Jenny Hudson

Jenny Hudson (June 17th, 1991 - 19 October, 2011) was an American recording artist and songwriter who was born in Mountain View, Arkansas which is a small town with around 3,000 population.
She moved to New York in 2009 and became a touring band member of 4th Street Band. Her debut album 'Dreamland' performed to moderate commercial success and received wide critical acclaim, the album produced two singles; 'Fallen Grace' and 'Sky High'. Jenny then released two more singles; 'Wooden Boat' and 'Seize The Day', the latter was scheduled to appear on her sophomore album 'Just When You Stopped Looking' however after Jenny's death an album is yet to surface.
==Early Life==
Jenny Hudson was born on 17th June 1991 in Mountain View, Arkansas which is a small town with around 3,000 population. Her mother was an events organizer and her father was a farmer, which led to Jenny’s love of animals. Jenny wasn’t hugely popular at school which led to her learning to play an instrument, initially she learned to play the Piano and Keyboards but she soon started learning guitar. She spent most of her free time walking around the quiet streets and she spent a lot of her teen years down at the river bank. She left highschool with basic qualifications and struggled to get her music career going in the small town she lived in.
==Career==
===2009 - 2010===
She moved to New York in October 2009 and struggled to find work and keep her apartment, She auditioned for Lucy Tyrell and Greg Walls at Junction Records but wasn’t signed. Lucy Tyrell kept in touch with Jenny because she thought she was still quite talented, she then offered Jenny the chance to stay with her at her Manhattan apartment until she could afford her own place and helped Jenny develop her playing ability which led to her being offered the chance to tour with 4th Street Band.
Jenny was eventually signed to Shooting Star Records by Malory Evans and released her debut album; 'Dreamland' in 2010. The album performed moderately well and received critical acclaim. The album spawned the hit singles; 'Fallen Grace' & 'Sky High'. Hudson then released a third single; 'Wooden Boat' which was included on the repackaged version ofher debut album.
During the process of writing and recording for her second album, Jenny's label was going through many problems as owner Malory Evans simply didn't have time for the label and many artists felt as though they weren't being supported. Jenny became one of many artists to leave SSR.
===2011===
Jenny finished writing and recording for her sophomore album in the second quarter of 2011 but without a label, she didn't want to release any material. In summer 2011, Hudson was signed to Black Cat Records on a 2 album deal and released a new single; 'Seize The Day'. The single became her fastest selling and her second highest charting single to date. Critics praised the song for its 'deep and meaningful lyrics' and also gave Jenny credit for her 'outstanding vocals'.
Jenny then filmed a video in mid October for the single; 'Just Love' however after filming was finished, Jenny and two others were killed in a car crash. The video remains unreleased and the single was only made available via airplay however it has been said that Black Cat Records plan to release the video and single properly in 2012.
Jenny's sophomore album; 'Just When You Stopped Looking' has so far not surfaced nor leaked in any way. The album cover and tracklisting was made available before Hudson's death but no songs apart from the lead single have been heard. The album may receive a 2012 release alongside the release of the 'Just Love' single.
==Personal Life==
She is close friends with Lucy Tyrell, Katie Armstrong and Max Armstrong. She said in a recent interview "If your asking if I’m a wild party girl then no. I’ve partied a little bit since moving to New York but I’m not crazy wild. I’m not a perfect person though, I do have my wild moments." {C 
She has stated that she does occasionally drink alcohol despite being under age, she also said that Lucy helps get her into various clubs in New York. She has only been in one relationship when she was 16 and living in Mountain View, He was a friend from highschool. She is a vegatarian after growing up on a farm all her life, she says she became a vegatarian at the age of 14. She says she isn't very experienced when it comes to sex and says she has only been with one guy, whom she met on holiday in January in Barbados. In late 2010, Jenny met the Fathers of Fury front-man, Jack Straw. They went to the Chaos Awards together, and have been together since. Their relationship was kept relatively quiet, with not a lot coming out into the media.
On the 19th of October 2011, Jenny finished filming the music video in Paris for the single; 'Just Love' and was set to travel to the Charles De Gaulle airport to catch a flight back home. During the car journey, a vehicle in front of Hudson's car skid out of control making Jenny's chauffer swerve to avoid contact with the automobile however the Ford Transit behind Hudson's vehicle did not manage to stop in time and therefore crashed into their car. Onlookers say that the car that Jenny, her brother, chauffer, PA and two dogs were travelling in turned upside down due to a massive impact and slid across the road for roughly ten seconds before coming to a stop. All apart from her brother perished.
Medical sources said that Jenny was dead at the scene and nothing could be done. It is said that she suffured severe burns, broke her legs and received a heavy blow to the top of her head. Another source said; 'Even if Jenny did miraculosly survive, there would be like a 80% chance she would not fully recover.
Jenny was buried in a small cememtery in her home town.
==Discography==
ALBUM 	UK 	CHART HEAT
Dreamland 	10 	34
Just When You Stopped Looking	TBR	TBR
SINGLE 	UK 	TOP20	ALBUM
Fallen Grace 	5 	3 	Dreamland
Sky High 	42 	- 	Dreamland
Wooden Boat 	11 	12 	Dreamland (Deluxe Edition)
Seize The Day	3 	5 	Just When You Stopped Looking
Just Love 	85 	TBR 	Just When You Stopped Looking
Shining Light	TBR	TBR 	Just When You Stoppen Looking