Jessica Rose James, (born April 12, 1988) better known as Jessie James is an American country-pop singer and songwriter. Her debut album, Jessie James was released in 2009.Contents [hide] 1 Life and career 2 Image and artistry 3 Discography 3.1 Studio albums 3.2 Singles 3.3 Music videos 4 Tours 5 References 6 External links
[edit] Life and career
Jessica Rose James was born in a field hospital[2] on a military base in Vicenza, Italy[1] and moved around a lot. She has lived in Germany, Iowa, Kentucky, Texas and Louisiana.[3] She is the daughter of an Air Force officier and is of Greek and Italian ancestry.[2] She began singing at the age of two and won her first talent contest in Baker, Louisiana at the age of nine singing "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart". She told her mother about the show after hearing about it from her grandmother.[3] By then, she had already been writing songs on a plastic guitar and performed at Sea World and the Republican Convention. She had auditioned and was turned down by almost all the country labels in Nashville, Tennessee.[2] James relocated to Warner Robins, Georgia in the late 1990s.[1]
At age fifteen, she made weekly trips to Nashville to hone her songwriting.[3] She was introduced to Karla Wallace of Yellow Dog Records at seventeen who helped her with her songwriting and singing. One of her songs, "Gypsy Girl", written with two writers from Yellow Dog had been pitched to Carrie Underwood who put it on hold for her record, made it into the hands of David Massey who brought her to the attention of L.A. Reid. She auditioned for Reid singing her song, "My Cowboy". James soon inked a contract with Mercury Records.[4] Her debut album her, Jessie James was released on August 11, 2009, debuting at number twenty-three on the Billboard 200. Its first single, "Wanted" had been released in April and peaked at number forty on the Billboard Hot 100. She performed in the Middle East with Kid Rock and Carlos Mencia for US troops stationed overseas.[2]
James' sophomore album will be released in the summer of 2010.[5] Its lead-off single, "Boys in the Summer", was released in July 2010. [edit] Image and artistry
She has described her wardrobe as "simple" and has admitted to not being into fashion.[6] She was named one of Maxim's 100 hottest women in the world.[2]
Besides country music, James also listened to pop and soul which also influence her musical style.[3] She has listed Christina Aguilera, Bobbie Gentry, Janis Joplin, Shelby Lynne, and Shania Twain as influences.[7][3] [edit] Discography [edit] Studio albumsYear Album details Peak positions US 2009 Jessie James Release date: August 11, 2009 Label: Mercury Records 23
[edit] SinglesYear Single Peak chart positions Album US US Pop US Dance CAN 2009 "Wanted" 40 23 18 82 Jessie James "I Look So Good (Without You)" 104 — — — "My Cowboy" — — — — 2010 "Boys in the Summer" 116 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
[edit] Music videosYear Video Director 2009 "Wanted" Travis Kopach "I Look So Good (Without You)" Chris Baldwin "My Cowboy" Colin Tilley 2010 "Boys in the Summer" Roman White
[edit] Tours Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 Full Moon Crazy Tour Tour For The Troops 2009
