Biography
Who is Jessie J?
Early life and education
Jessica Ellen Cornish was born in Chadwell Heath in the London Borough of Redbridge. Her parents are Rose and Stephen Cornish. She went to Mayfield High School in LB Redbridge. She also attended Colin's Performing Arts School. At 11, she acted in the West End play Whistle Down the Wind. She joined the National Youth Music Theatre and performed in The Late Sleepers in 2002.
In 2003, she won Best Pop Singer on Britain's Brilliant Prodigies. She started at the BRIT School when she was 16. She joined a girl group called Soul Deep at 17. She graduated from the BRIT School in 2006. Adele and Leona Lewis were in her graduating class.
Music career and albums
Jessie J first signed with Gut Records, but the label went bankrupt. She then worked as a songwriter for Sony ATV. She wrote lyrics for Miley Cyrus and Chris Brown. This includes the song Party in the U.S.A. She opened for Cyndi Lauper in 2008. She signed with Lava and Universal Republic. Her first single was Do It like a Dude in 2010. It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart.
Her next song, Price Tag, topped the charts in nineteen countries. Her debut album Who You Are came out in 2011. It reached number two in the UK. This album had six top ten singles in the UK. In 2013, she released the album Alive. It reached the top five in the UK. This album featured songs like Wild and It's My Party.
TV shows and awards
Jessie J served as a coach on several shows. She was on The Voice UK from 2012 to 2013. She coached on The Voice Australia between 2015 and 2016. She also joined The Voice Kids UK in 2019. In 2018, she won the sixth season of the Hunan TV show Singer.
She received the BBC's Sound of 2011 award. She also won the 2011 Critics' Choice Brit Award. She has received MOBO Awards. She appeared on charity shows like Comic Relief and BBC Children in Need.
Family and health
Jessie J has two older sisters who were head girls at school. She is married to Chanan Colman. She has been partners with Luke James and Channing Tatum.
She has a heart condition called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. She was diagnosed with this at 11. Because of this, she suffered a minor stroke at 18. In 2011, she broke her foot during rehearsals for the Summertime Ball. She performed while sitting on a throne at the Glastonbury Festival. This happened because her doctor told her not to perform with a broken foot.
Birthday and age
Jessie J was born on March 27, 1988, which makes Jessie 38 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. Jessie shares the date with 77 other famous people.
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