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| Jennifer Paige (born ] 3rd ]) is an ] ], who rose to the stardom in the early years of ] spree. She is probably best remembered for her ] smash pop-hit "Crush". | |||
| ] is an ] ] ]. She was born ], ] in ], ]. She grew up surrounded by music with ] being her first real influence. By age eight she was already singing duets with her older brother ], performing at local ]s and restaurants. At the age of 10 she began playing ] and her musical tastes kept expanding to include ] and ] aswell. She studied ], performing arts and voice at a performing arts school called ]. | |||
| ] was born into a musical family in ], ], just outside ]. She began singing at the age of five by singing at local coffeehouses and restaurants with her older brother ]. She continued to ] ] to study dance, voice and performing arts. | |||
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| ⚫ | At the age 17 she relocated to ] and toured the country with a top 40 covers act "]". In august of ] she performed infront of 50.000 people at the ] in ], her hometown. The same year Paige teamed up with producer ] known for his ability to create hits and develope new, rising stars. For starters they gave a rebirth to ]'s classic "Chain of Fools" by making a danceversion out of it. The record instantly came to the attention of the ] ] ] ]. The Edel ] ] was in a search for a new fresh-faced ] act to establish their existence in overseas and was so impressed by Paige's effort that he flew to Los Angeles and signed her a record contract. | ||
| After signing to Edel, Jennifer Paige kept recording new tunes. In 1998 Jennifer Paige recorded a song called "Crush". It was a song that would change her life over night. Producer Andy Goldmark took a copy of "Crush" to a legendary Top 40 station ] in Los Angeles. It quickly became KIIS FM's #1 most requested song and in August of ] it was certified ] for sales of 500.000 copies. The song remained 17 weeks in the American ] reaching #3. It also cracked Top 10 in several European and Asian countries. Her self-titled debut album was released in the late 1998. | |||
| In ] Goldmark and Paige finished a song named "Crush", inspired by Jennifer's personal experiments in lovelife. It became a ] hit in the ] area and another record deal with ] was followed by a worldwide success. "Crush" climbed to #3 at the ] and #2 in ]. In ] of ] "Crush" was certified gold for sales of 500.000 copies. | |||
| In the early 1999 ] released "Sober" as a second single in America, while Edel released "Always You" in Europe. Although "Always You" cracked the Top 10 of Billboard's Dance Chart, the follow-up's didn't quite continue the success of the infectious debut single. | |||
| Her debut album "''Jennifer Paige''" was released on august of 1998 and consisted of guitar-driven mid-tempo songs such as "Questions", "Between You and Me", "Get to Me" and "Just to Have You". The ] took notice of her ] and Billborad declared that "Paige succeeds in the nearly impossible task of oozing smoldering 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". "Jennifer Paige" was less of a commercial success, but reached good entrys in some countries and indicated a burgeoning ]. | |||
| In ] Jennifer Paige recorded a song called "Beautiful" for a ]/] movie "]". The song appeared on the official ]. | |||
| The ] was followed by two other singles, "Sober" and "Always You". "Always You" reached #6 at the ], but overall these singles didn't make any impact on radio, neither did they on the big pop-charts. | |||
| After a long hiatus, ] finally saw her comeback as a recording artist. Her second album ''Positively Somewhere'' was released September 18th, ]. The first single off of the follow-up to her 1998-debut was called "These Days", a cover from an australian girl-group ]. Due to the lack of promotion, the sales of the single were very bad. In ] ''Positively Somewhere'' was released in Europe and Asia. It went to Top 10 in ] and the first single to be released in Europe, "Stranded" became a minor hit in couple of European and Asian countries, including ], ], ], ], ] and ]. | |||
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In summer of ] Jennifer Paige recorded a new tune "Beautiful" on the soundtrack to the ]/] movie "]". | ||
| During her few years off from the studio ] toured, sang for the pope at the ], did a gig in the ] and promoted her music. It took over three years from 9 to come back with a new record, which in a world of ], is a very long time. Her second album "''Positively Somewhere''" was premiered by the excellent single "These Days" and the album was released in September of 2001 in United States. It wasn't noticed until its ] and ] release in Summer of ] due to a lack of ] by her ] label. | |||
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| The ] release launched a modest hit "Stranded". Although the single Edel dropped never topped the sales-charts, it made an instant impact to the radios in countries such as ], ], ], ] and ]. "''Positively Somewhere''" cracked Top 10 in ] and both singles became solid radiohits all over ]. | |||
| In ] Jennifer Paige had begun writing and recording new songs for her third album and is now re-located in ], ]. | |||
| Due to the poor sales the labels refused to release further singles, although the material included a lot of potential. "''Positively Somewhere''" altered Jennifer Paige's image into an even more sophisticated ]. This record also reflected her more mature approach as an ] songstress. In a world of ], where it seems everybody needs to show off, ] still stands as a "girlnextdoor", who have never had a need to take her clothes off. | |||
| ⚫ | In ] Edel released ''Flowers: The Jennifer Paige Hits Collection''. A Hits Collection after only two records made it obvious that she had parted ways with her record labels and in October Paige admitted she was no longer with either ] or ]. | ||
| The past few years Paige has been working on her next record. She is still without a publisher, but is hoping to land with a new record deal and an album in ]. | |||
| == Discography == | == Discography == | ||
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Jennifer Paige (born September 3rd 1973) is an american singer-songwriter, who rose to the stardom in the early years of teen-pop spree. She is probably best remembered for her 1998 smash pop-hit "Crush".
Jennifer Paige was born into a musical family in Marietta, Georgia, just outside Atlanta. She began singing at the age of five by singing at local coffeehouses and restaurants with her older brother Chance Scoggins. She continued to Pebblebrook Highschool to study dance, voice and performing arts.
At the age 17 she relocated to Los Angeles and toured the country with a top 40 covers act "Joe's Band". In august of 1996 she performed infront of 50.000 people at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, her hometown. The same year Paige teamed up with producer Andy Goldmark known for his ability to create hits and develope new, rising stars. For starters they gave a rebirth to Aretha Franklin's classic "Chain of Fools" by making a danceversion out of it. The record instantly came to the attention of the German indie label Edel Records. The Edel President Jonathan First was in a search for a new fresh-faced pop act to establish their existence in overseas and was so impressed by Paige's effort that he flew to Los Angeles and signed her a record contract.
In 1998 Goldmark and Paige finished a song named "Crush", inspired by Jennifer's personal experiments in lovelife. It became a local hit in the Los Angeles area and another record deal with Hollywood Records was followed by a worldwide success. "Crush" climbed to #3 at the Billboard Singles Chart and #2 in United Kingdom. In August of 1998 "Crush" was certified gold for sales of 500.000 copies.
Her debut album "Jennifer Paige" was released on august of 1998 and consisted of guitar-driven mid-tempo songs such as "Questions", "Between You and Me", "Get to Me" and "Just to Have You". The critics took notice of her voice and Billborad declared that "Paige succeeds in the nearly impossible task of oozing smoldering 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". "Jennifer Paige" was less of a commercial success, but reached good entrys in some countries and indicated a burgeoning talent.
The album was followed by two other singles, "Sober" and "Always You". "Always You" reached #6 at the Billboard Dance Chart, but overall these singles didn't make any impact on radio, neither did they on the big pop-charts.
In summer of 2000 Jennifer Paige recorded a new tune "Beautiful" on the soundtrack to the Richard Gere/Winona Ryder movie "Autumn in New York".
During her few years off from the studio Jennifer Paige toured, sang for the pope at the Vatican, did a gig in the World Music Awards and promoted her music. It took over three years from 9 to come back with a new record, which in a world of pop, is a very long time. Her second album "Positively Somewhere" was premiered by the excellent single "These Days" and the album was released in September of 2001 in United States. It wasn't noticed until its European and Asian release in Summer of 2002 due to a lack of promotion by her american label.
The European release launched a modest hit "Stranded". Although the single Edel dropped never topped the sales-charts, it made an instant impact to the radios in countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Scandinavia. "Positively Somewhere" cracked Top 10 in Japan and both singles became solid radiohits all over Asia.
Due to the poor sales the labels refused to release further singles, although the material included a lot of potential. "Positively Somewhere" altered Jennifer Paige's image into an even more sophisticated direction. This record also reflected her more mature approach as an adult contemporary songstress. In a world of pop, where it seems everybody needs to show off, Jennifer Paige still stands as a "girlnextdoor", who have never had a need to take her clothes off.
In 2003 Edel released Flowers: The Jennifer Paige Hits Collection. A Hits Collection after only two records made it obvious that she had parted ways with her record labels and in October Paige admitted she was no longer with either Hollywood Records or Edel Records.
The past few years Paige has been working on her next record. She is still without a publisher, but is hoping to land with a new record deal and an album in 2005.
Discography
Albums
- Jennifer Paige (1998)
- Positively Somewhere (2001)
Singles
- Crush (1998)
- Sober (1999)
- Always You (1999)
- Beautiful (2000)
- These Days (2001)
- Stranded (2002)
Music videos
- Crush
- Sober
- Always You
- Stranded