Jessica Snow

Jessica Snow
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Background information
Born	April 3, 1986
Origin	Georgia, USA
Genre	Rock
Years active	2001-present
Label	None
Associated acts
Phoenix Rising

Jessica Snow is an American singer. Her URAPS career began in December of 2009, when she announced the release of her debut single "Need" in January of 2010. The single was a very minor success, charting at #12 on the singles chart but rapidly dropping off. A second single was planned alongside the release of her debut album "Without You", but when she was dropped by her original manager, the album was scrapped and the tracks passed onto other artists. In September of 2010, Jessica returned under new management, with a completely overhauled and much darker gothic image when she auditioned for URAPS Idol: Second Chance. Her new sound and image scared judges and viewers alike at first, but her audition was successful in landing her a top 10 position. During her run, Jessica's overt personality transplant was gradually pulled back as audiences adjusted to her return. Nonetheless, Jessica was eliminated in 7th place.

Early Life

Jessica Snow was born on April 3rd, 1986, in a small town in Georgia. Her family consisted of her parents, her brother and her sister. The family was supposedly happy, but was really anything but, when at the age of 6, Jessica's parents filed for divorce and separated. Her father moved out of their family home, and was never heard from again. This would prove to have a major impact on Jessica's emotional wellbeing growing up, and subsequently affected her artistry as a singer. At the age of 13, more tragedy struck Jessica's life when her 14-year-old best friend died in a car crash. Jessica turned to music to help her deal with the added emotional trauma. When she was 15, Jessica was discovered in a singing competition, and she was quickly snapped up by Jive Records. She began working on a debut album, but with more priority artists being promoted by the label, Jessica's material was bounced around by the label and in the end remained unreleased. After struggling to secure another deal for years, Jessica was just about to give up hope that she would make it in the music industry Finally she scored a deal with RCA Records after an A&R listened to a demo CD that she sent to him, and with a contract in place Jessica began working on her second attempt at a debut album.

Music

Without You Era

Jessica was signed to RCA Records in 2009, and got to work on a pop-rock album, "Without You". This was her second attempt to make her mark on the music industry, having failed previously to release the record she made with Jive Records back in 2001. Jessica worked extensively with James Moss of Phoenix Rising as his protegè, spending many studio sessions discussing her life with James and the rest of Phoenix Rising, which resulted in eight of the twelve songs that would have made up the album. Pop superstar China also wrote a song for the project. A cover of 'Flinch' by Alanis Morissette was a 10th song for the album. The lead single for this album was selected to be "Need", one of the eight songs worked on by James. The song was mildly well-received, charting at #12 upon release and having a respectable run on the airplay chart. Jessica was quickly abandoned by her manager once the single was released, and it subsequently freefell from the chart, disappearing after only 3 weeks. The album was announced complete with tracklisting, and the song "Crashing Into You" (a piano-pop duet with Victor Strong) was planned as the second single. When Jessica's manager disappeared, the album and the single were cancelled.

Debut Album Era

Following her elimination from URAPS Idol: Second Chance, Jessica returned to the United States and negotiated a release from her RCA Records deal, re-signing with independent label Wind-Up. Jessica is working on a new album to be released some time in 2011, which will serve as her debut record after two failed attempts. Jessica currently has four songs completed for the project, including "Without You" and "Poison", songs written and recorded for Jessica's unreleased album, as well as a new song called "Breaking Down The Girl" which is rumoured to be Jessica's comeback single when she makes her return to the music scene. The fourth song is said to be her contribution to the URAPS Idol: Second Chance compilation, of which a tracklisting has yet to be announced.

Other Projects

Jessica auditioned for URAPS Idol: Second Chance in September 2010, having been picked up by a new manager. Her image and sound had changed quite drastically, with Jessica now appearing to be quite gothic and macabre. She auditioned with the alternative-rock song "I'm So Sick" by Flyleaf, managing to score herself a place in the top 10 despite mixed signals from the judges, who did not know what to think about Jessica's new persona. In top 10 week, she sang "Without You" by We Are The Fallen but she landed in the bottom 3, having once again gotten mixed reviews from the judges. Of the bottom three however, Jessica was the first one saved. For top 9 week, Jessica sang "Shoot Me Down" by IDOL judge China. The performance was much better received as she began to win over the judges. Jessica was still in the bottom 2 after this. For top 8 week she sang "Frozen" by Madonna, which continued to gain China's and Emily Henning's favour, but began disengaging Paulo Araujo and Ginger. Once again, Jessica was in the bottom 2. For her final performance before elimination, Jessica sang "Cold War" by Indigo Peak. The performance was touted as her strongest of the competition, but was also deemed "too late" by Paulo, and Jessica was eliminated.

Personal Life

Jessica formed a brief friendship with collaborators James Moss and China, whom she worked with on her album, but they fell out of touch when Jessica's manager disappeared, and she disappeared out of the public eye. Nobody knows what happened to Jessica in between her disappearance and her re-emergence in September 2010, but something exceedingly tragic is suspected to have occurred for Jessica's personality and music to change so drastically. Since she's returned, she is said to be slowly getting back to being the person she was before her disappearance. Jessica's romantic leanings have been questioned in the past; having been previously linked with Jean-Luc Bareilles of Dresden & Bareilles (although both parties were quick to shoot this down) and Halle York of DAMNED, whom it was confirmed Jessica had sex with. Jessica has been known as something of a mini-legend within the industry, by artists such as Hailey Klass and Just Ginger, who is Jessica's biggest supporter on the Second Chance Idol judges' panel.

Discography

Albums

2010: Without You (Unreleased)

Singles

2010: "Need", released January 25th (#12)
2010: "Crashing Into You" (ft. Victor Strong) (Unreleased)

Jessica Snow
Without You	"Need" · "Crashing Into You"