Jem graduated from the University of Sussex with a law degree . From 2002 she recorded the first demo versions of her songs at home, which were also played on the radio . Together with Guy Sigsworth she wrote the song Nothing Fails , which was later revised by Madonna and released in 2003 on their album American Life . She was signed to the ATO label , which released her EP It All Starts Here and later the album Finally Woken , which went platinum in the UK. In addition, her songs Come On Closer and 24 were used in advertisements for the films Hautnah (Closer) and Ultraviolet , but were not released on the accompanying soundtracks . Wish I was the theme song for the British reality TV series Celebrity Love Island . After the success of their first single They , which u. a. is played in the opening credits of the MTV format "The X-Effect", she released this in 2005 together with the album Finally Woken across Europe. They owe their success not least to the intro, a well-known interpretation of Bach's Prelude in F minor, BWV 881, by the Swingle Singers . In the winter of 2006 she contributed a song to the fantasy film Eragon with Once in Every Lifetime , and in the spring of 2008 she contributed the title It's Amazing to the soundtrack to Sex and the City .
Discography
Albums
2004: Finally Woken
2008: Down to Earth
2016: Beachwood Canyon
Singles
2005: They
2005: Just a Ride
2005: Wish I
2005: 24
2008: It's Amazing
2008: Crazy
2009: And So I Pray
2009: I Want You To ...
2016: Beachwood Canyon
EPs
2003: It All Starts Here
Contributions to compilations
2004: Music from the OC: Mix 1 (title Just a Ride from the album Finally Woken )
2004: Music from the OC: Mix 2 (title Maybe I'm Amazed , later re-released as B-side on the single They )
2005: Six Feet Under Vol.2 - Everything Ends (Title Amazing Life )
2006: Long Way Round (title Just a Ride )
2008: Sex and the City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Title: It's Amazing )
2009: Damages Series 2 - End Title: (Title: Keep On Walking ; Album: Down to Earth )
Others
2004: Maybe I'm Amazed (promo single)
2005: 24 (promo single)
2005: Come On Closer (promo single)
2006: Once in Every Lifetime (single for the film Eragon)