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Jetta

b. 1989

British musician

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Born 1989. Jetta is a British singer and singer-songwriter.

Jetta (full name Jetta John-Hartley) is a singer-songwriter and record producer from Liverpool who is based in London.

Early life When she was 15 years old, Jetta was gifted the music editing software Logic on which she taught herself to produce music.

Career In 2014, Jetta released a self-shot music video for her song "Start a Riot" which gained thousands of views in its first week on YouTube and brought her significant attention. The same year, her cover of Ten Years After's song "I'd Love to Change the World" was used in a trailer for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the first trailer for the movies Nightcrawler and Terminator Genisys, and in the first episode of the fourth season of CBS' TV series Person of Interest.

In 2015, after pairing up with electronic producer Matstubs on a remix of Jetta's cover, the song received further significant attention after being posted to the Trap Nation YouTube channel. It then hit gold, generating over 200 million plays on YouTube, and 120 million on Spotify, becoming her most listened to song. In 2017, L'Orchestra Cinématique released the remix cover of the song on the trailer for Star Trek: Discovery.

Jetta has written songs for rapper Machine Gun Kelly ("Merry Go Round"), girl group Neon Jungle ("Louder", "Fool Me"), DJ Sam Feldt ("Runaways"), and singers P!nk ("More"), Medina ("Runnin Out of Love", "We Survive") and Ashley Roberts ("Clockwork").

Between 2019 and 2020, Jetta released four standalone singles, "No Fire", "Livin'", "I Wanna Know" and "Taste". Jetta released her next single "He Usually Likes Boys" on 22 July 2021, followed by "Honey", on 3 December the same year.

On 12 August 2022, she released the extended play Livin''' which was composed of her four previously released singles (including "Livin'") and two stripped versions of "Livin'" and "No Fire".

In 2023, Jetta released a series of back to back, along with self-shot music videos for each single.

On 26 January 2024, Jetta released her debut album Relax, The House Is On Fire''.

Discography Studio albums + List of albums with selected details Title Album details Relax, the House Is on Fire Released: 26 January 2024 Label: 3Beat, Universal Music Group, Casablanca Records Status: Full-length Format: Streaming

Extended plays + List of extended plays with selected details Title Extended play details Start a Riot Released: 4 February 2014 Label: Lava, Republic Records Status: Promotional Format: CD Feels Like Coming Home Released: 19 April 2014 Label: Lava, Republic Records Status: Promotional Format: CD Crescendo Released: 16 May 2014 Label: Polydor Status: Promotional Format: CD Start a Riot(re-release) Released: 11 May 2018 Label: Lion's Roar Records Format: Digital download, streaming Tonic Released: 24 August 2018 Label: Lion's Roar Records Format: Digital download, streaming ''Livin''' Released: 12 August 2022 Label: 3Beat Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles Title Year Certifications Album "Feels Like Coming Home" 2013 Start a Riot /Feels Like Coming Home "Start a Riot" 2014 Start a Riot "Crescendo" Crescendo "I'd Love to Change the World" RIAA: Gold Non-album singles "Take It Easy" (Matstubs Remix) 2016 "Zoo" 2018 "Hangin'" Tonic "Losing Control" "Fool" "Enemy in Me" "No Fire" 2019 Livin'''

Rowspan="3"| 2020

Rowspan="2"| 2021 Rowspan="1"| Livin'|-

Rowspan="5"| 2023 Rowspan="5" |Relax, the House Is on Fire'' "sicklysweet" "teardrops on the radio" "teardrops (chopped n screwed)" "what happens now?" "sicklysweet (Tobiahs remix)" 2024 Non-album single

Featured singles Title Year Album "Electrify"(Jakwob featuring Jetta) 2012 Non-album single

Other appearances Title Year Album "You Win" 2013 Kokowääh 2 (Original Soundtrack) "Slow Down"(Sigma featuring Jetta) 2015 Life (Deluxe) "Slow Down" (Calyx and Teebee Remix)(Sigma featuring Jetta, Calyx and Teebee) 2017 Life (Remixes) "Can't Catch Me 2.0"(NoMBe featuring Mikky Ekko and Jetta) 2019 They Might've Even Loved Me (Re:Imagination) "More (Demo)"(Busbee featuring Jetta) 2023 Non-album single

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jetta?

British musician

When was Jetta born?

Jetta was born on 10 June 1989 in Liverpool.

What is Jetta's occupation?

Jetta is a singer and singer-songwriter.

What nationality is Jetta?

Jetta is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jetta

· Wikidata: Q17505147

· DBpedia: Jetta (musician)

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