Jill Jones

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jill Jones
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Jul 11, 1962(1962-07-11)
Age	62
Birthplace	Lebanon
Country	United States
Horoscope	Cancer

Jill Jones Biography

Jill Jones is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on July 11, 1962 in Lebanon, United States. Jones was born in Lebanon, Ohio on July 11th 1962. Her mother, who is a fashion model, has African American heritage, and her father, a jazz musician is Italian. Jones was raised by her parents, up to moving in Los Angeles when her mother was married. She started her singing career when she was 15, as a backup singer to Teena Marie, a singer who her mother ran.

Some highlights from the beginning of her career include a variety of collaborations in collaboration with Prince in the 1980s and 1990s including a joint debut album released by her self-titled.

The Prince song “She’s Always in My Hair”, a B-side to the single “Raspberry Beret” (1985), was written about Jones.

Her debut album was the self-titled Jill Jones (1987), released on Prince’s Paisley Park Records. Prince was credited as a co-writer with Jones, but wrote all of the songs himself. Lead single “Mia Bocca” became a top 10 hit in Italy in July 1987, peaking at #6. Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from critics, but was not a commercial success. As of 2007, the album has been out of print for many years.

Jones was a the backing vocalist on several in Teena Marie’s Motown albums from the 1980s. She she also wrote the songs “Young Girl In Love” from Lady T (1980) and “The Ballad of Cradle Rob and Me” from It Must Be Magic (1981). She first met Prince in the year 1980, at age 18 when Teena Marie was opening for him on the Dirty Mind tour. Prince was impressed by her voice and helped her sing, and kept in contact with Jones.

Jill Jones Net Worth

Jill Jones is one of the richest Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jill Jones 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jill Jones (born July 11 1962) is an American musician and singer, who was an accompanying vocalist for Teena Marie, and Prince in the 80s.

Jill recorded a variety of songs in demos London in the latter half of the 1980s, which included the tracks “Deep Kiss”, “Unattainable Love”, “Long Time”, “Red”, “White Dogs” & “Tango” as well as others. She also recorded to a track (“The Ground You Walk On”) to the soundtrack of The film Earth Girls Are Easy.

She became a backup vocalist for Prince when he invited her to the Sunset Sound recording studios in 1982, to sing backing vocals for several tracks on the album 1999. She was credited under just her initials J.J. She also was featured in music videos for the songs “1999” and “Little Red Corvette”, as well as extended rarely aired music video for “Automatic”, and then joined the tour for 1999 to sing backing vocals with the Prince side-project Vanity 6. After the tour, she moved to Minneapolis and became Prince’s on-and-off again girlfriend. She had a bit part as a waitress in the film Purple Rain (1984), and had an appearance in the sequel Graffiti Bridge (1990), where she takes off an undergarment to end a conflicting scene with Prince.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jill Jones Dating?

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Though Prince aided in the production of her first album, there was no input from Prince on the second one, which was more pop-rock oriented. From 2001 to the present, Jones has been performing acoustic rock as well as producing edgy and modern dance tracks.

Facts & Trivia

Jill Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jill Jones celebrates birthday on July 11 of every year.

Jones performed lead vocals on 2004’s album, The Grand Royals featuring Jill Jones – Wasted.

Did Prince Date Jill Jones?

Artist details
Activity with Prince:| From 1982 to 1990

Who was the blonde in the 1999 Prince video?

Jill Jones , the bleach blonde singing with Lisa Coleman in the music video for Prince’s “1999,” was raised by her grandparents in Lebanon, her hometown.

Where is Jill Marie Jones now?

She has shouldered several roles depicting strong, Black women in her years in Hollywood. She may be best remembered for her role as Toni Childs-Garrett on the award-nominated sitcom “Girlfriends” that ran from 2000-2006. Now, Jones is living in a new role in the drama “Delilah” airing on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

How old is Jill Marie Jones?

47 years (January 4, 1975)

Who is Prince mother?

Mattie Della Shaw Baker