Discovered by a Calvin Klein exec looking for their next poster boy at a Jane's Addiction concert, the U.K.-born, U.S. raised Jelen--who plays piano, guitar, and violin--scored a record deal instead. "He heard my demo," says Jelen,"and the next day we were in the studio. He's now my manager." Jelen's CD Give It All Away came out in April, about the time he says Madonna gave him some career advice. "She said, 'Enjoy this, but make it last.'" He's not about to spend lavishly, says ex-girlfriend Isabell Jacobson, who inspired Jelen's long-distance love song "She'll Hear You." "Ben's definitely a minimalist. He won't take a girl out to restaurants or buy her fancy jewelry. When he gives you something, it's from the heart." Jelen is a self-proclaimed "dork" with a wild streak. "This girl was like, 'Let's go streaking in Central Park,'" he says, "So I went. It was a good way to get to know someone."

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-Cindy

Awesome!

That's amazing news!!!!!!!!!! What number was he ranked????

hahaa that article is too funny! And Isabell is in it

Ben went streaking in Central Park?!

WHERE WAS I?

Ben you wild boy, you.


Thanks Cindy, awesomeness!

OK... now that I has a few minutes to take a deep breath and relax... I can now say

OMFG!!!!!!! How beautiful, how amazing, how OMG! He should so marry me because I hate jewelry, flowers, and fancy restaurants!!!

Ben you can so take me to McDonalds and I'd be fine! Lol... That streaking thing... uhh, well, anything for you!

nice mullet.

LMAO Gina!

hahah that streaking is too much, too much :-P so, i'll be going to walmart tonight to get that now :-D

thanks for posting cindy!

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Originally posted by Glory:
OK... now that I has a few minutes to take a deep breath and relax... I can now say

OMFG!!!!!!! How beautiful, how amazing, how OMG! He should so marry me because I hate jewelry, flowers, and fancy restaurants!!!

Ben you can so take me to McDonalds and I'd be fine! Lol... That streaking thing... uhh, well, anything for you!

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I'm sure you're not the only one Glory. The 4 and 6 year old girls I babysit are set on me marrying Ben. And quite frankly I wouldn't mind it.

haha... that's so cute... but I wouldn't want Ben going to jail, lol..

just wait for september! guess who's turning 18... I am! I am! And you're all invited to my party. lol.

niice thanks for posting that cindy! i'll have to go pick up a copy of the magazine later tonight!

That is the most beautiful picture I've ever seen.

*dies happy*

i'm going to pick up a copy of Rolling Stone and People. I really help the economy out a bit too much. lol. so many albums to buy and then magazines.

Hey that's awesome, I heard someone talking about the list earlier this week and I thought to myself, that would be cool if Ben was on the list... ironic huh!!!

GO BEN!!!!

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Originally posted by Lmbtrfly:
Hey that's awesome, I heard someone talking about the list earlier this week and I thought to myself, that would be cool if Ben was on the list... ironic huh!!!

GO BEN!!!!

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that isn't irony. that's a coincidence.

nice. no money, lol

I don`t know where I`ve been for a while but I had no clue Isabell was his ex-girlfriend

hey alicia, ben's not ranked... just orlando bloom.

-Cindy

tchnically orli's not a bachelor. oh well, what #?