| Jennifer Armstrong | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jennifer Scarlett Armstrong |
| Also known as | Jen, Jenny, Scarlett |
| Born | July 18, 1991 (Age 21) |
| Origin | Hudson County, New Jersey |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Pop-Rock, R&B, Dance-Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Dancer, Musician, Model |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Drums |
| Years active | 2009 - 2011; 2012- present |
| Label(s) | Shooting Star Records (2011)
Studio60 Records (2012) |
| Associated acts | Max Armstrong, Alicia Lena, 4th Street Band, Jaymz Snow, Luke Striker |
| Website | JenStrong.com |
Jennifer “Scarlett” Armstrong (born July 18, 1991) is an American female musician. Her first taste of fame was in 2009 when she starred in a string of music videos for her brother’s Alternative Rock band, The Junction. She also starred in two music video’s for Alicia Lena in 2010.
In October 2010 her brother, musician, Max Armstrong was involved in a tragic car accident and lost his life. After spending the following months with her family in New Jersey, she decided to move to Los Angeles, California to focus on getting a record deal.
She had plans for a music career and is an accomplished pianist and guitarist as well as being a singer-songwriter. At the end of January 2011 she signed a two album record deal with Shooting Star Records and began working on her debut album in February 2011, releasing her debut single at the end of February. She was later dropped from Shooting Star Records after being checked into rehab due to her suicidal attempt and hiatus from her music career.
Early Life[]
Jennifer Armstrong was born in Hudson, County, New Jersey to Susan and David Armstrong. Her mother, was an English teacher and her father was a builder. She has one younger twin brother, Lucas Armstrong, one older sister, Katie Armstrong and her older brother, Max Armstrong, who was 23 years old when he died in October 2010.
Jennifer always had an interest in music, her brother Max was the first to own a guitar and he taught her the basics. She always had an interest in pop music but seemed to prefer the harder edge to it which developed into a love of pop rock. At 12 she decided to take up piano lessons and quickly fell in love with the instrument, spending hours playing classical pieces from the likes of Bach and Brahms. She then began writing her own music and accompanying that with lyrics, she wrote her first complete song at the age of 14, a song which she still has the original lyrics sheet to. She would often sneak into Max’s bedroom when he was away from home and borrow his rock records but when she was caught with the records she wasn’t expecting Max’s reaction to be so good, “He was delighted because I was Listening to his Springsteen records and his Dylan records and I guess he preferred that more than like a Spice Girls record or a Britney Spears record. He took me over to this youth center place in New York one weekend and he wrote down the chords for the whole Born To Run album and told me to play each song on the piano. It was such an incredible moment, We were there playing songs like Thunder Road and Jungleland together, I was playing the piano and he was playing guitar and it was magical, that is hands down my favorite memory of Max.”
Unlike her siblings, Jennifer stayed in education beyond the age of 16. She studied at Hudson County College, New Jersey. She achieved a Master Of Arts degree over the two year period. After finishing college she initially planned to move to Los Angeles, California but after the death of Max she opted to stay with her family in New Jersey.
Music Career[]
Armstrong's debut single, 'Queen Bee'.
Debut Album - 2011-present In early 2011 she decided to finally move to Los Angeles, California to focus on her music career. She turned down an acting role in a daytime soap in January 2011 claiming that she wanted to focus on music before she turns her hand to other projects. On January 28, 2011 she signed a two album record deal with Shooting Star Records! and she confirmed that she would be performing four "hype" shows in February 2011. It was confirmed on this official website in February 2011 that she would be working on a track with Jaymz Snow.
Jennifer's Debut Album, 'Scarlett Fever'.
In February 2011 she began working on the songs that were likely to be part of her debut album in a recording studio in Los Angeles. Her debut single 'Queen Bee' was released on February 26, 2011. She announced the tracklisting, album cover and album title on February 25, 2011. The album was called 'Scarlett Fever' but was delayed due to her having to recover from a possible suicide attempt.
She returned to the music scene in mid 2012 by performing at Mykaylah's, 'One Night Only' concert and also debuted her new single, 'It's Okay To Not Be Okay'. She has currently released a new album, 'TWENTY-THREE' and performed at the 2013 Chaos Awards VII where she was also nominated for the single for 'Best Single'.
'My Heart Is Not For Taking' video.
Acting Career[]
She has appeared in a number of music videos for The Junction and as well as staring in two Alicia Lena music videos. Her first appearance was in The Junctions 2nd music video 'People On The Streets'. She then starred in a trilogy of music videos, 'What’s Going Wrong With The World We Live In', 'One More Night' and 'Teenage Heartland'. She starred in two of Alicia Lena’s music videos including 'More Than You’ll Ever Know' and 'New Developments'. She starred in her debut single's music video, 'Queen Bee', and her second single's music video, 'My Heart Is Not For Taking'.
Personal Life[]
She was always very close with her brother Max. Her older sister Katie claims, “Max saw a lot of his younger self in Jennifer. She was always more interested in music and other artistic endeavors and Max spotted that and encouraged that in her. He really taught Jennifer a lot about music, he even took her on the road sometimes because she was always interested to see what goes into making a live show work. She was always Max‘s favorite and he was very protective of her, he always looked out for her and he‘ll be proud that she‘s trying to make her way in the music industry.” Following on from the similarities to Max she has a very open and honest personality.
Aaron Simpson from CrushCrushCrush.
She went to the 2011 Music Hall Of Fame Awards with Dan Richerds and is reportedly set to do a brief club tour of the U.S.A with him in March 2011. However that never took place because in March 2011, just one week after the release of her debut single, she was rushed to the hospital after reportedly attempting suicide. After a long six month hiatus, she has returned to pick up her music career. She has only dated three times, “I dated my friend, Travis. We knew each other since we were 12 years old and we were kinda inseparable. We dated for 3 years and it was a really great relationship, we still keep in touch but he’s in Jersey and I’m in LA.” When asked if she’s currently single she replied, “No.” At the time, she was seeing band member, Aaron Simpson, from fromer band, CrushCrushCrush. The couple recently got engaged on March 4, 2012. After a matter of months, the two broke off their engagement and now remain friends.
Jennifer Armstrong and Scott Wellington of 'Weekend'.
She is currently dating Scott Wellington of boyband, "Weekend." On February 25, 2012 the first single drom her new album, 'My Heart Is Not For Taking', was released. Armstrong's second single, 'Another Pretty Lie', was released two months later on April 2, 2012. Her third single, 'A Smile To Remember', was released on September 19, 2012. It debuted at #8 on the Digital Charts and #4 on the Top20 Airplay Charts. On November 26, 2012, she realeased her fourth single, 'It's Okay To Not Be Okay' and went on to debut at #2 on both Digital and Top20 Airplay charts.
In 2011 she enrolled in Music4Youth shortly before leaving to be on Celebrity Big Brother 2. Like Music4Youth, her stay on CBB2 ended soon as it had begun. She and her brother Lucas left after just a few days of the season's start due to her friend ending up in the hospital from an automobile accident.
Discography[]
Studio Albums[]
- Scarlett Fever (March 2011)
- TWENTY-THREE(January 22, 2013)
Singles[]
- Queen Bee (February 27, 2011)
- My Heart Is Not For Taking (February 25, 2012)
- Another Pretty Lie (April 2, 2012)
- A Smile To Remember (September 19, 2012)
- It's Okay To Not Be Okay (November 26, 2012)
- Long Overdue (February 10th, 2013)
Live Albums[]
- To Be Announced
Tours[]
Headlining[]
- To Be Announced
Supporting[]
- Cinzia Ricci's What You've Been Waiting For Tour - Oceania Leg (2012)
- Experience Giselle Tour - Asia & Oceania Legs (2012)
- Dancing In The Dark World Tour (Oceania & South America Leg) (2013)
Awards and nominations[]
Won[]
- To Be Announced
Nominated[]
- 2011: 1st Annual Star Stuck Awards - DAMN Shes HOT Award
- 2011: 1st Annual Star Stuck Awards - The Slap In The Face Award
- 2012: Chaos Awards V - Sexiest Female Award
- 2013: Chaos Awards VII - Best Single - It's Okay To Not Be Okay