Here are 20 facts about Jessie J, the British singer and songwriter.
- Jessie J’s full name is Jessica Ellen Cornish.
- She was born on 27th March 1988 in Chadwell Heath, London.
- She went to Mayfield High School.
- When she was 11, she appeared in a West End production of Whistle Down the Wind by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
- In 2003 she appeared on the TV show Britain’s Brilliant Prodigies, winning the ‘Best Pop Singer’ category.
- She joined the BRIT School at the age of 16.
- She has Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome – a disorder of the heart’s conduction system. It caused her to have a stroke at the age of 18.
- She began recording her debut record, Who You Are, in 2005. She completed it in 2011. Released by Lava Records, the album has sold more than 2 million copies (and counting).
- Jessie J appeared as on of the coaches on The Voice UK TV series.
- She supports Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
- For the Comic Relief charity, Jessie J shaved her head live on TV on 15th March 2013.
- Her second album, Alive, was released in 2013.
- Jessie J has performed and collaborated with a number of famous singers and musicians, including: Katy Perry, James Morrison, David Guetta, Cee-L0 Green, Diane Warren, will.i.am and Dizzee Rascal.
- Jessie J co-wrote the Miley Cyrus hit Party in the USA.
- She has also written songs for Chris Brown and Alicia Keyes.
- She is a prolific song-writer and she has penned more than 600 songs so far.
- She was friends with Adele at the BRIT school and they used to sing together at lunchtimes.
- She was once a hair model.
- She is a fan of Micheal Jackson.
- Her sisters, Hannah and Rachel, were both head girls and they were much better pupils than she was.