Jenna McDougall is the youngest member of the five-piece rock band “Alive Tonight” which is from Sydney, New South Wales, Australian. As of 2018, the Australian singer and songwriter is the lead vocalist in the rock band and before she joined the band, she used to participate in small acoustic shows in Sydney.
She was still in school when the band played their first show with her and also when the band began recording all shapes and disguises. McDougall began to develop an interest in music since when she started playing instruments in high school and also performed in her school choir and musicals in the all-girls school she attended.
Amazing Facts About Jenna McDougall
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1. Early life of the singer
The singer was born on 1 June 1992 and raised in Sydney, Australia together with her two sisters. She was born Jenna Rachael McDougall. While growing up, McDougall and her sisters would put on small shows with her family and would regularly travel to visit her friends who resided in the United Kingdom.
2. Jenna McDougall has had some health issues
McDougall went through some health challenges between July 2011 and March 2012. She had an eczema problem which was a result of the toxins overloaded in her body that even led to the point of paralysis. It was reported that she tried various forms of treatment but to no avail. McDougall once mentioned that period was the most challenging time of her life.
3. Her role in Alive Tonight
While Jenna McDougall was doing her solo acoustic shows, Cam Adler a member of the rock band was helping her record some of her demos and in return, she would record her vocals over a demo that Adler gave her. At that time, the band did not have a singer so she joined the group and became the band’s lead vocalist. A day before her 16th birthday, the band had their first practice with her on May 31, 2008, later that same year in August, the band performed their first show at hypefest.
4. People who have influenced her career path
McDougall has been influenced by pop-punk bands such as Paramour, Blink-182, Yellowcard, Fall Out Boy, and Pierce the Veil. Aside from the bands, she likes good music by Led Zeppelin, Alanis Morissette, Missy Higgins, Avril Lavigne, Hole, Letters to Cleo, Bob Marley, Damien Rice, Bon Iver, Jimi Hendrix, Rage Against the Machine, Rufio, The Script, Jimmy Eat World, Thrice and The Starting Line.
5. Jenna McDougall always has a unique hairstyle
The singer is known for her love for greenish and funky hairstyles. She has had a handful of blonde hairdo, her popular hairstyles include long green mini braids, blonde shaggy bob, platinum blonde hair with twists, blonde ombre ad even bluish-green. Since she is very active o all her social media handles, the singer also shares pictures of her hair ad her other adventures.
6. Other talents and awards
She is also conversant instruments such as guitar, drums, keyboard, piano, and acoustic guitar. Her hard work and dedication to her career garnered her the kerrang! Hottest female award nomination in 2014.
7. Eating disorder
Jenna McDougall recently revealed how she has been trying to manage her diet issues. She disclosed that she was doing a dietary cleanse and detox and also keeping a daily diary which she uses to keep track of the experience including how her mind and body evolves, the reason for that was to do a check-in at the end of every week.
The singer claimed that her ritual of keeping a diary not only improves her health physically but it supports her mentally also since there is a direct connection between the physical body, the mental state of mind, and even emotional state. During the cleansing, she uses things like lemon in the morning vegetable juices, and other supplements such as spirulina.
8. Jenna McDougall enjoys guided meditation and yoga Nidra
She also likes using affirmative words and phrases a lot which is a way of improving her mental health. She believes affirmations are really effective for her.
9. Other habits
She likes journaling and reading books such as Light Emerging and Hands of Light both by Barbara Ann Brennan.
10. Love life
the Australian singer dated Vic Fuentes an American singer in 2014 and also dated her fellow band member in charge of the guitar, Whakaio Taahi, for just a short while. Interestingly, she currently describes herself as a bisexual.
