Jentina Rose Rees (née Chapman, born 6 March 1984) is an English rapper, singer, songwriter and model of Romani descent.
Jentina | |
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| Born | 6 March 1984 Woking, England |
| Origin | England |
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| Years active | 2004–2011 |
| Labels | Virgin Records |
Biography
editJentina Chapman was born on 6 March 1984 in Woking, England to a Romani family that consisted of fourteen children. When she was one year old, her family moved to West Molesey, Surrey. She got her first recording contract at the age of nineteen whilst working in a computer shop.
After an advertising campaign on television and features in various UK music magazines, (notably NME), her debut single "Bad Ass Strippa" was released in the summer of 2004. The song was later parodied by the grime MC Lady Sovereign. Sampling the O'Jays song "For the Love of Money", it reached number 22 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] Jentina's second single, "French Kisses" was co-written by Jentina along with Cathy Dennis and Greg Wells and was a more electro-hop/R&B-oriented song. The single was released in the autumn of 2004, entering the UK chart at number 20.[1] Jentina released another single after this in Italy only, "Mysterious". It reached the Top 30 in Italy. Her debut album Jentina was then released, again only in Italy.
In 2005, "Bad Ass Strippa", "French Kisses" and "Mysterious" gained worldwide exposure after featuring in episodes of CSI: NY.[2] In 2006, "Mysterious" underscored some of the audition stages of MTV's DanceLife.[3]
During 2005, Jentina dated the Prodigy member Keith Flint. She also has a son called Ralph and a daughter called Annie.
Jentina was also a professional model.[4] In November 2007, she represented lingerie brand Wonderbra, following on from the likes of Eva Herzigová and Caprice. She featured in a spoof video[5] of the Cadbury's popular Gorilla television advertisement, in which a gorilla played the drums to the Phil Collins single, "In the Air Tonight".[6]
During 2011, Jentina was in the judging panel for Travellers Got Talent,[7] and she also appeared in the 8-part documentary A Gypsy Life for Me which aired on Bio in November 2011.[8]
Discography
editAlbums
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2004 | "Bad Ass Strippa" | 22 | 49 | 20 | Jentina | ||||||||||||||
| "French Kisses"1 | 20 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | "Mysterious"2 | — | — | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
1 - Released in the United Kingdom only.
2 - Released in Italy only.
References
edit- ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 282. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "CSI NY Soundtrack Guide". TuneFind. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "MTV Dancelife". Adtunes Forums. 13 January 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "A Gypsy Life For Me Episode1 (A)". YouTube. 17 November 2011. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Video.aol.com". Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Wonderbra - Two Cups Full of Joy". The Inspiration Room. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Meet the Gypsies - A Gypsy Life For Me on Bio". Thebiographychannel.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012. Archived 11 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "A Gypsy Life For Me - TV Shows on Bio". Thebiographychannel.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 144.