Posted May 5, 200619 yr http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/angecd7.JPG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=synhob08_eA.swf Rising American teen star Jesse McCartney unleashes 'Beautiful Soul', the first track to be taken from his new album of the same name. Combining a smooth groove, with staccato guitar rifts and slick harmonies to create a heartfelt song that will appeal to lovers of pop, r&b and rock alike, 'Beautiful Soul' marks an impressive debut.
May 5, 200619 yr Jesse McCartney (born April 9, 1987) is an American pop singer and actor. Early life McCartney was born in Westchester County, New York to Scott McCartney and Ginger Sarber; his maternal grandparents, Dick and Joyce Sarber, are from Ukiah, Mendocino County, California. McCartney is of Scottish, Irish, and English ancestry and is a Born-again Protestant Christian. He has one brother, Timothy ("Timmy") Glover Mark McCartney (born December 20, 1996) and one sister, Lea Joyce McCartney (born July 17, 1991), and is not related to singer Paul McCartney. McCartney began performing in local community musicals at the age of seven, before making his Broadway debut in a production of The King and I at the age of ten. He later appeared with The Who's Roger Daltrey in A Christmas Carol, before joining the children's group Sugar Beats as a vocalist. One of the group's albums, How Sweet It Is (1998), was nominated for a Grammy. Music career At the age of twelve, McCartney joined the boy band Dream Street, and was a member from 2000 to 2002. The group earned earned a platinum record with their debut CD, and broke up while touring with Aaron Carter. At sixteen, he began work on a solo career with a local band, featuring musicians Dillon Kondor (guitar), Peter Chema (bass), Katie Spencer (keyboards), Alex Russek (drums), Karina LaGravinese (background vocals) and Sharisse Francisco (background vocals), under the management of Lauren Stanwick and Sherry Goffin Kondor, the producer and founder of Sugar Beats. McCartney's Beautiful Soul album, 2004McCartney released his first solo EP, JMac, in July of 2003. The album featured three songs: "Beautiful Soul", "Don't 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. McCartney's first full-length solo album, Beautiful Soul, which was two years in the making, was released later that year, on September 28. The album featured four songs co-written by McCartney. 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 peaking at #4. The album achieved platinum status in March 2005. McCartney's first solo tour, also named "Beautiful Soul", 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. McCartney has also performed at many amusement parks, including Six Flags and Paramount 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". His personal favorite performance was at Toms River, 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 Paramount's Great America, Santa Clara, California was recorded as a live CD and released in November 2005; this was his first concert DVD. In the fall of 2005, McCartney toured in Australia, and opened for the Backstreet Boys in Europe. He is currently preparing a song, "Blow Your Minds", which will possibly be released a single in June of 2006, along with an album, which has a possible release for August of 2006. Acting career McCartney with Elizabeth Harnois in Keith, 2006McCartney has also pursued an acting career, playing J.R. Chandler on the television soap opera All My Children from 1998 to 2001. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy as an "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" for the role, in both 2001 and 2002. In 2004 and 2005, McCartney played Bradin Westerly on the WB series Summerland, although the series was cancelled in the summer of 2005. The same year, he also modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch. McCartney will star in the film Keith, which is currently scheduled for a 2006 release, opposite Margo Harshman and Elisabeth Harnois. He is also the voice actor for Roxas in the US release of the video game Kingdom Hearts II. Personal life McCartney enjoys sports, especially baseball, bowling, and surfing, which he learned while filming Summerland. He has donated proceeds of his 2005 "Beautiful Soul" tour for disaster relief, recorded radio spots promoting the "Kids For A Drug-Free America" campaign, is a spokesperson for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and is involved in the charity SPACE, which was co-founded by a childhood friend of his mother's. McCartney is currently in a serious relationship with Katie Cassidy, daughter of former teen idol David Cassidy. He graduated from Ardsley High School June 22, 2005. Filmography Keith as Keith Kingdom Hearts II (2006) (Video game) (voice) Roxas The Beautiful Soul Tour (2005) (DVD, concert recorded July 9, 2005 at Great America, Santa Clara, CA) (Available in US & Australia) 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) as Bradin Westerly Pizza (2004) as Justin The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz (2002) (TV) as Cameron Cruz The Biggest Fan (2002) (DVD) The Pirates of Central Park (2001) as Simon Baskin All My Children (1998-2001) (TV) as Adam Sunshine/ Junior/ J.R Chandler Junior #4 What I Like About You (2004) (Guest Appearance) (TV) Top Of The Pops (2005) (Guest Appearance & Interview - Australia) (TV) Albums Beautiful Soul (2004) #15 US, #1 Australia, TBA Spain (realease February, 20), #53 UK, #3 ITA RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum Live: The Beautiful Soul Tour (2005) #153 US RIAA Certification: Uncertified Off the Record (2005) Singles 2005 "Beautiful Soul" #16 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" #3 ITA 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) "I'll Try" Disneymania Vol. 4 (2006) 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) Kids Choice Awards Award - Favorite Male Singer (2006) Radio Disney Music Awards - Best Male Singer (2005) 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) "What's Your Name?" (Live Version) Above from wikepedia
May 6, 200619 yr i love the song and the video hes gorgeous :wub: I saw some pictures of him recently, and he looked God awful. :puke2:
May 7, 200619 yr I bought his album (mainly because he is pretty hot) and some of the tracks were really great but quite a few of them were so awful they made me cringe! I liked Beautiful Soul though!
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