True soul is more than just the sound of the singer. Thats definitely the case with rock spellbinder Jessie Galante, whose urge to electrify audiences with her expressive powerhouse vocals comes from deep within.

A prolific recording artist with a fast-growing following in both the U.S. and Europe, 2009 has been an exciting year yet for the singer hailed by her native Buffalo. Jessie has been showered with accolades from media all over the world ever since she picked up her first microphone in her hometown. After just three months of live performances her popularity exploded, supported heavily with a hit song and radio airplay.

Her parents introduced her to the music of her Italian heritage at an early age playing and singing continuously throughout the house. That planted the original seed of passion for music inside Jessie’s heart and soul. This passion combined with the emotional frustration bearing down on her from her strict upbringing, she felt a revolution brewing inside her against becoming a tame little girl and the evolution and love of rock music stirring inside of her. This rebellious teenager desperately began craving to express herself in a way which would communicate that energy and pent up emotions and took to the streets of the city to find her outlet. It was in the streets where she found her voice and found herself. And what a voice she found. She ravaged the stages of Buffalo like one of the storms that frequent that city and with her first band “Actor” she rapidly became the number one female singer in the region and crowned the city’s, " First Lady of Rock” a title that is yet to be challenged. Her first single recording, “Checkin’ Out” is still being played regularly on 97 Rock, Buffalo’s number one rock radio station as a tribute to the cities greatest female rock talents.

Even with this early success, Jessie felt a constant desire to find different audiences. Determined, Jessie packed her bags and moved to LA. Within a year’s time, Jessie was heard by and signed to a Los Angeles management company and formed the band “Fire” around her voice. Her band “Fire” was consistently voted one of the top ten hottest bands in LA and in an article in the LA Music Connection magazine Jessie was described as “Arguably one of the hottest front women LA has to offer.”

All this attention naturally brought out producers who started recording Jessie; namely, mega-producer Michael Wagener (Janet Jackson, Queen, Sass Jordan, Great White, Extreme, The Rasmus, Stryper). Even with all this attention and success, American corporate music industry scene had just begun to turn its head away from rock and towards the new Seattle “grunge” sound.

However, at the same time, it seemed it was Europe that welcomed Jessie’s soulful rock voice as she discovered that her demo recordings, which were done with Michael Wagener, were now being played in regular rotation by radio stations in Germany, England, France, Belgium, Holland and Italy. In addition, there was tremendous press coverage about Jessie throughout Europe. This was something that she would never forgot when deciding on how and where to perform.

First, as a solo artist, she felt the need to write her first CD. Jessie went back to Buffalo and introduced to fellow Buffalo native Larry Swist who had worked with artists like Lou Gramm of Foreigner, Ike & Tina Turner, Spyro Gyra and Sly & the Family Stone. Together they produced Jessie’s first solo CD entitled “Gesua” (Jessie’s actual Sicilian name). This recording was described by a reviewer as “ A gritty album which confronts a gamut of emotional demons and dares you to flinch.” This album was Jessie’s statement of liberation. After this emotional release, she finally felt totally free to be herself.

Jessie began to focus on performing in Europe. After just a few performances, she was convinced that she had made the right decision. In a live radio performance at L1 Radio in The Netherlands, DJ Hubert Van Hoof compared Jessie’'s performance to Chaka Kahn and Joyce Kennedy of Mother’s Finest and a concert promoter in Holland enthusiastically proclaimed, “Jessie is a major victory for live entertainment in Europe!”

Currently Jessie’s performances in Europe continue to capture the interests of radio stations and concert promoters. In July 2008, Jessie was invited to perform live on a RTL National Television in Budapest, Hungary and again on March 31, 2009 while in Budapest to promote her new CD, "Spitfire."

NYC-based, Jessie released her new CD, "Spitfire", April 2, 2009, backed up by a high-profile team that truly understands the potential of her riveting artistry with double platinum producer Larry Swist and co-producing is eight time Grammy award winner multi-platinum mixer Mick Guzauski whose incredible body of work includes artists like Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Anastacia, Kiss, Celine Dion, Earth Wind and Fire to name just a few.

All the better to hear Jessie Galante’s distinctive gift – a charged vocal approach that can shift from subtly sensual emotion to hair-raising aggression at a moment’s notice. This girl has a big voice; her trademark, a consortium of pure strength, gorgeous fragility, inspirational vocal gymnastics and total control on breaking barriers that shows why she is in a class by herself.

Co-writing along with Jessie are Lee Horrocks (formerly with Ric Wake Entertainment) and guitarist Janos Szucs from Budapest, Hungary. Also collaborating with Jessie is Rob Bailey, a Manhattan based guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer whose worked with artists like Anastacia, JaRule, Gavin Degraw, Ric Wake, Jive Jones and many more. Jessie Galante and Rob Bailey co-wrote "Spitfire" the title track of her new CD with Rob Bailey producing.

While it’s invigorating to have the kind of explosiveness that Galante possesses in her toolbox, the globetrotting singer has learned that being multidimensional is what keeps albums and live shows interesting. “I totally understand my instrument and I can work it any way that I want to,” she explains. “Some critics say that if your record has many different feels, then they don’t know where you’re coming from. Every single day I go through different moods and emotions, so why not record a record that conveys that? Whatever the emotion is that I want to express, I know I’m in control.”

So in conclusion, and the long run, it all boils down to really knowing who you are and really knowing what you’re meant to do with the time you have on this Earth. Jessie Galante is one of those people. It is obvious from the first time you see her on a stage. She was just meant to be there. It’s all summed up in the name Jessie gave her music publishing company …. “Mamma, I Just Wanna Sing.”