presence. He was so impressed by Paige's talent that he flew to Los Angeles and gave her a recording contract.

Career

Debut single

Jennifer's career as a

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pop singer began with her first single, " Crush". The song, written by Andy Goldmark,

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and Cosgrove & Clark was initially played by

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in Los Angeles in April, 1998 and went on to be the most-requested song on the radio station that summer. It ultimately became a Top 3 Billboard chart hit in the U.S., logged 17 weeks in Billboard magazine's Top 10 and went to #1 in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

Debut album

Her debut album, ''

'', was released in August 1998, and consisted of guitar-driven mid-tempo songs such as "Questions", "Between You and Me", "Get to Me", and "Just to Have You". Critics took notice of her voice, and ''

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'' magazine declared that "Paige succeeds in the nearly impossible task of oozing smouldering sensuality without resorting to typical groans and moans; instead, she uses her notably flexible vocal range to convey the emotion of the tune. As a result, she breathes a refreshing intensity into the song." The lead single, "Crush", was a hit, and was followed by two other singles, " Sober" and " Always You", the latter reaching #6 on the

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. In the summer of 2000, Paige recorded a new song for the soundtrack of the film '' Autumn in New York'', called "Beautiful".

''Positively Somewhere''

Paige toured the world, sang at the

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(though

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was not present), and performed at the

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. Her second album, ''

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'', was anchored by the single "

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", and was released in September 2001 in United States. It was not noticed until its European and Asian release in the summer of 2002, due to bad timing and a lack of promotion by her American label. The European release launched a modest hit, " Stranded". The single made an instant impact on radio in countries such as Germany, Italy,

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, Spain, and

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. ''Positively Somewhere'' cracked the Top 10 in Japan and both singles became radio hits across Asia.

''Flowers: The Jennifer Paige Hits Collection''

In 2003, Edel released ''Flowers: The Jennifer Paige Hits Collection'' as a result of her parting ways with her record label. In October of the same year, Paige admitted she was no longer with either

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. Paige continued writing for other artists, and compiling songs for a new studio effort. In April 2006, "The Calling", was chosen by Lifetime Television for their

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, ''Augusta, Gone'', based on the book of the same name. The song was written by Paige and co-writer/producer Chris Landon of Loudnoize Entertainment.

''Best Kept Secret''

Paige began writing and recording her follow-up to ''Positively Somewhere'' in

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, Spain. In 2007, Paige signed a record deal with indie company Glor Music Production. The album, titled '' Best Kept Secret'', was released on April 25, 2008, in Germany, Austria and

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. The first single "

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" was released in March, experiencing success in

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. Paige's official website announced "

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" to be the second single from the album, and a music video for the single shortly followed. The third single was "Ta Voix (The Calling)" (duet with Lââm). The album was re-released as a deluxe edition on November 20, 2009, featuring additional songs, including the new single, "

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" with Nick Carter, and a new version of "Crush" remixed by DJ Kore sung in French.

Paige & Palermo (The Fury)

In 2010, Paige announced that she had formed a band called "The Fury" together with Coury Palermo. Their first single "Silent Night" was released on iTunes on November 30, 2010, and their second Christmas single "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in 2011. In 2012, the duo changed their band name to Paige & Palermo and their debut EP "STAY" was released digitally on June 4, 2013, followed by their second EP "GO" which was released in August.

''Holiday''

She released her first Christmas album, ''Holiday'' on November 12, 2012. It contained Paige's original songs and new arrangements of classic Christmas songs.

Fundraising campaign through Kickstarter for the album ''Starflower''

In 2012, she co-wrote Smash Mouth's first single "Magic" for their album '' Magic''. On November 19, she released a new single, ''Everything Is Better'', to celebrate 30,000 likes on her official Facebook. In 2015, she released ''Is It Ever Enough'' on her

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channel. In the same time, she launched a fundraising campaign to produce her upcoming album '' Starflower'' through

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. In December 2016, her song ''Let Me Love You'', was included in the compilation ''Nashville Indie Spotlight 2017''. The album was released on March 31, 2017, while the lead single

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was released on February 17, 2017.

Influences

Paige has said that she has been influenced by singers such as

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, Sade,

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and

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Awards and nominations

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Discography

Studio albums

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Singles

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Compilations

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As featured performer

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Soundtracks

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Writing credits

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Filmography

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References

External links

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