Jess Greenberg (born 20 December 1994) is an English YouTube personality, singer, and acoustic guitarist from London, England.[3]
Jess Greenberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 December 1994[1] London, England[2] |
| Genres | Acoustic rock |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
Biography
editGreenberg started performing publicly at an early age. In an interview she recounted her performance of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love With You" at age four while on a trip to St. Tropez to an audience at the Hotel Byblos. "I requested 'Can't help falling in love with you' by Elvis and the performer asked if I'd sing it. I remember being so excited." She later explained the effect that seeing the 2003 Jack Black movie School of Rock had on her musical interests, "I remember that changing my view of music completely. I started listening to AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers … and I realized how much I loved rock music." Greenberg also cites Jimi Hendrix as "one of my biggest inspirations".[3]
Greenberg began posting cover recordings of songs on YouTube in 2010 at age 15.[4] In December 2012, she was selected as the Female Artist of the Month on the Star Central magazine's website.[3] She also won Ryan Seacrest's "Totally Covered Summer" competition in August 2013 for a cover of "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk.[5][6] Greenberg also drew significant attention for her cover of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" posted in August 2013.[4][7][8]
In 2012, Greenberg stated that as much as she desired "to be a [professional] musician", she intended to study economics at University College London.[3] She then began reading Statistics, Economics and Finance[9] after completing her A-levels.
After getting her degree, she joined Goldman Sachs as a financial analyst. In October 2016 she left the successful hedge fund and joined Winton Capital as an analyst. She worked there until October 2020 and in November 2020, she started as an associate at BlackRock in London, where she still works.
YouTube
editAs of September 2018[update], Greenberg's YouTube channel had over a million (1,400,000+) subscribers and her videos had over 175 million views.[10]
In August 2014, Greenberg's cover of "Enter Sandman" by Metallica, was posted by the online version of Sports Illustrated as "the best-looking Metallica cover you'll see today".[11] Then in October 2014, Greenberg was featured on the website for Guitar World magazine for her covers of Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" and "Whole Lotta Love" with "solos and all" in association with the release of the remastered version of their album, Led Zeppelin IV.[12]
Greenberg was featured in a March 2015 story in the magazine Metro UK by Caroline Westbrook. Westbrook commented that Greenberg, then 20, had accumulated over 70 million views on YouTube and was on her way to becoming an "internet star". Westbrook acknowledged that Greenberg had received attention for her physical attractiveness, but said her talent kept her in the spotlight.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Birthdate, Facebook.com (December 20, 2014)
- ^ "Jess Greenberg". 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d Aluning, Jenny (13 January 2013). "Female Artist of the Month – December 2012". StarCentral Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ a b Mendiola, José (12 March 2014). "Jess Greenberg, la niña que se transformó en una tigresa en YouTube" [Jess Greenberg, the girl who transformed into a tiger on YouTube]. El Confidencial (in Spanish).
- ^ Howard, Devyn (19 August 2013). "Congratulations to Totally Covered Summer Winner, Jess Greenberg!". Ryan Seacrest. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013.
- ^ "Jess Greenberg: chitarra, voce e scollatura fanno impazzire il web" [Jess Greenberg: guitar, voice and cleavage are making the web go crazy]. L'Huffington Post (in Italian). 30 July 2013.
- ^ "The Breast 'Highway To Hell' Cover of All Time". WZLX. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Introducing YouTube sensation, Jess Greenberg". Hot FM. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Ex-Goldman Sachs summer analyst is YouTube sensation". eFinancialCareers.co.uk. 14 June 2016.
- ^ "About". YouTube. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "The Best-Looking Metallica Cover You'll See Today. Eyes on the guitar!!". Sports Illustrated. 16 August 2014.
- ^ Fanelli, Damian. "Jess Greenberg Covers Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" and "Whole Lotta Love"". Guitar World. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ Westbrook, Caroline (31 March 2015). "Is this the next big internet star? Jess Greenberg clocks up millions of views with acoustic covers on YouTube". Metro UK. Retrieved 18 April 2015.