Sylvia Elva Garcia (born 29 June 1987 in Chile), more commonly known under the stage name as Jena Lee, is a French pop singer and songwriter. She describes her music style as "émo R&B".[1]
Jena Lee | |
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 Jena Lee in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sylvia Elva Garcia |
| Born | 29 June 1987 |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Mercury Records France |
| Website | Jena-lee.fr |
Biography
editBorn in Chile, Sylvia Elva Garcia was adopted by a French family at the age of nine months. She grew up in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Music career
edit2007–2009: Popstars and Urban Music Nation
editIn 2007, Lee met Sulee B Wax, who was interested in her work. When the fourth season of Popstars started, he asked Jena to try writing the instrumentals. Lee wrote six songs of the thirteen on Sheryfa Luna's album, including the song "Quelque part". Following this, she received other requests, such as from Mathieu Edward with the title "Comme avant" as well as for a composition for the musical theater show Cléopâtre.[2]
In 2008, Lee won the Urban Music Nation contest organized by radio operator Skyrock; the finale was on 26 December 2008.
2009-2010: First releases
editHer first single, "J'aimerais tellement" ("I Would Really Love"), was released in April 2009 along with a music video. It was at the top of the French singles charts for a total of eleven weeks and had most downloads in November 2009.[2]
Lee's first album, Vous remercier ("To Thank You"), was recorded with Bustafunk . It was released on 2 November 2009 on the Internet and to stores on 9 November 2009 on the label Mercury Records, a division of the group Universal Music France.
In 2010, Lee released Ma référence, which contains the singles "US Boy", "Éternise-moi", the duet with French group Eskemo, and "Mon ange" ("My angel").
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | FR (DD)1 | BEL (WA) | SWI | ||
| 2009 | Vous remercier | 6
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6
|
53
|
98
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| 2010 | Ma référence | 11
|
8
|
72
|
—
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | FR (DD)1 | BEL (WA) | SWI | ||
| 2009 | "J'aimerais tellement" | 1
|
1
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25
|
50
|
| 2009 | "Je me perds" | 4
|
12
|
-
|
-
|
| 2010 | "Du style" | 10
|
46
|
-
|
-
|
| 2010 | "Éternise-moi" feat. Eskemo | -
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| 2010 | "U.S. Boy" | 93
|
18
|
-
|
-
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| 2015 | "Je ne veux pas voir Paris brûler" feat. Gia Martinelli | ||||
| 2020 | "Ensemble" feat. Eskemo | ||||
| 2020 | "J'aimerais tellement" feat. Romain Ughetto & Eskemo | ||||
1 Digital downloads
References
edit- ^ "Jena Lee Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More | ..." AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Jena Lee : "l'album s'appelle 'Vous Remercier'" (in French). 17 May 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
External links
edit- (in French) Official website
- Jena Lee on Instagram
- Jena Lee on TikTok