She likes to call herself ‘flower child of pop’. Is she still a child? If you are her fan, you should know. She’s Canadian. She appears to have gained public consciousness back in 2012 when her massive hit ruled the chartbusters in many countries. Even fellow Canadian singer Justin Bieber tweeted about that Jam to his of fans then. That song is playing in my head right now! She’s got a bunch of interesting stuff about the pop star. You know when you’re weird and you accept that’s what gives you confidence. She’s Carly Rae Jepsen!
Yeah! Canadian singer/song writer Carly Jepsen is also an actress. She was born on 21st November, 1985 (33), in Mission, British Columbia. As a child Jepsen’s father would sing to her songs before bed and this inspired her to pursue music as a career option. Jepsen wrote her first song at nine – a “terrible protest song” called They’re Cutting Down the Big Trees. Her first love song, Dear You, came when she was 17. After graduation from high school, Jespen moved to the West Side Vancouver. Over there, she worked as a chef assistant and bartender. Later, she gained admission into the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, British Columbia.
Earlier in 2007, Carly Jespen had gone to try her luck at the fifth season of Canadian Idol auditions Beverly Holmes where she performed her original composition ‘Sweet Talker’. She placed third in the finale of the show. In June 2008, her début single ‘Sunshine on My Shoulders’, a cover of John Denver’s song was released. Subsequently she got signed by Fontana and MapleMusic. Later in September 2008, her debut album ‘Tug of War’ came through; also her singles “Tug of War” and “Bucket” both peaked in the top 40 of the Canadian Hot 100 and received Gold certifications for sales of 40,000 units each. Then she dropped final single and went on tour with a couple of other artists in 2009.
In September 2011, Carly Jepsen released lead single “Call Me Maybe”off her 2nd studio album ‘Kiss’ which was out in September 2012. Call Me Maybe is her best-selling single ever. The song brought her into the limelight. It’s our #1 song on the show. Right now, we push in #4 from her debut album of the same title.
No. 4: Tug of War (won Song of the Year at the Canadian Radio Music Awards in 2010. It was one of her two singles that made their way in the top 40 of the Canadian Hot 100 in 2008)
In June 2013 Kiss: The Remix, a compilation album containing remixes and instrumentals of singles from Kiss, was released exclusively in Japan and peaked at number 157 on the Oricon albums chart. From June to October Jepsen embarked on The Summer Kiss Tour in North America and Asia.
Carly Rae Jespen 3rd album, ‘I Really Like You’ was released on March 2015. The album didn’t sell much. Her 4th collaboration album ‘Emotion’ with Rostam Batmanglij (of Vampire Weekend), Sia Furler, Ariel Rechtshaid, Greg Kurstin, and Dev Hynes peaked at the eighth position in Canada and at number 16 in the U.S. The album peaked at number eight in Canada and at number 16 on the US Billboard 200. Jepsen released Emotion: Side B in August 2016, an EP containing eight cut tracks from Emotion. In May 2017, Jepsen released the single “Cut to the Feeling”. The song appeared in the animated film Ballerina, in which Jepsen voices a supporting role. She also released albums in 2018 and yes this 2019
No. 3: Good Time with Owl City (won two Billboard Japan Music Awards)
“You’re the One That I Want” (off her 2nd album Kiss (won MTV Video Music Awards Japan – the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards)
No. 2: Now That I Found You (off her 2019 album)
During January and February 2018, Jepsen appeared as the opening act for Katy Perry’s Witness: The Tour. “Party for One”, the lead single from Jepsen’s 4th studio album, was released on November 1, 2018. Two more songs, “Now That I Found You” and “No Drug Like Me” followed on February 27, 2019. She dropped her 5th album, Dedicated in May, 2019, with a tour beginning June 27.
Album: Tug of War (2008), Kiss (2012), I Really Like You (2015), Emotion (collaboration 2015), Dedicated (2019)
Award & Nomination
– Nominated twice at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012
– In 2012, at the Billboard Music Awards, Jepsen received the Rising Star Award- first Canadian recipient of the award
– In 2013 ‘Kiss’ won the Album of the Year award as well as the Pop Album of the Year award. ‘Call Me Maybe’ won in the Single of the Year category
– In 2014, Jespen, along with her co-writers Tavish Crowe and Josh Ramsay, was the recipient for the International Achievement Award in Toronto.
– Nominated for the Fan Choice award at the Juno Awards 2016.
No. 1: Call Me Maybe (off her 2nd album Kiss). The song spent 9 weeks at # 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart resulting to Jepsen’s worldwide spotlight. Her major label debut album, 2012’s Kiss, reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200. In 2012, at the 55TH Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for: Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance and won several other accolades, including the Billboard Music Award, MuchMusic Video Award and MTV Europe Music Award)
Carly Rae Jepsen Fact
– Call Me Maybe” made her the overnight star as popularity of the song spread across 18 countries topping the first position at the Canadian Hot 100 becoming the 4th Canadian artist to top the chart.
– In 2013 Jepsen participated in GRAMMY Camp — SoundCheck program in Nashville
– The singer is also an active gay rights activist.
– First Album Tug of War, won the award for Song of the Year at the 2010 Canadian Radio Music Awards. Her second album, title Kiss (2012), won two awards at the 2013 Juno Awards, winning the Album of the Year.
