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Carly Rae Jepsen
Jepsen performing on Canada Day in 2010
Jepsen performing on Canada Day in 2010
Background information
Born (1985-11-20) November 20, 1985 (age 38)
Labels604 (2008–present)
Schoolboy/Interscope (2012–present)

Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 20, 1985) is a Canadian recording artist and singer/songwriter from Mission, British Columbia. In 2007, she placed third in the fifth season of Canadian Idol, and was a part of the Canadian Idol Top 3 concert tour.[1]

Shortly after competing on Idol, she signed to Fontana and MapleMusic, and released her debut album, Tug of War, on September 30, 2008. Three years later, she released a new single, entitled "Call Me Maybe", which was released by 604 Records, and was followed by the release of her debut extended play, Curiosity, on February 14, 2012. "Call Me Maybe" was met with much success, reaching the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching the number 1 spot on the Canadian Hot 100. The single also went to number 1 in Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Jepsen signed with Interscope Records in 2012.

Life and career

Jepsen attended Heritage Park Secondary School in Mission, BC and has since performed there post-graduation. She later attended the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, BC before auditioning for Canadian Idol. After completing the Canadian Idol tour, Jepsen retreated to B.C. to focus on writing, recording and completing her band. Her demos attracted a flurry of attention, and she was eventually signed a joint management deal with Simkin Artist Management and Dexter Entertainment. A deal with Fontana/Maple Music quickly followed, leading Jepsen into the studio with producer/writer Ryan Stewart.[2] She now is signed with Scooter Braun, Justin Bieber's manager.

2008–11: Tug of War

On June 16, 2008, Jepsen released her debut single and another single, a cover of John Denver's song "Sunshine On My Shoulders". It is the only cover song on her debut album.[3] On July 21, 2008, Jepsen added two new songs from the album to her MySpace page: "Bucket" and "Heavy Lifting". In August 2008, Jepsen's MySpace page announced that the album's title would be Tug of War, and it was released on September 30, 2008. The page also mentioned two more songs that were included on the album: "Tug of War" and "Sweet Talker". The former was released as a single on iTunes on September 16, 2008, and has been receiving radio airplay on various stations across Canada. She performed the latter as her Canadian Idol audition.[4]
A music video for "Tug of War" was released in January 2009. "Bucket", her second single, was released in May 2009, and the video for "Sour Candy", a duet with Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench who has also help produce some of her songs including Call Me Maybe, has also been released. All of Jepsen's music videos have been directed by Ben Knechtel. In spring 2009, she toured western Canada with Marianas Trench and Shiloh.[5] She then went on a cross-Canada tour with Marianas Trench, The New Cities and Mission District.

2012–present: Curiosity

Jepsen's second album Curiosity was released on February 14, 2012. It was produced by Ryan Stewart and Kevin James Maher produced the track "Dear Julien". On the same day as the release, Justin Bieber made the announcement on the MuchMusic program New Music Live that Jepsen has been signed to Schoolboy Records, the label run by Justin Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun.[6] The lead single, "Call Me Maybe", from her second studio album Curiosity was released on September 21, 2011 and was produced by Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench and co-written by Jepsen, Ramsay and Tavish Crowe. "Call Me Maybe" is the first song by a Canadian artist to reach the top of the digital chart since Justin Bieber's “Baby” in January 2010. It is also only the 11th song by a Canadian artist to reach No. 1 on the Digital Songs chart since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital download sales in 2005. The song has also peaked at #1 on Billboard's Canadian Hot 100, being the 4th Canadian artist to do so, after Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend", Nikki Yanofsky's "I Believe", and the Young Artists for Haiti version of "Wavin' Flag", originally by Canadian rapper K'naan.[7] Jepsen is currently touring on the Shout it Out World Tour. She is the opening act for the pop-rock trio Hanson. In February 2012, Jepsen visited Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun in Los Angeles, California, where she subsequently signed to Schoolboy Records and Interscope. Her music will still be distributed by 604 Records in Canada. On March 23, 2012, Jepsen made her first American television debut on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, performing "Call Me Maybe" (with Jared Manierka on keys), later joined by Justin Bieber. Carly was also the first Canadian Idol contestant to enter the UK charts, when Call Me Maybe debuted at #1. Carly played at Citywalk at Universal Studios on April 14 2012. 400 people who paid $5 were allowed to meet with the singer and get CDs autographed by her.

Canadian Idol performances

Episode Song choice Original artist Order # Result
Audition "Sweet Talker" Carly Rae Jepsen N/A Advanced
Top 80 "I Try" Macy Gray Duets Advanced
Top 40 "Breathe (2 AM)" Anna Nalick N/A Advanced
Top 22 "Put Your Records On" Corinne Bailey Rae 11 Advanced
Top 18 "Sweet Ones" Sarah Slean 4 Advanced
Top 14 "Waiting in Vain" Bob Marley & The Wailers 3 Advanced
Top 10 "Inside and Out" Bee Gees 3 Bottom 3
Top 9 "Georgia on My Mind" Hoagy Carmichael 5 Safe
Top 8 "Torn" Ednaswap 7 Safe
Top 7 "Killer Queen" Queen 3 Bottom 3
Top 6 "Come To My Window" Melissa Etheridge 4 Bottom 3
Top 5 "Chuck E's in Love" Rickie Lee Jones 4 Safe
Top 4 "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" Mary Martin 1 Safe
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" Ivie Anderson 5
Top 3 "At Seventeen" Janis Ian 3 Eliminated
"White Flag" Dido 6

Discography

Carly Rae Jepsen discography
Studio albums1
Music videos4
Singles6
Extended Plays1
Tours4

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
CAN
Tug of War —

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
CAN
Curiosity 6

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[8] 		AUS
[9] 		BEL
[10] 		DEN
[11] 		IRE
[12] 		NLD
[13] 		NOR
[14] 		NZ
[15] 		UK
[16] 		US
[17]
2008 "Sunshine on My Shoulders" — — — — — — — — — — Tug of War
"Tug of War" 36 — — — — — — — — —
2009 "Bucket" 32 — — — — — — — — —
"Sour Candy"
(featuring Josh Ramsay) 		— — — — — — — — — —
2011 "Call Me Maybe" 1 1 2 5 1 2 3 1 1 7 Curiosity
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
CAN
2012 "Curiosity" 63 Curiosity

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Result
2010 Canadian Radio Music Awards[23] Song of the Year, "Tug of War" Won
Western Canadian Music Awards[24] Song of the Year, "Tug of War" Nominated
Juno Awards[25] New Artist of the Year Nominated
Juno Awards[25] Songwriter of the Year (With Ryan Stewart) Nominated
Much Music Video Awards UR FAVE New Artist Nominated

References

  1. ^ Carly Rae Jepsen. CTV.ca (2008-01-22). Retrieved on 2012-04-16.
  2. ^ Carly Rae Jepsen. MySpace.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-16.
  3. ^ Carly Rae has 'sunshine on her shoulders'. CTV.ca (2008-07-08). Retrieved on 2012-04-16.
  4. ^ Carly's ''Canadian Idol'' Audition. Youtube.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-16.
  5. ^ Carly's MySpace Blog April 3, 2009. Blogs.myspace.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-16.
  6. ^ Bieber's record label signs Carly Rae Jepsen. Toronto Sun. Retrieved on 2012-04-16.
  7. ^ The 4th Canadian Single to Top the Canadian Billboard Hot 100 « Canadian Music Blog. Musiccanada.wordpress.com (2012-02-05). Retrieved on 2012-04-16.
  8. ^ Canadian Hot 100. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-16.
  9. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen – Australian Charts". australian-charts.com/ Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen – Belgium (Flanders) Charts". ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
  11. ^ http://www.danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Carly+Rae+Jepsen&titel=Call+Me+Maybe&cat=s
  12. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen – Irish Charts". irish-charts.com/ Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen – Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen – Norwegian Charts". norwegiancharts.com/ Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen – New Zealand Charts". charts.org.nz/ Hung Medien.
  16. ^ 2012-04-14 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive. Official Charts. Retrieved on 2012-04-16.
  17. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100
  18. ^ a b Music Canada Certifications. musiccanada.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-26.
  19. ^ Gold and Platinum. Musiccanada.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-16.
  20. ^ Top 50 Singles Chart – Australian Record Industry Assocation. Ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved on 2012-04-16.
  21. ^ NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart. Nztop40.co.nz (2012-04-09). Retrieved on 2012-04-16.
  22. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database
  23. ^ Canadian Music Week – 2010 CRMA Nominees. cmw.net
  24. ^ Jepsen's MySpace Blog January 27, 2010. Blogs.myspace.com (2010-01-27). Retrieved on 2012-04-16.
  25. ^ a b Michael Bublé, Drake, Justin Bieber, AND 'premier rock legends' as Junos announce 2010 nominees, performers. newsodrome.com

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