About Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen is a Canadian singer/songwriter from Mission, B.C. In the summer of 2007 she was a contestant on the fifth season of Canadian Idol, placing third. She was also a part of the Canadian Idol Top 3 concert tour. [1] After completing the tour, Jepsen retreated to B.C. to focus on writing, recording and completing her band. Her demos attracted a flurry of attention, and she was eventually signed a joint management deal with Simkin Artist Management, and Dexter Entertainment. A deal with Fontana/Maple Music quickly followed, leading Jepsen into the studio with producer/writer Ryan Stewart. [2] On June 16, 2008, Jepsen released her debut single, a cover of John Denver\s song \"Sunshine On My Shoulders\". It is the only cover song on her debut album. [3] On July 21, 2008, Jepsen added two new songs from the album to her MySpace page: \"Bucket\" and \"Heavy Lifting\". In August