What do you think of the Female Artist of the Day [60]?

Merry Christmas guys. I'll be sure to toast all of you a long, happy life! One at a time of course, one sip isn't much fun ;)

ARTIST: Jem

- 2 solo albums

GENRE: Pop

FACTOIDS:

- She's from Wales.

- She helped write "Nothing Fails" (which later ended up on Madonna's 'American Life').

- She holds a law degree from the University of Sussex.

- Her music has been featured in (not a full list by any means): The O.C., Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Medium, Monster-In-Law, Ultraviolet, Eragon....

- Normally I don't really care about age, but she's 35. I'd always thought she was much younger.

HOW I FOUND HER: I actually didn't. At the time my roommate and I had a little competition to see who could find the saddest songs, heh, and she played "Missing You" for me. Ended up trying out the album, really liked it. She kind of reminds me of Lily Allen sometimes.

ALBUM I RECOMMEND FIRST: 'Finally Woken'

Feel free to listen to all five, or pick the one that looks best! Whatcha think?

"24" from 'Finally Woken' (2004)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwdn8ZRAk-U

"They" from FW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFaee49YjMw

"Wish I" from FW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mz0Z7yx_4s

"Aciiid!" from 'Down To Earth' (2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08DVH5dkqp0

"Crazy" from DTE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jOxtvQ7PD0