Jessica Betts Age, Birthday, DOB, How Old【 Bio Wikipedia 】Married

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Name	Jessica Betts
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB	June 19, 1982. As of 2024, she is around 42 years old.
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Spouse / Partner	Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.
Children / No. of Kids	None
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race	Black
Nationality	American
What is Jessica Betts known for?	A New York City-based singer and songwriter, Jessica Betts specializes in inspirational Rock and Soul music.

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Introduction :

A thrilling and inspirational rock and soul artist, Jessica Betts loves to write original music and perform soulful renditions of past musical hits. She loves blending genres like pop, reggae, R&B, and rock.
The proud African-American singer has featured on sitcoms like The Soul Man, Uncorked, Reno 911!, and Never Have I Ever. Jessica is best known for her EP, LLcoolJess.

Currently residing in New York, Jessica is also an entrepreneur and social media influencer. She uses her own YouTube channel for uploading the latest music. She gathered media attention after her surprising marriage to American comedian and actress Niecy Nash.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

Jessica was born on June 19, 1982, in the South Side neighborhood of Chicago. Her mother’s name was Brenda Betts.

Jessica’s real name, as given by her loving mother, was Carol Denise Betts. She lost her mom, Brenda, on October 21, 2009.
Jessica has five siblings – two brothers and three sisters. They are named George, Brandon, Tearra, Bettina Ray, and Des O Betts.
On August 29, 2020, Betts married Niecy Nash in a beautiful wedding ceremony. The marriage was announced by a series of adorable Instagram posts. While being interviewed by People Magazine, Niecy disclosed that the blissful newlyweds first met in 2015 over social media.
During her gorgeous wedding ceremony, Jessica looked chic in her white dress shirt with a tie, slacks, and matching vest. At the same time, Niecy looked glamorous in her mermaid wedding dress.

Jessica is now a loving mother to 3 stepchildren – A stepson named Dominic Nash and two stepdaughters named Dia and Donielle Nash.

Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info

Since her childhood, Jessica has held a strong passion for music and arts. She started to practice musical skills right from her schooling days in high school. Despite being a woman, Jessica always maintained a male-like lifestyle from an early age.
Jessica graduated from a local private school in Chicago named Simeon Career Academy. She is also Alma Mater from The United States University, located in San Diego, California.

Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :

Jessica Betts started her music career back in 1998 with a recording contract with the label Boyz II Men, associated with Stonecreek Records.
In 2000, she had a proper breakthrough moment when she earned a recording deal with Restless Records. While working for the record, Jessica released her debut album titled You Can’t Resist. The lead single from the album named ‘Get Up’ became a moderate hit. While working hard, Jessica realized that she was not being true to herself and started to think of a second coming when her recording deal ended.
She embarked on the voyage to self-discovery on a UPN reality show, The Road to Stardom, with Missy Elliott in 2005. Being diligent and passionate, Jessica won the competition against thousands of contestants. She garnered admiration from judges like Madonna, Dallas Austin, Teena Marie, and Missy Elliot.

Back then, being an up-and-coming 23-year-old artist (in the year 2005) from Chicago, Jessica secured a continuous working relationship with Missy Elliot after winning the competition. Missy was impressed with her artistic blending of guitar skills, dynamic image, and brand.
Jessica released her second album in February 2007. The album featured production contributions from Walter Millsap, Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Vidal & Dre, Brian Michael Cox, Warryn Campbell, Mike City, Nisan Stewart, and The Avila Brothers (of Usher fame). The album also included contributions from Tweet, Kelly Price, Missy Elliott, Faith Evans, Karen Clark Sheard, and American Idol winner Fantasia.
Jessica Betts opened her very own Rebellious Soul tour in 2013. She worked hard and managed to perform with numerous artists on tour, including K. Michelle.

Jessica Betts was honored with closing the BET pre show in February 2014.
She has released her EP variations over the past few years. LLCoolJess was her Full mix EP that was released in June 2015. She also released the Earthquake Full Mix EP back in May 2016. She has released singles like So Hot ft. LBX and Catch Me in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Catch Me (from Betts of Both Worlds) will be released for the video format somewhere in the fall of 2020.
Jessica is poised to have a successful career in the coming years as the buzz around her craft has been increasing. Her musical style blends old and contemporary art with an edgy twist. Being a new and innovative approach, it sure has the potential to be a successful recipe.

Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :

In pursuit of keeping soul music alive and at the same time sharing her art with the masses, Jessica draws influence from classic works of Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston, Kim Burrel, and others. Both electric and acoustic performances from Jessica are guaranteed to take listeners on a soulful experience.
Jessica played the role of a bartender named Nadege in the Season 2 finale of Claws. Jessica used to post videos with her then-friend and now-spouse, Niecy Nash. on her Instagram during production of Claws. The two sang together Catch Me on August 13, 2018. As per Jessica, Nash was singing her tune, making her the anointed and appointed one.

Oprah Winfrey is the source of inspiration for Jessica’s way of life. She has posted snaps with Oprah over Instagram as part of her vision in focus resolution throughout 2020.
On June 1Jessica’sJessica’s friends and crew members from Claws gave her a surprise birthday party. Jessica thanked them and showed her appreciation via an Instagram post.
Jessica is quite close to her grandparents. Her granny, Jessie Pearl Hadnott, used to be a church pastor.

Jessica moved to NYC to pursue her American dream in songwriting and singing career. But according to her official website, Jessica gained her vocal chops while singing gospel music for the church in Chicago.
While being interviewed by Ebony in 2012, Jessica expressed her wish to collaborate with artists like Brandy, Monica, India Arie, Lauryn Hill, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne. Jessica described her dream experimentation as putting R&B, hip-hop, and pop together in a bottle and shaking things up to create new art forms.
Jessica Betts covered the song ‘I kissed a girl’ by Katy Perry at Ishlab studio. The soulful rendition was posted on July 22, 2014, on YouTube.

Jessica collaborated with Kelly Price, Karen Clark Sheard, and Faith Evans to produce a gospel-themed Stand By Me. She dedicated the track to the memory of all the victims who suffered from Hurricane Katrina.

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