Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen  (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress.  After completing her studies, she relocated to Vancouver and later competed on the fifth season of Canadian Idol in 2007, placing third.  Jepsen’s breakthrough came in 2012 after her single “Call Me Maybe” was boosted to significant mainstream popularity; the song became the best-selling single of that year, reaching number one in eighteen countries worldwide.  In 2016, she performed in the television special Grease: Live, and lent her voice to the animated film Ballerina.  Jepsen has received multiple accolades, including three Juno Awards, a Billboard Music Award, and an Allan Slaight Award; and nominations for Grammy Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, MTV Video Music Award, Polaris Music Prize and People’s Choice Awards.  As of May 2015, she has sold over 20 million records worldwide.  (More from Wikipedia)