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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name                = Jentina
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=y|1984|3|6}}
| birth_place         = Woking, England
| image               =
| caption             = 
| image_size          = 250px
| background          = solo_singer
| alias               =
| occupation          = {{Flatlist|
*Rapper
*singer
*songwriter
*model}}
| genre               = {{Flatlist|
*[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| origin              = England
| years_active        = 2004–2011
| label               = [[Virgin Records]]
| associated_acts     = {{Flatlist|
*[[Cathy Dennis]]
*[[the Prodigy]]
*[[Cham (singer)|Cham]]
*[[Lady Sovereign]]}}
| website                 =
}}

'''Jentina Rose Rees''' (née '''Chapman''', born 6 March 1984) is an English [[rapper]], singer, songwriter and model of [[Romani people|Romani]] descent.

==Biography==
Jentina Chapman was born on 6 March 1984 in [[Woking]], England to a Romani family that consisted of fourteen children. When she was one year old, her family moved to [[Molesey|West Molesey]], Surrey. She got her first recording contract at the age of nineteen whilst working in a computer shop.

After an advertising campaign on television and features in various UK music magazines (notably ''[[NME]]''), her debut single "[[Bad Ass Strippa]]" was released in the summer of 2004. The song was later [[parody|parodied]] by [[grime music|grime]] [[rapper|MC]] [[Lady Sovereign]]. [[Sampling (music)|Sampling]] [[the O'Jays]] song "[[For the Love of Money]]", it reached number 22 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 282}}</ref> Jentina's second single, "[[French Kisses]]" was co-written by Jentina along with [[Cathy Dennis]] and [[Greg Wells]] and was a more electro-hop/R&B-oriented song. The single was released in the autumn of 2004, entering the UK chart at number 20.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> Jentina released another single after this in Italy only, "[[Mysterious (song)|Mysterious]]". It reached the top 30 in Italy. Her debut album ''[[Jentina (album)|Jentina]]'' was then released, again only in Italy.

In 2005, "[[Bad Ass Strippa]]", "[[French Kisses]]" and "[[Mysterious (song)|Mysterious]]" gained worldwide exposure after featuring in episodes of ''[[CSI: NY]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tunefind.com/show/CSI:+NY/Season+2|title=CSI NY Soundtrack Guide|work=TuneFind|accessdate=17 September 2014|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421183157/https://www.tunefind.com/show/CSI:+NY/Season+2|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2006, "Mysterious" underscored some of the audition stages of [[MTV]]'s ''[[DanceLife]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adtunes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85702|title=MTV Dancelife|work=Adtunes Forums|date=13 January 2007 |accessdate=17 September 2014}}</ref>

During 2005, Jentina dated [[the Prodigy]] member [[Keith Flint]]. She also has a son called Ralph and a daughter called Annie.

Jentina was also a professional model.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH3M9kkjMwM  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/nH3M9kkjMwM |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=A Gypsy Life For Me Episode1 (A) |publisher=YouTube |date=17 November 2011 |accessdate=13 April 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In November 2007, she represented lingerie brand [[Wonderbra]], following on from the likes of [[Eva Herzigová]] and [[Caprice Bourret|Caprice]]. She featured in a spoof video<ref>{{cite web|url=http://video.aol.com/video-detail/cadburys-gorilla-vs-wonderbra-/3672287583|title=Video.aol.com|publisher=|accessdate=17 September 2014}}</ref> of the [[Cadbury's]] popular ''[[Gorilla (advertisement)|Gorilla]]'' television advertisement, in which a gorilla played the drums to the [[Phil Collins]] single, "[[In the Air Tonight]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/wonderbra-two-cups-full-of-joy|title=Wonderbra – Two Cups Full of Joy|work=The Inspiration Room|accessdate=17 September 2014}}</ref>

During 2011, Jentina was in the judging panel for ''Travellers Got Talent'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/shows/a-gypsy-life-for-me/meet-the-gypsies.html |title=Meet the Gypsies – A Gypsy Life For Me on Bio |publisher=Thebiographychannel.co.uk |date= |access-date=13 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211080445/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/shows/a-gypsy-life-for-me/meet-the-gypsies.html |archive-date=11 December 2011 }} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211080445/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/shows/a-gypsy-life-for-me/meet-the-gypsies.html |date=11 December 2011 }}</ref> and she also appeared in the 8-part documentary ''A Gypsy Life for Me'' which aired on Bio in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/shows/a-gypsy-life-for-me.html |title=A Gypsy Life For Me – TV Shows on Bio |publisher=Thebiographychannel.co.uk |date= |access-date=13 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106071529/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/shows/a-gypsy-life-for-me.html |archive-date= 6 January 2012 }}</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Album !! Tracklisting !! Notes
|-
|''Jentina''
||
#"[[Mysterious (song)|Mysterious]]"
#"[[Bad Ass Strippa]]"
#"Wonderful Day" <small>(featuring Dolamite)</small>
#"[[French Kisses]]"
#"Feels Good"
#"Gone"
#"Here I Come"
#"Sneakers"
#"Eenie Meenie" ([[Hip hop skit|skit]])
#"Smoke"
#"Baby"
#"Hard Times"
||
*Released: 2005
*Format: CD
|-
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;
|-
! rowspan=2|Year
! rowspan=2|Title
! colspan=3|Peak chart positions
! rowspan=2|Album
|- style=font-size:smaller
!width=30| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
!width=30| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="ARIA">{{cite Ryan|page=144}}</ref>
!width=30| [[Italian Singles Chart|ITA]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|2004
|align="left"|"[[Bad Ass Strippa]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|22
| style="text-align:center;"|49
| style="text-align:center;"|20
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|''Jentina''
|-
|align="left"|"[[French Kisses]]"<sup>1</sup>
| style="text-align:center;"|20
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2005
|align="left"|"[[Mysterious (song)|Mysterious]]"<sup>2</sup>
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|30
|-
| colspan="20" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory.
|}
<sup>1</sup> – Released in the United Kingdom only.<br />
<sup>2</sup> – Released in Italy only.

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