{{Short description|Dominican-American rapper, singer and songwriter (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Jenn Morel | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1990|2|23}} | birth_place = Santiago, Dominican Republic | origin = Dominican Republic | genre = Pop, Hip hop | occupation = Rapper, Singer | instrument = Vocals | years_active = 2016–present | label = Insomniac Records | associated_acts = Jonn Hart, JST JR }}

'''Jenn Morel''' is a Dominican-American rapper, singer and songwriter. She was born in the Dominican Republic.<ref name="Telemundo1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.telemundo20.com/sounddiego/jenn-morel-la-bomba-femenina-del-genero-urbano-reggaeton-musica-latina-dominicana-dominican-regueton/57591/|title = Jenn Morel, la bomba musical femenina del género urbano| date=6 May 2019 }}</ref> Her debut single, "Ponteme," peaked at number 3 on the Italian charts.<ref name="ItalianCharts1"/> In 2018, she signed with UMLE.<ref name="Billboard1"/> She has released tracks on labels such as Insomniac Records.<ref name="Insomniac1"/>

==Early life== Jenn Morel was born in Santiago de los Caballeros. At the age of 6, her family moved to New York.<ref name="Remezcla1">{{Cite web|url=https://remezcla.com/features/music/jenn-morel-profile/|title = How Jenn Morel Went from Video Vixen to Nimblest Dominicana Rapper in the Game|date = 16 January 2018}}</ref> She graduated from Lehman College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and dance.

==Career== Morel's break into music industry was as a dancer in night clubs. She later appeared in music videos for Drake, Nicki Minaj and Trey Songz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://popcorntv.it/curiosita/chi-e-jenn-morel-biografia-e-curiosita-sulla-cantante-di-ponteme/42515|title=Jenn Morel: ecco chi è la sexy domenicana che ha conquistato il mondo|last=PopcornTv|website=PopcornTv.it|language=it|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref> She also appeared in videos for LMFAO and Neyo.<ref name="Remezcla1"/>

Her debut single, "Ponteme," was released on 23 June 2017. It peaked at number 3 on the Italian charts.<ref name="ItalianCharts1">{{Cite web|url=https://italiancharts.com/search.asp?todo=notfound|title=italiancharts.com - Italian charts portal|website=italiancharts.com|access-date=2019-12-31|archive-date=21 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021062915/https://italiancharts.com/search.asp?todo=notfound|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Her single "Tra" was inspired by Don Chezina.<ref name="Telemundo1"/> She performed at the 2019 SXSW Festival.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/latin-acts-2019-sxsw-festival-8502254/|title = 11 Latin Acts You Can't Miss at 2019 SXSW Festival|magazine = Billboard|date = 12 March 2019}}</ref>

She also released the single "Tiguere" for Insomniac Records, a collaboration with JST JR.<ref name="Insomniac1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.insomniac.com/music/jstjr-and-jenn-morel-grind-it-out-on-global-bass-collab-tiguere-for-insomniac-records/|title = JSTJR and Jenn Morel Grind It Out on Global Bass Collab "Tiguere" for Insomniac Records &#124; Insomniac}}</ref> In 2018, she signed with UMLE.<ref name="Billboard1">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/dominican-singer-jenn-morel-signs-aftercluv-universal-latin-8474510/|title = Dominican Rapper Jenn Morel Signs with UMLE Via a Joint Venture Between Aftercluv & Universal Music Latino|magazine = Billboard}}</ref> She had a new album come out in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://remezcla.com/releases/music/jenn-morels-grammy-ft-ecko-sexy-grimy-cool/|title = Jenn Morel's 'Grammy' ft. Ecko is Sexy, Grimy & Cool|date = 22 October 2020}}</ref> She was featured in the Sounds of LatinX collection by Spotify.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/partner/9463304/spotify-celebrates-latinx-heritage-month-2020/|title = Spotify Celebrates the Diverse Sounds and Creators of Latin Culture with 'Lo Nuestro es Arte' Campaign for Latinx Heritage Month 2020|magazine = Billboard|date = 9 October 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life== She lives in Los Angeles.<ref name="Remezcla1"/>

==Discography== === Albums === 2020– Jenn Morel

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|ITA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FR |- !scope="row"|"Ponteme" |rowspan="2"|2017 | — || 3 ||| 180 |- !scope="row"|"Licky" | — || — ||| — |- !scope="row"|"Buscando" <small>(with GTA)</small> |rowspan="2"|2018 | — || — ||| — |- !scope="row"|"Kumbara" | — || — ||| — |- !scope="row"|"Tra" |rowspan="1"|2019 | —||— ||| — |- !scope="row"|"Mango" |rowspan="1"|2020 | —||— ||| — |- |colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}

==References== {{Reflist|30em}} * Jenn Morel FR:[http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jenn+Morel&titel=P%F3nteme&cat=s]

==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.jennmorel.com/}}

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