1. Jessica Simpson adopted a more mature image for her second studio album, Irresistible, and its title track peaked within the top 20 of the chart.
64 Facts About Jessica Simpson
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Jessica Simpson recorded a cover of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" for the film's soundtrack.
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Jessica Simpson starred in the reality television series The Price of Beauty in 2010 and judged clothing designs on two seasons of Fashion Star from 2012 to 2013.
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Jessica Ann Simpson was born on July 10,1980, in Abilene, Texas.
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Jessica Simpson is the first child of Tina Ann Simpson, a homemaker, and Joseph Simpson, a minister.
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Jessica Simpson has stated that she grew up in Dallas and Waco, but her parents now live in McGregor, Texas.
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Jessica Simpson was raised in the Christian faith, and was given a purity ring by her father when she was twelve years old.
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Jessica Simpson began singing in the church choir as a child.
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Jessica Simpson auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club at the age of twelve, auditioning with a performance of "Amazing Grace" and dancing to "Ice Ice Baby".
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Jessica Simpson claimed that she became nervous about her final audition after seeing Aguilera perform, and she was ultimately not selected for the show.
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Jessica Simpson resumed performing in her church choir, being discovered by the head of a Christian music label eventually.
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Jessica Simpson asked her for an audition initially and signed her immediately after she performed "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton.
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Jessica Simpson began working on her debut album with Proclaim Records and touring to promote the project.
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Shortly after this, Simpson landed several auditions as Jessica was sent to numerous labels and producers.
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Jessica Simpson began working on her debut studio album in 1998.
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Jessica Simpson went on to announce her plans to remain abstinent until marriage.
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Jessica Simpson embarked on the Heat It Up Tour with her boyfriend's band, 98 Degrees, as their opening act to promote Sweet Kisses throughout 2000.
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Work on her second album began in 2000; during the recording of the album, Jessica Simpson adopted a more mature public image.
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Jessica Simpson released the record's title track, "Irresistible" as the lead single from the project in April 2001.
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Jessica Simpson released her second studio album, Irresistible, on May 25,2001.
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Jessica Simpson announced her engagement to Nick Lachey in February 2002, with the two holding their wedding ceremony on October 26 in Austin, Texas.
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Jessica Simpson began working on her third studio album in 2002.
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Jessica Simpson released her third studio album, In This Skin on August 19,2003.
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Jessica Simpson recorded new material for a re-release of In This Skin, which was released in March 2004.
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Also in 2004, Jessica Simpson filmed a sitcom pilot for ABC, which the network did not pick up.
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Jessica Simpson performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Indy 500 in 2005.
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Jessica Simpson has continued to grow throughout the years, and in 2014 was reported to earn $1 billion in annual sales.
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Jessica Simpson made her film debut as Daisy Duke in the film adaption of The Dukes of Hazzard.
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Jessica Simpson began working on her fifth studio album in 2005.
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On March 28,2006, Jessica Simpson announced that she had signed a new record agreement with Epic Records and would be departing from Columbia Records after having been with the label for seven years.
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On June 29,2006, Jessica Simpson released the single "A Public Affair".
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Jessica Simpson performed a cover of the Dolly Parton song "9 to 5" as a tribute to the artist at the Kennedy Center Awards in December 2006, though her performance was cut from the broadcast.
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Jessica Simpson had an on-again, off-again relationship with singer-songwriter John Mayer from August 2006 to May 2007.
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Jessica Simpson described her relationship with Mayer in her 2020 memoir, Open Book.
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In November 2007, Jessica Simpson began dating Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
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Jessica Simpson appeared alongside Luke Wilson in the film Blonde Ambition ; it had a limited release in Texas before being released on home media.
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Jessica Simpson collaborated with Parlux Fragrances to launch her first scent, Fancy, in 2008.
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Jessica Simpson began working on her sixth studio album, a country music inspired record, in 2007.
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Jessica Simpson opened for country music group Rascal Flatts on their Bob That Head Tour from January to March 2009.
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Jessica Simpson revealed that the series would return in 2011 with a format change, but these plans never came to fruition.
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Jessica Simpson signed a new recording contract with eleveneleven and Primary Wave Music and released her Christmas-themed seventh studio album.
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Jessica Simpson began dating retired NFL tight end Eric Johnson in May 2010 and married July 2014 in Montecito, California.
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In January 2025, Jessica Simpson announced she and Johnson had separated.
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In May 2012, Jessica Simpson appeared alongside Nicole Richie as a mentor on the NBC reality television series Fashion Star.
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Jessica Simpson confirmed in 2015 that she would begin working on a new album and said that she was working with Linda Perry on the project.
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Jessica Simpson launched her Warm Up brand of workout clothing, available at retailers in the United States.
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Jessica Simpson expanded the brand in August 2016 to include trainers.
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On February 2,2020, Jessica Simpson released her memoir Open Book, which topped The New York Times Best Seller list selling over 59,000 copies in its first week.
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Jessica Simpson started working on the album in fall of 2023.
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Jessica Simpson describes her experience writing in Nashville as healing: "[it's] like going straight into therapy".
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Jessica Simpson has listed Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin and Sade as influences on her music.
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Jessica Simpson attempted to launch her career as a Christian music singer, and at one point completed a self-titled album of Christian music.
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Jessica Simpson has recorded songs with Christian themes in later years, including "Pray Out Loud".
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Songs such as "Irresistible" and "A Little Bit" had more provocative lyrics in comparison to her previous release, with Jessica Simpson citing the age difference between the recording of the two albums as the main reason.
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Jessica Simpson began working on her third studio album in 2002 initially, on which rapper Missy Elliott would serve as the primary producer.
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Jessica Simpson began co-writing songs for the record, something she had been nervous to do in the past.
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Jessica Simpson continued to experiment with the genre on the song "Push Your Tush".
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Jessica Simpson came to prominence as a teen idol in the late 1990s and the media described her as Columbia Records's "blond response to Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera", who had achieved recent success with their respective debut albums.
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Jessica Simpson later described Columbia's record executive Tommy Mottola as abusive, as he attempted to control her image and told her to "lose fifteen pounds" after she signed her contract in 1997.
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Jessica Simpson appeared as Daisy Duke in several television commercials for Pizza Hut airing during the Super Bowl in 2006 and 2007.
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Jessica Simpson claimed that the "[Daisy Duke] role created a "gold standard" that she would be judged by in the years that followed", and the media scrutinized her intensely following her weight gain in 2009.
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In May 2004, Jessica Simpson did a benefit concert to aid the Skin Care Foundation.
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In March 2007, Jessica Simpson donated a new Chrysler minivan to the Elim orphanage in Nuevo Laredo.
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Jessica Simpson is Soles4Souls's Ambassador and participated in autographing shoes to donate the money from communities across the United States.