Jentina
Jentina Rose Rees (née Chapman) (born 6 March 1984 in Woking, England) known simply as Jentina, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter and model. She also is of Romani people descent.
Jentina | |
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| Born | 6 March 1984 Woking, Surrey, England |
| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 2004–2005 |
| Labels | Virgin Records (2004-2005) |
| Website | jentina |
Music career
changeJentina got her first record deal at the age of nineteen. She was working in a computer shop at the time. She then came to fame in 2004 with her first single "Bad Ass Strippa". It was a rap song that sampled "For the Love of Money" by R&B group the O'Jays. It reached number twenty two in the UK. Her follow up single "French Kisses" was more R&B than hip hop sounding and reached number twenty.[1] Her third single "Mysterious" didn't chart in the UK and was only released in Italy. Her album Jentina was released in Italy in 2005. "Bad Ass Strippa" was later sampled and turned into a diss song by fellow female rapper Lady Sovereign called "Sad Arse Stripah".
Modeling career
changeApart from being a musician, Jentina was also a model.[2] In November 2007, she modeled for the underwear brand Wonderbra. She was also featured in a jokey video[3] of the chocolate bar Cadbury's Gorilla advert where a gorilla played the drums to a Phil Collins song called "In The Air Tonight".[4]
Personal life
changeJentina was born to a Romani family that consisted of fourteen children.[5] When she was one year old, her family moved to West Molesey, Surrey.
In 2011, Jentina was on the judging panel for "Travellers Got Talent".[6] She also appeared in the eight-part documentary "A Gypsy Life For Me" which aired on Bio in November 2011.[7]
Jentina is married and has three children. They live in London.
Discography
changeAlbums
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Singles
change| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2004 | "Bad Ass Strippa" | 22 | 20 | 49 | Jentina | ||||||||||||||
| "French Kisses"1 | 20 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | "Mysterious"2 | — | 30 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
1 - Released in the United Kingdom only.
2 - Released in Italy only.
References
change- ↑ "Jetina". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "A Gypsy Life For Me Episode1 (A)". YouTube. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ "Video.aol.com". Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Wonderbra - Two Cups Full of Joy". The Inspiration Room. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "About Jentina". MTV Artists/Viacom. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "Meet the Gypsies - A Gypsy Life For Me on Bio". Thebiographychannel.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ "A Gypsy Life For Me - TV Shows on Bio". Thebiographychannel.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.