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Jessica Garlick 
Jessica GarlickBackground information Born 1981 Origin Kidwelly, Wales Genres Pop, soul Occupations Singer Instruments Vocals Years active 2002, 2009–present Labels Freedom Records Website www.jessicagarlick.com Jessica Garlick (born 1981 in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, West Wales) is a Welsh pop singer.
Garlick made her first steps into showbusiness when she was 16. At that age she won the Welsh final of the TV talent show Star For A Night. The same year she also featured in Michael Barrymore's My Kind of Music. She was the highest placed British entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest of the 2000s, coming joint third in the 2002 contest.
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Background
She was educated at Glan-y-Mor Comprehensive School.
Pop Idol and the Eurovision Song Contest
In 2001, she was among the last ten contestants on the ITV talent show Pop Idol. The BBC later invited her to sing "Come Back", one of the competing songs in A Song for Europe, the British selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.[1] The audience selected her to represent the United Kingdom at the event in Tallinn, where she took her country to its best result since Imaani's "Where Are You?" in 1998, finishing joint third alongside Estonia's representative, Sahlene.[2]
After Eurovision
Later in 2002 Garlick was involved in a campaign to help children stop smoking. She made a guest appearance in the 2003 Song for Europe, during which she was charged with announcing the results of the Welsh televote, which handed top marks to the ill-fated Jemini. Later in the year, she appeared in Eurovision preview and analysis programmes.
On 16 November 2006, Garlick appeared as the hidden musician in the 'Identity Parade' round on the BBC's Never Mind The Buzzcocks game show. She is now married to Owen Satterley, a personal trainer whom she has dated from her teenage years. They have a daughter called Olivia.
Return to the spotlight
It was announced in early 2009 that Garlick would be making a return to music. After a few years with her family, Garlick felt that the time was right for a return to her career in music. The début single from her album, Hard Not to Fall, was released on 11 May 2009, one day before the first Eurovision Song Contest semi-final.[3] The single was only available to purchase from iTunes. Garlick performed the new single, along with her Eurovision entry, "Come Back", at the UK Eurovision Preview Party, at Scala, King's Cross, on 17 April 2009.[4]
Chart discography
Single UK[5] "Come Back" (May 2002) 13 References
- ^ "Idol singer picked for Eurovision". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 March 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1852467.stm. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "Pop Idol's Jessica third in Eurovision". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 26 May 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2008760.stm. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/13677
- ^ http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/13680
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 222. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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Awards and achievements Preceded by
Lindsay Dracass
with "No Dream Impossible"UK in the Eurovision Song Contest
2002Succeeded by
Jemini
with "Cry Baby"Pop Idol Series 1 · 2Hosts Judges Winners Winners' singles Runners-up Other alumni Darius Danesh · Jessica Garlick · Rosie Ribbons · Rik Waller · Natalie Anderson · Sarah Whatmore · Sam NixonRelated articles Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Kidwelly
- Welsh female singers
- Welsh Latter Day Saints
- Pop Idol contestants
- British Eurovision Song Contest entrants
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2002
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