Jessica Wahls
Jessica Martina Wahls (born 2 February 1977), also known under her nickname Jess, is a German pop singer, songwriter 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 Wahls | |
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 Wahls at the Kieler Woche 2008 | |
| Born | Jessica Martina Wahls 2 February 1977 Bad Nauheim, Hesse, West Germany |
| Occupation | Singer, songwriter, TV host |
| Years active | 2000–2014 2012–present |
Label(s) | Cheyenne/Polydor (2003–2005) Sony BMG (2005–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
Early life
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.
In 2003, Wahls returned to the music business as a solo artist. Since then she has released four moderately successful singles in English and in German.
Wahls has also worked as a host for several TV shows, most noticeably on the German quiz channel 9Live. Furthermore she can be seen as the spokeswomen for a number of local advertising campaigns.
In January 2007, the No Angels's reunion was announced and Wahls went back to her roots to release their comeback single Goodbye to Yesterday and a new album.
Discography
Singles
- As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [3] |
AUT [4] |
SWI [5] | |||
| "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 [3] |
AUT [4] |
SWI [5] | |||
| "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (with TV All Stars) |
2003 | 3 | 28 | 32 | Ultimate Christmas Album |
References
- "BLITZ Spezial über die No Angels". Presseportal. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
- "Starcorner". Clanotopia. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- "Charverfolgung / Jess / Longplay" (in German). Musicline.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Jess" (in German). Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Jess" (in German). Swisscharts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved July 3, 2018.
