Charming blonde Jennifer Paige with a charming gentle and soft voice "broke" all the charts and hit parades of the late 1990s with the track Crush.
Having instantly fallen in love with millions of fans, the singer is still a performer who adheres to a unique style. A talented performer, a loving wife and caring mother, as well as restrained and romantic, sophisticated and thoughtful.
Childhood and youth Jennifer Paige
On September 3, 1973, the future pop star was born to Norma and Ira Scoggins. Music was already in the little girl's blood. Her older brother, Chance, who had an ear for music since childhood, became an example and idol for her. The girl's first vocal abilities appeared at the age of 5. And already at the age of 8, she and her brother performed in restaurants and bars of Marietta.
The young girl liked to please the audience. By the age of 10, she had already mastered the piano and so far made timid attempts to compose her own songs. Popular musical styles had a significant impact on the taste of the aspiring singer.
Among the variety of directions, she liked country and rock the most. The girl liked the expression, energy and freedom that were in the melody of these directions.
At Pebblebrook School of the Arts, young Jennifer studied singing, dancing and acting. Parents were very proud of the girl when she performed at reporting concerts.
Even then, the mother said that her child was destined for a great stellar future. The talented child was noticed, and after graduating from high school, she was invited to the Top 40 group.
The beginning of the creative path
In 1995, during a tour ending in Las Vegas, the vocalist met the famous singer and actress Crystal Bernard. The woman was deeply impressed by the vocal abilities of the soloist performing on stage. On the unexpected offer of the held star to move to Los Angeles, the girl agreed without hesitation.
Immediately after the move, she was invited to Joe's Band, where she sang for three years. Of the big achievements - performance at the opening of the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, which was attended by more than 50 thousand spectators.
In the same year, the singer began to collaborate with producer Andy Goldmark, known for working with such a bright star as Elton John. Thanks to the track Chain of Fools, the singer gained her first popularity. She was noticed by the leadership of the German record company Edel Records, who offered the singer a lucrative contract.
The heyday of Jennifer Paige's career
Jennifer gained worldwide fame in 1998, when she began recording her first studio album, named after the singer. Thanks to the efforts of the producer, the track Crush got on the KIIS-FM radio station. Cult radio in Los Angeles in the late 1990s put the track into rotation. He appeared on the air 12 times a day.
Accompanying success
Popularity literally fell on the singer. Sales hit for the first week exceeded 20 thousand copies. Music critics praised the talent of the performer, publishing laudatory articles in thematic magazines.
A month later, her composition conquered the charts of American radio stations. Sales exceeded half a million, the track received a "gold" status. As a result, a contract was signed with the world famous label Hollywood Records.
1999 was marked by the release of two singles in a row (Sober and Always You), which also achieved serious success on American and European radio stations. Finally, her debut album was recorded and mixed. The girl went on a tour, in which she was to meet with Albert (Prince of Monaco) and the Pope.
When the film Autumn in New York was released in 2000, the singer recorded the song Beautiful. The second studio album was released in 2001. It was called Positively Somewhere, in which folk and soul motifs are heard. This is a more balanced, adult record, revealing all the singer's vocal abilities.
In 2003, the singer released a collection of her best compositions Flowers. The singer then put her solo career on hold to devote herself to writing songs for other artists.
The singer returned to the big stage five years later, when the third album Best Kept Secret was released. It featured a reimagined track Crush and a duet with acclaimed artist Nick Carter.
Own team
Together with Cori Palermo, the vocalist created her own band in 2010, called The Fury. In the same year, doctors told the young woman a terrible diagnosis - skin cancer.
The sad news did not break the talented performer. She underwent intensive treatment. In the same year, the debut album of the new band Silent Night was released.
Despite the success of the group, the singer did not leave her solo career. In 2012, she recorded Holiday, which also received positive reviews from music critics. Unconditional talent made it possible to combine touring life with personal life. In October 2014, daughter Jennifer was born, whom loving parents named Stella Rose.
Of the creative successes and career ups of the performer, it is worth noting another studio album Star Flower (2017). The work did not receive particularly significant awards, but was warmly received by the singer's numerous fans.
In addition to vocal data, the woman was noted for two roles in cinema. In 1999, she starred in the film Tumbleweed as a nurse. And in 2002, the film "Village Bears" was released, where the singer played the role of a waitress. Today, Jennifer continues to compose musical compositions. She is happy to communicate with the "fans", not hiding the news about her work and personal life.
