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2 | Jessica Ellen Cornish (born March 27, 1988) [[StageNames a.k.a.]] Jessie J is a British singer and songwriter who burst onto the UK pop scene in late 2010 with her hit single "Do It Like a Dude." Since then she has been on the covers of several magazines, garnering attention for her [[CloudCuckooLander weird dress style]], ever-changing hair colour and [[SopranoAndGravel distinct sound]]. Her second single, "Price Tag," featuring Music/BoBRapper}, gave her worldwide success. She has written for artists such as Music/JustinTimberlake and Music/{{Rihanna}}. She won the ''Critics Choice'' Brit Award in 2010 and since then has gone on to win in several others during 2011; such as the MOBO awards, the Capital FM awards, the Urban Music awards, the Radio 1 Teen awards and the BT Digital Music awards. Jessie J was also nominated for ''Best UK and Ireland Music Act'' in the 2011 MTV Europe Awards. |
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4 | In addition to her own catalog, she also wrote the Music/MileyCyrus song "Party in the USA." |
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6 | !!Discography: |
7 | * ''Who You Are'' (2011) |
8 | * ''Alive'' (2013) |
9 | * ''Sweet Talker'' (2014) |
10 | * ''R.O.S.E.'' (2018) |
11 | * ''This Christmas Day'' (2018) |
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14 | ! Trope trope into the room, I know you want them: |
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16 | * AdultsAreUseless: All three adults in the "Who's Laughing Now" video are aloof to Young Jessie's actions. |
17 | * AliceAllusion: The tea party table in "Nobody's Perfect". |
18 | * AnalogyBackfire: "Masterpiece" is supposed to be a positive song about accepting your flaws, but a few lines have the effect of discrediting her previous work as "not that great", specifically, "You haven't seen the best of me/I'm still working on my masterpiece". |
19 | * ApatheticTeacher: The teacher in "Who's Laughing Now" is shown at her desk rolling her eyes and showing lack of interest at the chaos in her classroom. |
20 | * AudienceParticipationSong: In live versions of "Wild", Jessie J has the audience sing back the "wild, wild, wild, oh-woah-oh" part. |
21 | * AWildRapperAppears: |
22 | ** B.o.B. spontaneously appears in "Price Tag". |
23 | ** Taken to another level in "Wild". On the British single, both Music/BigSean and Dizzee Rascal do verses, with only a chorus separating them. In the American single, only Big Sean gets to rap. |
24 | ** 2 Chainz in "Burnin' Up". |
25 | * BeYourself: ''Don't lose who you are / in the blur of the stars ...'' |
26 | * CloudCuckooLander: She plays up this aspect of her personality in interviews. |
27 | * CoveredInGunge: In the video for "Who's Laughing Now", Young Jessie sprays her entire class of bullies with fire extinguisher fluid. |
28 | * CreatorInJoke: "Price Tag" starts with an ad-lib referring to "Coconut Man, Moonhead, and Pea", these being nicknames Jessie J and the co-producers/co-writers of the song gave each other: Dr. Luke was "Coconut Man" for his habit of ordering coconuts to the studio, Claude Kelly was "Moonhead" for his large head, and Jessie was "Pea" for her small head. |
29 | * DeliberatelyMonochrome: The music video for "Wild". |
30 | * DoingItForTheArt: [[invoked]] The message of "Price Tag". |
31 | * DoubleEntendre: While "Domino" uses several innocent similes, there's this line: |
32 | --> You've got me breathing like I'm running 'cause you're taking me there... |
33 | * FlippingTheBird: Jessie J flashes both the middle finger and the inverted-V in "Who's Laughing Now". |
34 | * FemaleEmpowermentSong: "Do It Like A Dude" is usually interpreted as one of these towards [[TheLadette ladettes]]. |
35 | * GirlPosse: A younger version is shown tormenting Young Jessie J in "Who's Laughing Now". |
36 | * TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: The youngest of three sisters, Jessie J describes herself as the odd one out growing up with two academically minded sisters whilst being more inclined toward singing and arts. |
37 | * GodIsLoveSongs: "Thunder" is one of them, according to Jessie J herself. |
38 | * HiddenDepths: Before her debut single was released, she was getting praise from various other artists who described her as the "best singer in the world," " a musical genius," etc. Before becoming a solo artist, she wrote songs for Music/MileyCyrus, Music/ChrisBrown and Music/JustinTimberlake. |
39 | ** Her debut single "Do It Like A Dude" was written for Music/{{Rihanna}}. |
40 | * ImportantHaircut: For the better part of two years, Jessie J continuously stated she would shave her head for charity. What's interesting is when she did finally get around to doing it, [[MusicIsPolitics she was on the verge of a new album campaign]]... |
41 | * IntercourseWithYou: Under her real name of Jessica Cornish, she released a song called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-NQY7cNjIc Sexy Silk]]", which is part of the ''Film/EasyA'' soundtrack. It definitely fits the trope. In fact, this is basically her favorite subject -- "Domino", "Wild", "Bang Bang", "Burnin' Up" are just a few of the songs about sex that she's made. |
42 | * TheLadette: "Do It Like a Dude" is centered on the "man-dem." |
43 | * ITasteDelicious: Video for "Who's Laughing Now". |
44 | * LingerieScene: Jessie's in black underwear for most of the "Wild" music video, but in an artistic context. Ditto for the single cover. |
45 | * MelismaticVocals |
46 | * MsFanservice: She's known for her scantily-clad attire. |
47 | * PetitePride: While she wasn't very pleased about the "Jessie J has no boobs" comments circulating around, Jessie did say that she is perfectly comfortable with herself, and that you don't need big breasts to be beautiful. |
48 | * PrecisionFStrike: Although Jessie J already curses in both "Do It Like a Dude" and "L.O.V.E.," she drops an F-bomb in the otherwise clean "Nobody's Perfect" for good effect. In recent live versions however, she goes for a PG version. |
49 | * SelfDeprecation: Jessie calls out "video hoes" in "Price Tag". In the music video, that line is sung over a brief shot of Jessie in her thug outfit from "Do it Like a Dude". |
50 | * SelfEmpowermentAnthem: "Who You Are" is about being okay to be hurt, as long as you BeYourself. |
51 | * SingerNamedrop: "J-J-J-Jessie J!" |
52 | * SurrealMusicVideo: ''Nobody's Perfect'' has clear ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' influences, along with a room of clocks, Jessie in black glunk, and other surreal scenes. |
53 | * TakeThat: The whole point of "Who's Laughing Now?" at former classmates. It's also directed at those who put her down as children and now act interested because of her fame. |
54 | ** She also made a TakeThat at Birmingham City Council on her social networking pages, although there is doubt over the authenticity of the TakeThat at them. |
55 | * ThreeMinutesOfWrithing: Downplayed because it's not as fanservice-y as most examples, but "Domino" features only Jessie, posing and dancing with various costumes in front of trippy green-screen backdrops. |
56 | * TrueCompanions: She is best friends with fellow British singer Music/{{Adele}}, with whom she went to school. |
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