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Thursday, 19 April 2012

Jessie J revealed as a lesbian in biography

Jessie J and her group of ten on the The Voice UK

Jessie J, artist and current judge on The Voice UK, has been outed as a lesbian in her latest book 'Jessie J: Who's Laughing Now, an unauthorised biography by Chloe Govan.

Chloe Govan, a British journalist/ writer has also written a revealing biography of Katy Perry, in a biography called Katy Perry: A Life of Fireworks, where she also discusses her sexuality, relationship with Russell Brand and other personnel information. This was released 4th September 2011.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Katy-Perry-A-Life-Fireworks/dp/1780380747

I came across her blog: this seems an old blog which she started in 2009 - did I mention it has no followers? Is this even the real Chloe Govan that is currently in the media because of her contraveral revelations in her latest work?
http://chloegovan.blogspot.co.uk/

Jessie J, along with Will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones,  and Danny O'Donoghue (The Script) are all judges on the latest TV hit, The Voice UK on BBC1. The show is already a success, as it has been competing with ITV's Britain's Got Talent. The show is a new take on a talent contest, where all judges cannot see the contestants when they sing. If they like their voices, then they turn around as their chair flashes 'I want you'. The contestant, if they have more than one judge who has turned around, can then choose who they want as a mentor.

It's a simple but successful idea, and Jessie J is definitely, as always, is in the spotlight. Week by week she entertains the viewers with her wit, rivalry against the other judges, and now and again she belts out a line or two showing off her strong and unique vocals. She has always been known as a bisexual, and the biography just released has revealed this was all a cover up, as the record label were afraidI  it would deter people. How silly.

Jessie J has a great voice, and a great image. Last March, she confessed to fancying Rihanna, but who doesn't? She recently tweeted how she has sold 12 million copies of her album ,Who You Are. She also has tweeted several times about her illness which was also revealed in the biography.

"Every interview I did when I 1st bought my music out I was asked how I pulled through&kept;going through the health problems I had when I was young & I always said 'Because I wanted to prove you can"

She suffered from Wolff - Parkinson - white syndrome, which speeds up her heart four times faster than normal. She had a stroke at eighteen, and had to be put on beta blockers. 

It;s hard being a writer; I know. You want, and need to make stories that are interesting to the public, but often it means having to delve deep into a particular aspect of someone's life. If it is true, and Jessie J and her label have been hiding her sexuality, then I think it's a good thing it has all come out in the open. It doesn't make me like her more or less. It's just the truth.

Here's her new single. I Haven't decided whether I like it yet or not:


Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Lana Del Rey Born to Die


Lana Del Rey, born Elizabeth Grant, aged 25 was born in New York. She grew up in Lake Placid and when she was eighteen her uncle taught her "six basic chords" on the guitar.

"I realised I could write a million songs with those six chords- so I moved to New York and took a couple of years to write whatever I wanted."

She is an upcoming and much welcomed artist  who has been in the charts lately. Her debut single, Video Games is a great track, but was at first rejected by almost every record company. It was only until she put the video on youtube, and after twenty two million views she was signed to a major label. and a contract with NEXT model management.

If you want to read more about Lana, click here

Lana's most recent single, Born to die features her unique and soft vocals which at times can be dark, but her melodies are spine tingling.  You definitely have to be in a certain mood to listen to her songs- but its worth it.

Check out her website for her latest video, to browse her gallery and her latest tweets: http://www.lanadelrey.com/

Her album, Born to Die was released January 2012, and most of it was written in the UK. The album went straight to number one in the UK charts, as 117,000 copies were sold within the first week.


Here is the video for Video Games; it's raw, low budget and a refreshing change to the big production sexual music videos that seem to circulate these days. Lana stuck vintage clips she found on youtube together, and was actually sued. Still, she has a great voice, and it's a great video.