Samantha Jade facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Samantha Jade
Jade at the 2014 ARIA Music Awards
Background information
Birth name	Samantha Jade Gibbs
Born	(1987-04-18) 18 April 1987 (age 38) Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres	Pop electropop dance-pop electronic disco soul R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter actress
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Jive Sony

Samantha Jade Gibbs (born on April 18, 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. She has written songs for other artists like JoJo and Ashley Tisdale. In 2012, Samantha won the fourth season of The X Factor Australia. She was the first woman to win the Australian version of the show. After winning, she signed with Sony Music Australia. She then released her winning song, "What You've Done to Me", which quickly became number one on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart. On August 16, 2024, Samantha released her new EP, Love.Sick. Vol 2, which reached number 5 on the Australian iTunes Album Charts.

About Samantha Jade's Early Life

Samantha Jade Gibbs was born in Perth, Western Australia. Her father, Kevin Gibbs, has Anglo-Indian family roots. Her mother, Jacqueline Deans Gibbs, was of Scottish descent. Samantha's mother passed away on June 8, 2014, after a short illness. Samantha started modeling when she was four years old. At age nine, she won a talent show by singing "Amazing Grace". She went to Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School in Kiara and Hampton Senior High School in Morley.

Samantha Jade's Music Journey

Starting Her Career (2002–2010)

Samantha Jade at the Sony Foundation Youth Cancer Campaign

In 2002, a friend sent Samantha's music demo to a record producer in Los Angeles, United States. This led to Samantha and her family traveling to Hollywood for a meeting. The next year, they moved to Los Angeles. In 2004, she signed with the US record label Jive Records and started recording songs. That same year, a song she helped write, "Secret Love", was sung by JoJo for the movie Shark Tale.

In 2006, Samantha recorded the song "Step Up" for the dance movie Step Up. This song was written by Diane Warren. It appeared on the Billboard Pop 100 chart for one week. In 2007, Samantha released her next song, "Turn Around". It was meant to be the first song from her album, My Name is Samantha Jade. "Turn Around" first reached number 83 on the ARIA Singles Chart. When Samantha won The X Factor in 2012, the song became popular again and reached number 53. After three years, her album My Name is Samantha Jade was not released. Samantha also helped write and sang backup on songs for Ashley Tisdale and Tiffany Evans.

Samantha later left Jive Records. She tried to make music on her own with Affinity West Entertainment. She recorded an album called Golden Touch for them, but its release had issues and it only came out in 2012. In 2010, Samantha acted in the movie Beneath the Blue. She also recorded a song with David Guetta and Laidback Luke for David Guetta's album One Love. In July 2009, Samantha released her song "Secret" in Australia, but it did not appear on the music charts. The music video for "Secret" showed her looking for an old friend. In 2010, Samantha moved back to Perth and worked at her father's mining factory.

Winning The X Factor Australia (2012)

To try and get back into music, Samantha auditioned for the fourth season of The X Factor in 2012. She sang "Breakeven" by The Script. Judge Guy Sebastian was very impressed. Samantha moved on to the next stages, singing songs by Lenny Kravitz and Jordin Sparks. She then made it to the live shows as part of the Over 25s group, mentored by Guy Sebastian.

In the first live show, she sang Katy Perry's "Wide Awake". All the judges praised her performance. However, Samantha ended up in the bottom two but was saved by the judges. In week five, she was in the bottom two again but was saved by the public vote. In week seven, she was in the bottom two once more and was saved again.

In the semi-finals, Samantha sang "Heartless" and "Where Have You Been". She made it to the grand final. On November 20, 2012, Samantha Jade was announced as the winner of The X Factor. She won a recording contract with Sony Music Australia and a Nissan Dualis car.

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Samantha Jade in 2012

After winning The X Factor, Samantha's song "What You've Done to Me" was released online. Just three days later, it became number one on the ARIA Singles Chart. It sold over 210,000 copies. Samantha's first album, Samantha Jade, came out on December 7, 2012. It included new versions of the songs she sang on The X Factor. The album reached number three on the ARIA Albums Chart and sold over 35,000 copies.

In December 2012, Samantha's old record label released her first album, The Golden Touch, without her or Sony Music's permission. This led to some legal issues regarding the album's release and her past contracts.

New Music and Acting Roles (2013–2016)

Samantha Jade at the Sydney premiere of The Great Gatsby in May 2013

In January 2013, Samantha was the main performer on The X Factor Live Tour. She performed in cities like Sydney and Melbourne. Her next song, "Firestarter", was released on June 28, 2013. It reached number nine on the ARIA Singles Chart and sold 70,000 copies. Samantha also helped design her own jewelry line. In August 2013, she performed in Indonesia for a TV special called X Factor Around the World. She won an award for Best Video for "Firestarter" at the 27th ARIA Music Awards. Samantha released another song, "Soldier", on November 15, 2013. It reached number 17 and sold 35,000 copies.

On January 24, 2014, Samantha released a cover of "I Am Australian" with other Australian artists for Australia Day. The song reached number 51 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Samantha played Kylie Minogue in the TV mini-series INXS: Never Tear Us Apart in February 2014. She was nominated for an award for her acting role. On April 11, 2014, she released her song "Up!", which reached number 18 and sold 35,000 copies. In September 2014, Samantha performed in Los Angeles.

Samantha was the opening act for One Direction's Australian tour in February 2015. On July 17, 2015, she released a new song, "Shake That", featuring American rapper Pitbull. This song was the first from her second album. On September 5, 2015, it was announced that Samantha had joined the TV show Home and Away as Isla Schultz. She first appeared on the show on March 3, 2016.

Samantha's second album, Nine, was released on November 20, 2015. In March 2016, she confirmed she was working on her third album. In 2016, Samantha was cast as Tracey Tyler in the TV mini-series House of Bond. On October 28, 2016, she announced a new song, "Hurt Anymore", with Cyrus Villanueva, which came out on November 4.

Cosmetics, Tours, and New Albums (2017–2018)

In early 2017, Samantha joined the Boyzlife tour in the UK and England. On March 6, 2017, she launched her first makeup line, "Samantha Jade for Models Prefer". On May 26, 2017, Samantha released her new song "Circles On the Water".

On February 22, 2018, Samantha announced her third album, Best of My Love, which was released on April 20, 2018. In November 2018, Samantha released her fourth album, The Magic of Christmas.

Recent Music and TV Appearances (2019–Present)

In early 2019, Samantha confirmed she was working on her fifth album with new original songs. In September 2019, she released "Bounce", the first song from the album. She explained that she was making music she loved and that her fans would enjoy. She was inspired by artists like Brandy, TLC, and J-Lo. On January 31, 2020, Samantha released "In the Morning".

In September 2020, Samantha was part of Kit Kat's R U OK? Day social media campaign. On October 3, 2020, she released the song "Back 2 Back". She confirmed that her album was finished. Samantha released another song on November 20, 2020, called "New Boy". However, the album was later changed to a new EP.

In May 2022, Samantha appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia. On June 17, 2022, she released the song "Dance Again". This was her first release with Midnight Records after leaving Sony Music earlier that year. In November 2022, Samantha confirmed the release of the Love.Sick EP, which came out on November 25, 2022.

On November 23, 2023, Samantha released her new original Christmas song called "Christmas Kisses". On July 7, 2024, Samantha competed on season 21 of the Australian Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with Gustavo Viglio. They finished in second place. A few days after the finale, on August 16, 2024, Samantha released the EP Love.Sick.Vol.2, with its main song "Peachy".

Samantha Jade's Music Style

Samantha Jade is known for her clear and bright singing voice. She says that Beyoncé, Robyn, and Mariah Carey are her biggest musical inspirations. Her first album was a pop record. She described her album "Nine" as very personal. She felt like she was playing a character when she sang disco covers on her "Best Of My Love" album. Her voice is often described as angelic. She also helped write some songs on "Nine", like "Born to Be Alive" and "Wait for It", which are considered poppy.

Samantha Jade's Personal Life

Samantha used to live in Los Angeles to follow her singing dreams. When it was hard to get a new record deal there, she moved back to Perth. She worked at her father's warehouse in Guildford, Western Australia. Later, she moved to Sydney and worked as a makeup artist while still performing music.

In early 2019, Samantha announced she was engaged to Pat Handlin. They got married in October 2022 in a small wedding in Venice, Italy.

Concert Tours

Headlining Tours

• The X Factor Live Tour (2013)
• ChapStick Summer Lovin' Tour (2013)
• Only Just Begun Club Tour (2016)
• Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour (2017)
• Best Of My Love Live Tour (2018)
• Coca-Cola Salvation Army 'It Feels So Good to Give' Christmas Truck Tour (2018)
• Love / Sick Mini Tour (2022)

Supporting Tours

• Nova's Red Room Global Tour (Series 1: 2014)
• One Direction's On the Road Again Tour: Australian leg (2015)
• Boyzlife's Stories – Laughter – Music Tour: UK leg (2017)
• Paul Murray's Live in Our Town (2019)
• Pentatonix's Pentatonix: The World Tour: Australian and New Zealand leg (2020)
• Backstreet Boys' DNA World Tour: Australian leg (2023)

Guest Performances

• Guy Sebastian's Get Along Tour: "Art of Love" with Guy Sebastian (Sydney – April 20, 2013)
• Beyoncé's The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour: "Breakeven" with Stan Walker (Sydney – November 11, 2013)
• Taylor Swift's Red Tour: "Art of Love" with Guy Sebastian (Sydney – December 4, 2013)

Samantha Jade's Albums

• Samantha Jade (2012)
• Nine (2015)
• Best of My Love (2018)
• The Magic of Christmas (2018)

Film and TV Appearances

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Samantha Jade para niños