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Carly Rae Jepsen: Hottest Singer Fitness Secrets Revealed
 Carly
Rae Jepsen has been nominated at World Music Awards 2013 in three categories
namely World's Best Song "Call Me Maybe", World's Best Video "Call Me Maybe" and
World's Best Female Artist. At MTV Video Music Awards 2013 Japan she won Best
New Artist for the song "Call Me Maybe". At Billboard Music Awards 2013 she won
three awards Top Pop Song of the Year for "Call Me Maybe", she won Top Digital
Songs Artist and Top Digital Song for "Call Me Maybe".
Although she�s been an established artist in Canada for several years � with a
third-place finish on Canadian Idol, two gold singles, two albums, and two Juno
Award nominations to her name � Jepsen was a virtual unknown in the U.S. when
�Call Me Maybe� hit it big. Now she�s looking forward to showing the rest of the
world what else she has in her bag of tricks with the release of her U.S. debut
album Kiss, which showcases her rich, distinctive voice, heartfelt lyrics, and
down-to-earth charm.
Carly Rae Jepsen was born on November 21st 1985. She is a Canadian recording
artist and singer-songwriter from Mission, British Columbia. In 2007, she placed
third in Canadian Idol season five's competition and was a part of the Canadian
Idol Top 3 concert tour. Shortly after competing on Canadian Idol, she
independently released her debut album, Tug of War, through MapleMusic
Recordings on September 30, 2008. Three years later, she released a new single,
titled "Call Me Maybe", on Canadian label 604 Records, which was followed by the
release of an EP titled Curiosity on February 14, 2012. In February 2012, pop
singer Justin Bieber referred her to his manager, Scooter Braun, who
subsequently signed Jepsen to his Schoolboy Records label while obtaining an
American deal with global distribution on affiliate Interscope Records, after
"Call Me Maybe" gained popularity on YouTube by reaching 400 million views. The
single reached the number one spot on both the US Billboard and Canadian Hot
100, while also topping the charts in 19 other countries. Jepsen's musical
influences include James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen and Van Morrison. Jepsen has
received multiple awards and nominations, including three Juno Awards and two
Grammy Award nominations. She was also named by Billboard as 2012's Rising Star
and introduced in Canada's Walk of Fame's Slaight Allan Awards.
Jepsen was born in Mission, British Columbia, the daughter of Alexandra and
Larry Jepsen; her stepfather is Ron Lanzarotta. She attended Heritage Park
Secondary School in Mission, and has since performed there post-graduation. She
later attended the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, British
Columbia before auditioning for Canadian Idol. After completing the Canadian
Idol tour, Jepsen went back to British Columbia to focus on writing, recording
and completing her band. Her demos attracted attention and she was eventually
signed a joint management deal with Simkin Artist Management and Dexter
Entertainment, which led Jepsen into the studio with producer Ryan Stewart.
Founder Jonathan Simkin of Simkin Artist Management, who is also co-founder of
the Vancouver-based record label 604 Records, was initially reluctant to also
sign her to the 604 label right away, instead opting to jointly take on her
management as a first step. Jepsen struck an independent signing with MapleMusic
Recordings and distribution via Fontana North.
Following the steady appeal since her debut album, Canadian label 604 Records,
co-founded by Jepsen's ongoing manager Jonathan Simkin, signed Jepsen to the
label. Jepsen also began recording material for her sophomore album in 2011 with
previous collaborators Josh Ramsay and Ryan Stewart. One of those songs, "Call
Me Maybe", was chosen as the first single and released in Canada on September
21, 2011. In January 2012, dating pop singers Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez
were in Canada for the holidays and heard the track on the mainstream radio.
After they tweeted about it on their personal profiles, Jepsen instantly gained
international attention. Soon after in February, Jepsen visited Bieber and his
manager Scooter Braun in Los Angeles where she subsequently obtained an American
deal with Braun's label School Boy Records and Interscope Records, enabling her
access to global distribution. At the same time, 604 Records was gearing up for
the release of her second studio album. Having obtained a new deal of global
calibre, it was mutually decided to postpone plans for a release of a second
studio album, as her new deal called for Jepsen to work with a host of in demand
producers in recording additional all new material. Therefore, at the last
minute, 604 Records decided to only release six of her completed tracks with
producers Ramsay and Stewart as an EP, including the hit single "Call Me Maybe".
The EP, titled Curiosity, was released on February 14, 2012 in Canada,
coinciding with her rising popularity on YouTube and social media sites.
"Call Me Maybe" became the first song by a Canadian artist to reach the top of
the digital chart since Justin Bieber's "Baby" in January 2010. It is also only
the eleventh song by a Canadian artist to reach number one on the Digital Songs
chart since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital download sales in 2005. The
song also peaked at number one on the Canadian Hot 100, making Jepsen the fourth
Canadian artist to do so. Jepsen was also the first Canadian Idol contestant to
enter the UK charts, when "Call Me Maybe" debuted at number one. On June 26,
2012 Jepsen's duet with Owl City, "Good Time", was released as a digital
download and appears on both artists' albums. The song debuted at number 18 on
the Billboard Hot 100 and later peaked at number 8. In early August 2012, Jepsen
announced that her second album, Kiss, would be released on September 18, 2012.
She premiered her song "This Kiss" on Tuesday, September 18, 2012, on The Ellen
DeGeneres Show. Additionally, Jepsen appeared on the fifth season premiere
episode of The CW primetime soap opera, 90210. The episode premiered on October
8, 2012. On October 25, 2012, Jepsen was named Billboard's Rising Star of 2012.
In October 2012, Jepsen was sued in Federal Court in Los Angeles for copyright
infringement. Jepsen and Owl City's Adam Young were named in a lawsuit for the
song "Good Time." Allyson Nichole Burnett, a singer-songwriter from Huntsville,
Ala., is suing Carly Rae Jepsen and Owl City, along with Universal Music Group,
Songs Music Publishing and Schoolboy Records, ACAP and SESAC. Burnett claims
"Good Time" features many similarities to her 2010 song "AH, It's a Love Song."
Matt Thiessen and Brian Lee, the songwriters of "Good Time", were also mentioned
in the suit. In a second lawsuit filed on November 8, 2012, Ukrainian pop star
Aza filed a lawsuit against Jepsen in US District Court in Los Angeles in which
Aza accuses Carly Rae Jepsen of sampling lyrics from Aza's song "Hunky Santa"
without approval or consent. Aza claims her tune "Hunky Santa" also features a
"call me" call out, which Aza claims was used to create Jepsen's "Call Me
Maybe." Scooter Braun � Justin Bieber's manager � is also named in the suit. A
representative for Jepsen has denied the allegations.
 As part of ABC�s 2012 Dick Clark�s New Year�s Rockin� Eve, Jepsen performed her
songs "This Kiss" and "Call Me Maybe" in Times Square. Candie's announced in
2013 that Jepsen will be the new spokesperson for their clothing/footwear brand.
Jepsen was scheduled to perform at the Boy Scouts of America upcoming 2013
National Scout Jamboree, along with the band Train. In March 2013, both cited
the controversy over the BSA policy on gays as barrier to their performance.
Train released a statement saying they "strongly opposes any kind of policy that
questions the equality of any American citizen ... We look forward to
participating in the Jamboree this summer, as long as they make the right
decision before then." Similarly, Jepsen released a statement saying "As an
artist who believes in equality for all people, I will not be participating in
the Boy Scouts of America Jamboree this summer".
In March, Jepsen has begun writing and recording sessions in preparation of her
follow-up record to Kiss. She has been back into Studio at Barcelona, Spain, and
has written a new song with producer BHarv and co-writer Tavish Crowe. In June
2013, Kiss: The Remix, a compilation album containing remixes and instrumentals
of singles from Kiss was released exclusively in Japan, and peaked at number 157
on the Oricon albums chart.
Carly Rae Jepsen beauty secrets.
Carly Rae Jepsen says �I just grew up with them. My mom�s kind of a hippie at
heart and she has always hammered home the fact that your body is a temple, and
all that kind of stuff. I think you grow up and you get fed a whole bunch of
different ideas about what it takes to be beautiful, and I personally love the
idea that natural is beautiful. Doing stuff that isn�t harmful to yourself is
the number one most important thing in my books.�
�There are a few things that I�ve fallen in love with. For one, there�s this
little bun thing that�s called a bun donut, and it�s a really simple way to put
your hair up. You just wrap your hair around it and have a perfect bun. It�s
super easy to do. I�ve also learned to love fake lashes. When it�s a red carpet
event especially, it�s fun to play with fake lashes. And then nails are my
favorite because I play guitar a lot, and when I get a manicure, it�s ruined
five minutes later. Even though it�s a little rough on the nails when removing,
every once in awhile I go and get Shellac instead because I know my nails will
be prettier for longer and I can play as much as I want!�
Carly Rae Jepsen adds that although she dresses "classy" at home, she adopts a
much more youthful wardrobe while on tour. Anything color. I went through a
phase where everything was just black or white or beige, but now I'm enjoying
the opposite. Maybe it's because spring is approaching, but I'm currently
wearing seafoam green pants. I can't seem to get of colorful pants.
Carly Rae Jepsen workout secrets.
Carly Rae Jepsen says �One of things I used to do when I was on the Justin
Bieber Tour was run. When I was looking at the stadium and figuring out what I
was going to do in my hours before meet-and-greet time, I decided to start
running the stairs. My security guard and I would get in running gear and run
the stairs of the stadium, which was cool for two reasons: it gets your butt in
shape, but it�s also a way to get perspective and be like, �Wow, someone�s going
to be sitting up here!� I need to make the show big enough to reach them."
Carly Rae Jepsen diet secrets.
 Carly Rae Jepsen says " I really like risotto! Mushroom risotto sounds like my
idea of heaven. For my drink, I'm all about a really good red wine, but
cocktail-wise, I'm all for a margarita in the summer ".
My go-to morning drink is black tea with milk and honey, probably because it�s
what my mom would always drink�it�s comforting. My singing teacher told me that
black tea is horrible for your vocal cords, though, so it�s kind of like my
guilty pleasure.
I have the same thing for breakfast every day: vanilla yogurt with granola and
fruit. And if I can get my hands on some boiled eggs, I go for those, too. When
it comes to bacon, the crunchier the better, but really any bacon is good by me.
If fresh-squeezed orange juice is around, I will not say no. But no pulp,
please.
When I�m home in Canada, my dad makes me his famous pancakes. I think they�re
just made right from the box, but whatever he does�the amount of water he uses,
something like that�he just nails the perfect pancake.
When I�m touring, there are plenty of times when my usual breakfast just isn�t
an option. We couldn�t find any yogurt parfaits in Japan, so we went for rice
balls stuffed with tuna instead. They were insanely delicious!
One of my favorite breakfasts abroad is in Paris�I have to have a croissant. I
don�t normally like croissants anywhere else, but when you�re in Paris, it�s
kind of just a no-brainer. You can�t not have a croissant when you are there.
When I lived in Vancouver, before I did all this music stuff, I used to work at
Trees Organic Coffee as a barista and pasty chef assistant. All my friends
worked there, and I started a music night once a week. It�s been a while since
I�ve done any latte art myself, but I�m sure I would remember at least how to
make a leaf or something.
I used to think I would be able to remember all the recipes the pasty chef at
the coffee shop taught me�that I�d be all Barefoot Contessa-style some day. Now
I don�t know how to make anything except for eight cheesecakes. A whole batch,
not just one.
Dated 15 August 2013
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