Jesse McCartney

Jesse Arthur McCartney (born April 9, 1987 in New York City) is an American pop singer and actor of Scottish, Irish, and English ancestry. He has one brother, Timothy ("Timmy") Glover Mark McCartney (born 1996) and one sister, Lea Joyce McCartney (born 1991). McCartney graduated from Ardsley High School June 22, 2005.

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Beautiful Soul

Jesse McCartney released his first solo EP "JMac" in July 2003. The album featured three songs: "Beautiful Soul," "Don't You" and "Why Don't You Kiss Her".

His first full-length solo album, Beautiful Soul, was released Sept 28, 2004. The album was two years in the making, and features four songs co-written by McCartney. The title song reached #2 on AOL Music. The video for "Beautiful Soul" did well on MTV TRL, having been voted into the top 10 fifty times, and peaking at #4. The album achieved platinum status February 2005.

McCartney has also recently performed "Beautiful Soul" numerous times while making guest appearances on late night talk shows such as "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." While performing live, listeners get a rare opportunity to hear the more raw and unfiltered singing voice of McCartney that is always processed and filtered on studio recordings from his album.

Solo Tour

Jesse McCartney's first solo tour after his full-length album was released, the "Beautiful Soul" tour, started on May 2, 2005 at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento, California. His personal favorite performance was located at Toms River, NJ. He met his family and friends there that currently reside in New Jersey. This concert featured a new band, comprised of 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). His July 9 appearance at Great America, Santa Clara, CA was the subject of a live CD (Nov 2005 release) and his first concert DVD (Nov 21, 2005, Australia (1)). The US portion of the tour spanned 56 stops, ending Sept 10 at the Madera District County Fair in Madera, CA.

Future Projects

McCartney is slated to take a break from Beautiful Soul this fall in order to tour in Australia and later open for the Backstreet Boys in Europe. Band personnel has changed slightly. He will star in the movie Keith, scheduled for 2006 release. He will also be doing the voice of Roxas in Kingdom Hearts II.

Interests

Jesse McCartney enjoys sports, especially baseball and football. He learned how to surf while filming the TV series Summerland. He has donated proceeds of his 2005 "Beautiful Soul" tour for disaster relief. He recorded radio spots promoting the "Kids For A Drug-Free America" campaign and is a spokesperson for the St. Jude's Children's Hospital. He used to date Stephanie Libos. Jesse also enjoyed spending time with his super hott girlfriend Shannon Hall.

Discography

Albums

Beautiful Soul (2004) #15 US, #1 Australia, TBA Spain (realease February, 20), #53 UK, #3 ITA
- RIAA Certification: Platinum
  - US Sales: 1,213,200
Live: The Beautiful Soul Tour (2005) #153 US
- RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  - US Sales: 58,250
Off the Record (2005)

Singles

2005 "Beautiful Soul" #15 US , #1 Australia , #1 Taiwan, #1 Philippines, #16 UK
2005 "She's No You" #91 US, #10 Australia +, #6 Philippines
2005 "Get Your Shine On" #36 Australia +
2005 "What's Your Name?" (Radio Disney Release)
2005 "Because You Live"

Non-Album Tracks

"Best Day Of My Life" (from A Cinderella Story soundtrack)
"Beautiful Soul" (exclusive remix) (from A Cinderella Story soundtrack)
"Winter Wonderland" (from Radio Disney Jingle Jams)
"One Way Or Another" (from Radio Disney Jingle Jams)
"Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" (with Anne Hathaway) (from Ella Enchanted soundtrack)
"Crushn'" (from Lizzie McGuire: Total Party!)
"The Second Star to the Right" (from Disneymania Vol. 2)
"When You Wish Upon a Star" (from Disneymania Vol. 3)
"Get Your Shine On" (from Summerland soundtrack)
"She's No You (Neptune's Remix)

Filmography

Kingdom Hearts II (2006) (Video game) - Roxas
The Beautiful Soul Tour (2005) (DVD, concert recorded July 9, 2005 at Great America, Santa Clara, CA) (released in Australia only)
Up Close (2005) (Video compilation)#3 Australia (DVD available both in the US and Australia)
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (2005) (Guest Appearance)
Much On Demand (2005) (Guest Appearance)
Punk'd (2005) (TV)
Summerland (2004) (TV)
Pizza (2004)
The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz (2002) (TV)
``the biggest fan`` (2002) (DVD)
The Pirates of Central Park (2001)
All My Children (1998-2001) (TV)

Awards, Nominations

American Music Awards - Nomination as Best New Artist (2005)
Soap Opera Digest Award - Nomination as Outstanding Child Actor (2001)
Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, two-time nominee (2001 and 2002)
Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actor, two-time winner (2001 and 2002)
Grammy Awards - Nominations for albums by theSugar Beats (1998, 1999, 2000)

Music Videos

"Good Life" (Disney Version)
"Good Life" (Disney Version with Stuck in the Suburbs clips)
"Beautiful Soul" (Disney Version)
"Because You Live" (Disney Version)
"Because You Live" (Disney Version with Princess Diaries 2 clips)
"Beautiful Soul"
"She's No You"
"Get Your Shine On" (Disney Version with Kim Possible movie clips)
"Get Your Shine On" (LIve Version)
"Because You Live" (Live Version)
"Because You Live"
"Beautiful Soul" (Disney's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Version)