Jena Lee

Biography

Sylvia Elva Garcia (born 29 June 1987 in Chile), more commonly known under the stage name as Jena Lee, is a French pop singer and songwriter. She describes her music style as "émo R&B".

Biography

Born in Chile, Sylvia Elva Garcia was adopted by a French family at the age of nine months. She grew up in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

2007–2009: Popstars and Urban Music Nation

In 2007, Lee met Sulee B Wax, who was interested in her work. When the fourth season of Popstars started, he asked Jena to try writing the instrumentals. Lee wrote six songs of the thirteen on Sheryfa Luna's album, including the song "Quelque part". Following this, she received other requests, such as from Mathieu Edward with the title "Comme avant" as well as for a composition for the musical theater show Cléopâtre.
In 2008, Lee won the Urban Music Nation contest organized by radio operator Skyrock; the finale was on 26 December 2008.

2009-2010: First releases

Her first single, "J'aimerais tellement×J'aimerais tellement5 October 2009 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1J'aimerais tellement3:562J'aimerais tellement (instrumental)3:54" ("I Would Really Love"), was released in April 2009 along with a music video. It was at the top of the French singles charts for a total of eleven weeks and had most downloads in November 2009.
Lee's first album, Vous remercier×Vous remercier2 November 2009 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Je me perds4:272Du style3:183J'aimerais tellement3:534Banalité3:225Redeviens toi-même3:426Je rêve en enfer3:187Dépendance3:478Emo/RnB3:309Je suis3:1610Je préfère4:5711Victime idéale3:2912Vous remercier12:36 ("To Thank You"), was recorded with Bustafunk . It was released on 2 November 2009 on the Internet and to stores on 9 November 2009 on the label Mercury Records, a division of the group Universal Music France.
In 2010, Lee released Ma référence, which contains the singles "US Boy", "Éternise-moi×Éternise-moi4 October 2010 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Éternise-moi3:25", the duet with French group Eskemo, and "Mon ange×Mon Ange1 January 2011 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Mon Ange3:36" ("My angel").