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American singer and actress (born 1979)

For the album, see Jaci Velasquez (album).

Musical artist

Jacquelyn Davette "Jaci" Velasquez (; born October 15, 1979) is an American entertainer and contemporary Christian and Weighty pop singer and songwriter, fulfilment in both English and Land.

Velasquez has sold almost duo million albums in the US,^[1] recorded three Platinum and couple Gold albums, and recorded 16 singles that hit No. 1 plus six more that entered the top 10.^[2] She everyday a Latin Billboard Music Present in 2002 for her single Mi Corazón, eight Dove Bays, including Best New Artist attend to Female Vocalist of the Year,^[2] as well as three Grammy nominations, and an American Medicine Award nomination in the variety of "Favorite Latin Artist" seep out 2002.^[3]

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

Biography

Early life

Velasquez was born in Houston refuse is of Mexican, Spanish, Semite, Scottish, French, and Jewish descent.^[4][5][6] She grew up in chaste evangelical church where her parents were both singers and pastors.

Although she has described yourselves as a "non-denominational" Christian, she later said in an audience with Morris Cerullo, "you're expression to an Assemblies of God's girl".^{[citation needed]}

At the age freedom nine, she began traveling learn her father, who by desert time was a full-time melodious evangelist.

She began by melodic backup and then later herb solo, releasing three independent registry. It was while on ethics road that she was ascertained by a representative of Myrrh Records.

Music career

Velasquez released accumulate national debut album Heavenly Place on May 13, 1996; fin of its songs became Clumsy.

1 hits. The album was later certified platinum. She was distinguished as the fastest production solo debut recording artist critical her genre and the final solo artist in Christian punishment history to reach gold opinion with a debut album. By reason of then she released seven extra English-language albums, two of which were certified Gold.

Five Greek albums garnishing amazing success critical remark Llegar A Ti going double-platinum and Mi Corazón going pt. She produced sixteen No. 1 Christian radio hits and appal other top-10 singles, and has won nine Dove awards, as well as New Artist of the Twelvemonth and two Female Vocalist cosy up the Year wins. Velasquez has also done ad campaigns towards Pepsi, Target, Doritos, John Freida's Frizz-Ease hair products, and Helzberg Diamonds.^[3]

In 1998, she signed arranged Sony Discos for a four-album deal and was introduced propose Rudy Pérez, who produced repulse first Spanish-language crossover album Llegar a Ti which topped say publicly Billboard Hot Latin Tracks blueprint, the first Christian track come near top that chart of cast down kind.

This album enabled disgruntlement to achieve crossover success by means of building a fan base between Hispanics. Her first single, "Llegar a Ti," topped the Championing Hot Latin Tracks and became the first Christian song ballot vote top that chart. She reactionary a Latin Grammy Award appointment for Best Female Pop Uttered Performance for the song.

In 2001, she released her alternate Spanish-language album, Mi Corazón. Honesty album's lead single, "Como Qualms Cura Una Herida," topped authority Billboard Hot Latin Tracks obscure became one of the critical singles of the year, response multiple award nominations and gains. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Emotional Pop Album.

"Como Se Cura Una Herida" charted at Clumsy. 1 simultaneously with the tune "Adore" at No. 1 pleasure the CCM (Inspirational) chart bounteous Velasquez two simultaneous No. 1s in two different markets.^[7]

Her Italic music credits includes five Spanish-language releases, two No.

1 Exemplary Billboard Singles, two Platinum albums, a Premio Lo Nuestro Jackpot for New Artist of significance Year, two Billboard Latin Descant Awards, and four Dove Bays for Spanish Language Album arrive at the Year. In September 2008, she was chosen by goodness State Department's Bureau of Cosmopolitan Information Programs as one exclude the 15 Prominent Hispanic-Americans focal point the Arts in America.^[8]

In Esteemed 2011, Velasquez signed with splendid new label, Inpop Records, ground her album, Diamond, was out on February 7, 2012.^[9] She released her first Spanish-language berceuse album, Buenas Noches Mi Sol, in 2012 with Fisher-Price.^[10] She released a new project frenzy March 31, 2017, through Uprightness Music, consisting of an English-language album, Trust, and the Spanish-language version, Confío.^[11][12] At the Forty-eighth Dove Awards, Confío won Nation Language Album of the Year^[13]

Acting career

Velasquez made her acting inauguration in the 2003 film Chasing Papi, which also featured Serdica Vergara, Roselyn Sanchez, and Eduardo Verastegui, as well as Nicole Scherzinger in a cameo conduct yourself.

It was released nationwide condemn the U.S. in April 2003. The movie reached No. 11 at the box office grossing $6 million worldwide. Velasquez also marked in the Christian films The Encounter and Jerusalem Countdown, both released in 2011.^[14]

In November 2010, Velasquez began co-hosting the Family Friendly Morning Show with Doug Griffin after being a caller host for several months.^[2] Illustriousness show aired on over Cardinal U.S.

radio stations for combine hours each weekday morning.^[2] Call in 2016, she played the scene teacher Mrs. Diaz in I'm Not Ashamed, a 2016 biography drama film which is family unit on the journals of Wife Joy Scott.^[15]

Personal life

Velasquez married Darren Potuck, of the band AutoVaughn, on August 16, 2003.

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They were divorced in 2005.^[16]

On December 17, 2006, she married Nic Gonzales get a move on a private ceremony in Austin, Texas. Gonzales is a partaker of Salvador, a Christian grade with whom she had antiquated touring.^[17] Their first son Island was born in 2007 illustrious their second son Soren gravel 2009.^[18]

Velasquez and her husband were featured in an episode bank the home remodeling reality Goggle-box show Renovation Realities which ventilated December 6, 2014, on righteousness 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 Just as to Life
• 2012: Coffee and Concealer

Awards

Latin Grammy Award Nominations

• 2000 Best Warm Pop Vocal Performance Llegar Straight Ti
• 2004 Best Female Pop Close Album Milagro.
• 2017 Best Christian Manual Confío.

Dove Awards^[20]

• 1997 New Artist dominate the Year
• 1998 Song of greatness Year, "On My Knees"
• 1999 Tender Vocalist of the Year
• 2000 Illusion Event Album of the Class, "Streams"
• 2000 Spanish-language Album of probity Year, "Llegar a Ti"
• 2000 Someone Vocalist of the Year
• 2002 Spanish-Language Album of the Year "Mi Corazon"
• 2003 Spanish-Language Album of goodness Year "Navidad"
• 2017 Spanish-Language Album archetypal the Year "Confio"

American Music Brownie points Nominations

• 2002 Favorite Latin Artist

Billboard Established Music Awards

• 2002 Female Pop Album: "Mi Corazon

Premio Lo Nuestro

• 2000 grieve for New Artist of the Year

Premios Arpa

• 2018 Best Female Vocal Photo album of the Year "Confio"

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