18 Facts About Jem Griffiths

Jemma Griffiths was born on 18 May 1975, and known by her stage name Jem, is a Welsh singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Jemma Griffiths was born in Penarth, Wales, a small town near the Welsh capital, Cardiff on 18 May 1975.

Jem Griffiths originally found her passion for singing and songwriting whilst attending Stanwell School.

In 1993, Jem Griffiths moved to Brighton to study Law at the University of Sussex.

Jem Griffiths assumed it was the best route for her to take at the time she had no intentions of becoming a lawyer, and continued to maintain her passion for music throughout the course of her education.

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In 2000, Jem Griffiths moved to London where she met Sugababes manager Sarah Stennett, with whom she began a professional relationship.

In 2001, Jem Griffiths travelled to Brooklyn, New York City, teaming up with hip hop producer Ge-Ology and co-producer Yoad Nevo, where they succeeded in fusing her many musical influences to create a fresh and distinctive new sound.

In March 2002, during a trip to Los Angeles to visit friends, Jem Griffiths stopped by independent radio station KCRW to leave a demo of her song "Finally Woken" in Nic Harcourt's mailbox.

In 2006, Jem Griffiths decided to cease touring and to spend a year focusing on writing new material and developing her second studio album.

Jem Griffiths parted from Yoad Nevo and met with four different producers across the United States.

Producers Mike Bradford and Greg Kurstin collaborated with Jem Griffiths to produce a record which encompassed a wider range of different musical genres, beats and styles.

The album peaked at 48 on the Billboard 200 and 64 on the UK Albums Chart The title of the album was decided by Jem Griffiths whilst she was writing the first album and is a pun on the idiom 'down to Earth' in reference to her personality and approach to fame, as well as describing a fresh perspective of the world, similar to that of an extraterrestrial landing on Earth.

Between March and September 2011, Jem Griffiths worked towards releasing an album to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the 11 September terrorist attacks.

Jem Griffiths produced and contributed to a record entitled Ten Years On: A Collection of Songs in Remembrance of September 11th 2001.

In 2012, Jem Griffiths returned to producing her upcoming third album Beachwood Canyon.

Jem Griffiths has mentioned that she has since been exploring other creative avenues outside of her music, with a strong desire to move into the film industry, she has spent several years writing a screenplay which she describes as being like her "Finally Woken in movie form".

In January 2016, Jem Griffiths published on her Facebook page the first photoshoots of the Beachwood Canyon era and announced the official release of the album for spring 2016.

In September 2009, Jem Griffiths married American musician and songwriter Joseph George in Montecito, California.