I've been this voice of a lot of upbeat dance tracks, but people don't really know me.

Jess Glynne

Categorized in : Me People Dance Voice

My style is unique and random. But I think it's important that it still makes sense.

random think style unique

We all go through sad times, but I was brought up to be positive.

through go sad positive

I look after my skin quite a lot because in this job, it can get stressful. Pimples come out! I cleanse and moisturize, sometimes do face masks. I've also got a Clarisonic, which is good.

face job good look

My dad is from Nottingham - although I've only been there twice in my life, with one being when my friend was at university there. I've always found it a friendly place and has a good night life.

my-life good night life

When the world decides to stop being greedy... there will be a harvest for the world! Amen.

stop will harvest world

Feeling comfortable in my own skin makes me feel confident.

skin feel feeling me

My sound comes from my inspiration, which is people like Aretha and Jay Z and Kanye, as well as everyone from the Whitneys and Mariahs to Destiny's Child and Usher. They all inspired me growing up.

child me destiny people

At primary school, me and my best friend used to do D.I.Y. assemblies, and we'd do it as many times as we could until we got banned! We used to sing 'Hero' by Mariah Carey; it was, like, my favourite song; we were obsessed with it. We'd do it as a duet, and it's the first I remember performing.

best me hero song

I like everything I wear to be in sync.

wear everything like sync

I love to sing and make music because it makes me feel good.

good me music love

'Rather Be' and 'Real Love' are two of the most fun songs to perform; they're such feel-good tracks. 'Rather Be,' especially - I've sung it so many times, but I'm still not bored of it.

bored real fun love

I keep my head straight by having the right people around me, from my friends and family to my management and my team. They all keep me in my place. If I didn't have them supporting all the work that I do, I wouldn't be in such a solid place.

me family work people

I love rap, and I try to write a bit like a rapper, to have a flow.

try like flow love

I think people take a liking to a voice or something that makes them smile and feel good about themselves.

feel good smile people

My nan tells me to eat her fish balls and not drink alcohol. I'd rather have the fish balls.

fish me drink alcohol

I wasn't that academic, but I always made sure I was earning money. I never wanted to put all my eggs in one basket. Even when I started doing music, my parents were like, 'You need to work; you can't just live off music.' I always knew that. So I worked until I knew I was going to be financially okay.

you music money work

I'm a good girl, and I have a very good Jewish family who brought me up very well.

good me family girl

I was just obsessed with soul singers who had these big powerful voices. I used to listen to Aretha, Whitney, Mariah and try and imitate them, note for note and riff for riff.

listen try powerful soul

I don't see myself as a famous person.

famous person see myself

When people come up and tell me they're such a big fan, it's cool. But weird.

weird cool me people