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Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985)[1][2] is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After studying musical theatre, in 2007, Jepsen placed third on the fifth season of Canadian Idol. In 2008, Jepsen released her folk music-influenced debut studio album, Tug of War, in Canada.

Carly Rae Jepsen
Jepsen performing at Primavera Sound in 2019
Background information
Born	(1985-11-21) November 21, 1985 (age 36) Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Pop disco pop rock folk
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar keyboards
Years active	2007–present
Labels	MapleMusic 604 School Boy Interscope
Website	carlyraemusic.com

Jepsen's breakthrough came in 2012, with her single "Call Me Maybe"; the song was the best-selling single of that year, selling 18 million copies and reaching number one in at least 19 countries. It led to record deals with School Boy Records and Interscope Records. Jepsen's second studio album, Kiss, released later that year, included the single "Good Time" with Owl City, and charted in the top ten in Canada and the United States. In 2014, Jepsen made her Broadway theatre stage debut, playing the titular character in Cinderella for 12 weeks. The following year, she released her third studio album, Emotion, influenced by 1980s music, dance-pop and synth-pop, and which included the singles, "I Really Like You" and "Your Type". In 2016, Jepsen performed in the television special Grease: Live and voiced the animated film Ballerina. Her fourth studio album, Dedicated, which included the single "Party for One", was released in 2019, along with a follow-up titled Dedicated Side B distributed a year later. The Loneliest Time, which includes the singles "Western Wind" and "Beach House", was released in October 2022.

Jepsen has received three Juno Awards, a Billboard Music Award, and an Allan Slaight Award, in addition to nominations for Grammy Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Polaris Music Prize and People's Choice Awards.[3][4]

Biography

1985−2006: Early life and career beginnings

Jepsen was born in Mission, British Columbia to Alexandra and Larry Jepsen, the second of their three children.[5] She is of Danish, English and Scottish descent.[6] Jepsen has an older brother, Colin, and a younger sister, Katie. She attended Heritage Park Secondary School and had a passion for musical theatre, appearing in student productions of Annie where she played Annie, Grease where she played Sandy Olsson, and The Wiz where she played Dorothy Gale.[7][8] Her parents and stepparents were teachers, so Jepsen considered a career in music instruction as a second option.[8][9] She applied to music-related programs, including those at Capilano University and the University of British Columbia, but at the advice of her high school drama teacher, she auditioned for the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, British Columbia and was one of 25 female students to gain admission into its year-long program in 2004.[10][9]

After graduation, Jepsen relocated to Vancouver's west side and held several jobs, including a barista, assistant pastry chef, and bartender. At this time, she slept on a pull-out sofa and wrote songs in her spare time.[11][12][13][8][7]

2007–2010: Canadian Idol and Tug of War

In 2007, Jepsen was convinced to audition for Canadian Idol by her high school drama teacher.[7] In the audition, she performed her original song "Sweet Talker".[14] In the competition, she finished in third place, which she considered the best possible outcome in retrospect.[8] Her demo recording attracted the attention of music manager Jonathan Simkin, who signed Jepsen to a management deal with 604 Records that year.[15] Jepsen released her debut single, a cover of John Denver's song "Sunshine on My Shoulders", in June 2008. Her debut album, Tug of War, was released in September 2008, and sold 10,000 copies in Canada.[15] The singles "Tug of War" and "Bucket" peaked in the top 40 of the Canadian Hot 100, and received Gold certifications for sales of 40,000 units each.[16] "Sour Candy", a duet with Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench was released as the final single. In 2009, Jepsen toured western Canada with Marianas Trench and Shiloh.[17][18]

Carly Rae Jepsen: Canadian Idol Performances

Episode	Theme	Song choice	Original artist	Order #	Result
Audition	N/A	"Sweet Talker"	Original song	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 and the Wailers	3	Advanced
Top 10	#1 Hits	"Inside and Out"	Bee Gees	3	Bottom 3
Top 9	The 1960s	"Georgia on My Mind"	Hoagy Carmichael and his Orchestra	5	Safe
Top 8	Unplugged	"Torn"	Ednaswap	7	Safe
Top 7	Queen	"Killer Queen"	Queen	3	Bottom 3
Top 6	Pop-Rock	"Come to My Window"	Melissa Etheridge	4	Bottom 3
Top 5	My Own Idol	"Chuck E's in Love"	Rickie Lee Jones	4	Safe
Top 4	Standards	"My Heart Belongs to Daddy"	Mary Martin	1	Safe
		"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"	Ivie Anderson	5
Top 3	Judge's Choice & People's Choice	"At Seventeen"	Janis Ian	3	Eliminated
		"White Flag"	Dido	6

2011–2014: Mainstream success with Curiosity and Kiss

In the summer of 2011, Jepsen recorded material for her second album with Josh Ramsay, Ryan Stewart, and Tavish Crow. The track "Call Me Maybe", co-written by Crow, was released in September 2011.[15] The song received promotion from fellow Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber, leading Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, to sign Jepsen to a joint worldwide record deal with his label, Schoolboy Records, and major label Interscope Records.[15] "Call Me Maybe" reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100, making Jepsen the fourth Canadian artist to top the chart.[19][20] In the US, the single spent nine weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, earning the title "Song of the Summer" from Billboard magazine.[21] The single was the best-selling single of 2012 worldwide[2] and topped the charts in 19 countries,[22]including the United Kingdom, where it was the year's second best-selling single.[23] The song was included on Jepsen's six-track EP, Curiosity, released in February 2012 in Canada.[15] Following the success of "Call Me Maybe", Jepsen recorded the top ten duet "Good Time" with Owl City, released in June 2012.[24][25]

Jepsen's second album, Kiss, was released in September 2012 and reached top ten chart positions in Australia, the UK, Canada and the US.[16][26] The album received music recording certifications of 2x Platinum in the US and Gold in Canada.[27][28] The album also included the singles "This Kiss" and "Tonight I'm Getting Over You".[27] The same year, Jepsen became a spokesperson and model for clothing retailer Wet Seal[29] and appeared on the fifth-season premiere episode of The CW primetime soap opera 90210.[30][31] At the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, Jepsen was the first Canadian recipient of the Rising Star Award[32] while Call Me Maybe later received nominations for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.[33]

In January 2013, Jepsen became a spokesperson for clothing/footwear brand Candie's.[34] She released new ads for the brand in July 2013.[35][36] In April 2013, at the Juno Awards of 2013, Kiss won the awards for Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year. "Call Me Maybe" won in the Single of the Year category.[37] In June 2013, Kiss: The Remix, a compilation album containing remixes and instrumentals of singles from Kiss, was released in Japan, and peaked at number 157 on the Oricon albums chart.[38] From June to October 2013, Jepsen embarked on The Summer Kiss Tour in North America and Asia.[39]

In Spring 2014, she performed in the Broadway theatre production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella for 12 weeks.[40][41] In June 2014, Jepsen won the International Achievement Award at the SOCAN Awards alongside co-writers Josh Ramsay and Tavish Crowe.[42][43][44]

2015–2017: Emotion and other projects

Jepsen released her third album's lead single, "I Really Like You", in March 2015.[45] Accompanied by a music video in which actor Tom Hanks lip-synced to the song, it peaked at number 14 in Canada and the top five in the UK.[16][46] The album, titled Emotion, was released in June 2015. Although it was a relatively commercial failure comapared to Kiss, it received critical acclaim and a cult following, attracting a more mature audience to her music.[47][48][49][50][51][52] The album peaked at number eight in Canada and at number 16 on the US Billboard 200.[47] It includes collaborations with Rostam Batmanglij (of Vampire Weekend), Sia, Dev Hynes, Greg Kurstin, and Ariel Rechtshaid.[53] The second single, "Run Away with Me", was released in July 2015.[54] In November 2015, Jepsen embarked on the Gimmie Love Tour in support of Emotion.[55] Jepsen was also featured on a new version of Bleachers' song "Shadow" from their album Terrible Thrills, Vol. 2[56] and released a cover of Wham!'s "Last Christmas".[57] In December 2015, Jepsen recorded the theme song for the Netflix series Fuller House, a remake of the theme to Full House.[58]

In January 2016, Jepsen played Frenchy in Grease Live, Fox's live television presentation of the musical Grease.[59] As part of her role, she performed a new song entitled "All I Need Is an Angel".[60][61] In March 2016, she appeared on The Knocks' debut album 55.[62] In August 2016, Jepsen released Emotion: Side B, an EP containing eight cut tracks from Emotion.[63] The EP received critical acclaim from Rolling Stone[64] and Pitchfork. In May 2017, Jepsen released the single "Cut to the Feeling".[65] The song was originally intended for Emotion, but instead appeared in the animated film Ballerina, in which Jepsen voices a supporting role.[65] It also appeared on the Japanese deluxe version of the Side B EP.

2018–2021: Dedicated

Between January and February 2018, Jepsen appeared as the opening act for Katy Perry's Witness: The Tour.[66] "Party for One", the lead single from Jepsen's fourth studio album, was released in November 2018.[67] Two more singles, "Now That I Found You" and "No Drug Like Me" followed in February 2019, with "Julien" and "Too Much" being released as the fourth and fifth respective singles.[68][69] By then, Braun was no longer Jepsen's manager, although she was still signed to School Boy Records.[70]

Her fourth album, Dedicated, was released on May 17, 2019 with a tour beginning June 27.[71][72] Jepsen performed a NPR Tiny Desk Concert in November 2019.[73] On May 21, 2020, the companion album Dedicated Side B was released, containing twelve additional tracks from Dedicated.[74] Following its release, Jepsen also confirmed the same month that she was making a "quarantine album" with songwriter Tavish Crowe[75] with whom she wrote "Call Me Maybe". In October 2020, Jepsen released "It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries" which peaked at 11 on the US Holiday Digital Songs chart.[76]

2022: The Loneliest Time

In May 2022, Jepsen returned following the Covid-19 pandemic with "Western Wind", the lead single from her sixth studio album The Loneliest Time.[77] In July 2022, Jepsen released the non-album single "Move Me", a collaborative song with French producer Lewis OfMan.[78] The second single from her sixth album "Beach House" was released in August 2022 and the third single "Talking to Yourself" was released the following month.[79] The title track featuring Rufus Wainwright, was released as a single in October.[80] The album charted at number 18 on the Canadian Albums Chart and 19 on the Billboard 200. It further debuted at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming her highest-peaking album in the UK in ten years.[81] In support of the album, Jepsen embarked on The So Nice Tour, which began in September 2022 and is scheduled to play 40 shows in North America, Europe and Australia until March 2023.[82]

Artistry

Musical style

Jepsen has been noted for her "subversively catchy lyrics, slick musical arrangements, and pop experimentation".[83] Jepsen is classified as a soprano.[84][85][86] Paul Bradley of LA Weekly described Jepsen's voice as "hushed" and "flawless"[85] while Maura Johnston of Slate characterized it as "airy yet precise".[86]

Jepsen says she shares her parents' interest in folk music as a result of her upbringing, naming artists such as Leonard Cohen, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, and Van Morrison as inspirations for her debut album, Tug of War (2008).[87][88] During the recording of her EP Curiosity and her second album, Kiss (both 2012), Jepsen said she became increasingly influenced by pop and dance music, in particular the works of Dragonette, Kimbra, La Roux, and Robyn.[88][89][90] Her third album, Emotion (2015), drew from her love of 1980s pop artists including Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, and Prince.[53][91]

Jepsen has also expressed admiration for Cat Power, Christine and the Queens, Tegan and Sara,[92] Bleachers, Kate Bush,[93] Bob Dylan, Sky Ferreira, Dev Hynes, Solange Knowles, Joni Mitchell, Sinéad O'Connor, the Spice Girls, and Hank Williams.[91][94]

Impact

Jepsen has been referred to as the "Queen of Pop" or similar in articles for NPR,[95] Stereogum,[96] Time,[97] and BBC.[98]

Jepsen has also been referred to as a "queer icon" and her performances are popular among gay men.[83][99] She has performed at several pride parades.[100]

Personal life

Jepsen dated Jordi Ashworth, an architecture student, for around one year, breaking up in June 2012. He was the inspiration for "Call Me Maybe". From 2012 until 2015, she dated Matthew Koma, after meeting while they were working on her album, Kiss.[101] In 2016, she dated photographer David Kalani Larkins.[102] From 2017 to 2019, Jepsen dated James Flannigan, a member of pop-punk band Stiff Dylans.[103] As of August 2022, Jepsen was in another relationship.[104]

In 2012, Jepsen was based in Vancouver.[105] By 2019, she had moved to Los Angeles.[106] She added a studio to her house in 2022.[107]

In March 2013, Jepsen, a "supporter of the LGBT community", dropped out of performing at the Boy Scouts of America 2013 National Scout Jamboree due its policy on homosexuals.[108][109][110]

Discography

• Tug of War (2008)
• Kiss (2012)
• Emotion (2015)
• Dedicated (2019)
• Dedicated Side B (2020)
• The Loneliest Time (2022)

Tours

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Canadian Idol	Herself/contestant	Season five: finished in 3rd place
2012	90210	Herself	Season five premiere: "Til Death Do Us Part"
2013	Shake It Up	Herself	Season three, episode 10: "My Fair Librarian It Up"
2015	Saturday Night Live	Herself/Musical guest	Season 40, episode 17
2015	Castle	Herself	Season seven, episode 22: "Dead from New York"
2015	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Herself	Season four, episode 24: "Carly Rae Jepsen Wears a Chunky Necklace and Black Ankle Boots"
2016	Grease: Live	Frenchy	Special
2016	Fuller House	Musical performer	Theme song

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Lennon or McCartney	Herself	Short film; interview clip
2016	Ballerina[111]	Odette	Voice role

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella	Ella	Broadway appearance

References

External links

• Official website
• Carly Rae Jepsen discography at Discogs
• Carly Rae Jepsen at IMDb
• Carly Rae Jepsen at the Internet Broadway Database

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[es] Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen (Mission, Canadá; 21 de noviembre de 1985) es una cantautora canadiense.

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[fr] Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen, née le 21 novembre 1985 à Mission (Colombie-Britannique), est une auteure-compositrice-interprète canadienne[1]. En 2007, elle termine à la troisième place de la cinquième saison de l'émission Canadian Idol. Peu après sa participation dans l'émission, elle a sorti son premier album, Tug of War, avec la maison de disques MapleMusic Recordings, le 30 septembre 2008. Trois ans plus tard, elle a sorti le single Call Me Maybe, avec la maison de disques 604 Records, avant de sortir son premier EP, intitulé Curiosity, le 14 février 2012. En février 2012, le chanteur canadien Justin Bieber a présenté la jeune femme à son agent artistique Scooter Braun, qui lui a fait signer un contrat avec sa maison de disques School Boy Records. Grâce à la popularité de son single Call Me Maybe, Carly a pu signer un contrat avec la maison de disques internationale Interscope Records. Le single a été en tête du Billboard Hot 100, et du Canadian Hot 100, ainsi que dans les charts de dix-neuf autres pays. Le 2 mars 2015, elle sort le single I Really Like You.

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[ru] Джепсен, Карли Рэй

Карли Рэй Джепсен (англ. Carly Rae Jepsen; род. 21 ноября 1985 (1985-11-21), Мишен, Британская Колумбия, Канада) — канадская певица, автор песен и актриса. В 2007 году она участвовала в пятом сезоне Canadian Idol. Вскоре после участия на Canadian Idol она подписала контракт с рекорд-лейблами Fontana и MapleMusic и 30 сентября 2008 года выпустила свой дебютный альбом Tug of War. Три года спустя она выпустила новый сингл под названием «Call Me Maybe», за ним последовал новый альбом Curiosity, вышедший 14 февраля 2012 года. «Call Me Maybe» на сегодняшний день самый успешный сингл певицы, он достиг 1-го места в Billboard Hot 100[1] и вершины Canadian Hot 100[2]. Джепсен подписала контракт с Interscope. 14 апреля 2012 песня «Call Me Maybe» возглавила UK Singles Chart[3].

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