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Jessi Colter

Jessi Colter (Mirriam Johnson, born 1943) is an American country singer-songwriter, wife of Duane Eddy then Waylon Jennings, whose "I'm Not Lisa" hit No. 1 country in 1975 and who was the only woman on Wanted! The Outlaws.

Jessica (instrumental)

"Jessica" is a 1973 instrumental by the Allman Brothers Band, written by Dickey Betts, that served as the Top Gear theme and won a Grammy Award.

Jessica Baio

Jessica Baio (born 2002) is an American pop singer-songwriter from Northern California based in Utah, known for UNSAID (2024), SACRED (2026), and the singles at least and trust issues.

Jessica Jung

Jessica Jung (Jung Soo-yeon, 정수연), born 1989 in San Francisco, is a Korean-American singer, designer, and author; a founding member of Girls' Generation (2007), departed 2014, solo debut With Love, J (2016), founder of Blanc & Eclare.

Jessica Mauboy

Jessica Hilda Mauboy, Australian R&B/pop singer-songwriter and actress born 1989 in Darwin; Australian Idol 2006 runner-up, first Indigenous Australian solo artist to debut at No. 1 on the ARIA Album Chart, two ARIA Awards, Eurovision 2014 and 2018.

Jessica Origliasso

Jessica Origliasso (Jessica Louise Origliasso, born 1984, Brisbane) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress, twin sister of Lisa Origliasso; together they form The Veronicas, known for The Secret Life Of..., Hook Me Up, and Untouched.

Jessica Pratt (musician)

Jessica Pratt (born 1987, San Francisco) is an American indie folk singer-songwriter with four albums: Jessica Pratt (2012), On Your Own Love Again (2015), Quiet Signs (2019), and Here in the Pitch (2024). Distinct from the Italian-based operatic soprano of the same name.

Jessica Sanchez

Jessica Sanchez (born 1995), Filipino-Mexican American singer from Chula Vista, California; runner-up on American Idol season 11 (2012) and winner of America's Got Talent season 20 (September 2025); debut album Me, You & the Music (2013), album Szn (2026).

Jessica Shy

Jessica Shy is a Lithuanian pop singer and songwriter who co-wrote the 2024 Eurovision entry "Luktelk." She has released five studio albums and won six M.A.M.A. awards in 2024.

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson (born 1980, Dallas, Texas) is an American singer, actress, and fashion entrepreneur. Known for Sweet Kisses, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, and the Jessica Simpson Collection, she wrote Open Book and returned in 2025 with the Nashville Canyon EPs.

Jessica Sutta

Jessica Sutta (J Sutta), born 1982, Miami, is an American singer and dancer, a Pussycat Dolls member 2003-2010 and 2019-2022, whose solo "Show Me" topped Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart in 2011.

Jessica Taylor

Jessica Taylor (Jessica Pietersen), born 1980 in Preston, England, is the Liberty X singer from Popstars 2001; married Kevin Pietersen in 2007; distinct from The Staves' Jessica Staveley-Taylor and other namesakes.

Jessie J

Jessie J (Jessica Ellen Cornish, born 1988) is an English pop/R&B singer-songwriter from London, known for "Price Tag," "Domino," and "Bang Bang," her BRIT School background, songwriting for Miley Cyrus, and her 2025-26 breast cancer journey.

Jessie James Decker

Jessie James Decker (Jessica Rose James, born 1988, Vicenza, Italy) is an American country-pop singer; her albums Jessie James (2009, Billboard 200 No. 23) and Southern Girl City Lights (2017, No. 1 Top Country Albums) distinguish her from other performers named Jessie James.

Jessie Murph

Jessie Murph is an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Alabama, who rose from TikTok covers to Columbia Records, topping the Billboard 200 top 10 with Sex Hysteria in 2025.

Jessie Reyez

Jessie Reyez, Colombian-Canadian R&B singer-songwriter from Toronto (born 1991), broke through with "Figures" (2016), won Junos including Breakthrough Artist, earned a Grammy nomination, and released four albums through A Little Vengeance (2026).

Jessie Ware

Jessie Ware (Jessica Lois Ware, born 1984, London) is an English singer-songwriter and Table Manners podcaster; Mercury-nominated debut Devotion (2012), later disco albums What's Your Pleasure?, That! Feels Good!, Superbloom.

Jessie's Girl

Jessie's Girl: 1981 power pop single by Rick Springfield from Working Class Dog, recorded at Sound City, two weeks at Billboard Hot 100 number one, Grammy winner, inspired by a Pasadena stained glass class.

Jessye Norman

Jessye Norman (1945–2019), American dramatic soprano and recitalist from Augusta, Georgia; 1968 ARD Competition winner, Met debut 1983 in Les Troyens, five Grammys, Kennedy Center Honor, National Medal of Arts.

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Jesus bleibet meine Freude) is Bach's famous chorale from cantata BWV 147, added in the 1723 Leipzig revision, set to Martin Jahn's 1661 text on Johann Schop's 1642 melody.

Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's sung-through rock opera on Jesus's last days through Judas's eyes; 1970 double-LP concept album, 1971 Broadway premiere, 1973 Norman Jewison film, and continuing revivals.

Jesus Christ Superstar (album)

Jesus Christ Superstar (1970 concept album): double-LP rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice on Decca, with Ian Gillan as Jesus and Murray Head as Judas; gold in three weeks, banned by BBC, basis of the 1971 Broadway musical.

Jesus Is King

Jesus Is King is Kanye West's ninth studio album, released October 25, 2019 on Def Jam: a 27-minute, 11-track gospel-rap record with the Sunday Service Choir. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and won the 2021 Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album.

Jesus Jones

Jesus Jones is a British alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, known for fusing rock guitar with samples and dance beats and for the 1991 hit "Right Here, Right Now".

Jesus of Suburbia

Jesus of Suburbia: Green Day's 9:08 five-part punk suite from American Idiot (2004), single 2005, written by Billie Joe Armstrong, produced with Rob Cavallo, anchor of the album's rock opera.

Jesús Ortiz Paz (Fuerza Regida)

Jesús Ortiz Paz, known as JOP, is a Mexican-American singer, songwriter, and label executive who leads the corridos tumbados group Fuerza Regida, formed in 2015, and cofounded Street Mob Records.

Jesus Walks

Jesus Walks is a 2004 Kanye West song from The College Dropout, built on an ARC Choir "Walk with Me" sample, co-written with Rhymefest; it peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the 2005 Grammy for Best Rap Song.

Jesus, Etc.

Jesus, Etc. is a 2002 Wilco song by Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennett from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, a string-led track written before 9/11, the album's only charting single, and a live staple covered by Norah Jones and others.

Jesy Nelson

Jesy Nelson (Jessica Louise Nelson, born 1991) is an English singer from Romford who founded Little Mix on The X Factor 2011, left in December 2020, released 'Boyz', and became an SMA newborn-screening campaigner after twin daughters Ocean and Story were diagnosed.

Jet Black

Jet Black (Brian John Duffy, 1938–2022), English drummer and founder of the Stranglers punk-era band; Guildford businessman, jazz-informed drummer, 'Golden Brown' co-writer, performed 1974–2015.