Jessie J
Jessica
Ellen Cornish was on the 27th of march 1988 in London, she has been
involved in performing arts since she was young- gaining a role in Andrew Lloyd
Webber’s west end production of ‘Whistle Down the Wind’. As a result of this
role she joined the ‘National Youth Music Theatre’. During her teenage years
she studied at the BRIT school where she stayed for some time before signing to
Gut records, allowing her to write for artists such as Miley Cyrus and Chris
brown. She spent a while in the backgrounds of the Music industry till she rose
to prominence with her debut single “Do it like a Dude”, which released in
November 2010 to much success. She reached number 2 on the UK singles chart and
won a MOBO Award in 2011 for best song.
Jessie is
often recognised for an unconventional musical and performance style, she is
known to mix soul vocals with contemporary R&B beats. In total she has
gained a number of nominations for her music including; 2011 Critics’ Choice
Brit award and the BBC’s Sound of 2011. She is a known philanthropist, having
worked with a number of charitable organisations such as BCC Children in Need
and Comic relief.
Adele
Adele Laurie
Blue Adkins was born on the 5th on May 1988, in Tottenham London.
Her father left when Adele was two, leaving her mother to raise her. She
graduated from the BRIT school in May 2006, she was a Classmate of Jessie J.
Her first major success was with the release of her single “Hometown Glory”,
which came out in 2007. It was released as a limited edition piece to begin
with – as only 500 copies were made. However, despite this – the high amount of
downloads for the song still allowed it to gain a place in the UK top 40. In
2010 it gained a Grammy Nomination for ‘Best Female Pop Vocal Performance’, but
lost to Beyoncé’s Halo.
Her first
album ‘19’ entered the British charts at number one. At the 51st Annual
Grammy Awards in 2009, Adele received the award for ‘Best New artist’ – in addition
to the award for ‘Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for ‘Chasing pavements’. On
the 19th of October 2012 her son was born. A controversial topic for
Adele is her weight, although she has stated that she is ‘Happy with her weight’.
She is a recognisable philanthropist, she has worked with a broad spectrum of
Charities such as giving a free concert for ‘Pride London’ a registered charity
which arranges LGBT events in London.
In conclusion both singers have had a clear impact on the current British music industry, they share a similar upbringing and hold similar values. They are quite alike in that regard, although their music is different. They are both a good example of contemporary British music.
