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BIOGRAPHY

Jamelia was born Jamelia Davis in Birmingham , England , being brought up in the inner city district of Aston . She was signed to Parlophone at the age of 15, after impressing record executives with self-written A Capella songs. In 2000 , at age 18, she released her first album ''Drama''. The most successful single was "Money", featuring a guest vocal from Beenie Man which went top 5. She was nominated for five Mobo Awards in 2000 , winning one.

Afterwards she retired (temporarily) from the music business to give birth to a baby girl on , Australia and New Zealand . The single shot to #1 in Australia and was certified " Platinum ". Both follow-up singles - the album's title track "Thank You" and the Chris Martin written "See It in A Boy's Eyes" - saw similar success.

In fall , "Stop", a Sam Brown cover, which became her fifth top 10 hit in the UK .

On October 21, 2005 , Jamelia gave birth to her second child, Tiani Byfield, who weighed in at 8lb 8oz (3850g). Tiani's father is the Footballer Darren Byfield .

Her third album is scheduled for 2006 . Jamelia has collaborated with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis so far.


DISCOGRAPHY


Albums

  • '' Drama '' ( 2000 ) (#39 UK)

  • ''Thank You'' ( 2003 ) (#4 UK) (#57 AUS)



Singles


  • "I Do" (#36 UK)

  • "Money" (#5 UK)

  • "Call Me" (#11 UK)

  • "Boy Next Door" (#42 UK)

  • From Thank You:

  • "Bout" (featuring Rah Diggah) (#37 UK)

  • " Superstar " (#3 UK, #1 AUS, #6 Greece, #3 Austria, #7 Belgium, #9 FIN, #3 FRA, #4 GER, #5 NETH, #19 IRE, #1 NZ, #4 ITA, #9 NOR, #14 SPN, #8 SWE, #2 SWI, #16 IND)

  • "Thank You" (#2 UK, #7 AUS, #15 FIN, #30 FRA, #27 NETH, #10 IRE, #8 NZ)

  • From Thank You (2nd edition):

  • "See It In A Boys Eyes" (#5 UK, #35 AUS, #11 IRE)

  • "Univeral Prayer" (with Tiziano Ferro )

  • "DJ/Stop" (#9 UK, #37 AUS, #12 IRE, #12 RUS)

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