Jennifer Paige is an American singer. She is best known for her international number-one pop hit "Crush" and other singles "Sober", "Always You" and "Ta Voix (The Calling)" in duet with French singer Lââm.Billboard Dance Club Play Songs (4 September 1999) Billboard.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.Jennifer Paige ta voix the calling charts official on www.chartsinfrance.net
Career
Jennifer Paige Jennifer's career as a Billboard 100 pop singer began with her first single, "Crush". The song, written by Andy Goldmark, Mark Mueller and Cosgrove & Clark was initially played by KIIS-FM in Los Angeles in April 1998 and went on to be the most-requested song on the radio station that summer. It became a number 3 Billboard chart hit in the U.S., logged 17 weeks in Billboard magazine's Top 10. "Crush" topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in several other countries, including Austria, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
Her debut album, Jennifer Paige, was released in August 1998, and consisted of guitar-driven mid-tempo songs. Critics took notice of her voice. "Crush" was followed by two other singles, "Sober" and "Always You", the latter reaching #6 on the Billboard Dance Chart.
In the summer of 2000, Paige recorded a new song for the soundtrack of the film Autumn in New York, called "Beautiful".
Positively Somewhere and Flowers: The Jennifer Paige Hits Collection Paige toured the world, sang at the Vatican (though Pope John Paul II was not present), and performed at the World Music Awards. Her second album, Positively Somewhere, was anchored by the single "These Days", and was released in September 2001 in United States. The European release launched a modest hit, "Stranded". Positively Somewhere cracked the Top 10 in Japan and both singles became radio hits across Asia.
In October 2003, Paige confirmed she was no longer with either Hollywood Records or Edel Records. Edel released Flowers: The Jennifer Paige Hits Collection as a result of her parting ways with the label. Paige continued writing for other artists, and compiling songs for a new studio effort.
Later works 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 Paige and co-writer/producer Chris Landon of Loudnoize Entertainment.
In 2008, the song named "Ta Voix (The Calling)" in duet with french singer Lââm top the french charts.Jennifer Paige ta voix the calling charts official on www.chartsinfrance.net
In 2015, she released "Is It Ever Enough" on her YouTube channel. In the same time, she launched a fundraising campaign to produce her upcoming album Starflower through Kickstarter. In December 2016, her song "Let Me Love You", was included in the compilation Nashville Indie Spotlight 2017. The album was released on March 31, 2017, while the lead single "The Devil's in the Details" was released on February 17, 2017.
Influences Paige has said that she has been influenced by singers such as Annie Lennox, Mariah Carey, Sade, George Michael and Etta James.
Awards and nominations {| class=wikitable |- ! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result !! Ref. |- | 1999 | RSH Gold Awards | Herself | Best Newcomer
Discography
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions US AUS GER NLD SWI UK Jennifer Paige 1998 139 44 41 73 40 67 Positively Somewhere 2001 — — 91 — — — Best Kept Secret 2008 — — — — — — Holiday 2012 — — — — — — Starflower 2017 — — — — — —
Compilations Flowers (The Hits Collection) (2003)
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) AlbumUSUS AdultAUSPeaks in Australia: "Crush": "Sober": AUTCANFRAGERNLDNZUK 1998 "Crush" 3 19 1 10 1 4 15 6 1 4RIAA: Gold ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Silver1999 "Sober" — — 58 — — — 78 — 45 68 "Always You" — — — — — — 76 — — 81 2001 "These Days" — 40 — — — — — — — —Positively Somewhere 2002 "Stranded" — — — — — — — 83 — 792008 "Wasted" — — — — — — — — — — "Underestimated" — — — — — — — 26 — — "Ta Voix (The Calling)" (with Lââm) — — — — — 37 — — — — 2009 "Beautiful Lie" (with Nick Carter) — — — 49 — — 19 — — — 2017 "The Devil's in the Details" — — — — — — — — — — "Let Me Love You" — — — — — — — — — — "Forget Me Not" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilations YearTitle Album2001 "Come, O Come Emmanuel"A Musical Christmas from the Vatican2006"Hands and Hearts" Groundbreakers – Songwriter Series 2
As featured performer YearTitle Artist Album 1996"Now I Know"Stephen BishopNow I Know1997"State of Independence"Joe's BandListen "My Life Is Mine" "Betterman" "Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire "High with You "Sleep Peacefully Tonight"1999 "Wide Open Door" Peter Wolf Progression "Different Is Beautiful"
Soundtracks YearTitle Album2000 "Beautiful" Autumn in New York2001 "Power of Destiny" (English version) TOKYOPOP Presents: Anime Trax, Vol. 12002 "Kick It into Gear" The Country Bears2007 "Gimme Gimme" Grace Is Gone2008 "In the Sunshine" Smart People
Writing credits YearTitle Artist Album2001 "Never Say Never" Tomomi Kahara Never Say Never (EP)2004 "Free" LaShell Griffin Free2009 "Forever Yours" Yulianna Yulianna2012 "Magic" Smash Mouth Magic2014 "Wicked Game" Lauren Winans "Wicked Game" (single)2023"Need You"Naomi"Need You"（Single）
Filmography 1999: Tumbleweeds 2002: The Country Bears
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