Jessie Morales, also known as El Original de la Sierra, was born and raised in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

, making his debut as Latin singer at the age of 14. Even when he grew up listening to West Coast rap

West Coast hip hop

West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...

, the young artist started singing traditional Mexican music. Morales' Homenaje a Chalino Sánchez

Homenaje a Chalino Sánchez

Homenaje a Chalino Sánchez is the title of a studio album released by norteño music performer Jessie Morales as El Original de la Sierra on June 12, 2001. This album became his first number-one hit on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart...

, released in January 2000 by Univision Music Group

Univision Music Group

For the successor to this company, go to Universal Music Latin Entertainment.Univision Music Group was a Latin music company in the United States with approximately 45% market share...

, climbed to the top on Billboard's Latin 50.Graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School.