Jess Kent, born in Derby, England, is an Australian pop and electropop musician. She began playing guitar at age seven and started songwriting at ten, performing locally with her older brother. In 2015, Kent uploaded her debut single "Get Down" to Triple J Unearthed, which became the most-played song on Triple J that November and ranked at number 185 on Triple J's Hottest 200 of 2015. Her first EP My Name is Jess Kent was released on November 18, 2016, through Capitol Records. In December 2016, she opened for Coldplay on their Oceanian leg of the A Head Full of Dreams Tour. On June 5, 2020, Kent released "No One Else", her first single in two years, followed by "Life Happens" on August 21, 2020. Her second EP Parking Karma was released on September 18, 2020.
