Bree Jach

Bree Samantha Jach (born David Jach, November 6, 1976) is a Canadian singer, best known for being part of the girl group BabesXL. Born and raised in, , Bree found fame after joining BabesXL following her graduation from the.

In 2001, Jach raised public awareness of transgender issues by disclosing she had been living as a girl since 1994.

Early life and education
Bree Jach was born David "Dave" Jach in, , into a family of Czechoslovakian heritage. Her parents were Alan Aaron Jach, a emergency room technician, and Natalie Jach, a door-to-door saleswoman for. Jach became aware of her gender dysphoria at an early age, recalling: "When I was little, I used to cry a lot and wonder what was wrong with me, and my parents didn't know what they could do." She met Aimee Hamer, her future BabesXL bandmate, when she was 5 years old.

She came out as transgender at the age of 17. While attending, she went out on a date with another boy, her future husband Zachary, and felt that "this was a stepping stone to realizing who I truly was."

In 1995, Jach traveled to for male-to-female sex reassignment surgery and legally changed her name to Bree Jach, re-naming herself after a cousin who committed suicide when Jach was 12 years old. Jach claims that she may have been one of the youngest people at that time to transition from male to female.

BabesXL
In 1998, Jach received a call from Aimee Hamer and her father, David Hamer, who asked Jach if she was interested in auditioning for the vocal pop group BabesXL. Hamer's vocal coach, who had worked with Jach and Hamer during their time in the Harrison Trimble school choir, recommended Jach to the group. Jach flew out to to audition for the group, and was accepted. Although Jach, who danced ballet in high school, didn't know how "pop choreography" worked prior to auditioning, she was given a "crash course" in dancing by the group's choreographer, Jessica H. B. Pollock, which helped to improve her skills.

After completing their showcase with manager Barry Berlin, BabesXL signed to and were dispatched to  and  to record their debut album. After recording their debut album, they moved to, to complete European promotional work.