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Jessie Smith (born Jessica Lauren Smith) is an American songwriter and performer from Warner Robins, Georgia. Now living in Nashville, Tennessee, she has previously sung for publishing demos, Music City Hit Makers, the Logan Martin Band, and various others. In 2017, Smith released her debut album, Like the Sun.

Early Life
Smith was born in Statesboro, Georgia. Soon her family moved to Warner Robins, and Smith started singing in church. After high school, she studied opera at Mercer University finished her degree at Belmont University in commercial voice.

Professional Career
After college, Smith tried her hand at country music and recorded several songs she picked from a publisher's catalog in Nashville. Though it was not the ideal style for her, Smith developed an ear for great songs. Her first EP of original music was Song and Dance, released in 2010. Several years later, Smith teamed up with producer Mark Neil for Shiloh, her second EP released in 2014.

In 2015, Smith teamed up with producer Neilson Hubbard to begin work on her first full-length album. Over the next two years, songs from the album would be released as singles, leading up to the release of Like the Sun in March 2017. Smith collaborated with co-writers Hubbard, Ben Glover, Joshua Britt, Audrey Spillman, and Bradley Minnigan.

Personal Life
Smith married Bradley Minnigan on March 10, 2012, in a ceremony held on Belmont University's campus.