Jae Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Franklin was born in Missouri City, Texas to American parents. She is the youngest of two children. Growing up in Briargate, she began playing the family’s canary yellow piano in second grade. When she began practicing piano in her spare time instead of playing outside, Franklin realized how connected she was to music. “I started creating small piano compositions and my older sister, Judith, and I would write melodies and lyrics to compliment them,” she said in a 2012 interview.