毫无悬念,Jessie J获得《我是歌手》2018年第一期的冠军!
可能许多人以前并没听过她,或者只是在吴莫愁唱那首“money money money”时知道了这位被叫做“结石姐”的原唱。
而这次参加《我是歌手》,终于让更多人认识了她。但你也许并不知道她咖位有多高,她名字里的J是什么意思,她和阿黛尔之间有多少往事……
★一、Jessie J里的"J"是什么意思?
结石姐1988年出生于伦敦,真名是Jessica Ellen Cornish,Jessie J是她的艺名。她多次被问及J是什么意思,有过两次不同的回答。
As for her stage name..."To be honest, there's no real reason for the 'J' in my stage name (I always feel like I disappoint people when I say that)".
*Stage name 艺名
她说,自己这个名字没有任何特殊的意思,很多人知道之后还挺失望的。但我还找到了她另一种说法。
Jessie has told interviewers that the 'J' stands for 'Jazzhands' (a reference to her BRIT School days) and 'Jetlag' (from being a frequent flier).
*stand for 代表、意思是
*jetlag 时差综合征
这次采访,她说J是指单词Jazzhands,这与她在伦敦表演艺术学校(BRIT,记住这个学校,我们一会还会遇到)的日子有关。Jazzhands是爵士舞里一个特别的手势(还是一脸懵逼)。J还代表Jetlag,时差综合征,是说她经常飞来飞去。
Anyway,我们只要知道她叫Jessie J,J没有什么很特别的意思就好。
★二、Jessie J在欧美乐坛什么地位?
用一句话总结就是:出道即巅峰,但高开低走。
2010年,结石姐推出首支单曲Do it like a dude,初获成功。之后一首Price tag技惊四座,斩获了19个国家的前十榜单。之后她推出首张专辑,大获成功。
Her song “price tag” topped the charts in nineteen countries including the UK and was followed by the release of her debut album Who You Are.
*debut 首秀
此时,结石姐事业蒸蒸日上,2011年获得了BBC年度之声(The BBC's Sound of 2011),担任了英国好声音导师(The Coach of Voice of UK)。
2012年夏天,结石姐先是参加女王即位60周年的音乐会表演,后又在伦敦奥运会闭幕式上足足演唱了5首歌。
In 2012 Jessie J performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in June, as well as the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London on 12 August.
一时间风光无限。那时候还有英国一姐阿黛尔,二姐结石姐之说。也有人说她是英国的Lady Gaga。
之后,结石姐的生涯停滞不前。她的第二张和第三张专辑的表现一般,一首和Arianna Grande、Minaj合唱的Bang Bang算成功,获得了格莱美提名,同时她还继续担任英国和澳洲好声音的评委。
但除了这些,她的热度下滑很快,跌出一二线。在传出参加中国的《歌手》之时,还有人认为她是“过气歌手来圈钱蹭热度”。
在这里我就不做评价了,她至少是国际知名的唱将,是《歌手》有史以来最大咖位选手,何况她超强的唱功还摆在这里。
★三、Jessie J的唱功有多厉害?
无论咖位几线,结石姐的唱功一直是超一线的。我一位同事说,她“嗓子里长肌肉”。在美国知乎quora还专门有这样一个问题:Who can sing live as good as Jessie J?
更厉害的是Jessie J还能写歌。出道前,她一直在写歌,曾给Chris Brown, Miley Cyrus等写过歌,如今已出产600多首歌了。
Jessie J has written lyrics for artists such as Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus, including "Party in the U.S.A.". She is very productive because she has created at least 600 songs.
★四、结石姐与阿黛尔的往事
想象一下,英国两位超级天后,曾在十六七岁时,一起在操场上吃着芝士三明治唱着歌,是一种怎样的画面?还记得前面提到的伦敦演艺学院吗?她俩就曾是这个学校的同学。
Jessie explained she and Adele used to sing together while out in the playground at BRIT School……Jessie added that the pair - who were aged 16-17 at the time - never predicted their singing careers would take them to an international level.
“You don’t know you are going to be that when you are 16 and you’re eating your cheese sandwich on your break. We kind of just did it (singing) for the love it,”Jessie said.
结石姐说,两人从来没想过一天会成为国际天后,当时就是因为喜欢而唱。
可是,2014年传出出了两人绝交的消息,原因是阿黛尔成名后,与结石姐联系太少,让结石姐伤心了。
They used to be close - but now Jessie never hears from Adele, which she finds frustrating. It’s almost as if she’s too busy for their friendship since her phenomenal worldwide success.
此时,我好想唱一句:Never mind, I’ll find someone like you.
★五、结石姐是公开的双性恋
2011年结石姐表示,媒体一直八卦她的性取向,让她觉得很无聊,于是公开表示”Yes, I've dated girls and I've dated boys - get over it”.
她说,父母知道自己性取向很多年了,姐妹还会开这个玩笑。她从来没打算隐藏这一点:
It's important to me to be open and honest about [my bisexuality]. My Mum and Dad have known for years and were super cool, my sisters made jokes about it…… Because I haven't tried to hide it……
*Bisexuality 双性恋
*Cool 淡定
★六、结石姐与病魔的斗争
2015年,结石姐被查出一种后天性心脏病,被迫接受治疗。医生还建议她以后少唱高音,以减轻心脏压力。
She admits doctors have told her she should no longer perform high-energy shows.
在治疗这段时间里,她在Instagram上一直传递着正能量。她曾发过:
“天然止痛药/爱
Natural Pain Killer/love
我们必须于最暗处找光明
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light”
所以,我们现在看到的,已经是经过这一轮磨难的结石姐了。
现在,我真的非常期待接后面结石姐会给我们带来什么惊喜!如果在湖南卫视的舞台上表演一首火辣的《Bang Bang》台下的观众,电视机的迷妹迷弟真的会尖叫到爆炸吧!