Jackie Nese (born January 17, 1997 as Jacquelyn Nese) is an American singer/songwriter, dancer, actor, who was a contestant on ''

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...

'' in 2015. Her debut single titled "Lovin' Me Up" was released in 2017 along with the music video. The song was produced by Jimmy Greco and

Russ DeSalvo Russ DeSalvo is an American producer, arranger, songwriter, and guitarist. DeSalvo works with Celine Dion, Lionel Richie (DeSalvo played guitar and synthesizer on the ''Definitive Collection'' CD), Laura Pausini, and Kyle Archer (guitar o ...

Early life and education

Nese was born on January 17, 1997, in

Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey Springfield Township is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The township is located on a ridge in northern- central New Jersey, within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York metropolitan area. As of t ...

. She is currently studying at

Montclair State University Montclair State University (MSU) is a Public university, public research university in Montclair, New Jersey, with parts of the campus extending into Little Falls, New Jersey, Little Falls. As of fall 2018, Montclair State was, by enrollment, ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nese, Jackie 1997 births American Idol participants Living people Montclair State University alumni People from Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey