Carly Rae Jepsen: A Quick-Read Bio Revealed
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Full Name: Carly Rae Jepsen
Born: November 21, 1985
Origin: Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Genres: Pop – Disco – Pop rock – Folk
Zodiac: Scorpio
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Early Start
- Jepsen was born as the second of their three children of Alexandra Lanzarotta and Larry Jepsen.
- She is of Danish, English and Scottish descent.
- She pursued her passion for musical theatre by performing in student productions of Annie, Grease, and The Wiz, playing the respective lead roles of Annie, Sandy Olsson and Dorothy Gale.
- Her parents and stepparents were teachers, so a career in music instruction placed as a second option.
- Her high school drama teacher, Beverly Holmes, encouraged her to audition for the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, British Columbia where she was one of 25 female students to receive admission into its year-long program.
- After graduation, she worked at Trees Organic Coffee as a barista and pastry chef assistant, starting its open mic night.
- Prior to their collaboration, Jepsen once worked an extra shift at the Media Club to see Sia.
Career Journey
- 2008: Jepsen launched her debut single, a cover of John Denver’s song “Sunshine on My Shoulders”, in June 2008.Her debut album, Tug of War,
- 2009: “Sour Candy”, which is a duet with Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench, came out.
- 2011: She recorded her second album together with Josh Ramsay, Ryan Stewart, and Tavish Crow, her co-writer of “Call Me Maybe”. The hit song “Call Me Maybe” was released and topped the Canadian Hot 100, making Jepsen the fourth Canadian artist to top the chart.
- 2012: The duet “Good Time” with Owl City, was launched after the success of “Call Me Maybe”, which ranked 8th on the Billboard Hot 100 and came out before her second album, Kiss.
- 2013: She was appointed as a spokesperson for clothing/footwear brand Candie’s. Her compilation album housing remixes and instrumentals of singles from Kiss entitled Kiss: The Remix, placed 157th 157 on the Oricon albums chart.
- 2015: Jepsen launched her third album’s lead single, “I Really Like You”.
- 2016: Frenchy was the character in Grease Live, Fox’s live television presentation of the musical Grease, that Jepsen portrayed. Emotion: Side B in August 2016, an EP spawning eight cut tracks from Emotion, was made public.
- 2018: She performed in the opening act for Katy Perry’s Witness: The Tour. Her fourth studio album “Party for One”, was launched.
- 2019: Dedicated came out.
- 2020: “It’s Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries” which ranked at the 11th spot on the US Holiday Digital Songs chart, was released.
- 2022: Jepsen performed twice at Coachella festival.
Awards & Recognition
- won three Juno Awards
- a Billboard Music Award
- an Allan Slaight Award
- various nominations for Grammy Awards
- MTV Video Music Awards
- Polaris Music Prize
- People’s Choice Awards
- and many others
Fun Facts & Trivia
- Jepsen got her first taste of fame in Canada. She landed on Canadian Idol in 2007 and came in third!
- The star keeps dozens of journals so she can write down her thoughts wherever she goes.
- Jepsen landed a job at Vancouver’s Media Club by singing to the manager.
Artist’s Favorites
| Childhood Favorite Songs: | “Moondance” and “One Headlight” |
| Food: | Mushroom risotto |
| TV Show: | Friends (1994-2004), How I Met Your Mother (2005-) |
| Cocktail: | Red Wine |
| Cheat Food : | Pizza |
| Ice Cream Flavor: | Vanilla Swiss Almond |
| Actor / Celebrity: | Ryan Gosling |
| Author: | Eckhart Tolle |
| Animal: | Dog |
| City: | London |
| School Subject: | English |
| Holiday Destination: | Italy |
Australian Unwrapped’s Chosen Song from Carly Rae Jepsen:
Call Me Maybe
Length: 3:13
Release: 2012
Opening Lyrics:
Don’t ask me, I’ll never tell
I looked to you as it fell
And now you’re in my way
I trade my soul for a wish
Pennies and dimes for a kiss
I wasn’t looking for this
But now you’re in my way
Ripped jeans, skin was showin’
Hot night, wind was blowin’
Where you think you’re going, baby?
But here’s my number, so call me, maybe
It’s hard to look right at you, baby
But here’s my number, so call me, maybe
Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy
But here’s my number, so call me, maybe
And all the other boys try to chase me
But here’s my number, so call me, maybe
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