Carly Rae Jepsen: podcast appearances and interviews

Carly Rae Jepsen, born on November 21, 1985, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained initial mainstream recognition after finishing third on the fifth season of Canadian Idol in 2007. Following her success on the show, she released her debut studio album Tug of War in 2008, which was influenced by folk music. Jepsen's career reached new heights in 2012 with her hit single Call Me Maybe, which became the best-selling single of that year, sold over 18 million copies, and topped charts in more than 19 countries. This success resulted in record deals with Schoolboy Records and Interscope Records. Later that year, she released her second album Kiss, featuring the singles Good Time with Owl City and charting in Canada and the United States. In 2014, Jepsen made her Broadway debut as Cinderella in the musical of the same name for 12 weeks. Her third album, Emotion, was released in 2015 and drew influences from 1980s music, dance-pop, and synth-pop, producing singles such as I Really Like You, Your Type, and Run Away with Me. She expanded her work to television and voice acting, including her performance in Grease: Live and her role in the animated film Ballerina. Her subsequent releases include the 2019 album Dedicated, with hit singles like Party for One, and her sixth studio album The Loneliest Time, released in 2022. Jepsen has received multiple awards and nominations, including three Juno Awards, three Billboard Music Awards, and an Allan Slaight Award, and she has been recognized on various industry charts.