On June 9, Jesse Rivera was born in the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. His family name is Jesús Rivera Romero. Born into a family of musicians, Jesse has been playing guitar since he was 8 years old. He attended the Inter-American University of San Juan Puerto Rico where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Arts with a major in pedagogy and sociology.

Jesse studied Public Administration at the University of Puerto Rico where he achieved credits towards his Masters degree.

In the year 2000 he received an honorific Doctoral degree from the International Theology Seminary of California.

While still in high school, he founded the Malakai Duet which gave him big success in show business, TV, radio, hotels and night clubs performances. He also worked as an actor in a TV soap opera.

Being at the "peak" of his artistic life he was diagnosed with cancer. After trying everything the cancer specialist recommended, he still was declared to have a short time to live. In his late 20's he gave his life to the lord and