Jessie Reyez

Jessie Reyez
Jessie Reyez performing at the Verizon x Pandora Presents at Rough Trade in Brooklyn, NY on August 8, 2018.
Background information
Birth name Jessica Reyez
Born (1991-06-12) June 12, 1991
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active 2014–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website jessiereyez.com

Jessica "Jessie" Reyez (born June 12, 1991)[4] is a Canadian singer and songwriter of Colombian descent. Her 2016 single "Figures" peaked at number 58 on the Canadian Hot 100 in 2017[5] and was certified 2 X Platinum by Music Canada.

Early life

Reyez was born in Toronto, to Colombian parents. Her family later moved to Brampton. She played guitar as a child and began writing her own music in high school. Her roots brought her back to Toronto during her sophomore year but after graduating she opted out of college and instead chose to pursue her music while doing other odd jobs on the side. She moved to Florida, where she was primarily bartending and busking on the beach but returned to Toronto in 2014 after being accepted to The Remix Project's Academy of Recording Arts.[4]

Career

In 2014, she and King Louie released a joint single titled "Living in the Sky".[6] In 2016, she released the singles "Shutter Island"[7] and "Figures".

In April 2017, Reyez released her debut EP, Kiddo[8] as well as her short film Gatekeeper. The latter was based on her experience with music producer Noel "Detail" Fisher, who was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women, including artist Bebe Rexha.[9] It was nominated to the Long List of the 2017 Polaris Music Prize. She received two 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards nominations for Best New Canadian Artist and Fan Fave Video for "Shutter Island".[10][11] She performed "Figures" at the 2017 BET Awards on June 25, 2017[12] and on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on August 8, 2017.[13] "Figures" has also received over 20 million streams on Spotify.

She won the Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018.[14] Later the same year, she received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Cotton Candy".[15]

In August 2018, she collaborated with Eminem on "Nice Guy" and "Good Guy", from the album Kamikaze.[16] She also received two 2018 MTV Video Music Award nominations for Push Artist of the Year and Video With a Message for the song "Gatekeeper".[17]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards Best New Canadian Artist Herself Nominated
Fan Fave Video "Shutter Island" Nominated
2017 Polaris Music Prize Long List Kiddo Nominated
2018 Juno Awards Breakthrough Artist Herself Won
MTV Video Music Awards Push Artist of the Year Herself Nominated
Video with a Message "Gatekeeper" Nominated
MTV Europe Music AwardBest New ActHerselfPending

Discography

Extended plays

Title Extended play details Peak chart positions
CAN
[18]
Kiddo[1] 83
Being Human in Public
  • Release: 2018
  • Label: FMLY
  • Format: Digital download
 To be released

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[19]		 US
Rhy.
[20]
"Figures" 2016 5832 Kiddo
"Shutter Island" 2017 ——
"Gatekeeper" ——
"Phone Calls" —— Non-album singles
"Cotton Candy" ——
"Figures, a Reprise"
(featuring Daniel Caesar)		 2018 ——
"Bodycount"[22]
(solo or featuring Normani and Kehlani)		 —— Being Human in Public
"Apple Juice" ——
"Sola" ——
"F*** Being Friends"[23] ——
"Dear Yessie" ——
"Imported" ——
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
R&B
[24]
"Hold Your Fire"
(London Future featuring Jessie Reyez)		 2015 — Non-album singles
"K Goodnight"
(Tim Suby featuring Jessie Reyez)		 2016 —
"Rush"
(Lewis Capaldi featuring Jessie Reyez)		 2018 —
"Love Me Still"
(BLVK JVCK featuring Jessie Reyez)		 —
"Basement"
(Russ featuring Jessie Reyez)		 23

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[19]		 AUS
[25]		 SWE
[26]		 US
[27]		 US
Dance
[28]		 US R&B/HH
[29]
"Hard to Love"
(Calvin Harris featuring Jessie Reyez)		 2017 ————30— Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
"Good Guy"
(Eminem featuring Jessie Reyez)		 2018 41465967—32 Kamikaze
"Nice Guy"
(with Eminem)		 53488265—31

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Lonely" 2016 Arin Ray Phases — EP
"Hard to Love"[30] 2017 Calvin Harris Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
"Un Vuelo a La"[31] Romeo Santos Golden
"Sacrifice" 2018 Black Atlass Fifty Shades Freed
"Pretending"[32] A Boogie wit da Hoodie The International Artist
"Good Guy" Eminem Kamikaze
"Nice Guy"

Songwriting credits

Title Year Artist(s) Album Credits Written with
"Faking It"
(featuring Kehlani and Lil Yachty)		 2017 Calvin Harris Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 Co-writer Adam Wiles, Miles McCollum
"Fuck It" 2018 Tony Cobain Non-album single Tony Cobain
"One Kiss"
(with Dua Lipa)		 Calvin Harris TBA Adam Wiles, Dua Lipa
"Promises"
(with Sam Smith)		 Adam Wiles, Samuel Smith

References

  1. 1 2 "Kiddo by Jessie Reyez on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ Yoo, Noah; Pearce, Sheldon. "Calvin Harris Announces Star-Studded New Album: Frank Ocean, Nicki, Travis Scott, Katy Perry, Many More | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Black, Adrienne. "PREMIERE: Tim Suby and Jessie Reyez Create Anthem About Ignoring Emotions On Bubbly "k goodnight"". PigeonsandPlanes. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 Patsuk, Slava. "Toronto's Jessie Reyez Connects with King Louie on Unlikely Terms". Noisey. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jessie Reyez – Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)". www.billboard.com. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ Goddard, Kevin. "King Louie - Living In The Sky Feat. Jessie Reyez | Stream [New Song]". Hot New Hip Hop. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ Twardzik, Tom (January 24, 2017). "Listen to the Newest Single By Upcoming R&B Hitmaker Jessie Reyez". Popdust. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  8. ↑ Patrick, Ryan B. "Jessie Reyez Kiddo". Exclaim. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  9. ↑ Leight, Elias (10 May 2018). "Jessie Reyez Accuses Beyonce Producer Detail of Sexual Misconduct". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Fan Fave Video Nominee Jessie Reyez Drops Personal Short Film 'Gatekeeper'". MMVAs. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Watch the iHeartRadio MMVAs Sunday June 18 @ 9E/6P". MMVAs. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Beyoncé Reigns Supreme At 2017 BET Awards - Canyon News". Canyon News. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  13. ↑ Cantor, Brian (8 August 2017). "Jessie Reyez Delivers Excellent Performance On Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show"". Headline Planet. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Arcade Fire and Daniel Caesar lead 2018 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, February 6, 2018.
  15. ↑ "2018 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Nominees Revealed". Exclaim!, May 24, 2018.
  16. ↑ Leight, Elias (31 August 2018). "Eminem Producer Explains Why 'Kamikaze' Is a Throwback to Slim Shady". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "MTV Video Music Awards: The Complete Winners List". Variety. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "Jessie Reyez – Chart history (Canadian Albums Chart)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Jessie Reyez Chart History (Billboard Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Jessie Reyez Chart History (Rhythmic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Jessie Reyez - Music Canada: Certifications". Music Canada. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Top 40/R Future Releases". Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  23. ↑ "F*** Being Friends - Single by Jessie Reyez on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Jessie Reyez – Chart history: Hot R&B Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  25. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Jessie Reyez Chart History".
  28. ↑ "Jessie Reyez: EDM Chart History".
  29. ↑ "Jessie Reyez: R&B/Hip-Hop Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  30. ↑ Kennedy, Mark (June 30, 2017). "Review: Calvin Harris gets some starry help on terrific CD". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  31. ↑ Santiago, Andrew (10 August 2017). "After A Song With Romeo Santos And 30 Million Album Streams, Jessie Reyez Is Blowing Up And We're Here For It". mitu. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  32. ↑ & Planes, Pigeon (22 June 2018). "Best Songs of the Week". Pigeons and Planes. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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