question: Which singer is from the US, Jesse Michaels or Daryl Braithwaite?
answer: Jesse Michaels
context: Title: The Chosen Few (1980's Australian Band)
  Passage: The Chosen Few were an Australian rock band active between 1985 to 1992.  Signed to Mushroom Records and managed by Stuart Coupe, the Chosen Few released four singles and a lone album "Friends, Foes and Firewood" (1990).  Despite constant national touring (including opening for major touring acts like Jerry Harrison, Cheap Trick and Billy Joel on their respective Australian tours) and receiving support from the country's most influential radio stations; chart success eluded the Chosen Few with only a cover version of the band's song 'Rise' becoming a hit for popular Australian singer Daryl Braithwaite.  Braithwaite's version of 'Rise' is also the title track of his successful 1990 album, and remains a staple on Australian commercial radio.
  Title: Forever the Tourist
  Passage: Forever the Tourist is a studio album by Daryl Braithwaite released in October 2013.  It was his first album of original material since "Snapshot" in 2005.  It was released through Sony Music Australia who had re-signed Braithwaite after releasing the multi-platinum albums "Edge" (1988) and "Rise" (1990).
  Title: The Essential Daryl Braithwaite
  Passage: "The Essential Daryl Braithwaite" is a re-mastered greatest hits album by Australian singer-songwriter, Daryl Braithwaite.  The album focuses on his output from the late 80's onwards.
  Title: Afterglow: The Essential Collection 1971–1994
  Passage: Afterglow: The Essential Collection 1971-1994 is a greatest hits album by Australian singer-songwriter, Daryl Braithwaite.  The album includes tracks taken from his solo albums as well as classic Sherbet tracks, of which Braithwaite was the lead vocalist.
  Title: Jesse Michaels
  Passage: Jesse Michaels is a songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and artist from Berkeley, California.  He is the son of the author Leonard Michaels and was married to producer Audrey Marrs.  His lyrics deal with politics, racism, and general social issues.  He is most well known as the vocalist for the ska punk band Operation Ivy.
  Title: Higher Than Hope
  Passage: "Higher Than Hope" is the third single released by Daryl Braithwaite from his third studio album, "Rise".  The single was released in May 1991 and peaked at number 28 on the ARIA Chart.  The song also peaked at number 47 on the US Hot 100, his only charting single there.
  Title: You're My World
  Passage: "You're My World" is a ballad originally recorded in 1963 as "Il Mio Mondo" ("My World") by Umberto Bindi, who co-wrote the Italian-language version with Gino Paoli.  Rendered with English lyrics by Carl Sigman as "You're My World", the song has reached No. 1 in Australia (twice), Belgium, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa and United Kingdom via recordings by Cilla Black, Daryl Braithwaite, Guys 'n' Dolls and Helen Reddy.  (Black's and Reddy's versions reached the US Top 40 in 1964 and 1977, respectively.)  The song also went to No. 1 in France and Spain via the respective translations "Ce monde" and "Mi Mundo", both sung by Richard Anthony.
  Title: Daryl Braithwaite... Best Of
  Passage: "Best Of" is a compilation album by Australian singer-song writer, and Sherbet lead-singer, Daryl Braithwaite.  "Best Of" was Braithwaite’s first solo album, composed of solo-singles released to date, including the Australian number 1, "You're My World".  The chart position for "Best Of" is unknown.
  Title: The Lemon Tree (album)
  Passage: The Lemon Tree is an acoustic live album by Daryl Braithwaite recorded in June 2008 and released in October 2008 as part of the Liberation Music "Blue Acoustic" series.  It peaked at number 74 in Australia.  The album includes tracks from Braithwaite's entire career.
  Title: Daryl Braithwaite
  Passage: Daryl Braithwaite (born 11 January 1949) is an Australian singer.  He was the lead vocalist of Sherbet (1970–1984), and returned for various reunions.  Braithwaite also has a solo career, placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40, including two number-one hits, "You're My World" (October 1974) and "The Horses" (January 1991).  His second studio album, "Edge" (November 1988), peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, No. 14 in Norway and No. 24 in Sweden.
citations: Jesse Michaels Daryl Braithwaite