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Carly Rae Jepsen

1985 - Today

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Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After studying musical theatre for most of her school life and while in university, Jepsen garnered mainstream attention after placing third on the fifth season of Canadian Idol in 2007. In 2008, Jepsen released her folk-influenced debut studio album Tug of War in Canada before it was internationally released in 2011. Jepsen's breakthrough came in 2012 with her acclaimed single "Call Me Maybe", which was declared the best-selling single of that year, sold over 18 million copies, reached number one in more than 19 countries, and led to major record deals with Schoolboy Records and Interscope Records. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2024). Carly Rae Jepsen is the 2,126th most popular singer (down from 2,003rd in 2024), the 697th most popular biography from Canada (down from 624th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Canadian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Carly Rae Jepsen ranks 2,131 out of 4,381. Before her are Alexander Bashlachev, Big L, Ronnie Hawkins, Origa, Giorgia, Teresa Brewer, Valerie Dore, Tommy Roe, Nina Kraviz, Yoko Takahashi, and Louane. After her are Kōji Wada.

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Among people born in 1985, Carly Rae Jepsen ranks 209. Before her are Silvestre Varela, Isabel Lucas, Mathieu Debuchy, Aya Miyama, Hikaru Hironiwa, and Tianna Bartoletta. After her are Hasan Minhaj, Ciprian Marica, Dwight Howard, Kenta Suzuki, Shingo Shibata, and Tirunesh Dibaba.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Carly Rae Jepsen ranks 697 out of 1,622. Before her are Annie Murphy (1986), Tara Strong (1973), Deryck Whibley (1980), Shalom Harlow (1973), Horace Gwynne (1912), and Jean Charest (1958). After her are Gilles Duceppe (1947), Daniel David Palmer (1845), Santino Marella (1974), Daniel Powter (1971), Shenae Grimes (1989), and Skip Spence (1946).

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Among SINGERS In Canada

Among singers born in Canada, Carly Rae Jepsen ranks 37. Before her are Chad Kroeger (1974), Mac DeMarco (1990), Nicole Appleton (1974), K.d. lang (1961), Barbara Hannigan (1971), and Deryck Whibley (1980). After her are Daniel Powter (1971), Skip Spence (1946), Paul Shaffer (1949), Kate McGarrigle (1946), Roch Voisine (1963), and Jeon So-mi (2001).

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