Carly Rae Jepsen | |
Number of songs: 14 | Total weeks on charts: 1270
Appearing in a total number of: 78 charts | Total period running: 5460 days
Appearing in a total number of: 78 charts | Total period running: 5460 days
Biography
Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) 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. 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.
Discography:
Tug of War (2008)
Kiss (2012)
Emotion (2015)
Dedicated (2019)
Dedicated Side B (2020)
The Loneliest Time (2022)
Sources: Wikipedia, Top40-Charts.com Editorial team
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