Ashley Jade
Birth nameAshley-Jade Lucia Thewlis
Born1987 (age 35–36)
GenresDance-pop
Occupation(s)Singer, model, actress

Ashley-Jade Lucia Thewlis (born 1987) is an English singer-songwriter and actress from Ashton-under-Lyne. She charted at No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart with Soda Club's cover version of Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use).

Early life

Ashley-Jade Lucia Thewlis[1] was born in 1987[2] in Ashton-under-Lyne.[3] She spent the first five years of her life modelling,[4] before attending St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College.[3]

Career

Film career

In 2001, she played Tina Elliott in the third episode of Bob & Rose,[5] Kelly in the film When I Was Twelve,[6] and the title character in the short film About a Girl,[7] which won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film.[8] She also played Leanne in the BBC Radio 3 The Wire episode "The Froghunter's Kiss".[9] In 2002, she played "Kimberley, aka 'Louise'" in Blood Strangers,[10] Katrina Brent in The Stretford Wives,[11] and Jodie McAllister in the Casualty episode "What Little Girls Are Made Of".[12] In 2003, she played Karen in David Thewlis' film Cheeky.[13]

Music career

On 16 August 2004, she featured on Soda Club's cover version of "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)",[14] which charted at No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart.[15] On 22 November, she released "Let Me Be Your Fantasy".[16] On 12 April 2005, she released an album, Dreaming, which was produced by Love to Infinity, and which featured "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)", "Let Me Be Your Fantasy", and "On the Run",[17] the last of which was released as a single on 23 August that year.[18] She also featured in the video for The Girls of FHM's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?".[3]

Personal life

Thewlis dated MickDeth until his death in 2013, and had a son with him.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Ashley Jade". Universalmusic.fr. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Music Babe of the Day: Ashley Jade". IGN. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. 1 2 3 "Singer Ashley hits big time". Manchester Evening News. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Music Babe of the Day: Ashley Jade - Page 2". IGN. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Ashley Thewlis". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "When I Was Twelve - Full Cast & Crew". TVguide.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "About A Girl". BBC Film. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009.
  8. ↑ "Success is in the can". Rochdale Observer. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "The Wire: The Froghunter's Kiss". BBC. 15 December 2001. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Blood Strangers - Full Cast & Crew". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Stretford Wives". BBC. 21 August 2002. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Casualty: What Little Girls Are Made Of". BBC. 12 October 2002. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Cheeky (2003) :: starring: Ashley Thewlis". Rarefilmfinder.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Soda Club - Ain't No Love Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "SODA CLUB FT. ASHLEY JADE". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Let Me Be Your Fantasy by Ashley Jade on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Dreaming Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "On the Run Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  19. ↑ "Mick Morris Obituary (2013) - West Jordan, UT". Legacy.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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