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, sold two million copies in the United States and was led by the Billboard Hot 100-top three single "I Wanna Love You Forever". Simpson adopted a more mature image for her second studio album, Irresistible, and its namesake lead single track peaked within the top 20 of the chart. The album received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. In This Skin, Simpson's third studio album, sold three million copies in the United States
