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This article is about the singer/rapper. For
her self-titled debut album, see
Jentina (album).
Jentina Rose Chapman,[1]
professionally known as Jentina, is a British R&B singer, rapper, songwriter and model of Gypsy descent.
Biography
Jentina Chapman was born in a caravan in Woking. She grew up in
West Molesey, Surrey, with her 13 brothers and sisters. In 2005,
she dated The
Prodigy frontman Keith Flint.[2]
Music
After an advertising campaign on television and features in various UK music
magazines, (notably NME),
her debut single "Bad Ass Strippa" was released in the
summer of 2004. Sampling an O'Jays song, the song topped
the Box chart for a week, but this did not
translate into sales and ultimately it reached number 22 in the UK Singles
Chart.[3
] Considering the promotion, this was
disappointing for Jentina's record label and they quickly restyled her
image and sound. Enlisting serial hitmakers Cathy Dennis and Greg Wells to write the next single, "French Kisses" was
a more R&B-oriented 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". With little promotion,
it reached the Top 30 in
Italy. Her debut album Jentina was then released, again,
only in Italy.
The possible reason that Jentina's career was not as successsful
as hoped, is that her song "Bad Ass Strippa" was parodied by the grime MC Lady Sovereign, and retitled "Sad Arse
Strippa". In the same year however, "Bad Ass Strippa" , "French Kisses" and
"Mysterious" gained worldwide exposure
after featuring in episodes of CSI:New York.[4] In
2006, "Mysterious" underscored some of the audition stages of MTV's DanceLife.[5]
Modelling
In November 2007, Jentina represented lingerie brand Wonderbra, following on
from the likes of Eva Herzigová and Caprice. She
featured in a spoof video[6] of the
Cadbury's popular Gorilla television advertisement, in
which a gorilla played the drums
to the Phil
Collins single, "In The Air
Tonight".[7]
Discography
Albums
| Album information |
Jentina
- Released: 2005
- Format: CD
|
Singles
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