Jesse Labelle

Jesse Labelle is a Country and Christian singer-songwriter. With a career spanning decades and genres, he has been the recipient of both Gold and Platinum records, and various Radio Music Awards. Jesse is currently engaged to fellow artist Brieanna James as of September 19th, 2025

In June 2008, Labelle signed to Wax Records and began working on his debut album, Perfect Accident, which would be released April 27, 2010. His second album, Two, was released August 7, 2013. He is best known for his singles "Easier", "Heartbreak Coverup", and "One Last Night".

In 2015, Jesse moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and become a staple and a songwriting force in Music City. He has opened for Garth Brooks on his 2019 stadium tour, and been the only independent artist ever invited to play the main stage at the Stagecoach Festival, the largest and most prestigious country music festival in the world.

After a car accident, tornado, cancer, and a violent shooting which left Jesse wounded, his story of finding God has taken his life's path in a new direction, which can be reflected and heard in his music.

Early life Born February 12, 1982, in Toronto, Ontario, Labelle first learned the guitar in his pre-teens, and played in a number of rock bands throughout high school. After graduation, Labelle discovered he had a knack for "picking apart songs" and began pursuing a career as a songwriter.

Through the next couple of years, he wrote for local bands in Toronto, New York City, and Nashville as well as penning material for himself. A performance on Citytv's Speaker's Corner programme caught the attention of up-and-coming singer Fefe Dobson, who invited Labelle to write with her and perform in her band.

None of these collaborations made it onto any of Dobson's studio albums, however this experience did bring Labelle into contact with songwriter/producer Jay Levine and ultimately led to a development deal with Arista Records. Sometime in the mid-2000s, talent scouts for Wax Records attended a showcase of Labelle's at a Toronto café, resulting in Labelle signing with the label in 2009.

Tours Labelle participated in MuchMusic's 2010 SodaPop Tour alongside Emily Osment and labelmate Alyssa Reid. In 2012, Labelle toured the United Kingdom with Reid, and also opened for Jordan Knight (of NKOTB) on the Canadian leg of Knight's "Live and Unfinished" Tour. In July 2014, Jesse joined Keith Urban on Canadian dates of his Raise 'Em Up Tour including the memorable performance at the Scotiabank Saddledome during the Calgary Stampede. In the summer of 2015, Jesse appeared at the Boots & Hearts Music Festival in Ontario.

Discography

Studio albums I.D (Identically Different) Title Year Identically Different Released: March 19, 2002 Label: Groove Music Canada Format: CD Electric Magma Title Year self-titled Released: 2003 Label: Around Ahead Music Format: CD Solo artist Title Year Perfect Accident Released: August 7, 2012 Re-issued: February 12, 2013 Label: Wax Records Format: CD, digital download

Extended plays Title Year Perfect Accident Released: November 10, 2009 Label: Wax Records Format: CD, digital download

Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumCAN CAN AC CAN CHR CAN HAC 2009 "Perfect Accident" — — — — Perfect Accident 2010 "Easier" — 8 — 42 "Last Christmas" — 6 — — 2011 "Lost" — — — — Perfect Accident2012 "Heartbreak Coverup" (featuring Alyssa Reid) 46 13 44 12 MC : Gold Two "One Last Night" (featuring Nixon) 83 17 — 33 2013 "How Long" — — — — "Tell the World" — 28 — — 2015 "You Left Me" — — — — 2017 "Another You" — — — — "—" denotes a title that did not chart.

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