Name |
Jennifer Paige |
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Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
3 September 1973, |
Place of Birth |
Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
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Jennifer Paige was born into a musical family in Marietta, Georgia, just outside Atlanta. She began singing at the age of five at local coffeehouses and restaurants with her older brother Chance Scoggins. She continued to Pebblebrook Highschool to study dance, voice and performing arts.
At the age 17 she relocated to Los Angeles and toured the country with a top 40 covers act Joe's Band. In August 1996, she performed in front of 50,000 people at the Olympic Games in her hometown Atlanta. The same year Paige teamed up with producer Andy Goldmark, known for his ability to create hits and develop new, rising stars.[citation needed] They began with a rebirth to Aretha Franklin's classic Chain of Fools with a dance version. The record instantly came to the attention of the German indie label Edel Records, whose president, Jonathan First, was searching for a fresh-faced pop act to establish overseas presence. He was so impressed by Paige's effort that he flew to Los Angeles and gave her a record contract.