Carly Rae Jepsen ruled 2012 with her maddeningly brilliant pop earworm “Call Me Maybe,” but hasn’t been able to manage the same level of success with her latest album, “Emotion.”
But the 30-year-old Canadian has diversified, starring in a 2014 Broadway production of “Cinderella,” and turning up as Frenchy in Fox’s recent “Grease Live!” TV broadcast. Ahead of her show at Terminal 5 on Friday, she tells The Post about jamming with Bob Saget, the dominance of Canadian pop and her beloved Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Did you pick up a good Fran Drescher impression while starring with her in “Cinderella”?
[Laughs] That’s one talent I do not have! She immediately took [on] the mother role and gave me the advice I needed, especially when I was being timid early on. She told me about an audition she regretted where she spent hours getting dressed and ready, but when she arrived, she let nerves get the better of her. All the money and time spent was wasted. So she said, “Be here, honey, and give them everything you got.” That was good advice.
You sing the theme song to the “Fuller House” series — a new recording of the old “Full House” theme. Why did you and Bob Saget seem unsure of the lyrics when you sang in Milwaukee last week?
I grew up knowing the shortened theme, so when I recorded it, it was a surprise to find it had so many lyrics! I think both of us felt that we should probably know the song a little better. We just winged it! The first time we actually met was onstage. We did the song, and then he was gone, like a mystic in the night!
Why do you think Canadians dominate pop now?
I can’t speak for everyone. But for me, I just grew up in a family where every celebration or party would end in a big jam session. “Moondance” by Van Morrison always resulted in a late-night dance party. My dad would sing three songs before bed instead of [telling me] a story. [When I was a teen], my mom would sit me down with a half-glass of wine and a Leonard Cohen song and ask me what the song was about. I wanted to be a part of that world.
Are all Canadians united in their adoration of Justin Trudeau?
He is quite beloved. I know people were fangirling with him [on Instagram] when he was snowboarding recently. After a show, the boys in the band and crew sit at the back of the bus and catch up on what’s happening in American politics. The debates always end up with someone saying, “You’re so lucky you’re from Canada!”
With you now acting in theater and on TV, are you planning to put your music career on the back burner?
Music will always be No. 1. That hasn’t changed since I was 7 years old. Acting is something I get joy from, but music is what I’ve devoted my life to. I still write songs even when I don’t have a project to write for. When I was at school, the other kids had a new idea of what they wanted to be every second week. For me, nothing ever beat being a performer and singing.