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Jessica Hannah Glynne (born 20 October 1989) is an English singer and songwriter. After signing with
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, she rose to prominence in 2014 as a featured artist on the singles "
Rather Be "Rather Be" is a song by English electronic music group Clean Bandit, featuring vocals by Jess Glynne. It was released on 5 December 2013 as the fourth single from the group's debut studio album, ''New Eyes'' (2014). It also appears on the delu ...
" by
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and " My Love" by
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, both of which reached number one in the UK. She was considered one of the "Most Influential People Under 30" by ''
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'' magazine in 2019. Her debut studio album, ''
I Cry When I Laugh ''I Cry When I Laugh'' is the debut studio album by English singer Jess Glynne. It was released on 21 August 2015 in the United Kingdom and 11 September 2015 in the United States by Atlantic Records and Warner Music Group. ''I Cry When I Laugh'' ...
'' (2015), debuted at number one on the
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and saw the international success of the singles " Hold My Hand" and "
Don't Be So Hard on Yourself "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" is a song by English singer and songwriter Jess Glynne. It was released as the fourth single from her debut album ''I Cry When I Laugh'' on 14 August 2015. It was written by Glynne, Wayne Hector and TMS who also pr ...
". Glynne's second studio album, '' Always in Between'' (2018), also debuted at number one in the UK and saw continued success with the singles " I'll Be There", "
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", " All I Am", "
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" and " One Touch"; the first of these made Glynne the first British female solo artist to have seven number one singles on the
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, beating
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with five. Glynne has achieved multiple accolades throughout her career, including a
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and nine
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nominations.


Early life

Jess Glynne was born in
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and raised in
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,
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, in a
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family. Her mother, Alexandra (née Ingram), worked in A&R in the music industry. The family name was originally Goldstein, but her grandfather changed it to Glynne. She applied for the television show ''
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'' when she was 15 years old, but dropped out of the audition process following a disagreement with the producers. She attended Rhodes Avenue Primary School, then attended
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, where she completed her
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s in 2008, and took various jobs at a boutique, a fitness centre and a hairdresser's. After a period spent travelling the world, Glynne worked for a music management company in her late teens and began networking with songwriters and producers, eventually honing her artistry for four years.


Career


2010–2013: Career beginnings

Glynne completed a month long music course at an
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college, Access to Music London, where she met her future collaborators: songwriter Jin Jin and producer Bless Beats. She also studied in Westminster University. One of Glynne and Jin Jin's compositions caught the attention of
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, who signed Glynne to a publishing deal and introduced her to music managers and lawyers. Black Butter co-president Joe Gossa said of Glynne, "her voice just flipped me out, there was a fierceness to it. She can talk about everyday things in this way that's just epic". She signed a contract with
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in August 2013, consequently leaving her job at the time in brand management for a drinks company.


2013–2016: ''I Cry When I Laugh'' and breakthrough

In 2013,
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producer
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approached Glynne about rewriting and providing vocals for his song " My Love". It was later released as a single in February 2014 and reached number one on the
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. It was later certified Platinum by the
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. British band
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heard "My Love" and approached Glynne to feature on their song "
Rather Be "Rather Be" is a song by English electronic music group Clean Bandit, featuring vocals by Jess Glynne. It was released on 5 December 2013 as the fourth single from the group's debut studio album, ''New Eyes'' (2014). It also appears on the delu ...
". Band member Jack Patterson spoke of "a real subtlety of emotion in her voice". The collaboration produced the single which also charted atop the UK charts, becoming the third fastest-selling single and most
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song of 2014. The single attained number one and top five positions on charts across Europe and Oceania, and was a top ten hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Both "Rather Be" and "My Love" received nominations at the
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s for Best British Single. For her work on "Rather Be", Glynne won the
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for
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and was nominated for Song of the Year at the inaugural
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. In July 2014, Glynne's debut solo single, the
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-produced " Right Here" was released. It charted in several countries, including at number six in the UK. Glynne appeared at many British music festivals during mid 2014, including
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,
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, Lovebox, V Festival and
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. She toured around the UK from October 2014, beginning in Sheffield and finishing at the Electric Brixton in London. Also during 2014, Glynne collaborated on songwriting projects with
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, MO,
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, and
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. A second collaboration with
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, " Real Love", was released in November 2014 and reached number two in the UK. Glynne's second solo single " Hold My Hand" was released in March 2015. It debuted at number one in the UK, where it spent three weeks. In June 2015, Glynne was featured on "
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", a single by English rapper
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. It also reached number one in the UK, bringing Glynne's total of UK number one singles to four. She underwent surgery on her vocal cords in mid 2015 and consequently cancelled several live performances, including the
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. Glynne's debut album ''
I Cry When I Laugh ''I Cry When I Laugh'' is the debut studio album by English singer Jess Glynne. It was released on 21 August 2015 in the United Kingdom and 11 September 2015 in the United States by Atlantic Records and Warner Music Group. ''I Cry When I Laugh'' ...
'' was released in the UK in August 2015, following the number one single "
Don't Be So Hard on Yourself "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" is a song by English singer and songwriter Jess Glynne. It was released as the fourth single from her debut album ''I Cry When I Laugh'' on 14 August 2015. It was written by Glynne, Wayne Hector and TMS who also pr ...
". It features contributions from Knox Brown,
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,
Starsmith Finlay Dow-Smith (born 8 July 1988), known professionally as Starsmith, is a British songwriter and producer. He co-wrote and produced "Good Thing" by Zedd and Kehlani, and "I'll Be There" by Jess Glynne which went to number one in the UK an ...
,
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, and
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, as well as her regular collaborators Bless Beats and Jin Jin. ''I Cry When I Laugh'' entered the
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at number one and later received a triple Platinum certification. In October 2015, Glynne appeared on the twelfth series of ''The X Factor'' as a guest judge at
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's Judges' Houses segment. The same month, she presented the ''
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'' magazine-produced documentary film ''The Brit Invasion'', which documented the rise of
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and British dance music in the United States. Glynne's track " Take Me Home" was released as the official Children in Need 2015 charity single in November and peaked at number six in the UK, becoming Glynne's eighth overall top ten single in the country. Glynne embarked on her first UK arena tour in November, titled the Take Me Home Tour.


2016–2021: ''Always in Between''

In October 2016 and later in 2017, it was reported that Glynne was working with some "big" producers for her second album, including
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. One of the songs recorded was "
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", which was later given to the band
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for their fifth studio album '' LM5''. In January 2018, Glynne featured on
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's single "
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" alongside American rapper
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and
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. The song was a commercial success, initially charting at number two for seven consecutive weeks behind "
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" by
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, before claiming the number one position in March. With this achievement, Glynne became the first British female solo artist in UK chart history to have six number-one singles. In May, Glynne performed at
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in
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. Later that month, the lead single " I'll Be There" from her second album was released. The song later reached number one in June, becoming Glynne's seventh chart-topping single of her career. In August, second single " All I Am" was released and charted at number seven in the UK. The following month, the album '' Always in Between'' was released, becoming Glynne's second number one album. Her third single "Thursday" was released in October 2018 and has peaked at number three in the UK. Glynne embarked on her Always in Between Tour from November 2018, covering Europe, the UK and the United States, over 50 dates. Many of the tour dates on the United States leg of the tour included
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as a featured Artist. Also in November 2018, Glynne was announced as a special guest on the
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' reunion stadium tour, held in 2019. Glynne was due to perform at BBC Radio1 Big Weekend in 2019 however dropped out at last minute. At the 2019 Brit Awards Glynne received five nominations, including Best British Female and Best British Single with both "These Days" and "I'll Be There". In June 2019 Glynne received a lifetime ban from the
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when she canceled her set, giving only 10 minutes warning. The singer confessed that her reason for canceling was after a heavy night ("It is true that I went out and celebrated the end of the Spice World tour.") and, later that month, cancelled a number of gigs "on the advice of her vocal surgeon", including a headline performance at the Rochester Castle Concerts. However, the ban was revoked less than a year later.


2022–present: Career break and new record label Roc Nation

Following a disagreement with her record label, Glynne split from
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in January 2022. In March 2022, she signed with
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.


Artistry

Glynne's musical influences include
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and
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. She cites
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and
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as inspirations for her vocal style and rappers such as
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,
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and
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for her songwriting. She has also listed
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,
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, Mary J. Blige,
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,
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as musical inspirations. Glynne said that
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's ''
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'' was the album that motivated her to start writing songs.


Personal life

Glynne is
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and wrote her first album after breaking up with a girlfriend. In March 2021, Glynne received criticism for using a transphobic slur during an appearance on ''The Mo Gilligan Podcast'', hosted by comedian
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. She subsequently apologised, stating that she was "unaware of the potency of the term until now."


Filmography


Television


Discography

* ''
I Cry When I Laugh ''I Cry When I Laugh'' is the debut studio album by English singer Jess Glynne. It was released on 21 August 2015 in the United Kingdom and 11 September 2015 in the United States by Atlantic Records and Warner Music Group. ''I Cry When I Laugh'' ...
'' (2015) * '' Always in Between'' (2018)


Tours

Headlining *Ain't Got Far to Go Tour (2015) *Take Me Home Tour (2016-2017) *Always in Between Tour (2018-2019) *I'll Be There Tour (2021-2022) Supporting *Rudimental (2013) *Beyonce (2015) *
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(2019)


Awards and nominations


References

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/jess-glynne-twitter-instagram-deleted-b1834240.html


External links

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