Jeanine's first and only piano teacher put it best when she said: "My other students will always be good, but Jeanine ~ she has the music in her!" Jeanine could not avoid the music; it followed her wherever she went. She formed her first all-girl band CLOVER at the age of 19, which consisted of five girls who harmonized over two acoustic guitars. The experience only added to Jeanine's ambition to tour the world as a famous singer. During college, Jeanine was fortunate to meet her producer & partner Mike Corvington (aka DJ Leviathan). Together they make a powerful team with Mike writing and producing all of the music and Jeanine writing all the lyrics and melodies. They were able to create the unique sound that is Jeanine Strong's signature style: Urban Melodic Soul.
Urban Melodic Soul is a mixture of all of Jeanine's major influences starting from Motown and Oldies like The Supremes and Marvin Gaye; Classic Rock like Janis Joplin, The Mamas and the Papas, and The Doors; her childhood idols like Madonna, Blondie, Mariah Carey, and Whitney Houston; and today with artists like Sade, Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Norah Jones, Gwen Stefani, Fergie, and Nelly Furtado.
Jeanine is considered a triple threat of talent, beauty, and intelligence ready to take on the world as the next music/fashion icon. Jeanine is an extraordinary singer/songwriter known for her unique voice. Her message is positive, uplifting, and means something to everyone. People of all ages, young and old, love her music because she pours her heart and soul into her lyrics and sings with sincerity, strength, and wisdom beyond her years.
In the Summer of 2006, after writing and recording new material, Jeanine started performing live at well-known venues all over Los Angeles. One of her most successful performance at BB Kings Universal was filmed and broadcast live to 71 countries around the world. In April 2009, Jeanine went on her first official national tour opening for the world famous Brother J of X-Clan, 2Mex of The Visionaries, and Medusa: The Gangsta Goddess. Jeanine is keeping up with the momentum of performing live and building her fan base both nationally and internationally, which shows with over 100,000 plays of her music on myspace. Currently she is focusing on the pre-production of her first official album while building a strong team to take her music to the next level. Jeanine Strong aka JiJi is an unsigned singer/songwriter seeking label distribution and representation. Her music fits several genres and is ideal for TV/Film/Radio placement.
Listen to the dynamic and vibrant songs that comprise Jeanine's ever growing library ~ from the very heartfelt and catchy "Could It Be" to the carefree and sexy club single "Take Me". The emotionally touching "Together", "Sun Is Coming Up", and "Without You"; plus the edgy "Haunted"; the smooth and sensual "Everything To Me" and the playful "Don't Be A Fool" are just a taste of what’s to come. Jeanine Strong better known to her loyal fans as JiJi, can be seen performing live every Friday night at "Urban Underground" located at the Airliner (2419 N Broadway LA CA 90031).