| Jessica Hammond | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1994 (age 17–18) |
| Origin | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop, rock |
| Years active | 2009 – present |
Jessica Hammond is a singer songwriter. Jessica is the winner of the 2010 Northern Ireland Belfast CityBeat competition Young Star Search. Before winning Young Star Search, Jessica Hammond has been a finalist[1] on the Disney Channel UK talent search My Camp Rock in April 2009.[2] She is from Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.[3][4][5]
Jessica Hammond fought off competition from thousands of hopefuls to secure her place in the contest, along with 7 other acts. The show aims to find a young music star aged 8 to 16. She sang Here I Am from the Camp Rock soundtrack at the Camp Jam, Gary Lloyd, Zoe Tyler and R&B star Craig David sat on the judging panel responsible for whittling the finalists down from eight to four, along with the head of Walt Disney Records in Europe, who released the winning track. The Final Jam aired on April 24, 2009.[6] Jessica Hammond has written songs, Try Again, No Doubt, My Boyfriend , Star and Cheater which is just about to received Radio play on Citybeat Radio. YouTube.[6]
She is currently studying at Ashfield Girls' School.[6]
By age six she was singing, by age 10 Jessica had completed vocalist grades 1,2 and 3 with the British School of Music and by twelve she was playing the guitar. She began playing the saxophone and drums about a year ago "just for fun".[6] She described her music style as rock-pop.[6]