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Name:
Jessica Simpson
Birth Name: Jessica Ann Simpson
Height: 5' 3"
Sex: Female
Nationality: American
Birth Date: July 10, 1980
Birth Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
Profession: Singer
Education: J.J. Pearce High School Richardson
in Texas
Husband: Nick Lachey ( married on October 26,
2002 in Austin, Texas )
Father: Joe Simpson
Mother: Tina Simpson
Sister: Ashlee Simpson
Biography
Jessica Ann Simpson was born in
Dallas, on July 10 1980. Growing up in the small
town of Richardson, her life was textbook happy. Her
father Joe was a psychologist who also served as
youth minister in the local Baptist church.
With this background, it was only normal for young
Jessica to participate in church activities and so
she sang in the choir. Such was her gift that at the
age of 12, she auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club.
When she reached the finals, she froze, choking
completely. Unfortunately, she didn't get the job;
Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera were luckier.
Nevertheless, this experience served as an important
life lesson for Jessica. She returned to Richardson
and bit into the Christian music she had been
brought up with. Before long, small label Proclaim
Records noticed her voice and offered to record an
album. She recorded a number of gospel songs but
just as they were angling for a release date, the
label went bankrupt.
Not about to give up in the face of adversity, Joe
(now her manager) took his daughter on the road,
where they worked the Christian Youth Concert
circuit. Jessica sang and then sold her
home-recorded album after performances. This was a
winning formula and while she was still in junior
high, Jessica was performing with famous gospel acts
like Kirk Franklin and Ce Ce Winans. Word spread
about Simpson and her record sold like hotcakes.
More importantly, it wasn't only Christian music
fans who got into her music; pop lovers everywhere
were being charmed by her voice. This was just the
encouragement Jessica needed to pursue a
middle-of-the-road pop music career.
Sure enough, news of Jessica's success reached
important people in the industry. Tommy Mottola of
Columbia Records/Sony Music was one of them and he
was stunned by Simpson's voice and skills.
Mottola believed she had the talent to reach
mainstream audiences. Still, Jessica made it clear
that she would only be onboard if she could maintain
her identity. Luckily, Mottola understood what she
believed in and supported her decision.
After signing up with the music giant, her debut
album Sweet Kisses was released in 1999, giving way
to the singles "I Wanna Love You Forever" and "I
Think I'm In Love With You." She then hit the road
and showed audiences worldwide what the Jessica
Simpson craze was all about.
She joined boy band 98 Degrees for the tour and it
didn't take long for her to fall in love with one of
its members, Nick Lachey. Their budding romance only
helped the release of their duet, "Where You Are,"
off Sweet Kisses.
In June 2001, her sophomore album Irresistible was
released. The title track was a smash hit and it
went as high as #3 on the Top 40 mainstream chart.
After some remixes, her third record In This Skin
was released in August 2003. However, Jessica
Simpson's life was about to take a drastic turn.
After a short breakup, Jessica and Nick finally got
married in October 2002 (which meant that they could
finally consummate their union...) and the celebrity
marriage had rejoiced gossip columnists everywhere.
As a result, MTV offered the couple a reality show
based on their everyday life as a couple, much like
The Osbournes.
The deal was struck and August 2003 marked the debut
of Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica. Although the show
overshadowed Simpson's new album, it became an
incredible hit and it was picked up for a second
season.
Since the world can't seem to get enough of their
goofy antics, the couple was offered a TV variety
special reminiscent of The Sonny and Cher Show. They
don't plan on making it a series but we'll see what
happens... |
