On November 19th, 1982 in Edmonton Alberta, Jenn
Beaupre let out her first note that left even the seasoned
birthing team in awe. “That’s quite a set
of lungs!”, her Mom was told again and again at
the hospital that day. From there, her childhood was set
in small town Alberta (Canada); her teen years spent in
a community with a medium security federal penitentiary
on its outskirts. Small town living was often a tough
go for the quirky extrovert whose first word was music.
With much urging and support from her family, Jenn
finally auditioned for an opera coach, Shelly Fullerton
(of the Calgary Opera) at age 14 and was readily accepted
into the world of music. A quick study, Shelly encouraged
her to pursue opera after high school graduation but
Jenn wanted to try her hand at songwriting and taught
herself piano. Sixteen songs later, at age 16, My Life
so Far was born- her first attempt at a recording. Although
the “demo” was a rudimentary recording done
in a converted church basement studio- just her on piano
and vocals- Jenn sold over 6000 copies of the disc-
all burned on her family’s home computer by her
father!
Jenn has won many awards including Calgary Stampede
Youth Talent Showdown’s most promising artist,
overall winner and first runner up at the national level.
Eventually, Jenn was noticed by Mark Wyatt of Canadian
Event Perspectives magazine. Many corporate events under
her belt now and a year of songwriting in Quebec, Jenn
tried her hand at Canadian Idol and excelled through
to the night right before the top 10 was chosen. The
judges praised her accurate vocals and quirky style.
Jenn was invited back by the judges for the Wildcard
show as well as other events promoting Idol. Also, deemed
well spoken and engaging, she was hired for various
speaking engagements addressing youth’s issues,
like bullying, self-confidence and body image.
After Idol, Jenn continued to develop her witty stage
personality while songwriting and performing as much
as possible. With the help of Mr David Kean, Jenn finished
her newest album, Lullabies for Grown-ups in late 2007.
The world renowned Moscow Ballet has invited Jenn to
open for their Canadian tour in 2008 and 2009. Currently,
she is enjoying very much playing beautiful pianos on
beautiful theatre stages. |
