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Jessica Simpson
Jessica Ann Johnson is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer. After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen. Her debut studio album, Sweet Kisses (1999), sold two million copies in the United States and was led by the Billboard Hot 100-top three single "I Wanna Love You Forever". Simpson adopted a more mature image for her se…
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entertainment · American singer and actress (born 1980) · singer · actor · singer-songwriter · television actor · film actor · fashion designer · recording artist · also Jessica Simpson, Jessica Ann Simpson, Jessica Ann Johnson, Jessica Simpson Lachey, Simpson
Born 10 July 1980 · Q168992
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2026· 8 entries
Yahoo: Jessica Simpson Celebrates 46th Birthday in Bikini Photos from Turks and Caicos
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E! Online: Jessica Simpson Rocks Itty Bitty Bikini During Turks & Caicos Vacation
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Fox News: Jessica Simpson turns heads in bikini photos from trip to Turks and Caicos
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Published video “#WATERLOO I'm so excited to see y'all at my upcoming show @dellagoresort! Tickets and VIP in bio🔗”.
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Published video “Couldn’t have asked for a better start to this run of shows. #rohnertpark, we’ll see you soon.”.
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Published video “This smile is really smilin’ after rehearsin’ & jammin’ this week with my band! Tickets on sale now!”.
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Published video “#Tulsa y’all ready?! Tickets and M&G are available now! Shootin’ my shot that I’ll see you there 😜”.
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2025· 8 entries
Published video “November 30, 2025”.
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Published video “The band & I bout to be throwin’ it back for y’all at PH Live this Saturday, November 8th in Vegas!”.
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Published video “Introducing this ultimate badass with a heart of gold— Lee-Ann for Hulu‘s #AllsFair !”.
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Published video “2 yrs ago today I wrote Your Apology with Teresa LaBarbera and Maggie Koerner.”.
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Published video “Meet & Greet upgrades are now available for my shows— I wanna meet and greet every one of you!”.
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Published video “Mystic Canyon came to life while making Nashville Canyon and is inspired by the woman I am today.”.
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Released ep “Nashville Canyon, Pt. 2”.
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Released ep “Nashville Canyon, Pt. 1”.
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2020· 2 entries
Simpson released her memoir Open Book, which topped The New York Times Best Seller list and Publishers Weekly Bestseller List selling 59,360 units
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But, ultimately, my faith is what defines me." In early 2020, at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Simpson shared several verses of the Bible with her followers, including Psalm 34 and Proverbs 3:6, and called on people to join her in praying for leaders around the world.
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2019· 2 entries
Published video “Jessica Simpson - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Audio)”.
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Published video “Jessica Simpson - O Holy Night (Official Video)”.
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2018· 1 entry
Published video “Jessica Simpson - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (Official Video)”.
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2017· 1 entry
Published video “jessicasimpsonVEVO Live Stream”.
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2016· 6 entries
Published video “Jessica Simpson - The Making of Sweet Kisses (from Dream Chaser)”.
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Published video “Jessica Simpson - Irresistible: The Next Level (from Dream Chaser)”.
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Published video “Jessica Simpson - The Making of the Video: A Little Bit (from Dream Chaser)”.
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Published video “Jessica Simpson - Once Upon a Time There was a Dream (from Dream Chaser)”.
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Published video “Jessica Simpson - The Making of the Video: Irresistible (from Dream Chaser)”.
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Published video “Jessica Simpson - Me & My Fans (from Dream Chaser)”.
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2015· 1 entry
That she would begin working on a new album and said that she was working with Linda Perry on the project
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2014· 1 entry
Was reported to earn $1 billion in annual sales
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2012· 1 entry
Simpson launched a maternity clothing line that year
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2011· 1 entry
With a format change, but these plans never came to fruition
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2010· 5 entries
Released album “Happy Christmas”.
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Released album “Playlist: The Very Best of Jessica Simpson”.
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Epic Records released the compilation Playlist: The Very Best of Jessica Simpson, the final release of her three-album contract with the label
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Released album “The Collection”.
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And judged clothing designs on two seasons of Fashion Star from 2012 to 2013
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2008· 1 entry
Released album “Do You Know”.
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2006· 5 entries
Released album “A Public Affair”.
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Simpson released her fifth studio album, A Public Affair
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Simpson released the single "A Public Affair"
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Simpson announced that she had signed a new record agreement with Epic Records and would be departing from Columbia Records after having been with the label for seven years
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Released her fifth studio album, A Public Affair and appeared in the romantic comedy film Employee of the Month
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2005· 3 entries
Initially partnering with Tarrant Apparel Group to release the Princy and JS by Jessica Simpson clothing lines
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“These Boots Are Made For Walkin'”
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A fashion-focused line with 34 product categories which has earned over US$1 billion in revenue
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2004· 6 entries
Released album “Rejoyce: The Christmas Album”.
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Released ep “Take My Breath Away”.
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Though she canceled an appearance at a 2006 Republican fundraiser as she felt it was not "appropriate"
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"Take My Breath Away" and "Angels" were released as singles from the re-release
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Simpson filmed a pilot for a sitcom for ABC, which the network did not opt to pick up
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Released album “A Special Limited-Edition Christmas Collection”.
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2003· 5 entries
And focused on the couple's marriage and the recording of Simpson's third studio album
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Released album “In This Skin”.
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Released the album's lead single, "Sweetest Sin", but the song failed to achieve commercial success
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Simpson and Lachey began appearing in the MTV show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
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Media critics and the public perceived her as a "ditzy blonde" based on her antics and comments on the show
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2002· 2 entries
Released album “This Is the Remix”.
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Initially, on which rapper Missy Elliott would serve as the primary producer
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2001· 2 entries
Released ep “Irresistible”.
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Released album “Irresistible”.
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2000· 2 entries
Despite this reputation, Simpson insisted in 2000, that she remained a virgin until her 2002 marriage to Nick Lachey, telling People in 2000, "My virginity is something I stand strong in".
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That she remained a virgin until her 2002 marriage to Nick Lachey, telling People in 2000, "My virginity is something I stand strong in"
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1999· 2 entries
Released album “Sweet Kisses”.
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Her debut album, Sweet Kisses (1999) mostly explores themes such as love, and Simpson announced that she would remain abstinent until marriage.
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1998· 2 entries
Simpson met 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey, and the two began dating; Lachey claimed that he left the party and told his mother that he would marry Simpson someday
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Began working on an album of pop music
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1997· 2 entries
As her career began to take off; a year later she earned her GED via distance learning through Texas Tech High School
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Released album “Jessica”.
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1980· 1 entry
Born 1980-07-10.
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