singer and songwriter from Mission, British Columbia, and later based
in Vancouver. [ 3 ]In 2007, she placed third in Canadian Idol season
five's competition. Jepsen independently released her debut album, Tug
of War, in 2008. In 2011, she released the single " Call Me Maybe",
which was followed in 2012 by her debut EP, Curiosity, and her second
album, Kiss. "Call Me Maybe" reached number one in 18 countries during
2012 and was the year's best-selling single worldwide. Jepsen's third
album, Emotion, was released in 2015 with mostly positive reviews, and
was heavily influenced by songs from the 1980s. Its lead single " I
Really Like You" reached the top 5 in the United Kingdom, the top 10
in Japan, top 15 in Jepsen's native Canada, and top 40 in the United
States.
