Global InformationJessica Frech information
Jessica Frech | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 30, 1991 Orlando, Florida[1] |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Folk/Pop |
| Occupation(s) | 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]
- ^ Daily Discovery: Jessica Frech
- ^ a b "The Internet Star: Jessica Frech". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ People of Walmart Song Released
- ^ People of Walmart Photo Blog
- ^ Jessica Frech Dashes onto the National Scene
- ^ "Photoblog spawns hilarious song, music video". Archived from the original on December 29, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ Auto Tune: Who's The Girl In That Hyundai TV Commercial?
- ^ "YouTube Sensation Jessica Frech Premieres People of Wal-Mart Part Two". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- ^ a b Jessica Frech Hitches A Ride With Hyundai
- ^ Singer-Songwriter Jessica Frech Releases Grapefruit EP
- ^ Artist Information Jessica Frech
- ^ "Jessica Frech Walks in a Windy Wonderland with Pull My Finger To Hear Jingle Bells". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- ^ a b Jessica Frech + YOU = NEW ALBUM
- ^ Broken Records Talks to Jessica Frech
- ^ "Catching Up With Jessica Frech". Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ Houston DigiTour Jessica Frech
- ^ Artist Interviews Dallas DigiTour
- ^ Billboard Chart Beat Meet & Greet: Jessica Frech