Jamelia

Jamelia real name Jamelia Davis (born January 2, 1981) is a r&b singer from the UK who has had several Top 40 hits in that country. Her song "Superstar" went to number one in Australia and New Zealand in early 2004 and went top 10 in the UK, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and The Netherlands in 2003 and 2004.

Early career

Jamelia was born Jamelia Davis in Birmingham, England. Growing up in the Midlands, she listened to plenty of urban r&b. She was signed to Parlophone at the age of 15 when she impressed their A&R man by singing songs that she had written a capella.

Drama

At 18, she released her first single "So High" and went on to have four songs go into the Top 40 in the UK from her album Drama released in 2000. The most successful of those was "Money" featuring a guest vocal from Beenie Man which went top 5 in 2000. She was nominated for five Mobo Awards in 2000 winning one. The Independent on Sunday wrote "a poised 19 year old, Jamelia has the homegrown talent to give Missy Elliott a run for her money."

Jamelia became pregnant in 2000 and gave birth to a baby girl, Teja, in March 2001. She put her career on hold for a couple of years to bring up her daughter.

Thank You

Jamelia came back in 2003 with single "Bout" written with C Swing who had also written Money and featuring Rah Digga. It was her fifth top 40 hit followed by Superstar which gave her international success in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. "Superstar" also appears on the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy soundtrack. Her second album Thank You followed soon after featuring collaborations with Bubba Sparxxx on "Club Hoppin" and Asher D of So Solid Crew on "Off da Enz". Thank You reached number 4 on the UK album charts as at 7 March and the title track reached number 2 on the UK singles charts as well as going top 10 in Ireland.

In March 2004, she signed up with a modelling agency run by Naomi Campbell. Chris Martin of Coldplay asked her into the studio to contribute to the band's forthcoming album. She told BBC Radio 1: "The song itself is really amazing, it's really, really good. I can't wait for everyone to hear it because I think it's amazing I really do. He's kind of stayed true to his indie roots and I've stayed true to my r&b roots, we've kind of fused together and its something fresh and brand new that people haven't heard before."

Discography

  • Drama (2000)
  • Thank You (2003)

Links

  • Jamelia home page (http://www.jamelia.com/)
  • BBC Radio 1 Jamelia artist area (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/artist_area/jamelia/)
  • Top 40 Charts Jamelia artist page (http://top40-charts.com/artist.php?aid=4174/)

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He's kind of stayed true to his indie roots and I've stayed true to my r&b roots, we've kind of fused together and its something fresh and brand new that people haven't heard before.". From Greatest Hits, Volume 1. I can't wait for everyone to hear it because I think it's amazing I really do. From Take A Look In The Mirror. She told BBC Radio 1: "The song itself is really amazing, it's really, really good. From Untouchables. Chris Martin of Coldplay asked her into the studio to contribute to the band's forthcoming album. From Issues.

In March 2004, she signed up with a modelling agency run by Naomi Campbell. From Follow The Leader. Thank You reached number 4 on the UK album charts as at 7 March and the title track reached number 2 on the UK singles charts as well as going top 10 in Ireland. From Life Is Peachy. Her second album Thank You followed soon after featuring collaborations with Bubba Sparxxx on "Club Hoppin" and Asher D of So Solid Crew on "Off da Enz". From KoЯn. Jamelia came back in 2003 with single "Bout" written with C Swing who had also written Money and featuring Rah Digga. It was her fifth top 40 hit followed by Superstar which gave her international success in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. "Superstar" also appears on the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy soundtrack. Most of these videos can be downloaded from KoЯnTV (http://www.korntv.com/).

She put her career on hold for a couple of years to bring up her daughter.
. Jamelia became pregnant in 2000 and gave birth to a baby girl, Teja, in March 2001.
. She was nominated for five Mobo Awards in 2000 winning one. The Independent on Sunday wrote "a poised 19 year old, Jamelia has the homegrown talent to give Missy Elliott a run for her money.".
. The most successful of those was "Money" featuring a guest vocal from Beenie Man which went top 5 in 2000. This is the band's first line up change.

At 18, she released her first single "So High" and went on to have four songs go into the Top 40 in the UK from her album Drama released in 2000. Brian "Head" Welch, citing religious/moral objections to the band's music, left KoЯn on February 22, 2005. He has turned highly religious, even being baptized in the Jordan River. She was signed to Parlophone at the age of 15 when she impressed their A&R man by singing songs that she had written a capella. The band continues to progress and experiment with new sounds, including never-before-heard in KoЯn songs, guitar solos. The band completed their record deal with Sony Records and now plans to release their future albums themselves, setting a new precedent for big name artists. Growing up in the Midlands, she listened to plenty of urban r&b. The other is a cover of the three parts of Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall. Jamelia was born Jamelia Davis in Birmingham, England. The first single is a cover of Cameo's 1980s hit, Word Up.

Her song "Superstar" went to number one in Australia and New Zealand in early 2004 and went top 10 in the UK, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and The Netherlands in 2003 and 2004. As of 2004, the group have remained successful: KoЯn recently released a greatest hits album, with two cover versions as singles. Jamelia real name Jamelia Davis (born January 2, 1981) is a r&b singer from the UK who has had several Top 40 hits in that country. This band is also notable for its collaborations with some hip hop artists, like Ice Cube and Nas. Top 40 Charts Jamelia artist page (http://top40-charts.com/artist.php?aid=4174/). The group's music is a blend of pounding, tribal drums and loud, distorted seven-string guitars, and has gained the band popularity throughout the years. BBC Radio 1 Jamelia artist area (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/artist_area/jamelia/). Davis' distinctive singing—often a series of grunts, whines and bizarre scats—and his lyrics, are inspired in part by his alleged child abuse by an unnamed party.

Jamelia home page (http://www.jamelia.com/). KoЯn are often cited as inspiring the wave of nu metal bands that appeared in the late 1990s and early 2000s; they are credited for giving significant boosts to Limp Bizkit and Deftones. Thank You (2003). When Davis joined the band in 1993, they changed their name to KoЯn, releasing their debut album KoЯn through Epic/Immortal Records in October 1994. Drama (2000). They later changed their name to Creep. They originally formed as LAPD (which stood for Love And Peace Dude), which consisted of all five members apart from singer Jonathan Davis.

KoЯn is a nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, United States. The songs were performed by various other bands on the soundtrack album. The Queen of the Damned - Music and lyrics written and performed (in the movie) by Jonathan Davis. Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life - Did My Time.

Spawn - Kick the P.A., with Dust Brothers. End of Days - The Camel Song. The Crow: City of Angels - Sean Olsen. I Know What You Did Last Summer - Proud.

Another Brick in the Wall. Word Up. Everything I've Known. Y'all Want a Single.

Right Now. Did My Time. Alone I Break. Thoughtless.

Here To Stay. Somebody Someone. Make Me Bad. Falling Away From Me.

Freak on a Leash. Got The Life. A.D.I.D.A.S.. Shoots and Ladders.

Clown. Faget. Blind. Korn Kovers, due for release in 2005.

Greatest Hits, Volume 1, 2004. Take A Look In The Mirror, 2003. Untouchables, 2002. Issues, 1999.

Follow the Leader, 1998. Life Is Peachy, 1996. KoЯn, 1994.