| Jessica Frech | |
| Birth Date: | 1991 10, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Orlando, Florida[1] |
| Origin: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genre: | Folk/Pop |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
| Label: | unsigned |
| Website: | www.jessicamusic.com |
Jessica Frech is an American pop/folk singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. Jessica is attending Belmont University, majoring in songwriting.[2]
Frech gained worldwide notoriety with the release of the "People of Walmart" music video on YouTube.[3] The comedy video features images from the People of Walmart photo blog along with an original score written by Frech.[4] Shortly after release, the video went viral with multi-millions of views.[5] The video has been featured on G4's Attack of the Show!, Fox News,[6] Billboard,[7] Jimmy Fallon, AOL, and MSNBC.[8] [9] "People of Walmart" video gained the attention of Hyundai which hired Jessica to create two commercials for their 2011 holiday campaign.
On August 20, 2009 Frech released her debut album Grapefruit.[10] The album features six original songs recorded by Grammy nominated, Bart Pursley[11]
Frech released her first Christmas album Pull My Finger To Hear Jingle Bells on December 6, 2011.[12] The album contains two traditional Christmas songs "Jingle Bells" and "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" along with two originals.
On December 18, 2011 Frech started a Kickstarter Campaign[13] to fund her first full-length album "Reality". The original goal of $8,000 was met in less than 72 hrs.[14] On February 5, 2012 the project was successfully funded by 718 backers pledging a total of $28,938.
Frech joined the second annual national DigiTour for two shows[15] in Houston, Texas on March 15, 2012[16] and Dallas, Texas on March 16, 2012.[17]
Frech's first full-length album Reality was released on March 20, 2012. The album has 12 songs. One track, "I Tried to Die Young", features Melanie Safka.[18]
Frech's YouTube channel has over 12 million views.[19]
| Title | Details | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reality | Music Video | April 2, 2012 | |
| Our Family Christmas | Music Video | December 6, 2011 | |
| Black Friday Night | Parody of the song Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) by Katy Perry | November 23, 2011 | |
| People of Walmart 2 | Music Video | November 17, 2011 | |
| Dance | Music Video | November 14, 2011 | |
| Kesha Done With Cookware | Cover of the song Blow by Kesha | August 21, 2011 | |
| Facebook Creeping | Music Video, Song Challenge | August 14, 2011 | |
| Airport Security | Music Video, Song Challenge | July 24, 2011 | |
| Awkwardness in an Elevator | Music Video, Song Challenge | July 11, 2011 | |
| I'm A Wizard | Parody of the Harry Potter movie series | July 7, 2011 | |
| Pee in Traffic | Music Video, Song Challenge | June 27, 2011 | |
| McWeiner | Music Video, Song Challenge | June 19, 2011 | |
| Time After Time (cover) | Cover of the song Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper | June 9, 2011 | |
| Can't Get Better Than This | Music Video | June 2, 2011 | |
| Brand New Key (cover) | Cover of the song Brand New Key by Melanie Safka | May 22, 2011 | |
| People of Walmart | Music Video | May 5, 2011 | |
| It's Me | Music Video | April 12, 2011 | |
| Fountain Lady Song | Music Video | January 24, 2011 | |
| Poker Face (cover) | Cover of the song Poker Face by Lady Gaga | March 27, 2010 |
Break.com named music video "People of Walmart" as the No. 1 viral video of 2011[20]
Named Hot-Up-N-Comer of 2010 by Woman's Radio
The Independent Singer Songwriters Association 2009 Honorable Mention for the song "Grapefruit"
Placed 5th on OurStage.com for 2009 Folk Song of The Year for the song "Reality"[21]
| Title | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Grapefruit EP |
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| Pull My Finger To Hear Jingle Bells |
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| Reality |
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| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Jewelry" | Grapefruit EP |
| "Reality" | ||
| "Grapefruit" | ||
| "The Lullaby" | ||
| "Growing Older" | ||
| "This Little Flaw In Me" | ||
| 2011 | "People of Walmart " | People of Walmart – Single |
| "I'm a Wizard " | I'm a Wizard- Single | |
| "People of Walmart 2" | People of Walmart 2 – Single | |
| "Annie " | Annie – Single | |
| " I Fell In The Fountain" | I Fell in the Fountain – Single | |
| "Can't Get Better Than This" | Can't Get Better Than This – Single | |
| "Dance" | Dance – Single | |
| "Our Family Christmas" | Pull My Finger To Hear Jingle Bells | |
| "Jingle Bells" | ||
| "This Christmas" | ||
| "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" | ||
| 2012 | "Reality" | Reality |
| "Fame" | ||
| "It's Me" | ||
| "Hoping Against Hope " | ||
| "Grand Marquis" | ||
| "I Tried To Die Young (feat Melanie Safka)" | ||
| "Growing Older" | ||
| "Jewelry" | ||
| "Happiness" | ||
| "Brand New Key" | ||
| "Can't Get Better Than This" | ||
| "Just The Two Of Us " | ||
| 2014 | "Speak Softer, Love Louder" | Speak Softer, Love Louder" |