Jamelia Niela Davis was born on 11 January 1981 and is an English singer and television personality.
47 Facts About Jamelia
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Jamelia has released three studio albums, each of which has reached the Top 40 in the UK, which collectively have spawned eight UK top-ten singles.
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Jamelia then released her debut full-length studio album, Drama, in June 2000.
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Jamelia went on to release further successful singles, including "Superstar" which charted at number three on the UK Singles Chart and number one in Australia, where it became platinum certified.
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Jamelia went on to further release another two studio albums, Thank You and Walk with Me, before leaving Parlophone following a dispute with executives over the release of "No More", the third offering from Walk with Me.
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Jamelia was a panellist on the ITV magazine show Loose Women from 2013 until 2016.
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Jamelia was born in Handsworth, Birmingham, to single mother Paulette Davis.
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Jamelia grew up in nearby Hockley and attended a local primary school, Brookfields Primary School and then later attended the CTC Kingshurst Academy, Solihull formerly known as the City Technology College.
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Jamelia was signed to Capitol Records at 15 after record producers heard recordings of her self-written a cappella songs that she had made on a karaoke machine.
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Jamelia was nominated for Best British Newcomer, Best British Video and Best British Female.
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Jamelia recorded her second studio album, Thank You, in 2002 and early 2003 following the birth of her daughter Teja in 2001.
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The second single, the much poppier "Superstar", became Jamelia's highest peaking at the time when it peaked at number three, and earned the spot of the 26th best-selling of 2003 in the UK.
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In mid-2004, Jamelia collaborated with Italian singer Tiziano Ferro on "Universal Prayer" for the 2004 Olympic Games soundtrack.
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On 9 November 2006, Jamelia joined Feeder on stage for the encore of Feeder's WAR Child gig at 'The Coronet' in London.
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Jamelia stated that she was working with producers who have previously worked with Lady Gaga and Beyonce, and that the album returned her sound to 2004's Thank You.
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Jamelia vowed to come back with a "really exciting" album.
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On 26 July 2010, Jamelia signed a record deal with an unknown label live on video streaming website Ustream.
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In 2013 and 2014, Jamelia appeared on two series of The Voice of Ireland as a coach.
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In February 2013, Jamelia appeared in an episode of the BBC drama series Death in Paradise, portraying a singer.
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In 2014, Jamelia modelled a new swimwear range for Boux Avenue.
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On 27 November 2013, Jamelia joined the panel of the ITV chat show Loose Women.
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In 2015, Jamelia took part in Bear Grylls: Mission Survive on ITV.
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In 2015, Jamelia participated on thirteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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In February 2020, Jamelia appeared on the BBC Two game show Richard Osman's House of Games, as one of the contestants, alongside Gareth Malone, Paul Martin and Susan Calman.
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On 8 March 2023 it was announced Jamelia would be joining the cast of Hollyoaks.
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In spring 2004, Jamelia was signed by the agency ICM.
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In January 2007, Jamelia launched a new fragrance as part of a campaign to increase awareness of HIV and AIDS.
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On 4 March 2007, Jamelia appeared on an episode of Top Gear, where Richard Hammond drove her to Earl's Court Exhibition Centre for a Brit Awards show in his homemade stretch limousine.
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On 18 September 2007, Jamelia co-hosted the MOBO Awards with Shaggy and on 20 September, she was on the catwalk in Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief event at the Natural History Museum in London.
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Jamelia appeared on ITV's Saturday Night Divas to mark the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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On 1 December 2007, Jamelia was invited to perform on stage for Nelson Mandela's World Aids Day concert.
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In January 2008, Jamelia signed a book publishing deal with Orion.
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In February 2008, Jamelia announced in a podcast on her personal website that she had "completed her first official acting role".
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On 7 September 2008, Jamelia guest presented an episode of Something for the Weekend with Tim Lovejoy.
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Jamelia is supporting the initiative which will see children and young people in England pledging to have a school meal and make a donation to provide some of the world's poorest children with a nutritious meal.
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Jamelia starred in an episode of Gordon Ramsay's The F Word, where she and Gordon took part in a cook off competition.
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Jamelia was a guest judge for BBC's Let's Dance for Comic Relief, and she has appeared on the Disney channel show Under Cover Coach, in which she coached a girl called Amy in singing.
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Jamelia featured in a Channel 4 documentary series, produced by Nutopia, in 2010, called The House That Made Me, which took her back to her childhood home, and reintroduced her to the people she had known in her youth.
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Jamelia has walked the catwalk every year since 2007 for her UK model counterpart, Naomi Campbell, and her Fashion for Relief show.
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Jamelia is active in working with ActionAid, Princes Trust and the Food Aid branch of the UN, the World Food programme which has seen her visit Kenya, Uganda and India.
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Jamelia has met Nelson Mandela and performed for him for both his 46664 concert in Johannesburg and his 90th birthday celebrations in Hyde Park.
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Jamelia has been a frequent guest on the satirical music panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks and was a celebrity contestant on Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon.
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Jamelia revealed that she grew up without her father, due to the fact he was often in and out of prison, and he later rejected her invitation to her wedding.
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Jamelia's first was born in 2001, from a relationship with music manager Terry Wallen, who Jamelia claims was abusive and inspired her song "Thank You".
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In 2018, Jamelia blamed TV projects being "taken away" from her on the coverage of her stepbrother, Tafarwa Beckford, who was convicted of a gang-related murder.
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In November 2019, Jamelia endorsed the Labour Party in the 2019 UK general election.
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Jamelia has been the opening act for artists such as Destiny's Child, Justin Timberlake and Usher as well as her own sold-out tour.