Jessica Folcker

Jessica Folcker
Jessica Folcker and Andreas Unge at the Guldbagge Award 2013.
Background information
Birth name	Jessica Elisabeth Angelique Folcker
Also known as	Jessica
Born	(1975-07-09) 9 July 1975 (age 41) Täby, , Sweden
Genres	Pop, R&B, soul
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1998-present

Jessica Folcker (born 9 July 1975) is a Swedish singer, better known by her mononym Jessica. Her debut album Jessica in 1998 used her mononym, whereas follow up album Dino credited Jessica Folker. Her following albums På svenska in 2005 and Skin Close in 2007 have used her full name Jessica Folcker. She is best known for her two international hits "Tell Me What You Like" and "How Will I Know (Who You Are)" both in 1998 and for "(Crack It) Something Going On" that featured her vocals and was a big hit for Bomfunk MC's in 2002.

Folcker was born as Jessica Elisabeth Angelique Folcker in Täby, a suburb, on 9 July 1975. Her mother is Swedish and her father is from Senegal.

Jessica attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School in for six years until she was 17. Her big dream of becoming a singer, was fulfilled when she was engaged as a backing singer for the Ace of Base and Dr. Alban. She also performed the chorus in Leila K's hit "Electric" and did background vocals for E-Type.

In 1994 Jessica was selected to represent Stockholm in the Miss Sweden competition.

On Jessica's debut album, named simply Jessica and released in the autumn 1998, she worked with composer and producer Max Martin, known for having written Britney Spears' Baby One More Time. The album was an instant hit, and Jessica became an international star overnight. As a result, Jessica travelled to Asia for a six-week-long promotional tour across Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, resulting in high sales in the region, including selling gold. In South Korea, her remake of David Foster classic Goodbye was used as the theme ballad for the movie A Promise, and rapidly became the most frequently played song on South Korean radio.