Amy Jackson is a 19-year-old British singer-songwriter who had a #1 debut single "Fancy Things" in the UK in 2011. She went on to win two Grammy awards that year for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Though she struggled in school and couldn't attend a performing arts program, she discovered her talent for singing at age 15 and is now finding success in the music industry.

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AMY At 19, the beautiful, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Amy Jackson translates
her awe for soulful sixties divas into a captivating style. The incredible artist had her
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debut single „Fancy Things‟, charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart after
release on 16th April 2011. She became a multi-Grammy Awards nominee who has
one two awards; „Best New Artist‟ and „Best Female Pop Vocal Performance‟ in 2011.
Tibyaan Nassir revels in her unvarnished truth.
Wherever she is, Amy is, girl – in Adidas and big hoop on their iPods.
undoubtedly, a south London earrings, with a spit curl! Tiny In Los Angeles for the
girl, with the swag, the attitude Nike backpacks. Mine was Grammy Awards, Amy was as
and not-so-perfect vocabulary black and had like a massive independent as ever.
to match. (“I can be rather little „I <3 Me‟ key ring”. Her mother was not there to
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presumptuous at times,” she However stylish and hip her see her. "It would be great to
teased.) When she found out a teenage life was, Amy admits have her here," she explains,
boyfriend had cheated on her, that she would hide in her "but there were other matters
she tracked him down in room listening to Tracy to be handled." Instead, she
Nando‟s and punched the hell Chapman and still admires the rings her from the red carpet
out of him. (“Fools and Their Spice Girls. “It was always pop to announce that she has won
Tiny Things,” her hit single, music,‟ she says. “I would her first Grammy (for Best
was written about the dance ro Destiny‟s Child, and Female Pop Vocal
breakdown of that oh my God, there was a time Performance). Her mother just
relationship.) when I was obsessed with screams and cries and laughs
Amy loathed her music teacher Usher. I always imagined (it would be difficult to hear
in high school (“He kept singing with him on stage, anything else above the roar).
telling me to breathe properly being his „Bad Girl‟ and „Boo‟. By the time she performs,
when singing and that it was Wow. I was obviously too Adele has beaten out the Jonas
okay to look fat!”) cool.” Brothers and her friend Taylor
Fatefully, her mother couldn‟t But Amy‟s musical epiphany Swift for Best New Artist.
afford Brit School, a came at fifteen. “I remember
performing-arts school whose being home alone in the
graduates include Amy bathroom and singing. I loved
Winehouse and Leona Lewis. the echoey-feel of the room,
“Yeah, it upset me. Then again, you know? When suddenly you
everything happens for a sound like some long lost
reason. I wouldn‟t be where I sister of Beyonce or
am today, talking to you guys, something. I was actually
if I had gone to Brit school. singing „Dangerously in Love‟.
Hell, I would be touring I loved it, the feeling of letting
America with my third album!” out this roaring voice”. Her
she joked. mother then came home, hid
She went through the fashion behind the door and recorded
rites through school life as a her voice. “I was so mad at her
London girl. “From twelve to when I found out she was
thirteen I was just crazy,” she spying on me. I felt kinda
remembers. “Cute checkered humiliated. But when I heard
dresses. Big round glasses. it over, while considering
Two short ponytails. I called deleting it, it felt... strange. It
myself „Cute Lil‟ Misfit‟ haha. felt kinda refreshing. I wanted
Then I really got into hip hop to share this feeling with the
and R&B and became a Rude world. People listening to me
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