Jessica Martina Wahls (born 2 February 1977), also known under her nickname Jess, is a German pop singer and television host, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date", according to the German media.[1]
Wahls is the only child born to an African-American father, James, and a German mother, Gabriele "Gabi" Wahls.[2] Her parents separated when she was six months old, and thus, Jessica was raised by her single mother near Bad Nauheim, in the Wetteraukreis district of Hesse.[2] After her parents' divorce, Wahls had little contact with her father, and her mother worked as a personal assistant to support the family. In 1999, Gabriele married Wahls' Barbadian stepfather Tosh.[2]
In 2000, Jessica broke off her training as a travel management assistant to join the girl group No Angels, the result of a German version of the international television show Popstars. Two successful years later, Jess became pregnant by boyfriend, choreographer and background dancer Sascha Dickreuter, and consequently she had to leave the band for her baby girl by the name of Cheyenne Jessica.
2003–2006: Solo career launchedit
Following her departure from No Angels, Wahls remained with the Cheyenne label through which she launched a solo career in mid-2003.[3] In September 2003, "Ten Steps Back", a dance pop track co-written by Kandi Burruss, was released as her solo debut single.[3] Overshadowed by the announcement that the remaining No Angels quartet would disband in fall 2003, the song debuted and peaked at number 41 on the German Singles Chart only, also reaching the top sixty in Austria.[3] In November, Wahls along with Dickreuter appeared in four episodes of the second season of Stardance on the German KiKa channel in which they taught Dickreuter's choreography from the "Ten Steps Back" music video.[4] The same month, she joined the supergroup TV Allstars for the recording of a cover version of the 1984 Band Aid song "Do They Know It's Christmas?". It reached number three in Germany and was later certified going gold by the BVMI.[5] Wahls also recorded a solo version of the holiday classic "Winter Wonderland" which was included on the supergroup's Christmas compilation album The Ultimate Christmas Album.[5]
Also in November 2003, Wahls re-joined No Angels on a couple of selected dates surrounding the promotion of their farewell compilation album The Best of No Angels and its lead single "Reason", on which she was credited as part of the band again.[6] Wahls also appeared as a special surprise guest at the group's last 2003 concert at the Olympiahalle in Munich.[6] Her second solo single, "Don't Get Me Started", was released in August 2004. The summerly mid-tempo track peaked at number 51 on the German Singles Chart and would remain her final release with Cheyenne Records after the termination of her contract in late-2004.[5] Her solo album, for which she had recorded several tracks since 2003, including "Crime" and "No More", was eventually shelved by Cheyenne.[6] The same year, Wahls lent her vocals to the track "When We Kiss" from German duo Marshall & Alexander's album Lovers Forever (2004).[7]
In March 2005, Wahls made her German language debut with the release of her third single "Du bist wie ich", her debut with Polydor. Serving as the theme song for the KiKa live show KiKA LIVE, it reached number 78 in Germany.[5] Another single, the self-penned "Bedinungslos", was released in November 2005 and marked Wahls' debut with Maseco Records. It peaked at number 92 on the German Singles Chart.[5] As with Cheyenne, the release of an album failed to materialize after the label went bankrupt.[8][9] Wahls later released several songs to her MySpace account.[9]
^"BLITZ Spezial über die No Angels". Presseportal. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
^ abc. Clanotopia. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
^ abc"No Angels-Aussteigerin Jess: "Wir hatten uns etwas ganz anderes vorgestellt"". Der Spiegel (in German). 29 September 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^"Ex-No Angel lehrt das Tanzen". Quotenmeter (in German). 10 November 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ abc""No Angels" verabschieden sich". Der Stern (in German). 30 November 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^"Marshall & Alexander – Lovers Forever". Discogs (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^"Ex No Angel Jessica Wahls zu Gast bei Inter Racing". nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 12 October 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ ab"Talkrunde mit Jess". Instagram (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ abHung, Steffen. "Discographie Jess" (in German). Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 3 July 2018.
^ abHung, Steffen. "Discographie Jess" (in German). Swisscharts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 3 July 2018.
External linksedit
– Official website
January 01, 1970
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Jessica Martina Wahls born 2 February 1977 also known under her nickname Jess is a German pop singer and television host who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all female pop band No Angels the biggest selling German girlband to date according to the German media 1 Jessica WahlsWahls at the Kieler Woche in 2008BornJessica Martina Wahls 1977 02 02 2 February 1977 age 47 Bad Nauheim West GermanyOccupation s Singer TV hostYears active2000 2012 2014 presentLabelsCheyenne Polydor 2003 2005 Sony BMG 2005 present Children1 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 2003 2006 Solo career launch 2 Discography 2 1 Singles 3 References 4 External linksBiography editEarly life edit Wahls is the only child born to an African American father James and a German mother Gabriele Gabi Wahls 2 Her parents separated when she was six months old and thus Jessica was raised by her single mother near Bad Nauheim in the Wetteraukreis district of Hesse 2 After her parents divorce Wahls had little contact with her father and her mother worked as a personal assistant to support the family In 1999 Gabriele married Wahls Barbadian stepfather Tosh 2 In 2000 Jessica broke off her training as a travel management assistant to join the girl group No Angels the result of a German version of the international television show Popstars Two successful years later Jess became pregnant by boyfriend choreographer and background dancer Sascha Dickreuter and consequently she had to leave the band for her baby girl by the name of Cheyenne Jessica 2003 2006 Solo career launch edit Following her departure from No Angels Wahls remained with the Cheyenne label through which she launched a solo career in mid 2003 3 In September 2003 Ten Steps Back a dance pop track co written by Kandi Burruss was released as her solo debut single 3 Overshadowed by the announcement that the remaining No Angels quartet would disband in fall 2003 the song debuted and peaked at number 41 on the German Singles Chart only also reaching the top sixty in Austria 3 In November Wahls along with Dickreuter appeared in four episodes of the second season of Stardance on the German KiKa channel in which they taught Dickreuter s choreography from the Ten Steps Back music video 4 The same month she joined the supergroup TV Allstars for the recording of a cover version of the 1984 Band Aid song Do They Know It s Christmas It reached number three in Germany and was later certified going gold by the BVMI 5 Wahls also recorded a solo version of the holiday classic Winter Wonderland which was included on the supergroup s Christmas compilation album The Ultimate Christmas Album 5 Also in November 2003 Wahls re joined No Angels on a couple of selected dates surrounding the promotion of their farewell compilation album The Best of No Angels and its lead single Reason on which she was credited as part of the band again 6 Wahls also appeared as a special surprise guest at the group s last 2003 concert at the Olympiahalle in Munich 6 Her second solo single Don t Get Me Started was released in August 2004 The summerly mid tempo track peaked at number 51 on the German Singles Chart and would remain her final release with Cheyenne Records after the termination of her contract in late 2004 5 Her solo album for which she had recorded several tracks since 2003 including Crime and No More was eventually shelved by Cheyenne 6 The same year Wahls lent her vocals to the track When We Kiss from German duo Marshall amp Alexander s album Lovers Forever 2004 7 In March 2005 Wahls made her German language debut with the release of her third single Du bist wie ich her debut with Polydor Serving as the theme song for the KiKa live show KiKA LIVE it reached number 78 in Germany 5 Another single the self penned Bedinungslos was released in November 2005 and marked Wahls debut with Maseco Records It peaked at number 92 on the German Singles Chart 5 As with Cheyenne the release of an album failed to materialize after the label went bankrupt 8 9 Wahls later released several songs to her MySpace account 9 Discography edit nbsp Wahls performing alongside Sandy Molling in 2008 Singles edit As lead artist List of singles with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Album GER 5 AUT 10 SWI 11 Ten Steps Back 2003 41 54 Non album release Don t Get Me Started 2004 51 Du bist wie ich 2005 78 Bedingungslos 92 As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album GER 5 AUT 10 SWI 11 Do They Know It s Christmas with TV All Stars 2003 3 28 32 Ultimate Christmas AlbumReferences edit BLITZ Spezial uber die No Angels Presseportal Retrieved 5 April 2007 a b c Starcorner Clanotopia Archived from the original on 18 July 2011 Retrieved 22 June 2008 a b c No Angels Aussteigerin Jess Wir hatten uns etwas ganz anderes vorgestellt Der Spiegel in German 29 September 2003 Retrieved 2 March 2021 Ex No Angel lehrt das Tanzen Quotenmeter in German 10 November 2003 Retrieved 2 March 2021 a b c d e f g Charverfolgung Jess Longplay in German Musicline de GfK Entertainment Retrieved 3 July 2018 dead link a b c No Angels verabschieden sich Der Stern in German 30 November 2003 Retrieved 2 March 2021 Marshall amp Alexander Lovers Forever Discogs in German Retrieved 2 March 2021 Ex No Angel Jessica Wahls zu Gast bei Inter Racing nuerburgring langstrecken serie de in German 12 October 2006 Retrieved 2 March 2021 a b Talkrunde mit Jess Instagram in German Retrieved 2 March 2021 a b Hung Steffen Discographie Jess in German Austrian Charts Portal Hung Medien Steffen Hung Retrieved 3 July 2018 a b Hung Steffen Discographie Jess in German Swisscharts Portal Hung Medien Steffen Hung Retrieved 3 July 2018 External links editJessicaWahls tv Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jessica Wahls amp oldid 1193832475, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
