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Jessica Simpson was born July 10, 1980, and hails from Dallas, Texas. She began singing at a Baptist church and by age 12 was auditioning (unsuccessfully) for the Mickey Mouse Club ("I made it all the way to the end, and I froze in the last audition").
Jessica spent several years in her youth working on a recording for a small gospel label she signed with but the label folded before Jessica could make any gains with her music. Jessica did continue appearing in various Christian events and performed on the same bill as Kirk Franklin and Ce Ce Winans.
Jessica's perseverance eventually got her to meet with Tommy Mottola of Sony Records and a recording contract with Columbia Records while still a high school senior.
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