Jessica Ann Simpson is an American singer, actress, and businesswoman. After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen. Her debut studio album,
Sweet Kisses (1999), sold two million copies in the United States and saw the commercial success of the single "I Wanna Love You Forever". Simpson adopted a more mature image for her second studio album,
Irresistible (2001), and its title track became her second top 20 entry on the
Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
In This Skin (2003), Simpson's third studio album, sold three million copies in the United States.