Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen: Biography in Details

Who is Carly Rae Jepsen?

Carly Rae Jepsen is a Canadian actress, singer, and songwriter.

Well recognized after she released her single “Call Me Maybe,” which reached number one in 18 countries in the year 2012.

She becomes popular when she works with Ryan Stewart, Tavish Crowe, and Josh Ramsay.

Moreover, they write a song named Call me maybe which was released in Canada in September of the same year.

Carly Rae Jepsen: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Carly Rae Jepsen was born in Mission, British Columbia, Canada on 21 November 1985. Currently, she is 36 years old.

Her father’s name is Alexandra Jepsen and likely, her mother’s name is Larry Jepsen, and her step-father is Ron Lanzarotta.

Carly Rae Jepsen has a sister, Katie Jepsen, and a brother, Colin Jepsen who grew up with her in Mission.

Her nationality is Canadian and has a mixed ethnicity of Danish, English, and Scottish.

Education

Jepsen attended Heritage Park Secondary School in Mission.

She achieved her early passion for musical theater appearing in several student productions of Annie, Grease, and The Wiz.

Carly Rae Jepsen studied musical theater at the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, British Columbia.

Jepsen had several minimum wage jobs and also worked as a barista and a bartender, after her graduation from school.

Carly Rae Jepsen: Professional Life, Career

Jepsen’s career began in 2007 when she decided to pursue her immense interest in music and took an audition for the fifth season of the reality television Contest named Canadian Idol.

Carly Rae Jepsen secured third place in the contest and was chosen as a part of the Canadian Idol Top 3 concert tour.

After the tour, Jepsen returned to British Columbia to contribute to writing and completing her band.

In the year 2008, Jepsen released her first single and another single which is a cover of John Denver’s song named The Sunshine on my Shoulder.

Her debut album Tug of War was released in September 2008, by Fontana North.

Carly Rae Jepsen came into the huge limelight when she worked with Ryan Stewart, Tavish Crowe, and Josh Ramsay with whom she wrote a song named Call me maybe which was released in Canada in September of the same year.

As her single “call me maybe” went insanely hit, in 2012, Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber shared a tweet about the song among his millions of Twitter followers.

After her song Call me maybe went very popular all over the world, she recorded a song named Good Time with a famous band named Owl City in June 2012.

Carly Rae Jepsen has released three albums to date. Her second album Kiss released in 2012 and then her third album Emotion in 2015.

Dedicated, her fourth studio album was released on May 17, 2019, which was well-received by fans and the public.

Jepsen released “It’s Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries” on October 30, 2020, and it reached its peak position of 11 on the US Holiday Digital Songs chart.

Jepsen announced the upcoming song ‘Western Wind’ with a billboard spotted in California on April 6, 2022.

On May 6, 2022, Jepsen released ‘Western Wind’.

Awards, Nominations

Carly Rae Jepsen has her name in different nominations and also has won different awards.

In the American Music Awards, 2012 she won the New Artist of the Year Award.

Likely, in Billboard Music Awards, she won Top Pop Song of the Year and Top Digital Song.

Moreover in Billboard Japan Music Awards, 2012 she won Hot Top Airplay of the Year and also The Digital & Airplay Overseas of the Year.

In 2012 Billboard’s Women in Music Awards, she won the Rising Star award.

Furthermore, she has won various awards like Best Musical Moment, Most Streamed Video of the Year, and International Breakthrough of the Year.

Carly Rae Jepsen: Net Worth, Salary

Carly Rae Jepsen earns a huge amount of money as she is a singer, songwriter, and dancer. Moreover, she has also appeared in different movies.

And so her net worth is now $10 million as per 2023’s data.

Jepsen owns a Fiat 500l car which cost around $20 thousand.

She has been endorsed by Candie’s Foundation which has been the secondary source of her huge net worth.

Carly Rae Jepsen: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

Carly Rae Jepsen has maintained a good relationship with all other people in her personal and professional life.

And so she is far from all of these rumors and controversies.

Body measurement: Height, Weight

Talking about Carly Rae Jepsen’s body measurements, it’s 34-25-32 inches.

The singer stands with a height of 5 ft 2 in or 157 cm and likely weighs 52 kg.

She has naturally brunette-colored hair. But, Carly likes to dye her hair red. She has blue-colored eyes.

Her dress size is 4 (US), bra size is 32B, and shoe size is 6.5 (US).

Social Media

Carly Rae Jepsen is active on different social media networking sites.

She is active on Instagram with more than 2.2M followers.

Likely, she has over 10.3M followers on her Twitter account. Her Facebook page also holds more than 1M likes.

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