Despite mixed critical response, it debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and spawned the singles "Hold My Hand" and "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself".

Jessica Hannah Glynne was born in Hampstead[3] and raised in Muswell Hill, North London, in a Jewish family.

[6] After a period spent travelling the world, Glynne worked for a music management company in her late teens and began networking with songwriters and producers, eventually honing her artistry for four years.

[11] She signed a contract with Atlantic Records in August 2013, consequently leaving her job at the time in brand management for a drinks company.

[6] In 2013, deep house producer Route 94 approached Glynne about rewriting and providing vocals for his song "My Love".

[25] Glynne's debut album I Cry When I Laugh was released in the UK in August 2015, following the number one single "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself".

[28][29] I Cry When I Laugh entered the UK Albums Chart at number one and later received a triple Platinum certification.

[30] The same month, she presented the Vice magazine-produced documentary film The Brit Invasion, which documented the rise of EDM and British dance music in the United States.

In January 2018, Glynne featured on Rudimental's single "These Days" alongside American rapper Macklemore and Dan Caplen.

With this achievement, Glynne became the first British female solo artist in UK chart history to have six number-one singles.

[39] Also in November 2018, Glynne was announced as a special guest on the Spice Girls' reunion stadium tour, held in 2019.

[40] In June 2019 Glynne received a lifetime ban from the Isle of Wight Festival when she cancelled her set, giving only 10 minutes warning.

[41] The singer confessed that her reason for cancelling was after a heavy night ("It is true that I went out and celebrated the end of the Spice World tour.")

and, later that month, cancelled a number of gigs "on the advice of her vocal surgeon", including a headline performance at the Rochester Castle Concerts.

[46] When announcing her first release, "Silly Me", under EMI, she confirmed that the split with Atlantic and her management had been amicable and focussed on Glynne wanting to explore a new sonic direction.

[51] She cites Adele, Sam Cooke, Destiny's Child, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Etta James as inspirations for her vocal style and rappers such as Eminem, Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar for her songwriting.

"[56] In an October 2018 interview with Attitude magazine, Glynne said: "[My sexuality] is just not something that I've ever enjoyed talking about because I am a private person, and it's not something that is necessary for people to know.

"[57] Glynne has been in a relationship with sports broadcaster and former England women's footballer Alex Scott since the summer of 2023.