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Jennifer Paige
Background information
Birth name Jennifer Scoggins
Born (1973-09-03) September 3, 1973 (age 38)
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres Pop, Pop rock
Years active 1995–present
Labels Hollywood Records (1998–2003)
Edel Records (1998–2003)
Glor/SPV GmbH (2008–)
Website www.jenniferpaige.com

Jennifer Paige (born September 3, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter who achieved success with the 1998 pop hit "Crush". She is considered to be one of the 1990s' biggest one-hit wonders.

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Biography [link]

Jennifer Paige was born Jennifer Scoggins in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. She is of English descent.[1] At the age of five she began singing at local coffeehouses and restaurants with her older brother Chance Scoggins. She continued on to the performing arts school Pebblebrook High School to study voice, dance and drama.

At the age of 17, she toured the country with a top 40 covers act, Vivid Image, and eventually relocated to Los Angeles. In August 1996, she performed in her hometown, Atlanta, in front of 50,000 people at the Olympic Games with the 10-piece covers band, "Joe's Band". The same year, Paige teamed up with producer Andy Goldmark. They began with a dance version of Aretha Franklin's classic, Chain of Fools. The record instantly came to the attention of the German indie label Edel Records, whose president, Jonathan First, was searching for a fresh-faced pop act to establish overseas presence. He was so impressed by Paige's talent that he flew to Los Angeles and gave her a record contract.

Debut album [link]

Her debut album Jennifer Paige was released in August 1998, and consisted of guitar-driven mid-tempo songs such as "Questions", "Between You and Me", "Get to Me", and "Just to Have You". Critics took notice of her voice, and Billboard magazine declared that "Paige succeeds in the nearly impossible task of oozing smouldering sensuality without resorting to typical groans and moans; instead, she uses her notably flexible vocal range to convey the emotion of the tune. As a result, she breathes a refreshing intensity into the song."[citation needed]

The lead single "Crush" was a hit, and was followed by two other singles, "Sober" and "Always You", the latter reaching #6 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

In the summer of 2000, Jennifer Paige recorded a new song for the soundtrack of the film Autumn in New York, called "Beautiful".

[edit] Positively Somewhere

Jennifer Paige toured the world, sang for Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, was nominated for Best New Artist and performed at the World Music Awards, while promoting her music. Her second album Positively Somewhere was anchored by the single "These Days", and was released in September 2001 in United States. It wasn't noticed until its European and Asian release in Summer of 2002, due to bad timing and a lack of promotion by her American label.

The European release launched a modest hit, "Stranded". The single made an instant impact on radio in countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Scandinavia. Positively Somewhere cracked the Top 10 in Japan and both singles became radio hits across Asia.

[edit] Flowers: The Jennifer Paige Hits Collection

File:JPaige-BestKeptSecret.jpg
Paige on the cover of her latest album Best Kept Secret (2008).

In 2003 Edel released Flowers: The Jennifer Paige Hits Collection as a result of her parting ways with her record label. In October of the same year, Paige admitted she was no longer with either Hollywood Records or Edel Records. Paige continued writing for other artists, and compiling songs for a new studio effort. In April 2006, "The Calling", was chosen by Lifetime Television for their made-for-TV movie, "Augusta, Gone", based on the book of the same name. The song was written by Jennifer Paige and co-writer/producer Chris Landon of Loudnoize Entertainment.[2]

[edit] Best Kept Secret

Paige began writing and recording her follow-up to Positively Somewhere in Ibiza, Spain. In 2007, Paige signed a record deal with indie company Glor Music Production. The album, titled Best Kept Secret was released on April 25, 2008 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The first single "Wasted" was released in March, experiencing success in Italy. Paige's official website announced "Underestimated" to be the second single from the album, and a music video for the single shortly followed. The third single was "Ta Voix (The Calling)" (duet with Lââm).

The album was re-released as a deluxe edition on November 20, 2009 featuring a few new surprises, including the new single, "Beautiful Lie" with Nick Carter, and a new version of "Crush" remixed by DJ Kore sung in French.

The Fury Era [link]

In 2010, Jennifer Paige announced that she had formed a band called "The Fury" together with Coury Palermo. Their debut single "Silent Night" released on iTunes November 30, 2010. The first album single from the duo "Losing You" is expected to be released early 2012, and followed by a full album in the summer. Paige is also preparing her 4th album.

Discography [link]

Albums [link]

Compilations [link]

Singles [link]

Year Title Chart positions Album
U.S.[3] U.S. Adult[4] U.S. Dance[5] CAN UK[6] AUS NZ FRA[7] NET SPA DE[8] AU[9]
1998 "Crush"
3
19
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1
4
1
1
4
6
1
15
10
Jennifer Paige
1999 "Sober"
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68
58
45
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"Always You"
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6
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97
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—
—
—
—
2001 "These Days"
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40
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—
—
—
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—
—
—
Positively Somewhere
2002 "Stranded"
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—
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79
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83
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2008 "Wasted"
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
Best Kept Secret
"Underestimated"
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—
—
—
—
—
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26
—
—
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"Ta Voix (The Calling)" (with Lââm)
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—
—
—
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37
—
—
—
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2009 "Beautiful Lie" (with Nick Carter)
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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19
49
Best Kept Secret (Deluxe Edition)

Soundtracks [link]

Songs For Other Singers [link]

  • 2001 - Never say Never - Tomomi Kahala
  • 2004 - Free - Lashell Griffin


As The Fury

Singles [link]

  • 2010 - Silent Night (digital)
  • 2011 - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (digital)

Footnotes [link]

  1. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1009537/bio#trivia
  2. ^ Lifetime Television article on Augusta, Gone
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 478. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4. 
  4. ^ Billboard (October 10, 1998). "Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks Crush". Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=343&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Adult+Top+40+Tracks&ci=3031815&cdi=7361080&cid=10%2F10%2F1998. Retrieved March 31, 2009. [dead link]
  5. ^ Billboard (September 4, 1999). "Hot Dance Club Play Always You". Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=359&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Dance+Club+Play&ci=3035357&cdi=7488403&cid=09%2F04%2F1999. Retrieved March 31, 2009. [dead link]
  6. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 415. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  7. ^ https://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=jennifer+paige&cat=s
  8. ^ https://www.top40-charts.com/artist.php?aid=1334
  9. ^ https://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=jennifer+paige&cat=s

External links [link]


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Jennifer Paige (album)

Jennifer Paige is the debut album by Jennifer Paige, released in 1998. It launched her only international chart topping single "Crush". The song "Somewhere, Someday" was covered by 'N Sync for 1998's Pokémon: The First Movie soundtrack.

Track listing

  • "Crush" (Clark, Cosgrove, Goldmark, Mueller)
  • "Questions" (Paige, Goldmark, Mueller)
  • "Always You" (Goldmark, Martin)
  • "Get to Me" (Paige, Goldmark, Martin)
  • "Busted" (Goldmark, Mueller)
  • "Sober" (Goldmark, Kirkpatrick)
  • "Between You and Me" (Goldmark, Houston)
  • "Let It Rain" (Goldmark, Hess, Mueller)
  • "Just to Have You" (Paige, Goldmark, Mueller)
  • "Somewhere, Someday" (Goldmark, Mueller)
  • "Always You" (bonus Remix) (Goldmark, Martin)
  • "Always You" (The Hex Mix)
  • "Always You" (The Ballad Mix)
  • "Always You" (original album version)
  • "Crush" (David Morales Club Mix)
  • "Crush" (Tiefschwarz Hollywood Extended)
  • "Always You" (music video)
  • "Crush" (music video)
  • "Sober" (music video)
  • "Making of "Sober" music video
  • "Questions and Answer"
  • "Asian Tour Footages"

    • Charts

    References

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    Twins (group)

    Twins are a Hong Kong Cantopop duo that was created in the summer of 2001 by Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG). Twins are made up of two girls, Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung. They are a popular group in Hong Kong and a top band in China. Their fanbase have included Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Canada, Australia, United States, Vietnam and Philippines. Their music was generally targeted at young teens, but in 2004 they began to attract a wider audience by venturing into different styles of music. In February 2008 the duo temporarily separated after the Edison Chen photo scandal involving Gillian Chung. After two years the group finally reunited in 2010.

    Since 2001, group released twelve Cantonese studio albums, four Mandarin studio albums, three extended plays, five compilation albums and four live albums. Most of their singles reached the top of many musical charts.

    History

    2001–03: Debut and first albums

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    Be-Free

    Be-Free is a humanitarian organization in Bahrain that aims to protect children from abuse and neglect. It was started on 19 March 2002, with the support of the former Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson.

    Be-Free has 3 phases, that started successively and are ongoing.

    Phase 1- Empowering Children: This phase started with the launch of the program in March 2002, and concentrated on empowering children with the essential protection skills. Be-Free believes that children can be less likely to be abused if they have some of the essential protection skills, such as "my body is mine", "good touch and bad touch", "good secret and bad secret", etc. Therefore Be-Free trains children on these skills in a fun and interactive ways. A website was created for children to teach them these skills, www.be-free.info. Children and parents can contact Be-Free for counseling or inquiries through the website or the help email provided.

    Phase 2- Supporting the Parents and Caregivers: This phase focuses on helping parents and caregivers on how to protect their children from abuse, and how not to abuse their own children.

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    Be Free

    "Be Free" is the sixth single released by Mexican singer Belinda, taken from her debut album Belinda.

    Information

    It reached an unexpected #3 in Mexico, #62 in Slovenia and #99 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Belinda was the first Mexican artist who released a song in English and entered the Yugoslav charts. This song was written mostly to introduce Belinda to an English speaking audience, but the attempt failed; however she later achieved this by later starring in the Disney Channel original movie The Cheetah Girls 2.

    Tracklist

  • Be Free

    • References

    External links

  • "Be Free" music video on YouTube
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    Here In The Sun

    by: Jennifer Paige

    Paige, Beiden)
    If I had any luck in the world you and I would be
    together
    Cuz you roll in and shower me like rain in the middle
    of the summer
    You’re like a cool breeze blowing
    Wanna feel the wind rushing through my hair
    Cool breeze, cleanse me
    All I know is I feel you everywhere
    CHORUS
    Every day’s a little better as long as I’m here in the
    sunshine
    Every day’s a little better as long as I’m here in the
    sunshine
    Lalala- lalalala
    Maybe I’m just dreaming here to think you would
    surrender
    Cuz you stroll in like a sunny day in the middle of the
    winter
    Just like a cool breeze knowing
    That you could fly away and leave without a care
    Cool breeze, floating
    All I know is I still feel you in the air
    CHORUS
    Every day’s a little better as long as I’m here in the
    sunshine
    Every day’s a little better as long as I’m here in the
    sunshine
    Lalalala- lalalala
    Don’t go away, please stay
    CHORUS
    Every day’s a little better as long as I’m here in the
    sunshine
    Every day’s a little better as long as I’m here in the
    sunshine




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