| Jessi Malay | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jessica Allison Megan Fried |
| Born | July 25, 1986 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | R&B, pop, urban |
| Occupations | Singer, Songwriter |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Jive Records (2001-2004) Warner Bros. Records (2005-2009) Wolfiskin Productions (2010-present) |
| Website | JMalay.com |
Jessi Malay (born Jessica Allison Megan Fried on July 25, 1986) is an American pop/R&B singer. She was a former member of Jive Records' No Secrets and has since pursued a solo career.
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Jessi began dancing at the age of 2 and took lessons in ballet, jazz, tap, and hip-hop. At the age of 8, she started singing, joined a professional performing group, and began touring Disney World, The Big Red Boat, and the Bahamas.
In 2001, Jessi, then known as Jessica Fried, joined a girl group, No Secrets, singing lead alongside Angel Faith. Jessica sang the lead vocal on about half the songs on the group's self-titled debut album. The other members were Erin Tanner, Carly Lewis, and Jade Ryusaki.
In 2003, the group recorded a cover of Atomic Kitten's hit single "Whole Again" without Angel, who then left the group to pursue a solo career. In early 2004, the remaining four members of No Secrets recorded "Once Upon A Dream" for the DVD release of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty and Disneymania 2. They parted ways shortly thereafter.
Since the 2004 dissolution, Jessica changed her stage name to Jessi Malay. She signed with Reprise/Warner Bros. Records in 2005 and recorded and released a number of songs with them, including a duet with Trey Songz. The majority of the tracks were written and produced by songwriting/production team TOJ (Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts), who have worked with artists such as Cher, Whitney Houston, ‘N Sync, Donna Summer, and Elton John. Her other producers include Jonathan “JR” Rotem (Destiny’s Child, Rihanna, Nicky Minaj, Sean Kingston, Jason Derullo, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg); Oak (Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown); and Stargate (Rihanna, Neyo, Wiz Kalifah).
Her first single was “Gimme,” featuring Lil Scrappy. It was released in the clubs on August 22, 2006 and was released as a single on August 29. On June 28, 2007, Malay announced via her MySpace blog that her new single would be "Booty Bangs," featuring Yung Joc. Jessi’s official debut music video was for the song “Cinematic,” produced and featuring DJ Felli Fel of Power 106, Los Angeles. Shortly thereafter, she released her fourth single, “On You.” One of her songs, “Topsy Turvy,” can be found on EA Games Sims 2: Pets in Simlish and is part of the soundtrack playing throughout the game.
After a short hiatus to finish her studies at UCLA, Jessi co-founded and signed with WolfIskin Productions and got busy writing and recording new music for her comeback. In July 2011, she released her new single and music video “Like You,” a collaboration with hip-hop artist and 7Lions MC, Prophet. Next in line to be released is “Role Play.”
Jessi is featured in “Blessed,” a song on Twista's album Adrenaline Rush 2007. She also made live appearances with choreographer Mikey Minden (Pussycat Dolls).
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No Secrets