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 Cover of Jentina's single, French Kisses
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 6, 1984 |
| Origin | England |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, R&B, pop, dance-pop, electronica |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Label(s) | Virgin Records (2004 - 2005) |
Jentina Chapman, professionally known as Jentina, is a British pop singer, rapper, songwriter and model. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Dance-pop is a style of Electronic dance music and a subgenre of Pop music that evolved from Disco, circa 1981 that combines dance beats with a pop Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising.
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Biography
Chapman was born in Woking. She grew up in West Molesey, Surrey, alongside 13 brothers and sisters on a diet of cabbage and potatoes. Molesey is a place in the Elmbridge district of Surrey. Situated in the commuter-belt of London it is a typical suburban area Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The cabbage ( Brassica oleracea var capitata) is a leafy garden plant of the Family Brassicaceae (or Cruciferae used as a The potato is a Starchy Tuberous crop Vegetable from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae By the age of 16 she had had several jobs and was working illegally in Dixons. By seventeen she had moved to work in London and got her first record deal at 19 years old. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
Music
After a heavy advertising campaign on television and features in various UK music magazines, (notably NME), her debut single Bad Ass Strippa was released in the summer of 2004. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been " Bad Ass Strippa " is Jentina 's debut single released in Italy the UK and the Republic of Ireland Heavily sampling an O'Jays classic, the song topped the Box charts for a week, but this did not translate into sales and ultimately it reached number 22 in the UK singles chart. The O'Jays are a Philadelphia soul group originally consisting of Walter Williams (born August 25, 1942) Bill Isles Bobby Massey William Powell The Box is a Television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Considering the heavy promotion, this was disappointing for Jentina's label and they quickly restyled her image and sound. Enlisting serial hitmakers Cathy Dennis & Greg Wells to write the next single, French Kisses was notably a more pop-oriented record. Cathy Dennis (born Catherine Roseanne Dennis, March 25 1969 Norwich, England) is a Grammy award-winning dance-oriented pop Greg Wells is a musician and Grammy nominated record producer based in Los Angeles " French Kisses " is Jentina 's second single only released in the UK and the Republic of Ireland The single was released in the autumn of 2004, entering the chart at number 20. Jentina released another single after this in Italy only, "Mysterious". With little promotion, it reached the Top 30 in Italy. Her debut album Jentina was then released, again, only in Italy. Jentina is Jentina 's self-titled debut album which had a low-key release in September 2005 in Italy only
Media Presence
In 2005, Jentina was parodied in the underground diss song, Sad Arse Strippa by peer and rival, Lady Sovereign. Louise Amanda Harman (born 19 December 1985) known as Lady Sovereign, is an English Rapper. [1]
In the same year however, her songs: Bad Ass Strippa and Mysterious gained worldwide exposure after featuring in episodes of CSI:NEW YORK. " Bad Ass Strippa " is Jentina 's debut single released in Italy the UK and the Republic of Ireland CSI NY is an American Police procedural Television series, which premiered on September 22, 2004. [2] In 2006, Mysterious underscored some of the audition stages of MTV's DanceLife[3]. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. DanceLife (also known as JLo's DanceLife in the UK) is a 2007 dance-oriented US TV Reality show, featuring and produced
In November 2007, Jentina represented lingerie brand Wonderbra, following on from the likes of Eva Herzigová and Caprice. Eva Herzigová (born March 10, 1973) is a Czech model and actress. Caprice Valerie Bourret (born October 24, 1971) is an American lingerie model actress television personality and Businesswoman. She featured in a spoof video [1] of the Cadbury's popular Gorilla television advertisement, in which a gorilla plays the drums to the Phil Collins single In The Air Tonight. Cadbury plc () is a Confectionery and Beverage Gorilla is a 2007/2008 Advertising campaign to promote the Cadbury Dairy Milk -brand Chocolate within the United Kingdom and Ireland Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer " In the Air Tonight " is a song by Phil Collins which first appeared on his 1981 album Face Value. [4]
Jentina is currently working on a new album.
Jentina is currently represented by samanthabond. net as a glamour model. She recently shot a set of topless images for a Lads mag but pulled them before the magazine went to press.
Discography
Albums
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Singles
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Bad Ass Strippa
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French Kisses
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Mysterious
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References
External links
- Jentina Fan Site
- Jentina at Maxim
- French Kisses Forum
- Jentina:Online Street Team
- JentinaWeb: FanSite About Jentina!
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