Carly Rae Jepsen

Infobox musical artist |
Name = Carly Rae Jepsen


Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Carly Rae Jepsen
Origin = Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation = Singer, Songwriter
Genre = Pop, Pop Rock, Folk, Alternative, Indie
Instrument = Vocals, Guitar
Years_active = 2007-present
Label = Fontana/Maple Music

Carly Rae Jepsen is a Canadian singer/songwriter from Mission, B.C.In the summer of 2007 she was a contestant on the fifth season of Canadian Idol, placing third. She was also a part of the Canadian Idol Top 3 concert tour. [ [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060101/CI5_Carly_Rae_Jepsen/20071219?s_name=idol2007 CTV.ca | Carly Rae Jepsen ] ] After completing the tour, Jepsen retreated to B.C. to focus on writing, recording and completing her band. Her demos attracted a flurry of attention, and she was eventually signed a joint management deal with Simkin Artist Management, and Dexter Entertainment. A deal with Fontana/Maple Music quickly followed, leading Jepsen into the studio with producer Ryan Stewart. [ [http://www.myspace.com/carlyraemusic MySpace.com - Carly Rae Jepsen] ] On June 16, 2008, Jepsen released her debut single, a cover of John Denver's song "Sunshine On My Shoulders". It is the only cover song on her debut album. [ [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080704/CI6_CarlyRae_single_080704/20080704?s_name=idol2008&no_ads= CTV.ca | Carly Rae has 'sunshine on her shoulders' ] ] On July 21, 2008, Jepsen added two new songs from the album to her MySpace page: "Bucket" and "Heavy Lifting". In August 2008, Carly's MySpace page announced that the album's title would be "Tug of War", and it was released on September 30, 2008. The page also mentioned two more songs that were included on the album: "Tug of War" and "Sweet Talker". The former was released as a single on iTunes on September 16, 2008, and has been receiving radio airplay on various stations across Canada. The latter was performed by her as her Canadian Idol audition. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V458He7UYSM Carly's "Canadian Idol" Audition] ]

Canadian Idol performances

*Audition - Sweet Talker (Carly Rae Jepsen)
*Top 40 - Breathe (2 AM) (Anna Nalick)
*Top 22 - Put Your Records On (Corinne Bailey Rae)
*Top 18 - Sweet Ones (Sarah Slean)
*Top 14 - Waiting in Vain (Annie Lennox)
*Top 10 - Inside and Out (Leslie Feist) "(Bottom Three 07/17/07)"
*Top 9 - Georgia on My Mind (Ray Charles)
*Top 8 - Torn (Natalie Imbruglia)
*Top 7 - Killer Queen (Queen) "(Bottom Three 08/07/07)"
*Top 6 - Come To My Window (Melissa Etheridge) "(Bottom Three 08/14/07)"
*Top 5 - Chuck E's in Love (Rickie Lee Jones)
*Top 4 - My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Ella Fitzgerald), I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) (Mel Tormé)
*Top 3 - At Seventeen (Janis Ian), White Flag (Dido) "(Eliminated 09/04/07)"

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

* [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060101/CI5_Carly_Rae_Jepsen/20070724?s_name=idol2007 Canadian Idol profile]
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