Jetta (musician)
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Birth name | Jetta John-Hartley |
Born | 10 June, 1989 Liverpool, England |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Jetta (full name Jetta John-Hartley) is a British singer-songwriter and record producer from Liverpool. She is best known for her songs "I'd Love to Change the World (Matstubs Remix)" and "Feels Like Coming Home".
Early life
Jetta was born and raised in Liverpool by her sound engineer father and mother Jennifer John, who is a vocal coach and co-founder of a cappella group Sense of Sound.[1]
When she was 15 years old, Jetta was gifted the music editing software Logic on which she taught herself to produce music.[2]
Career
She began her career as a backup singer for Paloma Faith while accompanying her on the UK leg of the Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful Tour. She also did backup singing for CeeLo Green.[3]
In 2012, Jetta released a self-shot music video for her song "Start A Riot" which gained thousands of views in its first week on YouTube and brought her significant attention.[4] She further received recognition in 2013 when her song "Feels Like Coming Home" (produced by Jim Eliot) was chosen as the soundtrack for the Google Zeitgeist 2013 – Year In Review which gained more than 33M views. In 2015, the song was used in the tenth episode of the eleventh season of Grey's Anatomy. In 2014, for a limited time only, a soft EP release, titled Start a Riot, was made available in the UK and US, to critical acclaim, including iTunes Single Of The Week.
On 6th March 2014, Jetta performed "Feels Like Coming Home" and "Start A Riot" live at Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[5] She then performed at Calling Festival, London in June alongside Paloma Faith, Stevie Wonder and Michael Kiwanuka. The same year, her cover of Ten Years After's song "I'd Love To Change The World" was used in a trailer for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the first trailer for the movies Nightcrawler and Terminator Genisys, and in the first episode of the fourth season of CBS' TV series Person of Interest. In 2015, electronic producer Matstubs released a remix of Jetta's cover of the song. The song received significant attention after being posted to the Trap Nation YouTube channel. It then hit gold, generating over 200 million plays on YouTube, and 120 million on Spotify, becoming her most listened to song. In 2017, L'Orchestra Cinématique released the remix cover of the song on the trailer for Star Trek: Discovery.[6]
The same year, her Pharrell Williams-produced track "Crescendo" was included in the soundtrack of Pepsi Beats of the Beautiful Game which included songs by artists such as Kelly Rowland, Santigold, Rita Ora, Timbaland and Janelle Monáe. "Crescendo" was accompanied by a short film directed by Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri which was shot in Rajasthan, India.
Her self-produced EP Tonic was released on August 24, 2018. The singles "Fool" and "Enemy In Me" were both added to New Music Friday on Spotify on the day of their release. All four singles had accompanying music videos which were uploaded onto YouTube. In December, she opened for British-Canadian all-girl group All Saints on their Testament Tour at the Hammersmith Apollo where she sang songs from Tonic as well as older songs like "Start A Riot".[7]
Jetta has co-written songs for rapper Machine Gun Kelly ("Merry Go Round"), girl group Neon Jungle ("Louder", "Fool Me"), DJ Sam Feldt ("Runaways"), and singers P!nk ("More"), Medina ("Runnin Out of Love", "We Survive") and Ashley Roberts ("Clockwork").[8]
Between 2019 and 2020, Jetta released four standalone singles with each being accompanied by a music video: "No Fire", "Livin'", "I Wanna Know" and "Taste".[9][10] The same year, her song "Can You Hear Me Now" was included in the soundtrack of the football documentary The End of the Storm.[11]
Jetta announced on Instagram that she will release her new single "he usually likes boys" on 22nd July 2021.
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Extended play details |
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Start a Riot (Limited Time Only) |
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Feels Like Coming Home (Limited Time Only) |
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Start a Riot (Re-release) |
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Tonic |
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Singles
Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
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"Feels Like Coming Home" [16] | 2013 | Start a Riot Feels Like Coming Home | |
"Start a Riot" [17] | 2014 | Start a Riot | |
"I'd Love to Change the World" [18] | RIAA: Gold [19] | non-album single | |
"Take it Easy (Matstubs Remix)"[20] | 2016 | ||
"Zoo"[21] | 2018 | ||
"Hangin'"[22] | Tonic | ||
"Losing Control"[23] | |||
"Fool"[24] | |||
"Enemy in Me" | |||
"No Fire"[25] | 2019 | non-album single | |
"Livin'"[26] | 2020 | ||
"I Wanna Know"[27] | |||
"Taste"[28] | |||
"he usually likes boys"[29] | 2021 | upcoming album |
Featured singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Electrify" (Jakwob featuring Jetta) [30] |
2012 | non-album single |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"You Win" [31] | 2013 | Kokowääh 2 (Original Soundtrack) |
"Slow Down" (Sigma featuring Jetta) [32] |
2015 | Life (Deluxe edition) |
"See The Light" (Malik & the O.G's with backing vocals by Jetta) [33] |
2015 | Rhythms of the Diaspora, Vol. 1 & 2 |
"Superhero" (E.L) [34] |
2015 | Bar 2 Mixtape |
"Can't Catch Me 2.0" (NoMBe featuring Mikky Ekko and Jetta) [35] |
2019 | They Might've Even Loved Me (Re:Imagination) |
References
- ^ "Sense Of Sound: A Liverpool music institution helping artists find their voice". Get Into This. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Renaissance Woman: Independent, free-thinking and serious in her artistry, Jetta is finally getting the attention she deserves". Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "One To Watch: Jetta". Marie Claire. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Jetta". Interview. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ ""Feels Like Coming Home" and "Start A Riot" - Jetta on Jimmy Kimmel 3.6.2014 [YouTube Video]". Zumic. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Star Trek: Discovery Trailer Music [Netflix Original] : I'd Love To Change The World". YouTube. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "REVIEW: Jetta opens for All Saints on their Testament Tour at the Hammersmith Apollo, London". Celeb Mix. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "[Musician's Galore] Jetta". Hamada Music Mania Blog. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Jetta Drops 90s Leaning Throwback 'Livin'". Clash. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Jetta 'I Wanna Know' by Sophia + Robert". Promonews. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Various – The End Of The Storm (Official Soundtrack)". Discogs. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Start a Riot by Jetta". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "Genius: Feels Like Coming Home by Jetta". Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "iTunes: Start a Riot by Jetta". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "iTunes: Tonic by Jetta". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "Feels Like Coming Home - Single by Jetta". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Summer Festival Guide: Start a Riot by Jetta". Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ^ "I'd Love To Change the World - Single by Jetta". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". Riaa.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Take It Easy (Matstubs Remix) - Single by Jetta". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "ZOO - Single by Jetta". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Hangin' - Single by Jetta". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Losing Control - Single by Jetta". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Fool - Single by Jetta". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "No Fire - Single by Jetta". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Livin' - Single by Jetta". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "I Wanna Know - Single by Jetta". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Taste - Single by Jetta". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Pre-save "he usually likes boys"". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Electrify by Jakwob". YouTube. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "You Win". Open.spotify.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Life (Deluxe) by Sigma". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "See The Light by Malik & The OG's". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Superhero". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Can't Catch Me 2.0". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
External links
- Jetta - I'd Love to Change the World (Matstubs Remix) @ YouTube
- Matstubs Remix of 'I'd Love To Change The World' Feat Jetta Now Has a Video: Exclusive Premiere
- 10 New Artists You Need to Know: March 2014
- Google's 'Zeitgeist' Top Searches For 2013 Revealed
- Watch new talent Jetta in session for Best Fit