Short Biography
Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980 in Dallas, Texas) is an American pop singer who rose to fame in the late 1990s. She has achieved seven Billboard Top 40 hits and has five gold and two multi-platinum RIAA-certified albums. Simpson starred with her then-husband Nick Lachey in the MTV reality show Newlyweds and released her own line of beauty products called Dessert Beauty. She has also begun a career as an actress and is the older sister of Ashlee Simpson, a pop rock singer.Jessica began singing in her Baptist church choir. In 1992, at age 12, she made an unsuccessful audition for The New Mickey Mouse Club, that also starred future pop superstars Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. Jessica later attended J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas and was discovered singing at a church camp by a head of a small contemporary Christian record label. She recorded an album over the next three years; however, the label folded before the record could be released. She dropped out in her senior year to tour and promote her demo album, which was funded by her grandmother, Joyce (thus the reason for the name of her 2004 holiday album, Rejoyce: The Christmas Album). She later earned her GED. During this time, she also toured with the Christian Youth Conference circuit performing with Kirk Franklin, God`s Property and CeCe Winans. She and her father sold copies of the album after these performances.
Tommy Mottola of Columbia Records later obtained a copy of the album and, thinking she had potential as a pop singer, signed her to a recording contract.
Jessica married Nick for a real long time about 3 or 4 or 5 years but than Jess wanted to breack up with him so they broke up.
Grew up in Richardson, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.
Turned down a part in Coyote Ugly (2000).
Performed at the 2000 American Music Awards.
Auditioned for "MMC" (1989) as a child, but lost the part to future stars like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera (who was later her competition in the music industry).
Attended J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas (1995-1998), where she was a cheerleader and very active in theater arts. She dropped out as a junior to further pursue her singing career.
1995 graduate of Richardson North Junior High in Richardson, Texas.
Is the "oldest" of the 4 current most famous "pop queens" in music (the others are Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Mandy Moore); she was the first one to leave behind her teenage years, after she reached her 20th birthday in 2000.
Close friends with musical group Destiny`s Child.
Engaged to 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey [February 2002]
Is the older sister of Ashlee Simpson.
Ex-sister-in-law of Drew Lachey and Lea Lachey.
Her wedding gown was designed by Vera Wang.
Elder sister of Ashlee Simpson. Their parents are Joe Simpson and Tina Simpson. Joe works as a psychologist and a Baptist minister in Texas, when he`s not managing his daughters` musical careers and their official websites.
She was part of the USO tour in the 2003 Iraqi War (aka Desert Storm Part II).
Has a Mercedes Benz SL500.
Loves to shop at Abercrombie and Fitch, Guess, Bebe, and Juicy.
Likes to eat at Chuy`s (a Mexican restaurant in Dallas, Texas).
Hosted "Saturday Night Live" (1975) on 17 January 2004 with her husband, Nick Lachey. She parodied Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.
Songs List of Jessica Simpson
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