Who's Laughing Now? The Story of Jessie J

Download or read book Who's Laughing Now? The Story of Jessie J written by Chloe Govan and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals how Jessie broke away from her background – a tough area of Essex where stabbings and violent crime were rife – to become the antithesis of the typical Essex girl. Tells of her performance background, taking ballet classes from the age of four and appearing in a string of musicals, including one where she fell off the stage and did a back flip onto the conductor. Reveals how she was on national TV winning singing competitions at age 15 and how she recorded a demo the same year, before studying Musical Theatre at the BRIT School Talks of her ill-fated stint in a girl group, dealing with tears, cat fights and mammoth egos. Recalls how she finally earned a record deal only to suffer a stroke and for her label to go into liquidation the same year. Reveals her yearning for fame, including a string of support slots where she appeared as an unknown artist. She was booed – but often booed back. Her trip to America where she penned a Number One single, but was so desperately lonely and unhappy that she felt suicidal – yet she penned a song about this period that would become the title track of her album/ Interviews with record producers, school classmates, friends, dance tutors and more give the full lowdown on Jessie’s road to fame.