Top British singer Jessie J has returned to Mallorca but this time not to perform but to enjoy a family holiday after undergoing a mastectomy amid her breast cancer battle and during her stay on the island, they went to watch Real Mallorca in action. . Jessie J has recently spoken on a podcast about the strain her cancer diagnosis has had on her son. Speaking on the Great Company podcast, hosted by Jamie Laing, she shared her concerns that cancer has had an impact on her time with her son, Sky.
The Price Tag singer, 37 announced her breast cancer diagnosis on Instagram in June before her appearance at the Capital Summertime Ball. On stage she shared that she would be taking a break from music to “go and beat cancer.” Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical Whistle Down the Wind.
She later studied at the BRIT School, before signing with Gut Records and striking a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. After signing with Republic Records, Jessie J came to prominence with the release of her debut single, “Do It like a Dude”, which peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Her following single, “Price Tag”, was an international success, topping the charts in nineteen countries, including the UK. It was followed by the release of her debut album, Who You Are (2011), which peaked at number two in the UK.
Other singles from the album included “Nobody’s Perfect”, “Who You Are”, “Domino” and “Laserlight”, all of which peaked within the top ten in the UK, making Jessie J the first British female artist to have six top-ten singles from a sole studio album. Jessie J’s second album, Alive (2013), peaked within the top five on the UK Albums Chart and included the singles “Wild” and “It’s My Party”.
The release of her third album, Sweet Talker (2014), was preceded by the single “Bang Bang” which debuted at number one in the UK and went multi-platinum worldwide. The album made the top five in the UK and peaked at number ten on the US Billboard 200, her highest-charting album in the US. As of January 2015, Jessie J had sold over 20 million singles and 3 million albums worldwide. In 2018, she released her four-part fourth album, R.O.S.E., followed by her Christmas album, This Christmas Day.