Jessia

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Jessia
Birth nameJessika Harling
Years active2021–present

Jessika Harling, better known by her stage name Jessia, is a Canadian pop singer from Ucluelet, British Columbia, best known for her 2021 single "I'm Not Pretty". [1]

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A graduate of the music program at MacEwan University, she released "I'm Not Pretty" as a TikTok video in early 2021, and signed to Republic Records soon afterward. [1] She released her debut EP, How Are You?, in October 2021. [2]

She won the Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022, and was nominated for Single of the Year for "I'm Not Pretty", Pop Album of the Year for How Are You? and the Fan Choice Award. [3] "I'm Not Pretty" was certified gold by RIAA in April 2022. [4]

In 2023, she participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health. [5]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleEP details
How Are You?
  • Released: October 15, 2021
  • Label: Republic
  • Format: Digital download
Track listing [6]
  • 1. "First Call"
  • 2. "I'm not Pretty"
  • 3. "How Are You?"
  • 4. "Hell of It"
  • 5. "Be Here Now"
  • 6. "But I Don't"

Singles

As lead artist

YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN CAN
AC
CAN CHR CAN HAC AUT
[7]
2021"I'm not Pretty"
(original or featuring Bebe Rexha)
22117564How Are You?
"I Should Quit"Non-album single
"First Call"How Are You?
2022"But I Don't"43
"Next Time"Non-album singles
"One of the Guys" [9] 45
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

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References

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  9. "ONE OF THE GUYS IS OFFICIALLY COMING OUT SEPT 2ND!!!". Twitter. August 23, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.