Carly Rae Jepsen Age, Height, Partner & Biography

Carly Rae Jepsen is a Canadian singer and songwriter best known for the 2012 hit Call Me Maybe, one of the best-selling singles of all time. Born in Mission, British Columbia, in 1985, she first came to fame on Canadian Idol and went on to release the critically acclaimed album Emotion in 2015. She has won 3 Juno Awards and has been nominated for a Grammy Award.

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Who Is Carly Rae Jepsen?

Carly Rae Jepsen is a Canadian singer and songwriter known for the songs Call Me Maybe, I Really Like You, Run Away with Me and Good Time with Owl City. She first came to fame on Canadian Idol in 2007, and her single Call Me Maybe became one of the best-selling singles of all time, topping the charts in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Jepsen has won 3 Juno Awards and has been nominated for a Grammy Award. She is also known for her role as Ella in the Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and she has released the albums Kiss, Emotion, Dedicated and The Loneliest Time.

Early Life & Background

Carly Rae Jepsen was born on 21 November 1985 in Mission, British Columbia, Canada, to Alexandra and Larry Jepsen, who were both teachers. She grew up in Mission and began taking voice lessons and playing the guitar at a young age, performing in school musicals and singing in a choir.

After graduating from high school, Jepsen studied at the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, British Columbia, and she worked as a barista in Vancouver while she pursued her music career. In 2007 she auditioned for the fifth season of Canadian Idol, and she finished in third place, which led to a contract with the Canadian label 604 Records.

Career

Jepsen released her debut album, Tug of War, in 2008, and the album was a modest success in Canada. Her breakthrough came in 2011 with the single Call Me Maybe, which topped the chart in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, and spent nine weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song became one of the best-selling singles of all time, and it was nominated for Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards in 2013.

Her second album, Kiss, was released in 2012 and featured the singles Good Time with Owl City and This Kiss. In 2014 she made her Broadway debut as Ella in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and in 2016 she played Frenchy in the television production Grease: Live. Her third album, Emotion, was released in 2015 and featured the singles I Really Like You, Run Away with Me and Your Type.

Jepsen followed Emotion with the album Dedicated in 2019, featuring the singles Julien, Too Much and Party for One, and the companion album Dedicated Side B in 2020. Her next album, The Loneliest Time, was released in 2022 and featured the singles Western Wind, Beach House and Talking to Yourself, as well as the title track with Rufus Wainwright, and she released The Loveliest Time in 2023. She continues to record and tour, and she remains one of Canada’s best-known pop stars.

Facts About Carly Rae Jepsen

• Call Me Maybe spent nine weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Call Me Maybe is one of the best-selling singles of all time.
• She has won 3 Juno Awards.
• Call Me Maybe was nominated for Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards in 2013.
• She made her Broadway debut as Ella in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella in 2014.

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