Jess Glynne looks back: ‘Fame is complex. I love what it’s given me, but I hate it too’
20-04-2024 13:00 via theguardian.com

Jess Glynne looks back: ‘Fame is complex. I love what it’s given me, but I hate it too’

The singer on turning down X Factor, making mistakes and refusing to play by the rulesBorn in London in 1989, Jess Glynne is a singer and songwriter. She shot to fame in 2014, when she featured on two UK No 1 hits, Clean Bandit’s Rather Be, for which she won a Grammy, and My Love by Route 94. She has since released two No 1 albums, and became the first British female solo artist to have seven No 1 singles, including the omnipresent Hold My Hand. She releases Jess, her first
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