1. Jessica "Jessie" Reyez was born on June 12,1991 and is a Canadian singer-songwriter.
19 Facts About Jessie Reyez
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Jessie Reyez's follow up EP, Being Human in Public, was released in 2018.
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Jessie Reyez has written songs for Calvin Harris, Kehlani, Dua Lipa, and Normani, most notably penning the hit "One Kiss", and has collaborated with Eminem on multiple occasions.
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Jessica Jessie Reyez was born in Toronto, Ontario to Colombian parents.
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Jessie Reyez was introduced to the guitar by her father, leading to a career in art and music.
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Jessie Reyez played guitar as a child and began writing her own music in high school.
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At the Remix Project, Jessie Reyez was mentored by Daniel Daley from Dvsn, and her music was heard by King Louie.
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Jessie Reyez received two 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards nominations for Best New Canadian Artist and Fan Fave Video for "Shutter Island".
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Jessie Reyez was nominated for two 2018 MTV Music Video Awards, including Push Artist of the Year and Video With A Message.
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Jessie Reyez performed "Figures" at the 2017 BET Awards on June 25,2017 and on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on August 8,2017.
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Jessie Reyez received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Cotton Candy".
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Jessie Reyez joined Capaldi again in the music video of the single.
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Jessie Reyez then released her second EP, Being Human in Public, and toured across North America.
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Jessie Reyez had a cameo in the Netflix film, Someone Great and appeared on The Lion King: The Gift, performing and co-writing the song "Scar".
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Jessie Reyez received her first Grammy nomination, when Being Human in Public was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards.
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Jessie Reyez was booked to perform for the first time at Coachella festival, which was postponed due to the pandemic.
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Jessie Reyez released her debut studio album, Before Love Came to Kill Us, on March 27,2020.
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Jessie Reyez was featured in Beyonce's musical film Black Is King, which premiered on Disney+ in July 2020.
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Jessie Reyez released her second studio album, Yessie, on September 16,2022.