Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney was born on April 9, 1987 in Ardsley, New York. He began performing in local community musicals at the age of seven, before joining the national tour of The King and I at age ten along with Phil of the Future star Ricky Ullman. McCartney moved to Los Angeles to become an actor and singer when he was 11.
In the fall of 2007, McCartney co-wrote the hit song “Bleeding Love” with Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, produced by McCartney and Tedder for English singer Leona Lewis’s debut album, Spirit. The song was nominated for Record of the Year at the 2009 Grammy Awards. McCartney recorded his own version, which was released on some editions of his Departure album.
The song’s worldwide success gave McCartney added credentials as a songwriter. This also gave McCartney more offers from interested managers and singers. X-Factor’s Simon Cowell asked him to go back to the studio with Tedder to write songs for the Idols. McCartney’s 2008 summer tourmate, American Idol season six winner, Jordin Sparks approached him to write her something.
In 2005, McCartney participated in “Come Together Now”, a charity
Later in 2005, McCartney signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in underserved public schools throughout the U.S.A. He sits on LKR’s Honorary Board of Directors. 
He has donated proceeds of his 2005 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 performed at the Hope Rocks concert in 2005 to benefit City of Hope Cancer Center.
