Jessica Folcker
Jessica Elisabeth Angelique Folcker (also: Folker ) (born July 9, 1975 in Täby ) is a Swedish singer .
biography
Folcker was born the daughter of a Swede and a Senegalese in Täby, north of Stockholm . At the age of eleven, she attended a renowned stage school there. At the age of 17 she worked as a background singer for Dr. Alban and also for Ace of Base .
After the international success of these artists had subsided somewhat, the producers Max Martin and Denniz PoP , who had previously produced songs for the Backstreet Boys and 5ive , decided to market Folcker as a solo singer. Her debut album Jessica was released in December 1998 and became an international success. With her single How Will I Know (Who You Are) she also became better known in Germany. In Sweden, Folcker reached the top of the charts with their first two singles and received gold for How Will I Know (Who You Are) . She made history in the same year when she won two awards at Sweden’s number 1 radio station NRJ : New Artist of the Year and Swedish Female Artist of the Year . Previously, no artist could win two awards at once.
In autumn 2000 Folcker released her second album Dino , named after one of her producers, and now tried to make a breakthrough in the USA. However, there were some pronunciation problems with their last name, as many Americans pronounced their last name like fucker . Therefore, she decided to omit the C from her last name and from then on appeared under the stage name Jessica Folker .
Discography
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | SE | |||
1998 | Jessica | - |
AT35 (5 weeks) AT |
CH41 (5 weeks) CH |
- |
SE17th
gold
(29 weeks)SE |
First published: September 1, 1998
|
2000 | Dino | - | - |
CH47 (4 weeks) CH |
- |
SE26 (2 weeks) SE |
First published: October 26, 2000
|
2005 | På Svenska | - | - | - | - |
SE41 (1 week) SE |
First published: September 27, 2005
|
2007 | Skin Close | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: June 11, 2007
|
Compilations
- 2002: Best
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | SE | |||
1998 | Tell Me What You Like Jessica |
DE97 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - |
SE10 (22 weeks) SE |
First published: August 1998
|
How Will I Know (Who You Are) Jessica |
DE24 (21 weeks) DE |
AT4 (15 weeks) AT |
CH17 (12 weeks) CH |
UK47 (2 weeks) UK |
SE7th
gold
(21 weeks)SE |
First published: November 1998
|
|
1999 | I do Jessica |
DE69 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
SE38 (6 weeks) SE |
First published: April 1999
|
2000 | To Be Able to Love Dino |
- | - |
CH50 (9 weeks) CH |
- |
SE17 (9 weeks) SE |
First published: October 2000
|
2001 | Crash Like a Wrecking Ball Dino |
- | - |
CH90 (1 week) CH |
- |
SE16 (15 weeks) SE |
First published: May 2001
|
2005 | You customer Ha Varit Med Mig På Svenska |
- | - | - | - |
SE38 (3 weeks) SE |
First published: February 2005
|
Om Natten På Svenska |
- | - | - | - |
SE25 (3 weeks) SE |
First published: March 2005
|
|
2006 | When Love's Coming Back Again | - | - | - | - |
SE38 (5 weeks) SE |
First published: March 2006
|
2014 | Around the world | - | - | - | - |
SE52 (1 week) SE |
First publication: February 2014
with Dr. Alban |
more publishments
- 1999: Goodbye
- 1999: Tell Me Why
- 2001: Lost Without Your Love
- 2001: Miracles
- 2005: Vad gör jag nu
- 2005: En annan sång
- 2007: Hot Night
- 2007: Snowflakes
- 2013: It's all About You
- 2014: Gravity
As a guest musician
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | SE | |||
1995 | Electric manic panic |
DE61 (5 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
SE8 (15 weeks) SE |
First published: October 1995
( Leila K. featuring Jessica Folcker) |
2000 | Trehundra Dar Ny tid, ny strid |
- | - | - | - |
SE60 (1 week) SE |
First published: October 2000
(Blues featuring Jessica Folcker) |
2002 |
(Crack It!) Something Goin 'On Burnin' Sneakers |
DE10 (17 weeks) DE |
AT19 (18 weeks) AT |
CH70 (8 weeks) CH |
- |
SE4 (15 weeks) SE |
First release: August 2002
( Bomfunk MC’s featuring Jessica Folcker) |
2013 | Strong Enough | - |
AT22 (6 weeks) AT |
- | - | - |
First published: August 2013
(Barnes & Heatcliff featuring Jessica Folcker) |
Further guest appearances
- 1994: Let the Beat Go On ( Dr. Alban featuring Jessica Folcker)
- 2013: Respect Yourself ( DJ BoBo featuring Jessica Folcker)
Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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France (SNEP) | gold1 | - | 250,000 | snepmusique.com |
Norway (IFPI) | gold1 | - | 5,000 | ifpi.no |
Sweden (IFPI) | 2 × gold2 | - | 55,000 | sverigetopplistan.se |
All in all | 4 × gold4th | - |
Web links
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Folcker, Jessica |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Folcker, Jessica Elisabeth Angelique (full name); Folker, Jessica (stage name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Taby |