Jesse McCartney (born April 9, 1987) is an American pop singer songwriter and Daytime Emmy-nominated actor. McCartney initially came to fame in the early 2000s, as a member of the boy band Dream Street, and was the youngest out of all 5 people in the band and subsequently branched out into a solo career, having appeared on the television series Summerland.

Early life
McCartney was born in Westchester, New York, USA,to Scot and Ginger McCartney. His maternal grandparents are Dick and Joyce Sarber, from Mendocino County, California.McCartney is a born-again Christian.In 1988, his family relocated to Ardsley, Westchester County, New York, where he grew up with one brother, Timothy ("Timmy") Glover Mark McCartney (born December 20, 1996) and one sister, Lea Joyce McCartney (born July 7, 1991).

Early career
In 1999, McCartney joined the American pop boy band Dream Street, and was a member until 2002. Jesse McCartney has described the experience as a good "stepping stone" for his solo career.The group earned a gold record with their debut CD, and broke up while touring with Aaron Carter. At fifteen, he began work on a solo career with a local band, featuring musicians Dillon Kondor (guitar), Peter Chema (bass), Katie Spencer (keyboards), Alex Russeku (drums), Karelilla LaGravinese (background vocals), and Sharisse Francisco (background vocals), under the management of Ginger McCartney, Sherry Goffin Kondor, and Bonnie Gallanter, who co-produced his first album, Beautiful Soul.

McCartney released his first solo EP in July of 2003. The album featured three songs: "Beautiful Soul", "She`s no you" and "Why Don`t You Kiss Her". In 2004, he performed a duet with Anne Hathaway, "Don`t Go Breaking My Heart", which is featured on the Ella Enchanted soundtrack.

Beautiful Soul (2004?2006)
His first full-length solo album, Beautiful Soul, which was two years in the making, was released on September 28, 2004. The album featured four songs co-written by McCartney, "That Was Then," "Get Your Shine On", "What`s Your Name", and "She`s No You", as well as songs written by Desmond Child and Chris Braide. The title song reached #2 on AOL Music and the "Beautiful Soul" music video performed well on MTV`s Total Request Live, having been voted into the top 10 fifty times, and peaked at #4. The album, having sold over 1.5 million records, has achieved platinum status.

His first solo tour, also named "Beautiful Soul" (opened by singer/songwriter and actress Brie Larson) began on May 2, 2005 at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento, California. The United States portion of the tour spanned 56 stops, ending on September 10 at the Madera District County Fair in Madera, California. Jesse McCartney has also performed at many amusement parks, including Six Flags and Canada`s Wonderland, and has performed "Beautiful Soul" while making guest appearances on several late night talk shows, including "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno".


McCartney at a Bryant Park performance, June 24, 2005This tour featured a new band, comprising Dory Lobel (guitar), Zane Carney (guitar), Andre De Santanna (bass), Mitchell Yoshida (keyboards), Karen Teperberg (drums), Margeaux "JoJo" Fernandez (background vocals) and Julie Dickens (background vocals). In the fall of 2005, Jesse McCartney toured Australia, and opened for the Backstreet Boys in Europe, the summer of 2005. His July 9 appearance at Paramount`s Great America, Santa Clara, California was

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