Valentine Leone was born in Italy in 1975 and raised in Toronto, Canada. She was accepted and studied music in The Royal Conservatory of Toronto. She worked with Jellybean Benitez on Atlantic's "Spilling the Beans" and composed songs for several albums for BMG, RCA,CBS, A&M, Polydor and Columbia. She produced and scored the short film, "Ruth". Valentine is presently acting in two Canadian television shows. Jennifer Finnegan's hit song "One Beat Away", was written by Valentine.