Jessica Garlick
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| Birth name | Jessica Garlick |
| Born | 1981 |
| Origin | Kidwelly, Wales, U.K. |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2001-2002, 2007- |
| Label(s) | Citrus Recordings |
| Associated acts | Gareth Gates, Will Young |
Jessica Garlick (born 1981) is a British singer from Kidwelly, Wales.
Garlick made her first steps into showbusiness when she was 16. At that age she won the Welsh final of the TV talent show Star For A Night. The same year she also featured at Michael Barrymore's My Kind of Music.
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[edit] Pop Idol & The Eurovision Song Contest 2002
In 2001 she was among the last ten contestants for the famous reality show Pop Idol, the show that made Gareth Gates and Will Young into international stars. Jessica Garlick wasn't unnoticed either, as the BBC invited her to sing Come Back, one of the competing songs in A Song for Europe, the British selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The audience selected her to represent the United Kingdom at the event in Tallinn, where with a strong vocal performance she took her country to easily its best result since Imaani's Where Are You? in 1998, finishing joint third alongside Estonia's representative Sahlene.
[edit] After Eurovision
Later in 2002 Garlick was involved in a campaign to help kids stop smoking. In subsequent years, she has found that her strong showing in Eurovision has entitled her to become something of a regular television pundit on the contest. She made a guest appearance in the 2003 Song for Europe, during which she was charged with announcing the results of the Welsh televote, which handed top marks to the ill-fated Jemini. Later in the year, she appeared in Eurovision preview and analysis programmes, in which among other things she performed an acoustic version of "Come Back", and took somewhat gratuitous delight in picking fault with the physical appearance of Ukraine's debut entrant Oleksandar. The joke was on her, though, when she admitted that she couldn't actually tell whether, in espousing a universal philosophy for mankind, the colourful Austrian representative Alf Poier was being earnest or simply 'having a laugh'.
[edit] Comeback
On 16 November 2006 Garlick appeared as the hidden musician in the 'Identity Parade' round on the BBC's Never Mind The Buzzcocks gameshow. It was revealed she will have a new album out in Spring 2007. Since the announcement was made on the show, no other news has been heard about Jessica's debut album which is probably because of her pregnancy.
[edit] Discography
| Single | UK |
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| Come Back (May 2002) | 13 |
| Preceded by Lindsay Dracass |
UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 |
Succeeded by Jemini |
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