Sylvia Elva Garcia (born 29 June 1987 in Chile), more commonly known under the stage name as Jena Lee, is a French pop singer and songwriter. She describes her music style as "émo R&B".

Biography

Born in

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, Sylvia Elva Garcia was adopted by a French family at the age of nine months. She grew up in

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Music career

2007–2009: Popstars and Urban Music Nation

In 2007, Lee met Sulee B Wax, who was interested in her work. When the fourth season of ''

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'' started, he asked Jena to try writing the instrumentals. Lee wrote six songs of the thirteen on

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's album, including the song "Quelque part". Following this, she received other requests, such as from Mathieu Edward with the title "Comme avant" as well as for a composition for the musical theater show ''Cléopâtre''. In 2008, Lee won the Urban Music Nation contest organized by radio operator Skyrock; the finale was on 26 December 2008.

2009-2010: First releases

Her first single, " J'aimerais tellement" ("I Would Really Love"), was released in April 2009 along with a music video. It was at the top of the French singles charts for a total of eleven weeks and had most downloads in November 2009. Lee's first album, ''Vous remercier'' ("To Thank You"), was recorded with Bustafunk . It was released on 2 November 2009 on the Internet and to stores on 9 November 2009 on the label

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, a division of the group

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. In 2010, Lee released ''Ma référence'', which contains the singles "US Boy", "Éternise-moi", the duet with French group Eskemo, and "Mon ange" ("My angel").

Discography

Albums

Singles

¹ Digital downloads

References

External links

Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Jena 1987 births Living people Chilean emigrants to France French-language singers of Chile 21st-century French singers 21st-century French women singers French women singer-songwriters French singer-songwriters Pop rock singers French contemporary R&B singers French pop singers Alternative R&B musicians