Jesse McCartney was born on the 9th of April 1987 in Ardsley New York. At the age of seven he was performing in musicals and at ten he had joined the national tour of The King and I. At 11 he moved to Los Angeles to become and actor and singer. After performing in A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden McCartney landed a role on ABC’s soap Opera, All my Children, playing Adam Chandler Junior. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his role.
McCartney joined the boy band Dream Street in 1999, a group that earned a gold record with their debut CD. They broke up on tour in 2002. At just 15 he began his solo career with a local band. His debut full-length solo album, Beautiful Soul, took two years to make and was released in September 2004. The album featured four songs which were co-written by McCartney. His album later went on to achieve platinum status, selling over 5 million albums. His first solo tour with the same name as his album was launched in May 2005. It featured fifty six stops and a new band.
McCartney’s second album was released in September 2006. The title track, Right Where You Want Me, was again co-written by McCartney as were all the other tracks on the album. He did not launch a second tour because his record company, Hollywood Records, was not supporting it.
In 2007 McCartney appeared in two Disney Channel shows, Hannah Montanna and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, as himself.
In 2007 he was featured as Theodore in “Alvin and the Chipmunks”. In 2008 McCartney lent his voice to Jojo McDodd, in the Jim Carry and Steve Carell animated feature, Horten Hears A Who!.
In May 2008, a full year and a half after his second album, McCartney released his third album – Departure. This was his first R&B album. He joined Jordin Sparks on a co-headlining tour for the length of August 2008 to promote his new album.
But there is more to Jesse McCartney than singing and acting. He also writes songs for other artists. Hit songs. In 2007 he co-wrote the hit song “Bleeding Love” for Leona Lewis’s debut album, Spirit. His version of the song is on some editions of his Departure album. He has also co-written for Venessa Hudgens’ album Identified. Simon Cowell has hinted at McCartney and David Cook, winner of American Idol 2008, working together on Cook’s debut album.
McCartney told the Associated Press, “I certainly knew there was going to be some shock value. Musically, I definitely took a risk; I took a chance. I wanted to do something new. But it was also something that I knew I was comfortable with, and so I’m really happy”
McCartney has supported various charities and charity events throughout his career including “Come Together Now”, “Little Kids Rock”, “Kids for a drug free America”, “St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital”, “SPACE”, and “City of Hope Cancer Centre.”
