Jessie J at the Gramercy Theatre

Jessica Cornish was born in London, England, and was destined for show business quickly thereafter. At the age of four, she was in ballet classes, followed by modern and jazz dance and then acting classes. By age seven, she and her two older sisters formed a girl band. By age 10, she was Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End production of Whistle Down the Wind. Meanwhile, she suffered a heart condition that had her spending time in Great Ormond Street Hospital, sometimes being allowed out on day release with her heart monitor to attend rehearsals. She subsequently joined the National Youth Music Theatre and appeared in their 2002 production of The Late Sleepers. In 2003, at age 15, she won Best Pop Singer in the TV show Britain's Brilliant Prodigies, and realized that maybe it was music, not theatre, that would be her future. At 17 she joined a girl group named Soul Deep for two years. She wrote lyrics that were recorded by Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus, including "Party in the U.S.A.," before embarking on a solo career as Jessie J. Now 26 years old, she is a superstar in her native England, being the first British woman to score six top ten singles from one album. Jessie J also served as coach and mentor on the television talent show, The Voice UK, in 2012 and 2013. Her third album, Sweet Talker, will be released on October 14, 2014.

Headlining a sold out album release concert at the Gramercy Theatre tonight, Jessie J exhibited a fair amount of skin and, more importantly, soulful vocals and an extended vocal range backed by contemporary rhythm & blues, pop, electro-pop, and hip-hop beats. She opened with "Sexy Lady" and her biggest American hit, "Domino," before covering  DJ Cassidy's "Calling All Hearts." She often sang a single syllable of lyric and cascaded it through several different notes. By the end of the night, closing with the anti-materialistic "Price Tag" and the pop hit "Bang Bang," there was not any new ground covered but all one could say was "wow, what a voice!"

Visit Jessie J at www.jessiejofficial.com.