Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen: biography

Sometimes we do not get what we desire for, and we simply give up, thinking that we could not achieve what we had wished for! But the other perspective can be that destiny must have stored something better for you in the future. The same happened with Carly Rae Jepsen. When she stood at the third position in the Canadian Idol (Season Fifth), she must not have imagined herself that how name, fame, and money are waiting for her in the coming years!

Carly Rae Jepsen is an internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, musician, and an actress. Standing just 5 feet and 2 inches tall, she has touched the heights of success in the world of music and is an inspiration for many people around the globe. The recent news suggests that Carly Rae Jepsen engaged with her boyfriend and the couple was seen exploring engagement rings. But the same new has not been confirmed yet.

Early Life

Сarly Rae Jepsen was born on the 21st of November, and thus she carries the zodiac sign of Scorpion. She was born in 1985, and presently Carly Rae Jepsen age is 33 years. She was born and brought up in Mission (British Columbia). She played a few important roles in the musical productions of her high school and also participated in the musical theatre (Canadian College of Performing Arts). Her song ‘Call Me Maybe’ created sensations all over the world and was even enjoyed by the celebrities who were noticed dancing on this catchy number.

Carly Rae Jepsen belongs to a family of six members, and she is the second kid of her parents. Larry Jepsen and Alexandra Jepsen are her parents who are into the teaching profession. She has one elder brother called Colin and a younger sister, called Katie. Carly went to the Heritage Park Secondary School and followed her desire of being a part of musical theatre there only. She played the lead roles in The Wiz, Grease, and Annie.

Carly took music as a secondary choice and kept applying to several music programs. She was guided by her school teacher Beverly Holmes who convinced her to appear in the audition for Canadian College of Performing Arts (Victoria, British Columbia). Luck, as well as her talent, supported her, and she got the opportunity to get enrolled into a music program at that place. At that time, only twenty-five students were selected for that particular program and Carly was one of them.

Once her studies were over, she shifted back to the west side of Vancouver and started doing a few jobs that were based on wages. Very few people know that Carly has worked as a barista, bartender and also as a pastry chef assistant where she got the opportunity to try open mic. According to her, that was the most pleasurable time of her life as she used to write songs and watch performances of other music artists like Sia. During that time, she kept a guitar with her that was a sweet and useful gift given by her parents.

Beginning of Career

As we told you earlier, destiny has stored something much better and bright for her. Her school teacher, Beverly Holmes, persuaded her to try her luck in the fifth season of Canadian Idol that was held in 2007.

At that time, she came up with her original unique composition, namely, ‘Sweet Talker.’ She stood at the third place and considered herself happy for getting the required experience and acquaintance without signing any contract. Jonathan Simkin, the music manager, spotted her at the time of demo recording and asked her to sign a deal of six hundred and hour records in a single year.

Discography

• Carly performed her ‘Sweet Talker,’ a song inspired by the folk music during the Canadian Idol in 2007.
• In the year 2008, during June, ‘Sunshine on My Shoulders’ (cover of John Denver’s song) was released. This was Carly’s debut single. Her debut album “Tug of War” came in the year 2008 during September. It was perfect, and in Canada alone, more than ten thousand copies of this album were sold.

• In the same year 2008, Carly’s single “Bucket” was released. Both “Bucket” as well as “Tug of War” gave love and fame to Carly. These singles were also included in the Top 40 of Canadian Hot 100 list.
• In 2009, Carly released her duet “Sour Candy” with Marianas Trench’s Josh Ramsay. This was also a pure success. She made her way to various musical tours along with Shiloh and Marianas Trench.

• The major call of success came for Carly Rae Jepsen in the year 2011 when she wrote a song along with Tavish Crowe, Ryan Stewart, and Josh Ramsay. It was the most popular single of Carly and was called ‘Call Me Maybe.’ This one made her a superstar, and she got all her desired and deserved fame. The song was a super hit and got recognition in more than eighteen countries around the world. It also secured the first place in Canadian Hot 100. Not only this, the “Call Me Maybe” stayed on the first position of Billboard Hot 100 in the United States for constant 9 weeks. It also won respect and recognition as 21st Century’s e best - selling single by a woman.

• In 2012, Carly’s second studio album was released. It was the “Kiss” album that was based on pop music. It was a major hit and success all over the world. The song ‘Tonight I'm Getting Over You’ was a pure success and attained great fame.
• In the year 2015, Carly came up with her third album in the row. It was ‘I Really Like You.’ It witnessed the popular actor Tom Hanks who lip-synced it along with Carly.
• Carly did not stop here only and gave her next major hit in the form of the album called ‘Emotion’ that was released in 2015. 20 million records of this album were sold all over the world.

• Carly Rae Jepsen’s album “Dedicated” is scheduled to be released on 17th May, this year.
• She also performed the role of Cinderella ( the new version by Rodgers and Hammerstein) and also played in the television show ‘Grease:Live.’ She has also given her voice in the animation film “Ballerina.”

Net Worth

According to the Celebrity Net Worth, the net worth of this music superstar is almost $10 million as declared in the August month, 2017.