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'''Moscow State Forest University''' (MSFU) is a specialized establishment of higher education which trains engineering personnel, scientists as well as bachelors and masters for forest industry, wood processing and pulp-and-paper industry and is the major educational and scientific centre of forest complex of the country.
[[Image:jem.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Jem]]
There are 9 faculties in [[university]] specialized in forest engineering and 1 faculty specialized in electronics and computer science [[FEST|Faculty of Computer Science (aka FEST)]]. [[FEST]] was founded in 1959 on initiative by academician [[Sergey Pavlovich Korolev]].
'''Jemma Griffiths''' (born [[June 18]], [[1975]] in [[Penarth]], [[Wales]]), better known as '''Jem''', is a [[singer-songwriter]]. She attended [[Sussex University]] and earned a degree in law.
Along with [[Guy Sigsworth]], she wrote the song "[[Nothing Fails]]", which was later reworked by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and appeared on her [[2003]] ''[[American Life]]'' album.
* [http://www.mgul.ac.ru/eng/ MSFU site]
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==Career==
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Jem's career began in earnest, however, in 2002, when a demo version of the song Finally Woken was played on Los Angeles station [[KCRW]].
She was subsequently signed to the label ATO and released the moderately successful EP ''It All Starts Here'' in autumn 2003, followed by the album ''Finally Woken'' in March 2004.
The single "They", from ''Finally Woken'', was released in the [[UK]] on [[March 14]] [[2005]]. She simultaneously began receiving publicity in the US, as her music was featured on television shows such as ''[[The O.C.]]'', ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'', ''[[Wonderfalls]]'' and ''[[Six Feet Under]]''.
The following singles, "24" and "Come On Closer", began receiving airplay on [[Adult album alternative|Triple A]] radio stations; the single "Come On Closer" was also used as the advertising theme for the 2004 movie [[Closer (movie)|Closer]], directed by Mike Nichols. Her song "Wish I" has also been used as the title music for UK reality TV show, [[Celebrity Love Island]].
Along with her appearance on ''[[The O.C.]]'', the song "Just A Ride" (a tribute to [[Bill Hicks]]) was featured on ''[[Music From The O.C. Mix 1]]'', along with "Maybe I'm Amazed", which was featured on ''[[Music From The O.C. Mix 2]]''.
== Musical style ==
Jem's eclectic musical stylings on her debut album defied the categorization of some music critics. While some of her songs are straight up rock ballads, some of her tracks verge on [[electronica]] and [[trip-hop]]. Her throaty, mellow voice draws immediate comparisons to [[Beth Orton]] and to a lesser extent [[Dido (singer)|Dido]], although Jem herself prefers to let her musical work stand on its own, rather than be compared to previous artists.
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
* ''[[Finally Woken]]'' ([[2004]]) #197 US, #6 UK
=== Singles ===
* "It All Starts Here" [EP] ([[2003]])
* "[[Maybe I'm Amazed]]" ([[2004]])
* "They" ([[2005]]) #6 UK
* "Just A Ride" ([[2005]]) #16 UK
* "Wish I" ([[2005]]) #24 UK
* "Come On Closer" (TBC)
* [http://www.jem-music.net/ Official website]
* [http://dhost.info/jem/ Jem zone]
* [http://www.finallyjem.co.uk Finally Jem]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/finally_woken Finally_Woken]
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