Jennifer Hudson

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Jennifer Hudson (2011)
Jennifer Hudson (2011)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Jennifer Hudson
  UK 21st 
gold
gold
10/11/2008 (17 weeks)
  US 2 
gold
gold
October 18, 2008 (37 weeks)
I remember me
  DE 84 05/06/2011 (1 week)
  CH 57 05/08/2011 (3 weeks)
  UK 20th 05/07/2011 (3 weeks)
  US 2 
gold
gold
04/09/2011 (6 weeks)
JHUD
  CH 100 09/28/2014 (1 week)
  US 10 10/11/2014 (6 weeks)
Singles
And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
  UK 32 
silver
silver
09/19/2009 (5 weeks)
  US 60 13/01/2007 (13 weeks)
All dressed in love
  UK 72 06/14/2008 (1 week)
Spotlight
  DE 58 02/01/2009 (9 weeks)
  AT 73 09/01/2009 (1 week)
  UK 11 
platinum
platinum
09/27/2008 (27 weeks)
  US 24 08/09/2008 (21 weeks)
If This Isn't Love
  DE 76 05/01/2009 (2 weeks)
  UK 37 07.03.2009 (11 weeks)
  US 63 03/14/2009 (13 weeks)
Let It Be (feat. The Roots )
  UK 97 02/06/2010 (1 week)
  US 98 02/13/2010 (1 week)
Where You At
  US 64 03/26/2011 (6 weeks)
I remember me
  UK 89 05/07/2011 (1 week)
Night of Your Life (with David Guetta )
  DE 12 02.09.2011 (12 weeks)
  AT 7th 02.09.2011 (9 weeks)
  CH 24 09/11/2011 (18 weeks)
  UK 35 09/03/2011 (3 weeks)
  US 81 09/10/2011 (1 week)
Love You I Do
  UK 80 October 01, 2011 (1 week)
Think Like a Man (feat. Ne-Yo & Rick Ross )
  US 90 04/28/2012 (2 weeks)
Go All Night (with Gorgon City )
  UK 14th 
silver
silver
December 27, 2014 (7 weeks)
Trouble (with Iggy Azalea )
  UK 7th 
gold
gold
03/21/2015 (21 weeks)
  US 67 
gold
gold
04/11/2015 (5 weeks)

Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981 in Chicago ) is an American singer and actress who was awarded the Oscar and Golden Globe film prizes as well as the Grammy music prize .

Life and accomplishments

Hudson graduated from the Dunbar Vocational Career Academy in 1999 . She started in 2004 in the American Idol competition in Atlanta , where she came seventh. She sang in a duet with Meat Loaf the song The Future Ain't What It Used to Be , which can be heard on the album Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose . In November 2006 she signed a recording deal with the music label Arista Records .

In the drama Dreamgirls (2006) she took on the role of Effie Melody White , who she played on the side of Jamie Foxx and Beyoncé Knowles . She also sang numerous songs on the soundtrack such as Love You I Do and I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going) . At the casting, she prevailed against numerous competitors, including Fantasia Barrino , who won the American Idol competition in 2004.

For her role in Dreamgirls , Hudson won the National Board of Review Award , the New York Film Critics Circle Award , the Satellite Award in 2006 , and the 2007 Oscar and the Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She also received the 2006 ShoWest Award in the Female Star of Tomorrow category , the Hollywood Life Award and the Washington, DC Film Critics Association award in two categories. At the 2007 Oscar she performed a medley with Anika Noni Rose and Beyoncé Knowles .

In the comedy film Sex and the City (2008) Hudson played the role of the assistant to Carrie Bradshaw ( Sarah Jessica Parker ). In the crime drama Winged Creatures , which was released in 2008, she took on a role alongside Kate Beckinsale , Dakota Fanning and Forest Whitaker .

In the fall of 2008, Hudson's first solo album was released. The first single, Spotlight , was recorded with Ne-Yo and Stargate and released in June 2008. Akon , R. Kelly , John Legend , T-Pain and Timbaland took part in the recordings .

On October 24, 2008, Hudson's mother, brother, and nephew were murdered. The trial of Hudson's sister's former husband, who was charged with the murder, began in April 2012. In May 2012, he was found guilty.

On February 1, 2009, Jennifer Hudson sang the national anthem at Super Bowl XLIII . This was her first public appearance after the crime against her family.

At the 51st Grammy Awards on February 8, 2009 in Los Angeles , she received the Grammy for best R&B album.

In June 2009 it was announced that Hudson and her friend, professional wrestler David Otunga , were expecting a child. At the request of the Jackson family, Jennifer Hudson sang an interpretation of the song Will You Be There on July 7, 2009, in the eighth month of pregnancy, at the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , which ended with spoken quotations from the deceased.

Their child, a boy, was born in August 2009.

At the 54th Grammy Awards on February 12, 2012, the singer performed in honor of Whitney Houstons , who had died the previous day in Los Angeles. On February 3, 2013, it sang with students of the Sandy Hook Elementary School as part of the Super Bowl XLVII the song America the Beautiful .

On November 13, 2013, she received the star number 2512 on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .

At the 87th Academy Awards , after honoring the actors who died last year, she sang the song I can't let go , which comes from one of her appearances on the TV series Smash .

She dedicated a soulful homage to Aretha Franklin's funeral on August 31, 2018.

Filmography

Awards

  • 2006: Austin Film Critics Association Award for Breakout Artist
  • 2006: African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • 2006: BAFTA Award for best actress in a supporting role
  • 2006: BET Award for best actress
  • 2006: BET Award for Best New Artist
  • 2006: Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • 2006: Black Reel Award for Breakthrough Performance
  • 2006: Broadcast Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • 2006: Central Ohio Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • 2006: Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Pauline Kael Breakout
  • 2006: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
  • 2006: Hollywood Life Award for Breakthrough of the Year
  • 2006: Las Vegas Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • 2006: NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
  • 2006: National Board of Review Award for Best Female Breakthrough Performance
  • 2006: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • 2006: New York Online Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • 2006: New York Online Film Critics Award for Breakthrough Performer
  • 2006: Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award for Breakout Performance
  • 2006: Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Breakthrough Performance
  • 2006: Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
  • 2006: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement from a Supporting Actress
  • 2006: ShoWest Female Star of Tomorrow Award
  • 2006: Soul Train Award for Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year
  • 2006: Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • 2006: St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • 2006: Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Drama
  • 2007: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • 2009: Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
  • 2009: NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding New Artist
  • 2009: NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration - I'm His Only Woman featuring Fantasia
  • 2009: NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Album
  • 2014: People's Choice Award - Favorite Humanitarian

Discography

Albums

  • 2008: Jennifer Hudson
  • 2011: I Remember Me
  • 2014: JHUD

Singles

  • 2006: And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
  • 2008: All Dressed in Love
  • 2008: Spotlight
  • 2009: If This Isn't Love
  • 2009: Pocketbook
  • 2009: Giving Myself
  • 2010: Let It Be (feat. The Roots )
  • 2011: Where You At
  • 2011: I Remember Me
  • 2011: No One Gonna Love You
  • 2011: I Got This
  • 2011: Love You I Do
  • 2012: Think like a Man ( feat.Rick Ross & Ne-Yo )
  • 2013: I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel) ( feat.TI )
  • 2014: Walk It Out ( feat.Timbaland )
  • 2014: It's Your World (feat.R. Kelly )
  • 2014: Dangerous
  • 2015: I Run
  • 2015: I Still Love You
  • 2017: Remember Me
  • 2017: Burden Down
  • 2018: I'll Fight
  • 2019: Memory

Guest Posts

Web links

Commons : Jennifer Hudson  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  2. ↑ a b Music Sales Awards: UK US
  3. ↑ Biography in the IMDb , accessed on May 11, 2008.
  4. ↑ Film entry in the IMDb , accessed on May 11, 2008.
  5. ↑ Jennifer Hudson - Tears at Murder Trial. In: news.at. April 24, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2017 .
  6. ^ Justice found for Jennifer Hudson's family. In: tribute.ca. May 14, 2012, accessed January 22, 2017 .
  7. ↑ The murder of Jennifer Hudson's family: Ex-brother-in-law found guilty. In: Spiegel Online . May 12, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Jennifer Hudson to sing national anthem at Super Bowl XLIII ( Memento from January 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ http://www.grammy.com/Grammy_Awards/51st_show/list.aspx ( Memento from December 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ↑ About ball bellies and oil sardines. In: stern.de . February 9, 2009, accessed January 22, 2017 .
  11. ^ Music awards: Grammy organizers honor Whitney Houston. In: Spiegel Online . February 12, 2012, accessed January 22, 2017 .
  12. ↑ People: Jennifer Hudson sings with Newtown students. In: zeit.de . February 1, 2013, accessed January 22, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Jenelle Riley: Jennifer Hudson to Receive Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. In: variety.com. November 13, 2013, accessed January 22, 2017 .
  14. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3alxC8cjjwo
personal data
SURNAME Hudson, Jennifer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hudson, Jennifer Kate (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and actress
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois , USA