Ashlee Simpson is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is born on October 3, 1984. The younger sister of Jessica Simpson, she rose to prominence as a participant in her sister's reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, and starred in the spin-off program The Ashlee Simpson Show which portrayed her creating her debut album, Autobiography.
The album was released after the show's first season and went to the top of the album chart. Following a North American concert tour and a film appearance, Simpson released her second number-one album: I Am Me (2005). Simpson assumed creative control over her less successful third album, Bittersweet World (2008).
Her first album, Autobiography, debuted at number one in the
United States in July 2004, with first-week sales of around 398,000 copies. The
album was certified triple-platinum by the RIAA in September 2004. Simpson
co-wrote all of the album's tracks, describing it as "very true to my
emotions"
Simpson's
second album, I Am Me, was released on October
18, 2005. She wanted to incorporate the feel of music from the 1980s on the
album, and unlike with her debut, she wanted to focus less on relationships and
more on herself.
The album debuted at
number-one, selling around 220,000 copies in its first week; as of 2008, it had sold 944,000 copies in the
U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. Its lead single, "Boyfriend", became a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Simpson's second album, "I Am Me" |
Simpson recorded her third studio album, Bittersweet World with producers Timbaland, Kenna, and
Chad Hugo. Bittersweet World was released in the
United States on April 22, 2008 to mixed reviews. The album's first single, the Timbeland-produced "Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)",
was released as a digital download in December 2007
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