JJ Wilde
JJ Wilde | |
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.jpg) JJ Wilde performing in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 3, 1992 |
| Origin | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Label | Black Box |
| Website | jjwilde |
Jillian Dowding (born July 3, 1992), known professionally as JJ Wilde, is a Canadian rock singer from Kitchener, Ontario.[1] She released her debut EP, Wilde Eyes, Steady Hands, in 2019.[2] Her first single, "The Rush", simultaneously reached number 1 on Canada's modern rock, active rock, and mainstream rock charts in May 2020, only one of eleven songs to accomplish the feat.[3] She followed up with the full-length album Ruthless in 2020.[4] It won Rock Album of the Year at the 2021 Juno Awards,[5] making JJ Wilde the first woman to win the award in 25 years, since Alanis Morissette in 1996.[6]
In 2020, JJ Wilde was selected alongside SonReal, the OBGMs, and Northcote as one of four musical acts to be promoted by Collective Arts Brewing's Audio/Visual Lager, which publicizes independent musicians with special limited-edition, band-themed cans.[7]
In 2021, she released the EP Wilde,[8] followed up by a collaborative EP with Billy Raffoul, titled Born to Die. In 2024, she published her second full-length album, Vices.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
- Ruthless (2020)
- Vices (2024)
EPs
- Wilde Eyes, Steady Hands (2019)
- Wilde (2021)
- Born to Die with Billy Raffoul (2021)
- Best of Me (Pt. 1) (2024)
References
[edit]- ↑ Joe Vitagliano, "Daily Discovery: Canadian Alt-Rocker JJ Wilde Delivers on 'Funeral for a Lover'". American Songwriter, January 17, 2020.
- ↑ "JJ Wilde Delivers a Double Shot of Rock with Two New Tracks". American Songwriter, November 24, 2019.
- ↑ Andria Case, "'It's pretty surreal': Kitchener musician celebrates record-breaking single". CTV News Kitchener, May 28, 2020.
- ↑ Mitch Mosk, "Feature: JJ Wilde's Debut Album Is a 'Ruthless', Spirited, & Energizing Rock Affair". Atwood Magazine, June 24, 2020.
- ↑ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Kitchener's JJ Wilde 1st woman to win rock album Juno since 1996". CBC News. June 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Collective Arts Brewing Releases Black Box Music Edition of Audio/Visual Lager". Canadian Beer News, October 13, 2020.
- ↑ ""Honest, Expressive, & Personal": JJ Wilde Ignites on Radiant & Feverish 'Wilde' EP". Atwood Magazine. May 26, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- JJ Wilde discography at Discogs
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