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Jessie J talks girl crushes
Grammy nominated powerhouse singer Jessie J sat down with Billboard for their women in music event to talk about her girl crushes, among other things
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HER FIRST GIRL CRUSH
"Whitney Houston. We've got a video of me at 4 years old, watching her on TV and just being in absolute awe. She gave me so much courage to be loud and bold and have a big vibrato and a big voice. Also, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, TLC and, dare I say it, Spice Girls. Women of confidence definitely drew my eye."
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A YEAR OF ALL-STAR COLLABORATORS
"Mary J. Blige was amazing to work with on her Christmas album. Smokey Robinson. He was incredible. I sang 'Cruisin' ' with him on his new album, and we got to perform it at the Edinburgh Castle in the freezing cold. Who else? De La Soul. Obviously, Ariana and Nicki."
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JESSIE J ON MARY J.
"I said this to her, when I hung out with her: 'Thank you for proving that longevity exists.' This industry is so hit-or-miss. People bring out a song and then they disappear. I was with Jennifer Lopez last night and I said the same thing to her: 'I don't think people realize how hard it is to obtain longevity.' It's constant creation."
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ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, THE YEAR 2014
"Let's go with an 8. It has been good, but there's always room for improvement."
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2014 Highlights
Hit No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Bang Bang."
"The Video Music Awards, being back on Ellen and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the American Music Awards."
Scored her first top 10 on the Billboard 200 with Sweet Talker.
Visited New Orleans with her boyfriend, singer-songwriter Luke James: "I had these doughnuts that were amazing -- beignets!"
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