Jill Scott facts for kids

Jill Scott
Jill Scott
	Scott performing as part of "Jazz in the Gardens" in March 2012
Background information
Born	April 4, 1972 (age 48); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	R&B; soul; neo soul; jazz; quiet storm; hip hop; spoken word;
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter; model; poet; actress;
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Hidden Beach (2000–2010); Blues Babe/Warner Bros.(2011–2013); Atlantic (2014–present)

Jillian "Jill" Scott (born April 4, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter, model, poet and actress. Her 2000 debut, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1, went platinum, and the follow-ups Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 (2004) and The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 (2007) both achieved gold status. She made her cinematic debut in the films Hounddog and Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? in 2007.

After a four-year hiatus from music, Scott released her fourth album, The Light of the Sun, in 2011. In 2014, she starred in the film Get On Up as the second wife of James Brown. She also appeared as the lead role in the BBC/HBO series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency based on the novels of the same name by Alexander McCall Smith. In 2015, she released her fifth album, Woman.

Early life

A barnstar intended for soul and R&B music, comprising images of Jill Scott, Dionne Warwick, Ray Charles and Whitney Houston

Scott was born on April 4, 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She grew up an only child in a North Philadelphia neighborhood, raised by her mother, Joyce Scott and grandmother. She recalls a happy childhood and was "very much a loved child".

After graduating the Philadelphia High School for Girls, Scott attended Temple University. While working two jobs, she studied secondary education. She planned to become a high school English teacher. However, after three years of study and then serving as a teacher's aide, Scott became disillusioned with a teaching career, and she dropped out of college.

Prior to breaking through the music industry, Scott worked at a variety of jobs, including a number of retail positions and stints at a construction site and an ice cream parlor.

Images for kids

Scott performing in Hamburg, Germany in 2000
Scott performing in Hamburg, Germany in 2000