Jess Glynne

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Jess Glynne
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Glynne performing at South by Southwest in 2015
Born
Jessica Hannah Glynne[1]

(1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 (age 32)
Hampstead, London, England[1]
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2013–present
Musical career
Genres
  • Pop
  • R&B
  • dance
  • soul
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Labels
Associated actsClean Bandit
Websitewww.jessglynne.co.uk

Jessica Hannah Glynne (born 20 October 1989) is an English singer and songwriter. After signing with Atlantic Records, she rose to prominence in 2014 as a featured artist on the singles "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit and "My Love" by Route 94, both of which reached number one in the UK. She has been considered one of the "Most Influential People Under 30" by Forbes magazine in 2019.

Her debut studio album, I Cry When I Laugh (2015), debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and saw the international success of the singles "Hold My Hand" and "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself".[3] 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", "These Days", "All I Am", "Thursday" and "One Touch"; the first of these made Glynne the first British female solo artist to have seven number one singles on the UK Singles Chart, beating Cheryl with five. Glynne has achieved multiple accolades throughout her career, including a Grammy Award and nine Brit Award nominations.

Early life[]

Jess Glynne was born in Hampstead and raised in Muswell Hill, North London, in a Jewish family.[4] Her mother, Alexandra (née Ingram), worked in A&R in the music industry.[5][6][7] The family name was originally Goldstein, but her grandfather changed it to Glynne.[6]

She applied for the television show The X Factor when she was 15 years old, but dropped out of the audition process following a disagreement with the producers.[8][9]

She attended Rhodes Avenue Primary School, then attended Fortismere School, where she completed her A-levels in 2008, and took various jobs at a boutique, a fitness centre and a hairdresser's.[6]

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.[6][8]

Career[]

2010–2013: Career beginnings[]

Glynne completed a year-long music course at an East London college, Access to Music London, where she met her future collaborators: songwriter Jin Jin and producer Bless Beats. She also studied in Westminster University.[4][9] One of Glynne and Jin Jin's compositions caught the attention of Black Butter Records, who signed Glynne to a publishing deal and introduced her to music managers and lawyers.[10] 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".[11] She signed a contract with Atlantic Records in August 2013, consequently leaving her job at the time in brand management for a drinks company.[6]

2013–2016: I Cry When I Laugh and breakthrough[]

See also: I Cry When I Laugh

In 2013, deep house producer Route 94 approached Glynne about rewriting and providing vocals for his song "My Love".[12] It was later released as a single in February 2014 and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.[13] It was later certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. British band Clean Bandit heard "My Love" and approached Glynne to feature on their song "Rather Be".[12] Band member Jack Patterson spoke of "a real subtlety of emotion in her voice".[11] The collaboration produced the single which also charted atop the UK charts, becoming the third fastest-selling single and most streamed song of 2014.[14] 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 BRIT Awards for Best British Single.[15] For her work on "Rather Be", Glynne won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording and was nominated for Song of the Year at the inaugural BBC Music Awards.[16][17]

Glynne performing at Shepherd's Bush Empire in 2014

In July 2014, Glynne's debut solo single, the Gorgon City-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 Bestival, Glastonbury, Lovebox, V Festival and Wireless.[5][8][18] She toured around the UK from October 2014, beginning in Sheffield and finishing at the Electric Brixton in London.[19] Also during 2014, Glynne collaborated on songwriting projects with Little Mix, MO, Rudimental, and Tinie Tempah.[9][20] A second collaboration with Clean Bandit, "Real Love", was released in November 2014 and reached number two in the UK.[21]

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.[22][23] In June 2015, Glynne was featured on "Not Letting Go", a single by English rapper Tinie Tempah. It also reached number one in the UK, bringing Glynne's total of UK number one singles to four.[24] She underwent surgery on her vocal cords in mid 2015 and consequently cancelled several live performances, including the Glastonbury Festival.[25] Glynne's debut album 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".[26][24][27] It features contributions from Knox Brown, Naughty Boy, Starsmith, Talay Riley, and Switch, as well as her regular collaborators Bless Beats and Jin Jin.[28][29] I Cry When I Laugh entered the UK Albums Chart at number one and later received a triple Platinum certification.[3]

In October 2015, Glynne appeared on the twelfth series of The X Factor as a guest judge at Cheryl's Judges' Houses segment.[30] The same month, she presented the Vice magazine-produced documentary film The Brit Invasion, which documented the rise of EDM and British dance music in the United States.[31] Glynne's track "Take Me Home" was released as the official Children in Need 2015 charity single in November[32] 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.[33]

2016–2021: Always in Between[]

See also: 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 Ed Sheeran. One of the songs recorded was "Woman Like Me",[34] which was later given to the band Little Mix for their fifth studio album LM5. In January 2018, Glynne featured on Rudimental's single "These Days" alongside American rapper Macklemore and Dan Caplen. The song was a commercial success, initially charting at number two for seven consecutive weeks behind "God's Plan" by Drake, 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.[35] In May, Glynne performed at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Swansea. 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.[36] 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.[37]

Glynne embarked on her Always in Between Tour from November 2018, covering Europe, the UK and the United States, over 50 dates.[38] Many of the tour dates on the United States leg of the tour included Leon Bridges as a featured Artist.[39] Also in November 2018, Glynne was announced as a special guest on the Spice Girls' 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".[40]

In June 2019 Glynne received a lifetime ban from the Isle of Wight Festival when she canceled her set, giving only 10 minutes warning.[41] 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.[42] However, the ban was revoked less than a year later.

Artistry[]

Glynne's musical influences include Frank Ocean and Amy Winehouse.[43] She cites Adele, Sam Cooke, Destiny's Child, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Etta James as inspirations for her vocal style and rappers such as Eminem, Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar for her songwriting.[9] She has also listed India Arie, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Girls Aloud, Mariah Carey and Mavis Staples as musical inspirations.[44][45][46] Glynne said that Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was the album that motivated her to start writing songs.[12]

Personal life[]

Glynne is bisexual and wrote her first album after breaking up with a girlfriend.[47]

In March 2021, Glynne received criticism for using an allegedly transphobic slur during an appearance on The Mo Gilligan Podcast, hosted by comedian Mo Gilligan.[48][49] She subsequently apologised, stating that she was "unaware of the potency of the term until now."[50][51]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role
2019 Neighbours Herself
2019 The Voice Australia Herself

Discography[]

Main article: Jess Glynne discography

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

Awards and nominations[]

Year Awards Category Recipient Outcome
2014 MOBO Awards Best Newcomer Herself Nominated
BBC Music Awards[52] Song of the Year "Rather Be"
LOS40 Music Awards[53] Best English Language Song
2015 International Dance Music Awards[54] Best Featured Vocalist
Billboard Music Awards[55] Top Dance/Electronic Song
Grammy Awards[56] Best Dance Recording Won
Ivor Novello Awards Most Performed Work
Best Contemporary Song
Brit Awards[57] British Single of the Year Nominated
British Single of the Year "My Love"
British Video of the Year
MOBO Awards Best Song "Not Letting Go"
Best Female Act Herself
Q Awards Best New Act
MTV Japan Video Music Awards Best New Artist International
MTV Europe Music Awards[58] Best New Act
Best Push Act
Best UK & Ireland Act
BBC Music Awards[59] Song of the Year "Hold My Hand"
2016 Ivor Novello Awards PRS For Music Most Performed Work
Brit Awards[60] British Single of the Year
British Breakthrough Act Herself
British Female Solo Artist
Silver Clef Award Best Newcomer Award Won
Glamour Awards[61] Next Breakthrough
The A&R Awards Breakthrough Artist Award
ASCAP Vanguard Award[62] Vanguard Award
EDM Song Award "Hold My Hand"
BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards[63] Best British Solo artist Herself Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards[64] Best World Stage Performance
BBC Music Awards[65] British Artist of the Year
2018 NatWest British LGBT Awards Music Artist of the Year Won
Attitude Awards[66] Music Award Won
BreakTudo Awards[67] Hit of the Year "I'll Be There" Nominated
2019 Global Awards[68] Mass Appeal Award Herself
Best Female
Best British Artist or Group
Best Song "These Days"
Most Played Song Won
Brit Awards[69] British Video of the Year Nominated
British Single of the Year
"I'll Be There"
British Female Solo Artist Herself
Ivor Novello Awards[70] Most Performed Work "These Days" Won
2020 Global Awards Best Mass Appeal Award Herself Pending

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