Carly Ray Jepsen - a popular singer from Canada was born on November 21, 1985. Known to the world as an actress and songwriter. She gained her popularity after participating in the Canadian Idol project in 2007, after which she signed a contract with record labels Fontana and MapleMusic.
In 2008, Carly's first album, Tug of War, was released. However, the singer received recognition and worldwide popularity only three years later, releasing the song Call Me Maybe, which at one time came from each receiver. The track broke the heights of all the famous charts and is still considered the most successful in Carly’s career. The next step of the singer was the release of the album on February 14, 2012.
short biography
Carly was born and lived in Mission, a province of British Columbia in Canada, where she attended high school. Before getting to the Canadian Idol show, the future star was studying at the College of Art, which was located in the town of Victoria.
After the show ended, Carly went on a big tour with all the participants, and upon arrival home she gave all her free time and energy to write songs and record them. The result was not long in coming - very soon Carly was offered the above-mentioned contract with record labels, and here she began her painstaking work with producers. A charming girl with big eyes did not leave anyone indifferent, in the photo Carly Ray looks simply stunning.
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A significant event in the life of the singer was the release of the first album. He saw the light on September 30, 2008 and was called Tug of War. After that, tracks were released that were not included in the album. In 2009, in the spring, Carly went on a big tour of Canada, but not alone, but in the company of the Marianas Trench group. In the same year, the first clips of the singer, directed by Ben Kneshton, were released.
Carly Ray's songs have always been melodious and have sweet lyrics.
How did Carly Ray Jepsen win the top of the charts?
The fans had to wait for the next album long enough. Only on February 14, 2012 the world saw the second disc of the singer, which was called Curiosity. However, she won the pop scene Carly a year earlier, releasing the single Call Me Maybe in 2011. This event was significant not only for the singer, but even for Canada as a whole, because this is the first song of the Canadian artist, which climbed to the top in the download chart in Canada since January 2010.
It is also worth noting that the singer broke the record for everyone known Avril Lavigne, who is also a native of Canada. Carly became the fourth artist from this country, who managed to climb to the top and take first place in the Billboard's Canadian Hot 100. She was the first after Avalanche with the track Girlfriend.
Of the girl’s breakthroughs, it can also be noted that the singer became the first participant in the history of five seasons of Canadian Idol, who managed to win the UK Singles chart. Carly first appeared on television only in 2012, performing her most popular track.
What now?
The girl’s success did not end there, but the fans again had to wait out the lull. Only on March 2, 2015 a new song of the singer, called I Really Like You, was released. And she made a lot of noise, as the cult actor Tom Hanks starred in the video. The song immediately climbed to the top positions in many charts in Europe and America, and the Internet composition won over immediately.