Carly Rae Jepsen: How The Pop Superstar Handled her Meteoric Rise to Fame, Learned the Art of Collaboration, and Why She Says Friendship Is the Key to a Great Song

 
 

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At the beginning of 2012, Carly Rae Jepsen was working as a waitress in Vancouver, BC, dropping off demo tapes and playing coffeeshops in her free time. By the end of that year, she was a global superstar thanks to her hit song "Call Me Maybe". Since then, Carly has become a pop fixture with four chart-topping albums. She joins Guy to talk about how she handled the pressure of her sudden rise to fame and built a career, her secret to good collaboration, and the inspiration behind her latest albums: "The Loneliest Time" and "The Loveliest Time".

Links from the Show

01. Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O’Connor

02. Carly’s Canadian Idol Audition

03. Call Me Maybe Music Video

04. Carly as Cinderella on Broadway

05. Bends Official Lyric Video

06. The Loneliest Time

07. The Loveliest Time

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