Jessica Frech | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 30, 1991 Orlando, Florida [1] |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Folk/Pop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | unsigned |
| Website | www.jessicamusic.com |
Jessica Frech is an American pop/folk singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. Jessica is attending Belmont University, majoring in songwriting. [2]
Frech gained worldwide notoriety with the release of the "People of Walmart" music video on YouTube. [3] The comedy video features images from the People of Walmart photo blog along with an original score written by Frech. [4] Shortly after release, the video went viral with multi-millions of views. [5] The video has been featured on G4's Attack of the Show! , [2] Fox News, [6] Billboard , [7] Jimmy Fallon, AOL, and MSNBC. [8] [9] "People of Walmart" video gained the attention of Hyundai which hired Jessica to create two commercials for their 2011 holiday campaign. [9]
On August 20, 2009 Frech released her debut album Grapefruit. [10] The album features six original songs recorded by Grammy nominated, Bart Pursley [11]
Frech released her first Christmas album Pull My Finger To Hear Jingle Bells on December 6, 2011. [12] The album contains two traditional Christmas songs "Jingle Bells" and "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" along with two originals.
On December 18, 2011 Frech started a Kickstarter Campaign [13] to fund her first full-length album "Reality". The original goal of $8,000 was met in less than 72 hrs. [14] On February 5, 2012 the project was successfully funded by 718 backers pledging a total of $28,938. [13]
Frech joined the second annual national DigiTour for two shows [15] in Houston, Texas on March 15, 2012 [16] and Dallas, Texas on March 16, 2012. [17]
Frech's first full-length album Reality was released on March 20, 2012. The album has 12 songs. One track, "I Tried to Die Young", features Melanie Safka. [18]
Frech's YouTube channel has over 12 million views. [19]
| Title | Details | Release Date |
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| Reality | Music Video | April 2, 2012 |
| Our Family Christmas | Music Video | December 6, 2011 |
| Black Friday Night | Parody of the song Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) by Katy Perry | November 23, 2011 |
| People of Walmart 2 | Music Video | November 17, 2011 |
| Dance | Music Video | November 14, 2011 |
| Kesha Done With Cookware | August 21, 2011 | |
| Facebook Creeping | Music Video, Song Challenge | August 14, 2011 |
| Airport Security | Music Video, Song Challenge | July 24, 2011 |
| Awkwardness in an Elevator | Music Video, Song Challenge | July 11, 2011 |
| I'm A Wizard | Parody of the Harry Potter movie series | July 7, 2011 |
| Pee in Traffic | Music Video, Song Challenge | June 27, 2011 |
| McWeiner | Music Video, Song Challenge | June 19, 2011 |
| Time After Time (cover) | Cover of the song Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper | June 9, 2011 |
| Can't Get Better Than This | Music Video | June 2, 2011 |
| Brand New Key (cover) | Cover of the song Brand New Key by Melanie Safka | May 22, 2011 |
| People of Walmart | Music Video | May 5, 2011 |
| It's Me | Music Video | April 12, 2011 |
| Fountain Lady Song | Music Video | January 24, 2011 |
| Poker Face (cover) | Cover of the song Poker Face by Lady Gaga | March 27, 2010 |
Break.com named music video "People of Walmart" as the No. 1 viral video of 2011 [20]
Named Hot-Up-N-Comer of 2010 by Woman's Radio [11]
The Independent Singer Songwriters Association 2009 Honorable Mention for the song "Grapefruit" [11]
Placed 5th on OurStage.com for 2009 Folk Song of The Year for the song "Reality" [21]
| Title | Details |
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| Grapefruit EP |
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| Pull My Finger To Hear Jingle Bells |
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| Reality |
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| Year | Single | Album |
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| 2009 | "Jewelry" | Grapefruit EP |
| "Reality" | ||
| "Grapefruit" | ||
| "The Lullaby" | ||
| "Growing Older" | ||
| "This Little Flaw In Me" | ||
| 2011 | "People of Walmart " | People of Walmart – Single |
| "I'm a Wizard " | I'm a Wizard- Single | |
| "People of Walmart 2" | People of Walmart 2 – Single | |
| "Annie " | Annie – Single | |
| " I Fell In The Fountain" | I Fell in the Fountain – Single | |
| "Can't Get Better Than This" | Can't Get Better Than This – Single | |
| "Dance" | Dance – Single | |
| "Our Family Christmas" | Pull My Finger To Hear Jingle Bells | |
| "Jingle Bells" | ||
| "This Christmas" | ||
| "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" | ||
| 2012 | "Reality" | Reality |
| "Fame" | ||
| "It's Me" | ||
| "Hoping Against Hope " | ||
| "Grand Marquis" | ||
| "I Tried To Die Young (feat Melanie Safka)" | ||
| "Growing Older" | ||
| "Jewelry" | ||
| "Happiness" | ||
| "Brand New Key" | ||
| "Can't Get Better Than This" | ||
| "Just The Two Of Us " | ||
| 2014 | "Speak Softer, Love Louder" | Speak Softer, Love Louder |