Simpson would go on to release two more
Gold certified albums -
Rejoice: The Christmas Album (2004) and
A Public Affair (2008) - but her career as a vocalist began to take a sideline to her growing career as an actress. She made her first major debut in 2005 as
Daisy Duke in
The Dukes of Hazzard movie, and has since received roles in a number of comedies, including
Employee of The Month (2006) and
Knocked Up (2007).
As of 2008, Jessica has been cast to appear in a number of upcoming movies, among them
Major Movie Star and
The Love Guru. She is currently dating
Dallas Cowboys quarterback
Tony Romo, and recently moved to Nashville, Tennessee where she is plans to record a country album, reportedly to be titled
Sippin’ On History.
From Discogs:US-American pop singer and actress born 10 July 1980 in, Abilene, Texas, USA. Her first career steps was within contemporary Christian music. She signed with Columbia Records in the late 1990's. She is the sister of Ashlee Simpson.
From Lastfm:Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980 in Abilene, Texas, United States) is a singer, actress, and television personality who rose to fame in the late 1990s. She has achieved seven Billboard Top 40 hits, and has three gold and two multi-platinum RIAA-certified albums. Simpson starred with her then-husband Nick Lachey in the MTV reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica. She ventured into the country music market in 2008 and released Do You Know.
Simpson has released five studio albums in her career: Sweet Kisses (1999), Irresistible (2001), In This Skin (2003), A Public Affair (2006) and Do You Know (2008), which sports her new country sound.
In addition, she has also released two EPs: This is the Remix (2002) and Rejoyce: The Christmas Album (2004).
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From Wikipedia:Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American singer, actress, television personality and fashion designer who rose to fame in 1999. She has achieved seven Billboard Top 40 hits, and five studio albums of which four have been positioned in the top 10 on Billboard 200 and besides that have been certified by the RIAA, three gold and two Multi- Platinum. Simpson starred with her then-husband Nick Lachey in the MTV reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica. She ventured into the country music market in 2008 and released Do You Know. She has sold 20 million records Worldwide. In 2009, Billboard named Simpson as the 95th overall best Artists of the Decade. Also was ranked at number 86 on Billboard 200 Artists, solely based on album sales.