Jimmie Wilson (singer)
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jimmie Wilson
| image = Jimmie Wilson1 Kyiv 2017.jpg
| caption = Wilson in 2017
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|2|7|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|Songwriter|musical theatre actor}}
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Jimmie Wilson (born February 7, 1981) is an American singer and musical theatre actor. He represented {{esccnty|San Marino|y=2017}} in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, with the song "Spirit of the Night" in a duet with Sammarinese singer Valentina Monetta but failed to qualify for the final.{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/142735/san-marino-valentina-monetta-and-jimmie-wilson-to-kyiv/|title=San Marino: Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson to Kyiv|last=Vranis|first=Michalis|date=12 March 2017|publisher=ESCToday|website=esctoday.com}}
Career
He studied acting in Hollywood, and then acted in the musical Sisterella, produced by Michael Jackson. He later moved to Germany to play Barack Obama in the musical Hope! – Das Obama Musical.{{cite web|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2017/03/12/shes-back-valentina-monetta-jimmie-wilson-will-sing-spirit-night-san-marino/180398/|title=SHE'S BACK! VALENTINA MONETTA AND JIMMIE WILSON WILL SING "SPIRIT OF THE NIGHT" FOR SAN MARINO|date=12 March 2017|publisher=Wiwibloggs|website=wiwibloggs.com|last=Scarpone|first=Cristian}} In 2012 he took part in the third series of the Polish version of Must Be the Music. He was eliminated in the semi-finals.{{cite web|url=http://eurowizja.org/?p=19135|title=Szok! Valentina Monetta wraca na Eurowizję!|date=12 March 2017|website=eurowizja.org|last=Kasprzyk|first=Jakub}}
Discography
=Albums=
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scope="col"| Title
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scope="row"| So Damn Beautiful
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=Singles=
==As lead artist==
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scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
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scope="row"| "Spirit of the Night" (with Valentina Monetta) | rowspan="2"| 2017 | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
scope="row"| "So Damn Beautiful"
| So Damn Beautiful |
==As featured artist==
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! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
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scope="row"| "Summer Time" (Burak Yeter featuring Jimmie Wilson) | rowspan="3"| 2014 | rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
scope="row"| "No More" (Divided Souls, Le Alen and Samuri featuring Jimmie Wilson) |
scope="row"| "We Can Touch the Sky" (DJ Andi featuring Jimmie Wilson) |
==Promotional singles==
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! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
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scope="row"| "You're the One (Miss Model of the World)"
| 2015 | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
scope="row"| "The Color Red"
| 2016 |
References
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| before=Serhat
with "I Didn't Know"
| title=San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years=2017
(with Valentina Monetta)
| after=Jessika feat. Jenifer Brening
with "Who We Are"
}}
{{s-end}}
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Category:Musicians from Detroit
Category:20th-century African-American male singers
Category:20th-century American male singers
Category:20th-century American singers
Category:American male singers
Category:American soul singers
Category:American expatriate male actors in Germany
Category:American male musical theatre actors