50 facts about Jessie J: said she never based her intelligence on her exam results

Learn 50 interesting things about singer Jessie J.

1. Jessica Ellen Cornish, better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English singer and songwriter.

2. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical Whistle Down the Wind.

3. Jessie J studied at the BRIT School before signing with Gut Records and striking a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing where she wrote for artists including Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus.

4. After signing with Universal Republic, Jessie J came to prominence following the release of her debut single "Do It Like a Dude".

5. Her next song "Price Tag" topped the charts in nineteen countries including the UK and was followed by the release of her debut album Who You Are (2011), which charted at number two in the UK.

6. Other releases from the album included "Nobody's Perfect", and "Who You Are", "Domino" and "Laserlight", which all which all charted within the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, making Jessie J the first British female artist to have six top ten singles from a studio album.

7. In 2012 Jessie J performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in June, as well as the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London on 12 August.

8. Her second album Alive (2013) reached the top 5 in the UK Albums Chart and also included the top-five hit songs "Wild" and "It's My Party".

9. The release of her third album Sweet Talker (2014) was preceded by the single "Bang Bang" which debuted at number one in the UK and went multi-platinum worldwide.

10. As of January 2015, Jessie J had sold over 20 million singles and 3 million albums worldwide.

11. Citing various influences, Jessie J is recognised for an unconventional musical and performance style that mixes soul vocals with contemporary R&B, pop, electropop, and hip-hop beats. Jessie J has garnered various awards and nominations for her music, including the 2011 Critics' Choice Brit Award and the BBC's Sound of 2011.

12. Jessie J has supported various charitable causes, and has appeared on the UK charity telethons BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief.

13. Jessie J has served as coach and mentor on the television shows The Voice UK and The Voice Australia.

14. Jessica Ellen Cornish was born in London, to Rose (Archer) and Stephen Cornish.

15. Jessie J was educated at Mayfield High School in the London Borough of Redbridge.

16. Jessie J attended Colin's Performing Arts School and as an 11-year-old she was cast in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End production of Whistle Down the Wind.

17. Jessie J subsequently joined the National Youth Music Theatre and appeared in their 2002 production of The Late Sleepers.

18. Jessie J was born the youngest of three girls and has two sisters, who are five and seven years older than she is, who were both head girls at school.

19. Unlike her academic sisters, Cornish has stated she was "never really that good at anything". She said, "At school they were like 'oh, you're a Cornish girl' and they kind of expected me to be the same as my sisters. Give me something to draw or an outfit to pick for someone, or hair, make-up, acting, write a song, I'm fine with it, but anything to do with sums - it was never my thing."

20. Jessie J also said she never based her intelligence on her exam results.

21. Jessie J also said she was always good at singing and it was her "thing".

22. In 2003, aged 15, she won Best Pop Singer in the TV show Britain's Brilliant Prodigies, performing as Jessica Cornish.

23. At the age of 16 she began studying at the BRIT School and at 17 she joined a girl group named Soul Deep.

24. Jessie J graduated in the class of 2006 along with singers Adele and Leona Lewis.

25. At 18, she claims she suffered a 'minor stroke.'

26. As for her stage name..."To be honest, there's no real reason for the 'J' in my stage name (I always feel like I disappoint people when I say that)".

27. Jessie J was signed to Gut Records, recording an album for the label, but the company went bankrupt before any material was released.

28. Jessie J then found success as a songwriter, gaining a Sony ATV publishing contract.

29. Jessie J was also the support act for Cyndi Lauper during Lauper's UK dates of her 2008 Bring Ya to the Brink tour (Lauper invited J to join her on stage for the performances of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun").

30. Jessie J has also written lyrics for artists such as Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus, including "Party in the U.S.A.".

31. Despite people thinking that her first notoriety was through YouTube, Jessie was signed for four years before her first video was posted.

32. Jessie J first came to the attention of Lava Records when her publisher at Sony/ATV, Rich Christina, sent Lava president Jason Flom a link to her MySpace page, which the record executive loved.

33. Jessie J began recording her début studio album in 2005 and it was completed on 19 January 2011. She revealed that "Big White Room" would be on the album and was written from an experience she had when she was 11 years old, although she wrote the song at age 17, in hospital, where a ward mate, a little boy, died.

34. On 12 June 2011, at the Summertime Ball held at Wembley Stadium, London, Jessie ruptured several tendons in her foot during rehearsals, and performed her set the following day while sitting on a gilded throne.

35. James Morrison's third studio album, The Awakening features a collaboration with Jessie J called "Up", the song was released as a single on 16 November 2011.

36. While in Australia for the Oceania leg of her Heartbeat tour in support of Who You Are, an interview on a TV talk show ended with her being sawed in half by magician Sam Powers in his thin model sawing illusion.

37. At the 2012 Brit Awards on 21 February, Jessie J received two Brit Award nominations, Best British Female Artist, and Best British Single ("Price Tag").

38. On 4 June 2012, Jessie appeared at the Diamond Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II, performing a duet with will.i.am.

39. On 12 August 2012 she performed "Price Tag", "Written in the Stars", "Dynamite", and "You Should Be Dancing" with Tinie Tempah and Taio Cruz, and "We Will Rock You" with Queen at the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

40. Jessie J was a coach on the BBC One programme The Voice UK for its first two series in 2012 and 2013.

41. In early 2011, Jessie J suffered a panic attack on stage after she was forced to perform in the dark. "I did a gig recently and had a panic attack on stage," she told NOW. "The night was called 'Black Out' and I had to perform in the dark. I asked them to turn on the lights and they didn't. I was onstage in pitch black and, because I couldn't see anything, I started to panic. It was awful."

42. Jessie J is a supporter of Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur F.C..

43. In 2014, Jessie J relocated from London to Los Angeles, California.

44. Jessie J has appeared on the major UK charity telethons, Children in Need and Comic Relief, both broadcast on the BBC.

45. She confirmed on 2 August 2011 that she would be shaving her hair off for charity in 2012. Speaking via her official Twitter account she said: "It's hair, It will grow back. Even if it takes 2 years, if it saves lives it's worth it. Even if its 1 life that's something."

46. On 15 March 2013, Jessie's head was shaved live during Red Nose Day 2013, helping to raise money for Comic Relief.

47. In November 2011, Jessie J performed "Nobody's Perfect" at the charity concert Children in Need Rocks Manchester held at the Manchester Arena to raise money for Children in Need 2011.

48. Jessie J is a supporter of UK children's charity Believe in Magic, a charity that grants wishes to terminally ill children across the UK.

49. In July 2012 she performd "Laserlight" on stage with a 7 year old fan, leukaemia sufferer Daniel Sullivan, with Daniel passing away four months later.

50. Jessie J served as the house artist at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, performing several of her original songs along with covers around commercial breaks.

Source: Wikipedia.org