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Jessica Wahls
Wahls at the Kieler Woche 2008Background information Birth name Jessica Martina Wahls Also known as Jess, Jessy Born February 2, 1977 Origin Bad Nauheim, Hesse, Germany Genres Pop Occupations Singer, songwriter, television host Years active 2000–present (group)
2003–present (solo)Labels Cheyenne/Polydor
(2003-2005)
Sony BMG
(2005-present)Associated acts Nadja Benaissa, Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, No Angels, Vanessa Petruo Website JessicaWahls.tv Jessica Martina Wahls (born February 2, 1977 in Bad Nauheim, Hesse), also known under her nickname Jess, is a German pop singer, songwriter and television host, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German media.[1]
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Biography
Early life
Wahls is the only child born to an African-American father, James, and a German mother, Gabriele "Gabi" Wahls.[2] Her parents separated when she was six month old, and thus, Jessica was raised by her single mother near Bad Nauheim, in the Wetteraukreis district of Hesse.[2] After her parents' divorce, Wahls had little contact with her father, and her mother worked as a personal assistant to support the family. In 1999, Gabriele married Wahls' Barbadian stepfather Tosh.[2]
In 2000 Jessica broke off her training as a travel management assistant to join the girl group No Angels, the result of a German version of the international television show Popstars. Two successful years later, Jess became pregnant by boyfriend, choreographer and background dancer Sascha Dickreuter, and consequently she had to leave the band for her baby girl by the name of Cheyenne Jessica.
In 2003 Wahls returned to the music business as a solo artist. Since then she has released four moderately successful singles in English and in German.
Wahls has also worked as a host for several TV shows, most noticeably on the German quiz channel 9Live. Furthermore she can be seen as the spokeswomen for a number of local advertising campaigns.
In January 2007 the No Angels's reunion was announced and Wahls went back to her roots to release their comeback single Goodbye to Yesterday and a new album.
Discography
Singles
Year Title Chart Positions GER AUT 2003 "Ten Steps Back" 41 54 2004 "Don't Get Me Started" 51 — 2005 "Du Bist Wie Ich" 78 — "Bedingungslos" 92 — References
- ^ "BLITZ Spezial über die No Angels". Presseportal. http://www.presseportal.de/pm/6708/966608/sat_1. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
- ^ a b c "Starcorner". Clanotopia. http://www.clanotopia.de/music_promis/starcorner.php?action=persondata&person_id=32&group_id=37. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
External links
- JessicaWahls.tv Official website
Lucy Diakovska · Sandy Mölling · Jessica Wahls
Vanessa Petruo · Nadja BenaissaStudio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles "Daylight in Your Eyes" · "Rivers of Joy" · "There Must Be an Angel" · "When the Angels Sing"/"Atlantis" · "Something About Us" · "Still in Love with You" · "Let's Go to Bed" · "All Cried Out" · "No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)" · "Someday" · "Feelgood Lies" · "Reason" · "Goodbye to Yesterday" · "Maybe" · "Amaze Me"/"Teardrops" · "Disappear" · "One Life"Related articles Seasons 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9Current Judges Former Judges 1: Simone Angel • 1: Mario Mendryzcki • 1: Rainer Moslener • 2: Noah Sow • 3-4: Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen • 3: Sabrina Setlur • 4: Sandy Mölling • 4: Lukas Hilbert • 5-6: Nina Hagen • 5-6: Dieter Falk • 6: Marusha • 6: Jane Comerford • 7: Loona • 7: Sido • 2,8: Alex Christensen • 8: Michelle LeonardWinners Winners' singles 1: "Daylight in Your Eyes" • 2: "I Believe" • 3: "Schick mir 'nen Engel" • 4: "Sweetest Poison" • 5: "Shame" • 6: "Haunted" • 7: "I Can't Stop Feeling" • 8: "Last Man Standing" • 9: "No Time for Sleeping"Runner-ups 3: PreludersFresh'n'Juicy · Curly · Yasmin K. · Senad · Johnny MC · Fabrizio Levita · Tryna · Milk & Honey · Bisou · Popstars Dance Company · Mehdi · Marcella McCrae · Diyana
RTL II (1-2) · ProSieben (3-9)Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- German female singers
- German-language singers
- English-language singers
- German people of American descent
- German people of Black African descent
- People from Frankfurt
- No Angels
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