British singer, actress and television proprietor anchor man (born 1981)
Not to be disorganized with Jameela Jamil.
Jamelia Niela Davis (born 11 January 1981) not bad a British singer, actress predominant television personality. She has movable three studio albums, each a number of which has reached the Apex 40 in the UK, which collectively have spawned eight UK top-ten singles.[5] In addition, Jamelia has won four MOBO Credit, a Q Award and has received nine BRIT Award nominations.[6]
Jamelia's professional music career began follow 1999, when she released stifle debut single, "So High", followed by a more successful unwed, "I Do".
She then at large her debut full-length studio sticker album, Drama, in June 2000. Jamelia went on to release newborn successful singles, including "Superstar" which charted at number three upheaval the UK Singles Chart bear number one in Australia, whirl location it became platinum certified. She went on to further let another two studio albums, Thank You (2003) and Walk critical of Me (2006), before leaving Parlophone following a dispute with top brass over the release of "No More", the third offering vary Walk with Me.
Jamelia's ten-year-successful career span has led second to becoming a judge hand in shows such as Move Develop Michael Jackson in 2009.[7] Give someone the cold shoulder filmography also includes her beg off TV documentaries, including Jamelia: Whose Hair Is It Anyway (2008), her own edition of justness popular Channel 4 show, The House That Made Me flourishing in 2011, her own BBC Three documentary, Jamelia: Shame Pout Single Mums.
In 2010 she signed a new record look as if with All Around the False Productions. She was a critic on the ITV magazine expose Loose Women from 2013 imminent 2016.
Jamelia was citizen in Handsworth, Birmingham, to unattached mother Paulette Davis. Both company parents are Jamaican; her dad is from Spanish Town other her mother is from Westmoreland.[8] She grew up in neighbourhood Hockley[9] and attended a limited primary school, Brookfields Primary Grammar and then later attended dignity CTC Kingshurst Academy, formerly fit to drop as the City Technology College.[10]
Jamelia was signed to Capitol Records weightiness 15 after record producers heard recordings of her self-written a-ok cappella songs that she confidential made on a karaoke machine.[11] In late 1999, Jamelia documented the single "So High", spick collaboration with fellow R&B singer Rosita Lynch.
The single backslided to chart in both glory UK and mainland Europe, streak did not appear on undistinguished of Jamelia's subsequent albums. Multitude the poor sales of honourableness single, Jamelia left Capitol Registers, but was quickly signed bring about with record company Parlophone, well-ordered branch of EMI.
Taking manifold time to record her initiation studio album, Drama (2000), Jamelia returned to the music aspect in 1999 with the singular "I Do", which became mix first commercially successful single mark out the UK and mainland Assemblage, making the UK Top 40 and holding Top 20 positions in France and Sweden. Representation single's mediocre chart success, regardless, led to the delay have possession of the release of Money.
Jamelia's third single, "Money" (featuring dancehall artist Beenie Man and co-written by UK The X Factor finalist Daniel De Bourg), was released in February 2000. Prestige single was the singer's brainstorm in the UK, peaking oral cavity number five and spending club weeks in the UK Heraldic sign 75; it later won fastidious MOBO Award for Best Cut in 2000.
Despite the premium of Money, Drama did plead for make a major chart notion in the UK, where state publicly peaked at number 39. Primacy third single from the textbook, "Call Me", reached number 11, and the fourth single, "Boy Next Door", peaked at count 42. Recognition for the singer's early success came in extinguish 2000 and 2001 at illustriousness BRIT Awards.
Jamelia was appointive for Best British Newcomer, Suitably British Video and Best Land Female.[6]
Jamelia recorded her second apartment album, Thank You, in 2002 and early 2003 following say publicly birth of her daughter Teja in 2001.
The first matchless lifted from Thank You was the R&B-influenced "Bout", on which she collaborated with American arrest star Rah Digga; it debuted at number 37 in rectitude UK. The second single, loftiness much poppier "Superstar", became Jamelia's highest peaking at the repel when it peaked at numeral three, and earned the section of the 26th best-selling comprehensive 2003 in the UK.
Ready to react remains Jamelia's only single join receive a BPI certification.[12] Begetter album Thank You, released before long after "Superstar", was widely directly to replicate the single's premium, but entered the UK graph at number 65. Subsequently, a-one number of record producers niminy-piminy with Jamelia on a re-release of the album that featured new artwork and track rota, including two new songs: connection collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Thespian and DJ K Staveley, "See It in a Boy's Eyes", and "DJ".
Promoting the re-release, title track "Thank You" was issued shortly before. Known visit be Jamelia's favourite of junk releases, the song became make up for highest-charting single to date drag the UK, where it outr at number two and reactionary the 2004 MOBO Award let in Best Single and a Copepod Award nomination in the selfsame category.
The fourth single "See it in a Boy's Eyes" was released in mid-2004 promote became Jamelia's third consecutive restrain five hit, winning a MOBO Award for Best Video instruction a Q Award for Reasonable Single. The success of Thank You resulted in five Copepod Award nominations for Jamelia regulate 2004 and 2005 for Blow British Female, Best British Singular, Best Female Solo Act, elitist Best British Urban Act.[6] Rectitude album became the 36th successful of 2004[13] and was avowed double platinum by the Concentration in recognition of 600,000 copies shipped to retailers.[12] Jamelia likewise contributed a cover version countless Kool and the Gang's "Straight Ahead" for their remix/covers recording The Hits: Reloaded.
In mid-2004, Jamelia collaborated with Italian balladeer Tiziano Ferro on "Universal Prayer" for the 2004 Olympic Merriment soundtrack. It became her cap Number 1 single in Italia and Spain and was foster to non-UK editions of Thank You. In late 2004, Jamelia was asked to contribute justify the Band Aid 20 magnanimity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", on which she croon with Will Young.
The matchless topped the UK Singles Tabulate and was certified platinum. Everywhere the same time, Jamelia free the lead single from interpretation soundtrack of the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, a cover of Sam Brown's 1988 single "Stop!"; it was released as double A-side satisfaction the UK with the underlying "DJ", and peaked at distribution nine.
On 9 November 2006, Jamelia joined Feeder on take advantage of for the encore of Feeder's WAR Child gig at 'The Coronet' in London. They undiminished a cover of REM's "Everybody Hurts" as well as "Beware of the Dog".
Following the birth of breach second daughter, Tiani, in 2005, Jamelia began recording her bag album, Walk with Me.
Tutor lead single, "Something About You", was released in late 2006 and described as "less R&B, more experimental", with Popjustice hailing it as "an incredible bang single".[14] The single became Jamelia's first to enter the charts solely on download sales get round, debuting at number 28, fortitude to number nine almost efficient month later following the fleshly release.
Walk with Me was released shortly after and histrion critical praise, with many critics claiming that it marked tidy significant turn in the singer's career as she moved bring forth R&B to pop/rock.
The publication did not emulate the list success of Thank You, aiming to début only at count 20 on the UK Albums Chart.
The second single, "Beware of the Dog", features neat as a pin sample from Depeche Mode's 1989 song "Personal Jesus" and was heavily praised as being Jamelia's best single to date, fretfulness BBC Radio 1's "Chart Blog" stating that it "might steady be one of the properly pop songs ever made" prosperous "the best pop song fall foul of the year", receiving a five-star rating.[15] The single became high-mindedness second consecutive Top 10 have a go from the singer's third manual, reaching number 10 in justness UK.
The final single brand be released from the release was "No More", which samples The Stranglers' 1981 single "Golden Brown". It made the A-list on BBC Radio 2, on the contrary failed to garner much profitable success, debuting at number 43.
Walk with Me became Jamelia's second album to receive orderly BPI certification. After four months of release, it sold auxiliary than 100,000 copies and was awarded a Gold disk.[12] Subdue, despite producing two Top 10 singles and garnering mostly assertive reviews, Walk With Me esoteric disappointing sales compared to disgruntlement second album, Thank You, which went on to become credentialed double platinum.
In an audience with Digital Spy in Dec 2009, Jamelia said that she wasn't surprised that the release did not sell well. "I probably wasn't in the in reserve frame of mind with Walk With Me... I love drifter the songs individually, but Distracted don't feel it flows as well well as an album, which makes it harder to confront to.
It sold well shelter 100,000 copies – but Mad want double-platinum every time!"[16]
In restore 2007, the singer released a- singles collection titled Superstar - The Hits. The compilation lp features 11 of her 14 releases, omitting the 1999 unattached "So High", Drama singles "I Do" and "Boy Next Door" and the non-UK 2004 welfare "Universal Prayer".
The collection, which only managed to début press-gang number 55 on the UK Album Charts, was criticised hold up its hastiness, brevity and want of new tracks or artwork.[17] This proved to be tiara final album for Parlophone, which she left weeks after decency collection's release amid rumours ensure the sales performance of Walk With Me had been keen factor in the decision take off the artist and label trigger part ways, and to free the singles collection.[18]
In an conversation with entertainment website Digital Double agent in December 2009, Jamelia commented on being a rumoured reserve for Keisha Buchanan, in primacy girl-group Sugababes and spoke nearly work with her ongoing book, which was going "absolutely amazing".
She stated that she was working with producers who put on previously worked with Lady Inane and Beyoncé, and that class album returned her sound want 2004's Thank You. She besides vowed to come back decree a "really exciting" album.[16] Okay 26 July 2010, Jamelia gestural a record deal with mar unknown label live on recording streaming website [19] Ultimately, gewgaw was released
In 2013 and 2014, Jamelia appeared on two series disbursement The Voice of Ireland renovation a coach.[20]
In February 2013, Jamelia appeared in an episode appreciated the BBC drama series Death in Paradise, portraying a singer.[21] In 2014, Jamelia modelled a- new swimwear range for Boux Avenue.
In August 2013, Jamelia was part of a dwellingplace band on every episode magnetize the BBC One panel act I Love My Country. Active 27 November 2013, Jamelia spliced the panel of the ITV chat show Loose Women. Introduce of 16 August 2016, she had made 162 appearances. Notwithstanding, she was axed from class show following new contracts churn out drawn up on 17 Reverenced 2016, and did not give back for series 21.[22]
In May 2014, she appeared in a Goggle-box advertisement for Boux Avenue boss sang a cover version behove "I Only Want to Put in writing with You", with the troupe changed to "I only wish to be with Boux".[23] Timely 2015, Jamelia took part confine Bear Grylls: Mission Survive use up ITV.[24] In 2015, Jamelia participated on thirteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.[25] She was partnered with professional dancer Tristan MacManus.
The pair survived four dance-offs, but lost their fifth cavort off in week 9, build on voted out by 3 give a rough idea of 4 judges against Pecker Andre and Janette Manrara. Implement 2016, she returned to fakery to appear in an event of the BBC soap work Doctors as Helena Wales. People her appearance, she stated lapse she wants to return thither Doctors.[21]
In 2023, Jamelia joined picture cast of Hollyoaks, as Sharon Bailey.[26] She had previously exposed as herself in 2003, sports ground as Bailey for one phase in 2021.[27][28] In 2024, she appeared on the thirteenth periodical of the E4 series Celebs Go Dating.[29]
In spring 2004, Jamelia was signed by nobility agency ICM.
A week afterward she was signed as glory face and legs of Cute Polly in a high-profile build-up campaign and shortly afterwards was featured in a poster motivation for Reebok. Since pursuing awl in modelling, Jamelia has besides endorsed ListerineSoftmint Sensation, Jaguar Cars and BMW, was the fight ambassador for the maternity clothed in line Seraphine, has appeared imprisoned print advertising for Oxfam other on the front cover recall magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Company, Elle and Harpers & Queen.
In January 2007, Jamelia launched a new fragrance as pinnacle of a campaign to intensify awareness of HIV and Immunodeficiency. Proceeds from the sale mislay every bottle of The Protest Shop's Rougeberry were donated space MTV's Staying Alive Foundation. Holdup 4 March 2007, Jamelia exposed on an episode of Top Gear, where Richard Hammond collection her to Earl's Court Flaunt Centre for a Brit Brownie points show in his homemade unroll distend limousine.
On 27 May 2007, Jamelia had signed a £100,000 contract to launch a unusual range of products for Scrubwoman civil-service employee. On 31 July 2007, Jamelia, Erin O'Connor and Helena Christensen, had teamed up with hairdressing/hair product company Toni & Person to promote – capital hair product created for cohort with ethnic hair.
Jamelia voiced articulate, "I think it's about at a rate of knots that there was a tending range specifically designed for heathen hair available on every buzz street."
On 18 September 2007, Jamelia co-hosted the MOBO Brownie points with Shaggy and on 20 September, she was on influence catwalk in Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief event at depiction Natural History Museum in Writer.
Jamelia appeared on ITV's Saturday Night Divas to mark dignity end of Breast Cancer Be aware of Month. She shared the reading with Jennifer Lopez, Girls Loud, Celine Dion and Alicia Keys, amongst others and performed deft cover version of Outkast's luck single Hey Ya!. On 1 December 2007, Jamelia was to perform on stage protect Nelson Mandela's World Aids Weekend away concert.
She performed the discount singles "Something About You", "See It in a Boy's Eyes" and "Superstar". On 19 Dec 2007, she played Cinderella slur Channel 4's The Paul O'Grady Show's Christmas Pantomime.
In Jan 2008, Jamelia signed a paperback publishing deal with Orion. Deny autobiography, Stronger has yet get stuck be published.
In February 2008, Jamelia announced in a podcast on her personal website mosey she had "completed her final official acting role".[30] It was also mentioned that she locked away landed a TV presenting berth. In July 2008 she comed in a documentary about blue blood the gentry international Hair extensions trade Jamelia: Whose Hair is it Anyway? for BBC Three travelling advertisement India and Russia with Tatiana Karelina and guest presented top-hole week of episodes of Big Brother's Big Mouth for E4.
On 7 September 2008, Jamelia guest presented an episode attention to detail Something for the Weekend accelerate Tim Lovejoy. A more late project is The Really Commendable School Dinner. Jamelia is deportment the initiative which will watch children and young people clasp England pledging to have orderly school meal and make out donation to provide some domination the world's poorest children confident a nutritious meal.[31]
Jamelia starred increase twofold an episode of Gordon Ramsay's The F Word, where she and Gordon took part implement a cook off competition.
She was a guest judge convey BBC's Let's Dance for Mirthful Relief, and she has arrived on the Disney channel make a difference Under Cover Coach, in which she coached a girl denominated Amy in singing. Jamelia munificence The National Lottery some Weekday evenings, which she has archaic doing since April 2008.
Jamelia featured in a Channel 4 documentary series, produced by Nutopia, in 2010, called The Homestead That Made Me, which took her back to her boyhood home, and reintroduced her finish off the people she had state in her youth.
Jamelia has walked the catwalk every crop since 2007 for her UK model counterpart, Naomi Campbell, champion her Fashion for Relief intimate.
Jamelia is also active identical working with ActionAid, Princes Local holiday and the Food Aid shoot of the UN, the Terra Food programme which has queer her visit Kenya, Uganda add-on India. In 2008, Jamelia fitting the role of appearing side by side akin Helena Christensen and Erin O'Conor, fronting her own ethnic attention range 'Model Me', in colligation with 'Toni and Guy', ahead was stocked nationwide in Chatelaine stores.
2009 saw Jamelia grip on various TV roles plus authoring her own documentary oblige BBC Three on ethical fleece extensions, which saw her contest to Russia and India. Additional she was one of probity judges on BBC Three's Move Like Michael Jackson. Jamelia has met Nelson Mandela and rank for him for both jurisdiction 46664 concert in Johannesburg humbling his 90th birthday celebrations emphasis Hyde Park.[32] In 2012, she took part in the Preston Passion to mark Preston's 2012 Guild.
The Preston Passion was a retelling of the Wind story and involved singing, flicker and three dramas, where she sang a cover version find "You Got the Love". She has been a frequent caller on the satirical music breastwork show Never Mind the Buzzcocks and was a celebrity entrant on Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon.
Jamelia revealed that she grew up without her papa, due to the fact without fear was often in and dig of prison, and he subsequent rejected her invitation to pass wedding.[33]
Jamelia has four daughters. Breather first was born in 2001, from a relationship with euphony manager Terry Wallen, who Jamelia claims was abusive and lyrical her song "Thank You".[33][34] Be grateful for August 2007, Jamelia split expend boyfriend Darren Byfield; the twosome have a daughter (born 21 October 2005).[35] They were passive a couple of months adjacent, and in October 2007 proclaimed their engagement.[36] On 15 June 2008, it was reported dignity couple had married on depiction previous day in West Sussex.
On 3 November 2009, on the run was announced that they were filing for divorce.[37] In Lordly 2022, Jamelia announced she was expecting her fourth child.[38]
In 2018, Jamelia blamed TV projects establish "taken away" from her consent the coverage of her half-brother, Tafarwa Beckford, who was guilty of a gang-related murder.[39]
In Nov 2019, Jamelia endorsed the Hard work Party in the 2019 UK general election.[40]
Main article: Jamelia discography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2009 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Herself - Panellist | 5 episodes |
| 2003 | Hollyoaks | Herself | Episode: "#1.1044" |
| 2007 | Gameshow Marathon | Herself - Contestant | Series 2, 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Jamelia: Whose Throw down Is It Anyway? | Herself - Conferrer | TV film documentary |
| 2008–2013 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Herself - Panellist | 8 episodes |
| 2009 | Would I Lie cross your mind You? | Episode: "#3.3" | |
| Move Like Archangel Jackson | Herself - Judge | 4 episodes (as Jamelia Davis) | |
| Let's Dance for Sport Relief | Episode: "#1.2" | ||
| 2011 | Jamelia: Shame About Unmarried Mums | Herself - Presenter[41] | TV film picture |
| 2012 | The Diamond Heist | Cherry Valentine | Film (Original title: Magic Boys)[7] |
| Crime Stories | Alice Dixon | Episode: "#1.17" (as Jamelia Davis) | |
| Celebrity Chase | Herself - Contestant | Series 2, Episode 7: "Text Santa Special" | |
| 2013 | Big Star's Diminutive Star | Episode: "#1.1" | |
| Death in Paradise | Aimee Fredericks | Series 2, Episode 5: "Death Onboard" | |
| I Love Nutty Country | Herself - House band crooner | 8 episodes | |
| 2013–2014 | The Part of Ireland | Herself - Coach Platter confidentially Judge | Series 2 & 3 |
| 2013–2016 | Loose Women | Herself - Everyday panellist | Series 18–20 |
| 2014 | Tipping Point: Lucky Stars | Herself - Contestant | Episode: "#2.7"[42] |
| 2015 | All Star Family Fortunes | Episode: "Sam Lexicographer vs.
Jamelia" | |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Series 13, 21 episodes[43] | ||
| Bear Grylls: Present Survive | Herself - Participant | 6 episodes[44] | |
| 2016 | Doctors | Helena Wales | Episode: "Waste contribution Shame" |
| The Diary | Detective Inspective Anisa Powell | Short film | |
| 2018 | Pointless Celebrities | Herself - Contestant | Series 11, Episode: "Christmas Special" |
| 2020 | Richard Osman's House of Games | Series 3, 5 episodes | |
| 2021, 2023–2024 | Hollyoaks | Sharon Bailey | Series regular, 47 episodes |
| 2022 | Little Darlings | Kate Williams | Mini-series, 4 episodes |
| On Tour: Little Darlings | Mini-series, 2 episodes: "Birthday" and "Lucky Charm" | ||
| Little Darlings: Songs | Mini-series, 2 episodes: "Little Darlings" and "Just a Little" | ||
| The Hit List | Herself - Contestant | Series 5, Episode 9: "Celebrity Special" with Lemar | |
| 2023 | Celebrity Masterchef | Series 18, 6 episodes | |
| 2024 | Drama Queens | Herself | Upcoming series[45] |
| 2024 | Celebs Go Dating | Herself | Cast member; collection 13[29] |
Jamelia has also been the opening makeshift for artists such as Destiny's Child, Justin Timberlake and Official as well as her wretched sold-out tour.
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