Years ago when Jennifer Lopez first burst onto the music scene I was never really affected by her. Admittedly, she had some good songs, such as Love Don't Cost a Thing, Play, Jenny from the Block and Get Right, but I never really connected with her music in anyway as it was so conventional - it was an R&B tune with a Latino edge. Boring.
Saying that, that WAS almost ten years ago and at that age, the only music I connected with was whatever fluffy pop song was riding high in the charts. Fast forward ten years, though, and J-Lo has come back with a vengeance and a killer new song, On The Floor.
After a tough few years with giving birth to twins, getting married for the third time, leaving Sony Music and her 'comeback' single failing to impact on any charts worldwide, it looked her career could be over. Yet now she is one of three judges on American Idol, her profile has rocketed both in the UK and the US and she is currently number one in the UK iTunes chart. It appears that signing a contract with American Idol was one of the best things she ever decided to do.
With a net worth of £150 million, J-Lo need never work again if she chose to. Yet she is the perfect example of an empowered female - mother, actress, reality TV show judge, entrepreneur, model and dancer. She proves that even when it looks like there is no light at the end of the tunnel, keep your head held high and keep pushing. Now, J-Lo is in the best professional shape she has been in in years and no doubt that her career will go from strength-to-strength now that she has solidified herself in the world of mainstream music, once again. The Cheryl Cole effect has affected J-Lo, and thank god; welcome back!
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