Jessica Wahls
Jessica Wahls | |
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Kieler Woche in 2008 | |
| Born | Jessica Martina Wahls 2 February 1977 , West Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, TV host |
| Years active | 2000–2012 2014–present |
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| Children | 1 |
Jessica Martina Wahls (born 2 February 1977), also known under her nickname Jess, is a German pop singer and television host, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date", according to the German media.[1]
Biography
Early life
Wahls is the only child born to an African-American father, James, and a German mother, Gabriele "Gabi" Wahls.[2] Her parents separated when she was six months old, and thus, Jessica was raised by her single mother near Bad Nauheim, in the Wetteraukreis district of Hesse.[2] After her parents' divorce, Wahls had little contact with her father, and her mother worked as a personal assistant to support the family. In 1999, Gabriele married Wahls' Barbadian stepfather Tosh.[2]
In 2000, Jessica broke off her training as a travel management assistant to join the girl group
2003–2006: Solo career launch
Following her departure from No Angels, Wahls remained with the
Also in November 2003, Wahls re-joined No Angels on a couple of selected dates surrounding the promotion of their farewell compilation album The Best of No Angels and its lead single "Reason", on which she was credited as part of the band again.[6] Wahls also appeared as a special surprise guest at the group's last 2003 concert at the Olympiahalle in Munich.[6] Her second solo single, "Don't Get Me Started", was released in August 2004. The summerly mid-tempo track peaked at number 51 on the German Singles Chart and would remain her final release with Cheyenne Records after the termination of her contract in late-2004.[5] Her solo album, for which she had recorded several tracks since 2003, including "Crime" and "No More", was eventually shelved by Cheyenne.[6] The same year, Wahls lent her vocals to the track "When We Kiss" from German duo Marshall & Alexander's album Lovers Forever (2004).[7]
In March 2005, Wahls made her German language debut with the release of her third single "
Discography
Singles
- As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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GER
[5] |
AUT [10] |
SWI [11] | |||
| "Ten Steps Back" | 2003 | 41 | 54 | — | Non-album release |
| "Don't Get Me Started" | 2004 | 51 | — | — | |
| "Du bist wie ich" | 2005 | 78 | — | — | |
| "Bedingungslos" | 92 | — | — | ||
- As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GER
[5] |
AUT [10] |
SWI [11] | |||
| "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (with TV All Stars) |
2003 | 3 | 28 | 32 | Ultimate Christmas Album |
References
- ^ "BLITZ Spezial über die No Angels". Presseportal. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
- ^ a b c "Starcorner". Clanotopia. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ^ a b c "No Angels-Aussteigerin Jess: "Wir hatten uns etwas ganz anderes vorgestellt"". Der Spiegel (in German). 29 September 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Ex-No Angel lehrt das Tanzen". Quotenmeter (in German). 10 November 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 3 July 2018.[dead link]
- ^ Der Stern(in German). 30 November 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Marshall & Alexander – Lovers Forever". Discogs (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Ex No Angel Jessica Wahls zu Gast bei Inter Racing". nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 12 October 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Talkrunde mit Jess". Instagram (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Jess" (in German). Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Jess" (in German). Swisscharts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 3 July 2018.
External links
- JessicaWahls.tv – Official website
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