BC Jean
Birth name Britney Jean Carlson
Born (1987-04-22) April 22, 1987 (age 25)
Origin San Diego, California, U.S.
Genres Pop rock, soul, dance-pop, europop
Years active 2005-present
Labels J, RCA
Website https://www.bcjean.com

Britney Jean Carlson (born April 22, 1987), known better by her stage name BC Jean,[1][2] is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for writing the song "If I Were a Boy" for R&B singer Beyoncé, which premiered on music industry website "Crazed Hits" in May 2008,[3] several months prior to Beyoncé getting a hold of the song and recording it.

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Early life [link]

Jean was born in Mercy Hospital, San Diego, California to a piano and trumpet-playing stockbroker father and a mother who is a talent manager[1] (John and Lori Carlson),[4] and she lived in Ramona, Valley Center and Carmel Valley.[1] At age 14, while attending Torrey Pines High School,[4][5]. Jean was already a keen piano player and turned the poetry she was learning at school into song lyrics. She also got inspiration from songs on the radio as well as her parent's music collection, which included artist such as Queen, Rod Stewart and Aerosmith. Jean later became part of a cover band in high school and had her first on-stage experience at the Sahara Cosino in Las Vegas at 15 years of age.[6]

History [link]

Jean was signed to J Records while working on a debut album with Dallas Austin, The Matrix, and Toby Gad, due for release in early 2012. After signing with J, Clive Davis, The CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, said, "You eagerly wait for a multi-talented new artist to come along like BC Jean. We're all really delighted that BC has chosen us as her musical home."[7] Jean toured with Liquid Blue prior to embarking on a solo career.[1][4] It was later announced on October 7, 2011 that the RCA Music Group were disbanding a dozen labels of theirs, including J Records, they said that all artists from those labels, including Jean, were to move and release future material through RCA Records.[8][9]

Jean released her debut single, "Just a Guy", on September 14, 2010.[10] She also stars in the web-series Talent produced by Alloy TV on YouTube as Harper, a musician who travels to Los Angeles in search of fame. Two series have already aired.

Personal life [link]

Jean currently lives in Studio City, California. Her grandparents, who were also painters, were signed to RCA Records for more than 30 years. Her grandfather performed with Perry Como and both grandparents with Fred Waring.[11]

Discography [link]

Singles
  • "Just a Guy" (2010)
  • "I'll Survive You" (2011)
  • "Anyone" (2011) as Harper from Talent
  • "Stand Up" (2011) as Harper from Talent

References [link]

  1. ^ a b c d Varga, George (September 10, 2010). "Starbound? Major label debut by San Diego's BC Jean out Monday". News. The San Diego Union-Tribune. https://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/sep/10/starbound-major-label-debut-san-diegos-bc-rich-out/. Retrieved September 15, 2010. 
  2. ^ Lewis, Randy (September 10, 2010). "BC Jean is ready to greet the world". Pop Music. Los Angeles Times. https://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/10/entertainment/la-et-bc-jean-20100910. Retrieved September 15, 2010. 
  3. ^ Wilhelm, Alex (2008-10-14). "Artist Of The Week: BC Jean". Crazed Hits. https://www.crazedhits.com/artist-of-the-week-bc-jean/. Retrieved 2008-08-04. 
  4. ^ a b c Frank, Jeff (March 9, 2009). "Neighbors: Singer-songwriter ready for the spotlight". Local News - Neighbors. North County Times. https://www.nctimes.com/news/local/neighbors/article_da62ec71-408d-5aa3-86e9-7b8cebfd62bf.html. Retrieved September 15, 2010. 
  5. ^ Varga, George (February 12, 2009). "Public Eye: San Diego native BC Jean ready for her spotlight". Lifestyle. The San Diego Union-Tribune. https://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/feb/12/lz1n12pubeye00589-public-eye/. Retrieved September 15, 2010. 
  6. ^ https://www.jrecords.com/bcjean/bc03_copy.jpg
  7. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (2009-03-24). "J Records Signs Singer/songwriter BC Jean". Billboard.biz. https://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/e3ie7d1eee3b5e787afd56288f166508dc8. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 
  8. ^ https://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-new-executive-team-named-under-ceo-1005324782.story
  9. ^ https://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707
  10. ^ https://musicremedy.com/b/bc-jean/videos/just-a-guy-46541.html
  11. ^ https://www.bcjean.net/

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Stand Up

by: Bc Jean

THIS IS NOT THE ONLY LOVE YOU HAVE
EVEN THOUGH IT'S NEVER HURT SO BAD
THIS IS FOR THE DREAMERS, THIS IS FOR BELIEVERS
GOTTA GIVE WHAT YOU HAVE
THIS IS NOT THE ONLY HEART TO BREAK
THIS IS FOR THE RISK YOU GOTTA TAKE
THIS IS FOR THE FIGHTERS, HOLD UP ALL YOUR LIGHTERS
GOTTA GIVE WHAT YOU HAVE
(b-sec)
NO MORE HOLDING ME DOWN
'CAUSE I NEVER WANTED TO BE LIKE THIS
GONNA TURN MY LIFE AROUND, YOU'LL SEE
ONLY ONE WAY LEFT TO GO
(chorus)
YOU GOTTA STAND UP,
'TIL YOU CAN'T GO NO FURTHER
MAYBE THEY DON'T DESERVE YA
MAYBE IT'S JUST A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
STAND UP, EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANNA
IT'LL JUST MAKE YOU STRONGER
OH, JUST TO KNOW YOU TRIED
YOU GOTTA STAND UP
OH, HANDS UP TO THE SKY
YOU GOTTA STAND UP
OH, JUST TO KNOW YOU TRIED
(verse 2)
GOT ANOTHER RIP UP IN MY JEANS
I'M STARING OUT THE SCENES
THIS IS FOR THE FADED, UNDERESTIMATED
IT CAN ONLY GET BETTER
BUT I'VE NEVER FELT SO HIGH
AND FALLEN DOWN SO LOW
I'M ALL OUT OF CONTROL
BUT IT CAN ONLY GET BETTER
(b-sec)
GET UP OFF OF THE GROUND
CAUSE I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE LIKE THIS
GONNA TURN MY LIFE AROUND, YOU'LL SEE
ONLY ONE WAY LEFT TO GO
(chorus)
YOU GOTTA STAND UP,
'TIL YOU CAN'T GO NO FURTHER
MAYBE THEY DON'T DESERVE YA
MAYBE IT'S JUST A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
STAND UP, EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANNA
IT'LL JUST MAKE YOU STRONGER
OH, JUST TO KNOW YOU TRIED
YOU GOTTA STAND UP
OH, HANDS UP TO THE SKY
YOU GOTTA STAND UP
OH, JUST TO KNOW YOU TRIED
(bridge)
LIKE A HIT AND RUN
AND YOUR HEART GOES NUMB
AND PAIN YOU CAN'T ESCAPE
WHEN THE RUG IS PULLED
OUT FROM UNDER YOU
AND YOUR SOULS ABOUT TO BREAK
THE TRAIN IS CRASHING
THE LIGHTS ARE FLASHING
YOU CAN'T GET OFF THE TRACK
YOU'RE AT AN ALL TIME LOW
BUT YOU CAN'T LOOSE HOPE
'CAUSE THERE'S AIN'T NO TURNING BACK
(chorus)
YOU GOTTA STAND UP,
'TIL YOU CAN'T GO NO FURTHER
MAYBE THEY DON'T DESERVE YA
MAYBE IT'S JUST A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
STAND UP, EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANNA
IT'LL JUST MAKE YOU STRONGER
OH, JUST TO KNOW YOU TRIED
YOU GOTTA STAND UP
OH, HANDS UP TO THE SKY
YOU GOTTA STAND UP
OH, JUST TO KNOW YOU TRIED
(outro)
THIS IS NOT THE ONLY LOVE YOU HAVE
EVEN THOUGH IT'S NEVER HURT SO BAD
THIS IS FOR THE DREAMERS, THIS IS FOR BELIEVERS




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