Samantha Jade
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Samantha Jade Gibbs (born April 18, 1987 in Perth , Western Australia ) is an Australian singer and actress . She became known in 2012 as the winner of the fourth season of The X Factor .
life and career
Samantha Jade Gibbs was born in 1987 in Perth as the first child of Kevin and Jacquie Gibbs. She has two younger brothers. At the age of four she began a career as a child model. When she was nine, she won her first talent show singing Amazing Grace .
In 2002 she sent a first demo to record producers in the USA. In 2003 she moved with her family to Los Angeles and shortly thereafter received a recording contract with the Jive Records label . She co-wrote the JoJo song Secret Love , which appeared on the 2004 soundtrack for the movie Big Sharks . In 2006 she contributed a song to the dance film Step Up . In 2007 the follow-up single Turn Around was released . She then worked on the album My Name is Samantha Jade for several years , but it was never released due to various problems. After her contract with Jive Records was terminated, she first moved to Affinity West Entertainment. The album Golden Touch recorded there , however, should not appear until 2012.
In 2010 she made her acting debut in the film Beneath the Blue . In the same year she moved back to Australia. With David Guetta and Laidback Luke she recorded a track for Guetta's album One Love , which was not included on the final album, but was included as a bonus track on various international re-releases.
In 2012, she applied for the fourth season of The X Factor , which she finally won in November 2012. She received a recording deal with Sony Music Australia. Her single What You've Done to Me reached number 1 on the Australian charts. Her self-titled debut album was released in December 2012. The follow-up single Firestarter reached number 9 in the Australian charts in July 2013.
In January 2014 Jade released a cover version of I Am Australian with Dami Im , Jessica Mauboy , Justice Crew , Nathaniel Willemse and Taylor Henderson . In the television series Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS , she took on the role of Kylie Minogue ,
Discography (selection)
Albums
- 2012: The Golden Touch (Camp West Recorders)
- 2012: Samantha Jade (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
- 2015: Nine (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
- 2018: Best of My Love (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
- 2018: The Magic of Christmas (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Singles and EPs
- 2006: Step Up (Zomba)
- 2007: Turn Around (Phantom)
- 2012: What You've Done to Me (Sony Music)
- 2013: Firestarter (Sony Music)
- 2013: Soldier (Sony Music)
- 2014: Up! (Sony Music)
- 2014: Sweet Talk (Sony Music)
- 2015: Shake That (featuring Pitbull )
- 2016: Always
Filmography (selection)
- 2010: Beneath the Blue
- 2013: Dirty Laundry Live (TV series, one episode)
- 2014: Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS (miniseries, two episodes)
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- ↑ Chart discography Australia
- ↑ Awards for music sales: AU
- ↑ a b Perth pair X Factor hopefuls ( memento of the original from December 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at au.news.yahoo.com, accessed June 15, 2014
- ↑ a b Samantha Jade at australian-charts.com, accessed June 15, 2014
Web links
- Official website
- Samantha Jade in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Samantha Jade at Discogs (English)
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SURNAME | Jade, Samantha |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gibbs, Samantha Jade (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian singer and actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Perth , Western Australia |