Ashlee Simpson-Wentz
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Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is an American pop singer known for being the younger sister of Country singer Jessica Simpson, and wife of Pete Wentz, bassist of Fall Out Boy.
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[edit] About
Born as Ashlee Nicole Simpson on October 3, 1984 in Waco, Texas but raised in Dallas. An accomplished dancer, Ashlee began taking classical ballet at the age of three and was admitted at the School of American Ballet in New York at the age of 11. During this time, she suffered an eating disorder which lasted for 6 months and because of this she only weighed 70 pounds standing 5ft 2in tall, but her parents stepped in and get her to eat more. After her sister Jessica got a record deal, the family decided to move to Los Angeles, California where she began appearing in TV commercials. Ashlee became Jessica's backup dancer after the success of the first album and later began appearing in films and television series. In 2003, she breifly worked as MTV VJ on TRL and later recorded a song "Just Let Me Cry" for the soundtrack of the film Freaky Friday, starring Lindsay Lohan. Eventually, she signed a recording contract with Geffen Records.
Her debut album, "Autobiography" was released in 2004, and was well-received, however her vocal talent was questioned in a controversy that arose when she attempted to lip synch and the wrong song played live on SNL. Her sophomore album, "I Am Me" was released the next year, and did almost as well, however it became notable that Simpson was moving in a more dance direction. This was scene even more with her third album, "Bittersweet World", released in 2008. By that time she was married to Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, and promotion for the album was canceled early due to her pregnancy. On November 20, 2008 Simpson gave birth to Bronx Mowgli Wentz. She is currently working on her fourth album.
[edit] Awards
| Year | Category | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Choice Fresh Face | Teen Choice Awards |
| Choice Song of the Summer: "Pieces of Me" | Teen Choice Awards | |
| Best New Female Artist of the Year | Billboard Awards | |
| 2005 | Favourite International Breakthrough Artist | MTV Video Music Awards |
| Dumbest Moment of the Year (the SNL incident) | World Stupidity Award | |
| 2006 | Bounce-Back Artist | TRL Awards |
| Best Female Artist | MTV Australia Video Music Awards | |
| Best Pop Video: "Boyfriend" | MTV Australia Video Music Awards |
[edit] Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Autobiography | RIAA Certification: 3x Platinum |
| 2005 | Autobiography | CRIA Certification: 2x Platinum |
| 2005 | Autobiography | BPI Certification: Gold |
| 2005 | I Am Me | RIAA Certification: Platinum |
| 2005 | I Am Me | CRIA Certification: Gold |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | U.S. | U.K. | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Pieces of Me | #5 | #4 | Autobiography |
| Shadow | #57 | Autobiography | ||
| La La | #86 | #11 | Autobiography | |
| 2005 | Boyfriend | #19 | #12 | I Am Me |
| L.O.V.E. | #22 | I Am Me | ||
| 2006 | Invisible | #21 | Bittersweet World | |
| 2007 | Outta My Head (Ay ya ya) | #24 | Bittersweet World | |
| 2008 | Little Miss Obsessive | #96 | Bittersweet World |
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[edit] Tours & Concerts
- No tour dates/concerts for the artist as of the moment.
[edit] Announcements
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Title | Informations |
|---|---|
 | Released on July 20, 2004 (US) |
 | Released on October 18, 2005 (US) |
 | Released on April 22, 2008 |
[edit] Singles
 June 29, 2004 Geffen |
 November 8, 2004 Geffen |
 January 24, 2005 Geffen |
 September 16, 2005 Geffen |
 November 21, 2005 Geffen |
 December 11, 2007 Geffen |
 March 11, 2008 Geffen |
