Jill Scott (singer)
Jill Scott (born April 4, 1972 in Philadelphia ) is an American singer of jazz , rhythm and blues and soul . She is a three-time Grammy winner. Musically, Jill Scott joins the artists Erykah Badu , India.Arie and Angie Stone , who are considered representatives of neo-soul .
Music career
Jill Scott was born and raised in Philadelphia, USA. She wrote her first poems in 8th grade. Then she begins to set them to music. She is discovered at an event by Roots drummer Ahmir Khalib Thompson . Together they wrote the song You Got Me , which became a world hit in 1999 and received a Grammy for best rap performance.
In 2000 her debut album Who is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 , which has been honored with two platinum records and has earned you three Grammy nominations. In the same year she was awarded the Aretha Franklin Award for Entertainer of the Year. Jill Scott works with Common , Eric Benét and Will Smith . In 2001 the double CD Experience: Jill Scott was released , consisting of live recordings and new pieces.
Her next album Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 was released in 2004, which also earned her a Grammy and a gold record . At the Grammy Awards 2005 she was honored again, this time for the best R&B solo vocal performance. In 2007, after a concert in Zurich, the press emphasized her virtuosity and vocal power.
Private life
Jill Scott has been engaged to drummer Lil Jon Roberts since June 2006. On April 20, 2009, the two parents of a son, Jett Hamilton Roberts.
Discography
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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US | UK | CH | |||
2000 | Who is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 |
US17th × 2
(70 weeks)US |
UK69
gold
(23 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: July 18, 2000
Sales: + 2,500,000 |
2004 | Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 |
US3
gold
(27 weeks)US |
UK27
silver
(4 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: August 31, 2004
Sales: + 940,000 |
2007 | The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 |
US4th
gold
(27 weeks)US |
UK79 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: September 25, 2007
Sales: + 665,000 |
2011 | The Light of the Sun |
US1 (21 weeks) US |
UK69 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: June 21, 2011
|
2015 | Woman |
US1 (3 weeks) US |
UK54 (1 week) UK |
CH79 (1 week) CH |
First published: July 24, 2015
|
Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US | UK | CH | |||
2001 | Experience: Jill Scott 826+ |
US38
gold
(16 weeks)US |
- | - |
First published: November 20, 2001
|
2008 | Experience: Live in Paris + |
US-
gold
US
|
- | - |
First published: February 5, 2008
|
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US | UK | CH | |||
2007 | Collaborations |
US12 (8 weeks) US |
- | - |
First published: January 30, 2007
|
2011 | The Original Jill Scott from the Vault, Vol. 1 |
US28 (4 weeks) US |
- | - |
First published: August 30, 2011
|
2015 | Golden Moments | - | - | - |
First published: June 16, 2015
|
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US | UK | CH | |||
2000 | Gettin 'In the Way Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 |
- |
UK30 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 19, 2000
|
2001 | A Long Walk Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 |
US43 (19 weeks) US |
UK54 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 16, 2001
|
The Way Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 |
US60 (20 weeks) US |
- | - |
First published: June 5, 2001
|
|
2004 | Golden Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 |
- |
UK59 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 15, 2004
|
2011 | So In Love The Light of the Sun |
US97 (1 week) US |
- | - |
First published: April 26th, 2011
feat. Anthony Hamilton |
Further single releases
- 2002: He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)
- 2002: Gimme
- 2005: Whatever
- 2005: Cross My Mind
- 2007: Hate On Me
- 2007: My Love
- 2011: Shame ( feat.Eve & The A Group)
- 2011: So Gone (feat. Paul Wall )
- 2012: Blessed
- 2015: You Don't Know
- 2015: Fool's Good
Guest Posts
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US | UK | CH | |||
2006 | Daydreamin ' Collaborations |
- |
UK30 (4 weeks) UK |
CH82 (2 weeks) CH |
First publication: September 11, 2006
Lupe Fiasco feat. Jill Scott |
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Canada (MC) | - | gold1 | - | 50,000 | musiccanada.com |
United States (RIAA) | - | 4 × gold4th | 2 × platinum2 | 4,000,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | silver1 | gold1 | - | 160,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | silver1 | 6 × gold6th | 2 × platinum2 |
Film career
In the BBC film adaptation of the books The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith , A detective for Botswana , she has been the leading actress named Mma Ramotswe since 2008 . In 2010 she starred in Also Love Makes Holidays 2 . In 2014 she can be seen in Love in the Luggage ( Baggage Claims ) at the side of Paula Patton , Derek Luke and Taye Diggs . In 2014 she played James Brown's wife DeeDee in Get On Up , a biopic. In 2018 she has a guest role in Black Lightning .
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Jill Scott at laut.de
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ueli Bernays: Little woman, great voice. The soul singer Jill Scott in the Volkshaus. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, December 1, 2007, accessed on April 14, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: US US2 UK CH
- ↑ a b c Gail Mitchell: Jill Scott: The Billboard Cover Story. Billboard , June 24, 2011, accessed March 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Fox: Press release Love in the luggage , 2014
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Scott, Jill |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American neo soul musician, jazz musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 4th 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA |