Jess Greenberg (born 20 December 1994) is an English YouTube personality, singer, and acoustic guitarist from London.[3]

Biography

Greenberg started performing publicly at an early age. In an interview, she recounted performing Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" at age four during a trip to St. Tropez, singing for an audience at the Hotel Byblos. "I requested 'Can't Help Falling in Love' by Elvis, and the performer asked if I'd sing it. I remember being so excited."

She later described the impact of the 2003 Jack Black film School of Rock 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 has also cited 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 Female Artist of the Month by Star Central magazine.[3] She gained wider recognition after winning Ryan Seacrest's "Totally Covered Summer" competition in August 2013 for her cover of "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk.[5][6] Greenberg also attracted significant attention for her cover of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" in August 2013.[4][7][8]

In 2012, Greenberg stated that although she aspired "to be a [professional] musician," she intended to study economics at University College London.[3] She later pursued a degree in Statistics, Economics, and Finance[9] after completing her A-levels.

Following her graduation, Greenberg joined Goldman Sachs as a financial analyst. In October 2016, she left Goldman Sachs to work as an analyst at Winton Capital, where she remained until October 2020. In November 2020, she became an associate at BlackRock in London, where she continues to work.

YouTube

As of February 2025, Greenberg's YouTube channel had over 1.39 million subscribers and more than 207 million total views.[10]

In August 2014, Greenberg's cover of "Enter Sandman" by Metallica was featured by the online edition of Sports Illustrated, which described it as "the best-looking Metallica cover you'll see today".[11] In October 2014, Greenberg was featured on the website of Guitar World magazine for her covers of Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" and "Whole Lotta Love", performed with "solos and all" in conjunction with the release of the remastered version of their album, Led Zeppelin IV.[12]

Greenberg was featured in a March 2015 article in Metro UK by Caroline Westbrook. Westbrook noted that Greenberg, then 20 years old, had accumulated over 70 million views on YouTube and was on her way to becoming an "internet star." She acknowledged that while Greenberg had received attention for her physical appearance, it was her musical talent that kept her in the spotlight.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Birthdate, Facebook.com (December 20, 2014)
  2. ^ "Jess Greenberg". 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Aluning, Jenny (13 January 2013). "Female Artist of the Month – December 2012". StarCentral Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ Howard, Devyn (19 August 2013). "Congratulations to Totally Covered Summer Winner, Jess Greenberg!". Ryan Seacrest. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Introducing YouTube sensation, Jess Greenberg". Hot FM. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Ex-Goldman Sachs summer analyst is YouTube sensation". eFinancialCareers.co.uk. 14 June 2016.
  10. ^ "About". YouTube. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  11. ^ "The Best-Looking Metallica Cover You'll See Today. Eyes on the guitar!!". Sports Illustrated. 16 August 2014.
  12. ^ Fanelli, Damian (23 October 2014). "Jess Greenberg Covers Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" and "Whole Lotta Love"". Guitar World. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  13. ^ 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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_Greenberg
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