Jess Kent

Jess Kent
Jess Kent in 2016
Background information
BornDerby, England
OriginAdelaide, Australia
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2015–present
Labels
Websitewww.jesskent.com

Jess Kent is an Australian pop and electropop musician.[1][2] Kent was born in Derby, England.[3]

Kent is best known for her debut single, "Get Down",[4][5] which was uploaded to Triple J Unearthed" in 2015 and became the most-played song on Triple J in November of the same year.[6] "Get Down" ranked at number 185 on Triple J's Hottest 200 of 2015 and has accumulated more than 1.5 million streams on Spotify.[7][8]

  1. ^ Sansome, Kate (14 January 2016). "Jess Kent teams up with Paces for track '1993 (No Chill)'". This Is Radelaide. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ Iannella, Antimo (20 December 2015). "Black Eyed Peas will.i.am praises former Adelaide busker Jess Kent". The Advertiser. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ Tan, Emily (26 April 2017). "Jess Kent on 'Sweet Spot': "I wrote it to remind myself to be determined"". Myspace. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Seven Splendour acts that will blow your mind and also are not The Cure". The Music. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. ^ Murphy, Sam (21 January 2016). "The Interns' future Class of 2016". The Interns. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ^ Holmes, Lara (20 December 2015). "Jess Kent is a name you need to know before heading into 2016". Happy Mag. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Here's what made it on to Triple J's second Hottest 100 of 2015 (The Hottest 200)". Music Feeds. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  8. ^ Langford, Jackson (14 November 2016). "Jess Kent hits the 'The Sweet Spot' with new video". Purple Sneakers. Retrieved 20 June 2020.