  Jessica Simpson was born July
10, 1980, and hails from Dallas, Texas. She
began singing at a Baptist church and by age
12 was auditioning (unsuccessfully) for the
Mickey Mouse Club ("I made it all the
way to the end, and I froze in the last
audition"). Jessica spent several years
in her youth working on a recording for a
small gospel label she signed with but the
label folded before Jessica could make any
gains with her music. Jessica did continue
appearing in various Christian events and
performed on the same bill as Kirk
Franklin and Ce Ce Winans.
Jessica's perseverance eventually got her to
meet with Tommy Mottola of Sony Records and a
recording contract with Columbia Records
while still a high school senior.
 # 63
Singles Artist of the Year
 Jessica could be heard on the TV
show Dawson
Creek soundtrack with "Did You
Ever Love Somebody."
Jessica hit the Top 40 for the
first time with "I
Wanna Love You Forever."
Jessica opened for several Ricky
Martin concert dates.
 Jessica released her debut LP, Sweet
Kisses. CDNow said of Jessica and her
new LP: "...Her vocals are the typical
Top 40 combination of breathy wonder mixed
with moments of chest-thumping sincerity, but
Simpson at least seems to mean it more than,
say, Britney
Spears, who never seems to mean
anything."
The single "I
Wanna Love You Forever" was certified
gold.
 Sweet
Kisses was certified gold.
The single "I
Wanna Love You Forever" was certified
platinum.
Jessica hit the Top
10
with "I
Wanna Love You Forever."
"I
Wanna Love You Forever" topped the
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 6
weeks.
 # 13
Singles Artist of the Year
Jessica hit #1 for 2 weeks with
"I
Wanna Love You Forever."
 Jessica's second single "Where
You Are"
(a duet with boyfriend Nick
Lachey of 98
Degrees) hit the charts and was
featured in the film Here
On Earth.
Jessica and Nick hit the Top
10
with "Where
You Are"
 Jessica hit the Top 40 with
"I
Think I'm In Love With You."
Sweet
Kisses was certified platinum.
Jessica hit #1 in Canada with
with "I
Think I'm In Love With You."
Jessica won 2 Teen Choice Awards
for Breakout Artist and Love Song of the Year
("Where
You Are").
 Sweet
Kisses was certified 2x platinum.
 # 26
Singles Artist of the Year
 Jessica was
nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist.
Jessica hit the Top 40 with
"Irresistible."
 Jessica released her 2nd LP, Irresistible.
Jessica hit the Top 10 with "Irresistible."
Irresistible was certified gold.
 Jessica hit the Top 40 with
"A Little Bit."
 This
Is The Remix was released.
Jessica
appeared in 3 episodes of That
'70s Show on FOX.
Jessica married Nick Lachey of 98
Degrees.
 # 75
Singles Artist of the Year
 Jessica was
back guest-starring in a few episodes of That
'70s Show on FOX.
Jessica hit the
book stores with the wedding-themed book I
Do: Achieving Your Dream Wedding.
Jessica hit the
Top 40 with "Sweetest Sin."
Jessica
released her next LP, In
This Skin.
She was seen on
MTV with the hit reality series Newlyweds:
Nick And Jessica.
 Jessica signed a comedy
development deal with ABC.
Jessica appeared on the cover of
Rolling Stone with the caption
'Housewife of the Year.'
Jessica hit the Top 40 with
"With You."
In
This Skin was certified gold.
 # 7
Singles Artist of the Year
 Jessica hit the Top 10 with "With You."
Jessica co-hosted Saturday
Night Live with her husband, Nick Lachey.
The second season of Newlyweds began on MTV.
In
This Skin was certified platinum.
Jessica hit #1 for 2 weeks with
"With You."
 Jessica released a revamped
version of In
This Skin with 2 new songs - the covers
of Robbie Williams' "Angels"
and Berlin's "Take My
Breath Away."
Jessica topped the Billboard
Mainstream Top 40 chart with "With You."
Jessica hit the Top 40 with
"Take My Breath Away."
 Jessica and Nick
Lachey appeared in their first TV
variety special on ABC with The
Nick & Jessie Variety Hour.
In
This Skin was certified 2x platinum.
Jessica hit the Top 10 with "Take My Breath Away."
Jessica was featured on VH1's Divas
Live.
A TV sitcom starring Jessica was
not picked up for the fall schedule.
 Jessica hit the Top 40 with
"Angels."
Jessica had to cancel some
concert performances due to a kidney
infection.
The video for "With You" was nominated
for 2 MTV Video Music
Awards including Best Female Video and Best Pop Video. Jessica performed at
the ceremony held in Miami.
The single "With You" was certified
gold.
 Jessica was nominated for 2 American Music
Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album. Jessica also
performed at the ceremony.
Jessica recorded a duet
("Little Drummer Boy") with her
sister Ashlee Simpson for Jessica's holiday
LP, Re-Joyce:
The Christmas Album.
Jessica appeared with her hubby
in their ABC Christmas special, Nick And
Jessica's Family Christmas.
 In
This Skin was certified 3x platinum.
# 87 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 # 88
Singles Artist of the Year
Re-Joyce:
The Christmas Album was certified gold.
Jessia could be
heard on the Disneymania
3
compilation on the track "A Whole New
World."
 Jessica could be heard on the
soundtrack for The
Dukes Of Hazzard with her cover of
"These Boots Are Made
For Walkin'."
Jessica topped the Billboard Hot
Digital Tracks chart with "These Boots Are Made
For Walkin'."
Jessica's video for "These Boots Are Made
For Walkin'" irked a Christian group
that called for it to be cleaned up.
 Jessica could be seen in her
first feature film - The
Dukes Of Hazzard. The movie opened to
poor reviews but over 30 million opening
weekend bucks.
Jessica filed for a divorce from
Nick
Lachey.
The single ""These Boots Are Made
For Walkin'"" was certified gold.
 # 67
Singles Artist of the Year
Jessica won a
People's Choice Award for Favorite Song from
a Movie ("These Boots Are Made
For Walkin'").
Jessica could
be seen in the film Employee
Of The Month.
 Jessica hit the Top 40 with
"A Public Affair."
Jessica won a Teen Choice Award
for Choice Movie Breakout, Female. Jessica
also co-hosted the ceremony.
Jessica released A
Public Affair.
Jessica topped the Billboard Hot
Dance Club Play chart with "A Public Affair."
A
Public Affair was certified gold.
The single "A Public Affair" was certified
gold.
 Jessica could starred in the
film Blonde
Ambition which didn't make it at the
box-office and released on DVD within 2
months.
 Jessica hit the Billboard
Country Songs chart with "Come On
Over."
Jessica released her country LP Do
You Know?
Jessica topped the Billboard
Country Albums chart with Do
You Know?
 Jessica released the holiday LP Happy
Christmas.
Jessica gave birth to a baby
girl.
Jessica gave birth again.
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Sweet Kisses
Released: November, 1999
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 25
- Entertainment
Weekly: C-
Tracks: "I Wanna Love You Forever" - "I Think I'm In Love With You" - "Where You Are" -
"Final Heartbreak" -
"Woman In Me" - "I've Got
My Eyes On You" - "Betcha She
Don't Love You" - "My
Wonderful" - "Sweet
Kisses" - "Your Faith In
Me" - "Heart Of Innocence" |
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Irresistible
Released: June, 2001
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Rolling Stone
review:  - Entertainment
Weekly: D
Tracks: "Irresistible" - "A Little Bit" -
"Forever In Your Eyes" -
"There You Were" - "What's
It Gonna Be" - "When You Told
Me You Loved Me" - "Hot Like
Fire" - "Imagination" -
"To Fall In Love Again" -
"For Your Love" - "I
Never" - "His Eye Is On The
Sparrow" |
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This Is The Remix
Released: July, 2002
Tracks: "I Wanna Love You Forever" (Soul
Solution Remix - Radio Edit) - "I Wanna Love You Forever" (Soul
Solution Extended Club Vocal Version) -
"I Think I'm In Love With You" (Peter
Rauhofer Club Mix) - "I Think I'm In Love With You" (Lenny B's
Club Mix) - "Irresistible" (So So Def
Remix) (featuring Lil Bow Wow) - "Irresistible" (Hex Hector
Club Mix) - "A Little Bit" (Chris 'The
Greek' & Guido Club Mix) |
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In This Skin
Released: August, 2003
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: C-
Tracks: "Sweetest Sin" - "With You" - "My
Way Home" - "I Have Loved
You" - "Forbidden Fruit" -
"Everyday See You" -
"Underneath" - "You Don't
Have To Let Go" - "Loving
You" - "In This Skin" -
"Be"
In This Skin (Collector's
Edition)
Released: March, 2004
Tracks: "Angels" - "With You" - "Take My Breath Away" - "My
Way Home" - "Sweetest Sin" - "I
Have Loved You" - "Forbidden
Fruit" - "Everyday See
You" - "Underneath" -
"You Don't Have To Let Go" -
"Loving You" - "In This
Skin" - "Be" - "With You" (Acoustic
Version) |
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Re-Joyce: The Christmas
Album
Released: November, 2004
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 14
Entertainment
Weekly: D+
Tracks: "Let It
Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" -
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts
Roasting On An Open Fire)" -
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" -
"O Holy Night" - "The
Little Drummer Boy" - "I Saw
Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" -
"What Child Is This" -
"What Christmas Means To Me" -
"Breath Of Heaven (Mary's
Song)" - "It's Christmas Time
Again" - "Hark! The Heralds
Angels Sing" |
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A Public Affair
Released: August, 2006
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: C
Tracks: "A Public Affair" - "You
Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" -
"B.O.Y." - "If You Were
Mine" - "Walkin' Round In A
Circle" - "The Lover In
Me" - "Swing With Me" -
"Push Your Tush" - "Back
To You" - "Between You &
I" - "I Don't Want To
Care" - "Fired Up" -
"Let Him Fly" - "I Belong
To Me" |
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Do You Know?
Released: September, 2008
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: C+
Tracks: "Come On
Over" - "Remember That" -
"Pray Out Loud" - "You're
My Sunday" - "Sipping On
History" - "Still
Beautiful" - "Still Don't Stop
Me" - "When I Loved You Like
That" - "Might As Well Be
Making Love" - "Man
Enough" - "Do You Know"
(with Dolly Parton) |
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Happy Christmas
Released: November, 2010
Tracks: "My Only
Wish" - "Here Comes Santa Claus
/ Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" -
"O Come O Come Emmanuel" -
"I'll Be Home For Christmas" -
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" -
"Merry Christmas Baby" (with
Willie Nelson) - "Kiss Me For
Christmas" - "Have Youself A
Merry Little Christmas" -
"Carol Of The Bells" |
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