Samantha J Explained

Samantha J
Birth Name:	Samantha Gonsalves^[1]
Birth Date:	10 October 1996
Birth Place:	Kingston, Jamaica^[2] ^[3]
Origin:	Saint Ann, Jamaica – Quarter Cast
Years Active:	2013–present

Samantha Gonsalves (born 10 October 1996), better known by her stage name Samantha J, is a Jamaican model, singer and songwriter She signed with Columbia Records to release her 2013 single, "Tight Skirt".^{[2] [4]}

Samantha Gonsalves was born in Kingston, Jamaica to parents of Portuguese and Jewish descent.^{[1] [5]} She resides in Saint Ann Parish and attended the Heinz Simonitsch School in Saint James Parish.^[1] She was discovered by the Si Mi Yah Agency, while attending a model & talent casting in Ocho Rios.^[2]

In 2016, she was featured in the single "Light It Up", a song by Norwegian duo Marcus & Martinus. The song charted both in Norway and Sweden peaking at No. 9 on the Norwegian VG-lista chart^[6] and number 23 on the Swedish Sverigetopplistan chart.^[7]

Discography

Singles

• 2013: "Tight Skirt"
• 2015: "Bad Like Yuh"
• 2015: "League of My Own" (Samantha J featuring Dej Loaf)
• 2017: "Baby Love" (Samantha J featuring R. City)
• 2017: "Rockets"
• 2017: "Your Body"
• 2018: "Picture" (Samantha J featuring Gyptian)
• 2021: "BIG FAT BENZ"

Featured in

Awards and nominations

Year	Organisation	Award	Result
2013	Youth View Awards	Favorite Breakout Celebrity
		Young, Hot & Hype Female of the Year
2017	M&K	Sexiest Model
2017	W's Closet	Sexiest Model

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tight Skirt heats up the 'Park'. Jamaica Observer. 28 October 2013.
2. Web site: Bio – Samantha J. Official Website. 11 December 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20131212044348/http://www.samanthajlive.com/bio. 12 December 2013. dmy-all.
3. https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaJLive/posts/1426701094218258
4. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Samantha J. – League of My Own (Lyric Video) ft. DeJ Loaf . YouTube.
5. Web site: Samantha J. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005063118/http://www.mtv.com/artists/samantha-j/. dead. 5 October 2013. MTV. 12 December 2013.
6. Web site: Her finner du all praktisk informasjon om artister, lister, sikkerhet, datoer og Golden circle . 2024-05-23 . www.vg.no . no.
7. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Marcus+%26+Martinus+feat%2E+Samantha+J%2E&titel=Light+It+Up&cat=s Swedishcharts.com: MARCUS & MARTINUS FEAT. SAMANTHA J. – LIGHT IT UP (SONG)
8. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Marcus+%26+Martinus+feat%2E+Samantha+J%2E&titel=Light+It+Up&cat=s Norwegiancharts.com: Marcus & Martinus feat. Samantha J. discography
9. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Marcus+%26+Martinus+feat%2E+Samantha+J%2E&titel=Light+It+Up&cat=s Swedishcharts.com: Marcus & Martinus feat. Samantha J. discography