JEREMY "JOVAN" ANDERSON WAS BORN ON APRIL 9, 1986, IN THE BRONX, NEW YORK AND RAISED IN MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK. AT AGE 11, JOVAN PICKED UP A MICROPHONE FOR THE FIRST TIME. BY 18, JOVAN WON OVER SEVEN TALENT SHOWS AND OTHER COMPETITIONS IN TOWN. AT 19, JOVAN STARTED CREATING AND WRITING MUSIC WITH THE INFLUENCE OF HIS IDOLS SUCH AS MICHAEL JACKSON, BOBBY BROWN, DONNIE HATHAWAY, AND USHER. LATER THAT YEAR JOVAN BEGAN TO PUT ON SHOWS IN CARMEL, NEW YORK, DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, AND NEW YORK CITY.