Jessica Folcker
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Jessica Folcker | |
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Guldbagge Award in 2013 | |
Born | Jessica Elisabeth Angelique Folcker 9 July 1975 , Sweden |
Other names | Jessica |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1998–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Labels | |
Jessica Elisabeth Angelique Folcker (born 9 July 1975), known professionally as Jessica, is a Swedish singer. Her debut album Jessica in 1998 used her mononym, whereas follow up album Dino credited Jessica Folker. Her following albums På svenska in 2005 and Skin Close in 2007 have used her full name Jessica Folcker. She is best known for her two international hits "Tell Me What You Like" and "How Will I Know (Who You Are)" both in 1998 and for "(Crack It) Something Going On" that featured her vocals and was a big hit for Bomfunk MC's in 2002.
Biography
Folcker was born as Jessica Elisabeth Angelique Folcker in Täby, Stockholm County, on 9 July 1975. Her mother is Swedish and her father is from Senegal.
Jessica attended
On Jessica's debut album, named simply Jessica and released in the autumn 1998, she worked with composer and producer
In Sweden, Jessica peaked the top of the single charts with two singles from the album;
In 2000, two years after releasing her debut album, Jessica Folcker's second album came out, called Dino, nicknamed after one of her producers. Besides Europe and Asia, Jessica wanted to conquer the US as well this time around. However, since many Americans pronounced her surname similar to "fucker", she decided to change her name to Folker instead, without the c. Jessica's first single from the album, To Be Able To Love, became a hit in the States, with a remix by
Another of Jessica Folcker's songs – Lost Without Your Love – once again became the theme tune of another Korean film, Indian Summer. Again, Jessica reached the top of the South Korean airplay chart. In April 2001, Jessica's song Miracles was chosen as the theme melody for the Dutch Fame Academy replica, Starmaker. Due to this, she decided to release the song as her second single from the album, her sixth in total.
Jessica debuted in the Swedish national selection for the
Comeback 2007
Jessica worked in the studio on her fourth album since 2006. After working with several labels she is now signed with "Indie Label Cosmos Records." Her album was released in 2007 under the title Skin Close which had an Electronic/80's Pop-sound. It was her first English-record since 2000. The only song of the record that was released as a single was Snowflakes. The album failed to make an impact on the public.
Discography
Albums
Album and details | Peak positions | Notes | ||||
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SWE [3] |
AUT [4] |
NED | NOR [5] |
SWI [6] | ||
Jessica
|
17 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 41 | Track list
|
Dino
|
26 | — | — | — | 47 | Track list
|
På svenska
|
41 | — | — | — | — | Track list
|
Skin Close
|
— | — | — | — | — | Track list
|
Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||||
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SWE [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL (Vl) [7] |
FRA [8] |
GER
[9] |
NED |
NOR [5] |
SWI [6] | |||
1998 | "Tell Me What You Like" | 10 | — | — | 13 | 97 | 61 | 16 | — | Jessica |
"How Will I Know (Who You Are)" | 7 | 4 | 13 | 62 | 24 | 6 | 20 | 17 | ||
"Tell Me Why" | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | ||
1999 | "I Do" | 38 | — | 57 | — | 69 | 46 | — | — | |
"Goodbye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000 | "To Be Able to Love" | 17 | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | 50 | Dino |
2001 | "Crash Like a Wrecking Ball" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | |
"Miracles" | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | ||
2005 | "Du kunde ha varit med mig" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | På svenska |
"Om natten" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006 | "When Love's Comin' Back Again" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release |
2007 | "Snowflakes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Skin Close |
2014 | "Gravity" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release |
- Other releases
- 2001: "Lost Without Your Love"
- 2005: "Vad gör jag nu"
- 2005: "En annan sång"
- 2007: "Hot Night"
- 2013: "It's All About You
Singles featured in
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||||
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SWE [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL (Vl) [7] |
FIN [8] |
GER
[9] |
ITA |
NOR [5] |
SWI [6] | |||
2000 | "Trehundra dar" (Blues feat. Jessica Folcker) |
60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blues album Ny tid, ny strid |
2002 | "(Crack It) Something Going On" (Bomfunk MC's feat. Jessica Folcker) |
4 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 70 | Bomfunk MCs album Burnin' Sneakers |
2013 | "Strong Enough" (Barnes & Heatcliff feat. Jessica Folcker) |
— | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2014 | "Around the World" (Dr. Alban feat. Jessica Folcker) |
52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- Other releases featured in
- 1994: "U make me feel alright" (Amadin)
- 1995: "Electric" (Leila K, chorus)
- 2013: "Respect Yourself" (DJ Bobo & Jessica Folcker – from DJ Bobo album Reloaded)
See also
- Melodifestivalen 2005 (semifinals)
- Melodifestivalen 2006 (semifinals)
References
- ^ Eyal Sharon Krafft/TT Spektra (7 July 2010). "Mitt liv är tusen gånger rikare". Helsingborgs Dagblad (Swedish daily newspaper). Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- ^ "Jessica Folker | Chart History", Billboard
- ^ a b c "Jessica Folcker discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ^ a b c "Austrian Charts – Jessica Folcker discography". Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04.
- ^ a b c "Jessica Folcker discography". VG-lista. Norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08.
- ^ a b c "Swiss Charts – Jessica Folcker discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02.
- ^ a b "Belgian Ultratop Charts – Jessica Folcker discography". ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
- ^ a b "Jessica Folcker discography". lescharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ Media Control Charts. Charts.de.[dead link]