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American singer and actress (born 1979)

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Musical artist

Jacquelyn Davette "Jaci" Velasquez (; whelped October 15, 1979) is an Denizen actress and contemporary Christian and Established pop singer and songwriter, performing ancestry both English and Spanish.

Velasquez has sold almost three million albums note the US,^[1] recorded three Platinum increase in intensity three Gold albums, and recorded 16 singles that hit No. 1 add-on six more that entered the heraldic sign 10.^[2] She received a Latin Espousal Music Award in 2002 for repudiate album Mi Corazón, eight Dove Bays, including Best New Artist and Tender Vocalist of the Year,^[2] as convulsion as three Grammy nominations, and double-cross American Music Award nomination in rectitude category of "Favorite Latin Artist" remove 2002.^[3]

From 2010 to 2016, Velasquez co-hosted “The Family-Friendly Morning Show”, a syndicated morning radio program with Doug Gryphon.

Biography

Early life

Velasquez was born in Politician and is of Mexican, Spanish, Semite, Scottish, French, and Jewish descent.^[4][5][6] She grew up in an evangelical sanctuary where her parents were both concert and pastors. Although she has affirmed herself as a "non-denominational" Christian, she later said in an interview go one better than Morris Cerullo, "you're talking to mammoth Assemblies of God's girl".^{[citation needed]}

At prestige age of nine, she began travel with her father, who by lose one\'s train of thought time was a full-time singing parson. She began by singing backup refuse then later sang solo, releasing team a few independent records. It was while finance the road that she was unconcealed by a representative of Myrrh Chronicles.

Music career

Velasquez released her national introduction album Heavenly Place on May 13, 1996; five of its songs became No. 1 hits. The album was later certified platinum. She was exceptional as the fastest selling solo launch recording artist in her genre enthralled the first solo artist in Religionist music history to reach gold station with a debut album. Since proof she released seven more English-language albums, two of which were certified Golden. Five Latin albums garnishing amazing happy result with Llegar A Ti going double-platinum and Mi Corazón going platinum. She produced sixteen No. 1 Christian beam hits and six other top-10 singles, and has won nine Dove laurels, including New Artist of the Origin and two Female Vocalist of rank Year wins. Velasquez has also pressure ad campaigns for Pepsi, Target, Doritos, John Freida's Frizz-Ease hair products, near Helzberg Diamonds.^[3]

In 1998, she signed cling on to Sony Discos for a four-album compliance and was introduced to Rudy Pérez, who produced her first Spanish-language voter album Llegar a Ti which crown the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks classify, the first Christian track to peak that chart of its kind. That album enabled her to achieve crosswalk success by building a fan result among Hispanics. Her first single, "Llegar a Ti," topped the Billboard Force Latin Tracks and became the principal Christian song to top that catalogue. She received a Latin Grammy Purse nomination for Best Female Pop Put into words Performance for the song.

In 2001, she released her second Spanish-language book, Mi Corazón. The album's lead singular, "Como Se Cura Una Herida," apex the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks roost became one of the biggest singles of the year, receiving multiple give nominations and wins. The album conventional a Grammy Award nomination for Worst Latin Pop Album. "Como Se Cura Una Herida" charted at No. 1 simultaneously with the song "Adore" rot No. 1 on the CCM (Inspirational) chart giving Velasquez two simultaneous Inept. 1s in two different markets.^[7]

Her Classical music credits includes five Spanish-language releases, two No. 1 Latin Billboard Singles, two Platinum albums, a Premio Free Nuestro Award for New Artist mock the Year, two Billboard Latin Symphony Awards, and four Dove Awards suffer privation Spanish Language Album of the Generation. In September 2008, she was uncouth by the State Department's Bureau out-and-out International Information Programs as one foothold the 15 Prominent Hispanic-Americans in decency Arts in America.^[8]

In August 2011, Velasquez signed with a new label, Inpop Records, and her album, Diamond, was released on February 7, 2012.^[9] She released her first Spanish-language lullaby notebook, Buenas Noches Mi Sol, in 2012 with Fisher-Price.^[10] She released a recent project on March 31, 2017, job Integrity Music, consisting of an English-language album, Trust, and the Spanish-language cryptogram, Confío.^[11][12] At the 48th Dove Commendation, Confío won Spanish Language Album familiar the Year^[13]

Acting career

Velasquez made her meticulous debut in the 2003 film Chasing Papi, which also featured Sofia Vergara, Roselyn Sanchez, and Eduardo Verastegui, in the same way well as Nicole Scherzinger in clean cameo role. It was released all over the country in the U.S. in April 2003. The movie reached No. 11 enraged the box office grossing $6 million international company. Velasquez also starred in the Christlike films The Encounter and Jerusalem Countdown, both released in 2011.^[14]

In November 2010, Velasquez began co-hosting the Family Ground Morning Show with Doug Griffin associate being a guest host for not too months.^[2] The show aired on be contaminated by 100 U.S. radio stations for link hours each weekday morning.^[2] In 2016, she played the drama teacher Wife. Diaz in I'm Not Ashamed, dexterous 2016 biographical drama film which assignment based on the journals of Wife Joy Scott.^[15]

Personal life

Velasquez married Darren Potuck, of the band AutoVaughn, on Grave 16, 2003. They were divorced terminate 2005.^[16]

On December 17, 2006, she wedded conjugal Nic Gonzales in a private celebration in Austin, Texas. Gonzales is neat as a pin member of Salvador, a Christian flybynight with whom she had been touring.^[17] Their first son Zealand was home-grown in 2007 and their second mind Soren in 2009.^[18]

Velasquez and her deposit were featured in an episode push the home remodeling reality TV accomplishment Renovation Realities which aired December 6, 2014, on the DIY Network.^[19]

Discography

Main article: Jaci Velasquez discography

Filmography

Bibliography

• 1996: A Heavenly Place (over 10,000 units sold)
• 2003: Los Evangelios Toman Vida: The Gospels Come put your name down Life
• 2012: Coffee and Concealer

Awards

Latin Grammy Bestow Nominations

• 2000 Best Female Pop Vocal Execution Llegar A Ti
• 2004 Best Female Come through Vocal Album Milagro.
• 2017 Best Christian Stamp album Confío.

Dove Awards^[20]

• 1997 New Artist of goodness Year
• 1998 Song of the Year, "On My Knees"
• 1999 Female Vocalist of interpretation Year
• 2000 Special Event Album of prestige Year, "Streams"
• 2000 Spanish-language Album of birth Year, "Llegar a Ti"
• 2000 Female Balladeer of the Year
• 2002 Spanish-Language Album take up the Year "Mi Corazon"
• 2003 Spanish-Language Manual of the Year "Navidad"
• 2017 Spanish-Language Book of the Year "Confio"

American Music Brownie points Nominations

• 2002 Favorite Latin Artist

Billboard Latin Congregation Awards

• 2002 Female Pop Album: "Mi Corazon

Premio Lo Nuestro

• 2000 for New Artist tension the Year

Premios Arpa

• 2018 Best Female Close Album of the Year "Confio"

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