Jimmie Wilson (born February 7, 1981) is an American singer and musical theatre actor. He represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, with the song "Spirit of the Night" in a duet with Sammarinese singer Valentina Monetta but failed to qualify for the final.[1]
Jimmie Wilson | |
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Wilson in 2017 | |
Background information | |
Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | February 7, 1981
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Career
editHe studied acting in Hollywood, and then acted in the musical Sisterella, produced by Michael Jackson. He later moved to Germany to play Barack Obama in the musical Hope! – Das Obama Musical.[2] In 2012 he took part in the third series of the Polish version of Must Be the Music. He was eliminated in the semi-finals.[3]
Discography
editAlbums
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So Damn Beautiful |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
editTitle | Year | Album |
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"Spirit of the Night" (with Valentina Monetta) |
2017 | Non-album single |
"So Damn Beautiful" | So Damn Beautiful |
As featured artist
editTitle | Year | Album |
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"Summer Time" (Burak Yeter featuring Jimmie Wilson) |
2014 | Non-album singles |
"No More" (Divided Souls, Le Alen and Samuri featuring Jimmie Wilson) | ||
"We Can Touch the Sky" (DJ Andi featuring Jimmie Wilson) |
Promotional singles
editTitle | Year | Album |
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"You're the One (Miss Model of the World)" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
"The Color Red" | 2016 |
References
edit- ^ Vranis, Michalis (12 March 2017). "San Marino: Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson to Kyiv". esctoday.com. ESCToday.
- ^ Scarpone, Cristian (12 March 2017). "SHE'S BACK! VALENTINA MONETTA AND JIMMIE WILSON WILL SING "SPIRIT OF THE NIGHT" FOR SAN MARINO". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
- ^ Kasprzyk, Jakub (12 March 2017). "Szok! Valentina Monetta wraca na Eurowizję!". eurowizja.org.