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About|the singer/rapper|her self-titled debut album|Jentina (album)Infobox musical artist | name = Jentina| birth_date = birth date and age|df=y|1984|3|6| birth_place = Woking , England | image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| alias =| genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop , rap music|rap , contemporary R& B|R& B , grime music|grime , dance music|dance , electronica | origin = England | years_active = 2004–2005 singer| label = Virgin Records (2004 - 2005)| associated_acts = Cathy Dennis , The Prodigy | website = Jentina Rose Chapman http://www.findmypast.com/BirthsMarriagesDeaths.jsp Births England and Wales 1984-2006 (born 6 March 1984, Woking , England ) professionally known as Jentina , is a United Kingdom|British Hip hop music|hip hop / contemporary R& B|R& B singing|singer , rapper , songwriter and Model (person)|model of Romani people|Gypsy descent.
Biography
Jentina was born to a Romani family that consisted of fourteen children. When she was one years old, her family moved to Molesey|West Molesey , Surrey . She got her first recording contract at the age of nineteen whilst working in a computer shop.
After an advertising campaign on television and features in various United Kingdom|UK music magazines, (notably NME ), her debut single (music)|single " Bad Ass Strippa " was released in the summer of 2004. The song was later parody|parodied by the grime music|grime rapper|MC Lady Sovereign . Sampling (music)|Sampling an The O'Jays song, it topped the The Box (UK TV channel)|Box record chart|chart for a week, but ultimately it reached number 22 in the UK Singles Chart .cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 282 Jentina's second single, " French Kisses " was written by Cathy Dennis and Greg Wells and was a more electro-hop/R& B-oriented gramophone record|record . The single was released in the autumn of 2004, entering the UK chart at number 20. Jentina released another single after this in Italy only, " Mysterious (song)|Mysterious ". It reached the Top 40|Top 30 in Italy. Her debut album Jentina (album)|Jentina was then released, again only in Italy.
In 2005, " Bad Ass Strippa ", " French Kisses " and " Mysterious (song)|Mysterious " gained worldwide exposure after featuring in episodes of CSI: NY . http://www.tunefind.com/show/CSI:+NY/Season+2 CSI NY Soundtrack Guide In 2006, "Mysterious" underscored some of the audition stages of MTV 's DanceLife . http://adtunes.com/forums/showthread.php? t=85702 MTV Dancelife
During 2005, Jentina dated The Prodigy member Keith Flint . She also has a son called Ralph and a daughter called Annie.
Jentina was also a professional model.cite web|author= |url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=nH3M9kkjMwM& feature=related |title=A Gypsy Life For Me Episode1 (A) |publisher=YouTube |date=2011-11-17 |accessdate=2012-04-13 In November 2007, she represented lingerie brand Wonderbra , following on from the likes of Eva Herzigová and Caprice Bourret|Caprice . She featured in a spoof video http://video.aol.com/video-detail/cadburys-gorilla-vs-wonderbra-/3672287583 Video.aol.com of the Cadbury's popular Gorilla (Cadbury)|Gorilla television advertisement, in which a gorilla played the drum s to the Phil Collins single, " In The Air Tonight ". http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/wonderbra-two-cups-full-of-joy Wonderbra - Two Cups Full of Joy
During 2011, Jentina was the judging panel for "Travellers Got Talent",cite web|url= http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/shows/a-gypsy-life-for-me/meet-the-gypsies.html |title=Meet the Gypsies - A Gypsy Life For Me on Bio |publisher=Thebiographychannel.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-04-13 she also appeared in the 8 part documentary "A Gypsy's Life For Me" which aired on Bio in November 2011.cite web|url= http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/shows/a-gypsy-life-for-me.html |title=A Gypsy Life For Me - TV Shows on Bio |publisher=Thebiographychannel.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-04-13
Currently Jentina is keeping a low profile, and raising a family.
Discography
Albums
Album information
Released: 2005
Format: Compact disc|CD
Singles
Year
Title
Peak chart positions
Album
UK
IT
AUS
2004
" Bad Ass Strippa "
22
20
49
Jentina (album)
" French Kisses "1
20
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2005
" Mysterious (song)
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30
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory.
1 - Released in the United Kingdom only.
2 - Released in Italy only.
References
Reflist
External links
http://jentina.altervista.org/ Jentina fan site
http://www.maximmag.co.uk/maximtv/girls/10074/jentina.html Jentina at Maxim
http://frenchkisses.heavenforum.com/ French Kisses Forum
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/JentinaStreetTeam/ Jentina:Online Street Team
Persondata | NAME = Chapman, Jentina Rose | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = United Kingdom|British R& B singing|singer , rapper , songwriter and Model (person)|model Romani people|Gypsy | DATE OF BIRTH =6 March 1984 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Woking , England | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH =
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