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On My Knees The Best Of Jaci Velasquez (Album) by Jaci Velasquez

Artist Biography For Jaci Velasquez

Jaci Velasquez Born Jacquelyn Davette Velasquez On October 15 1979 Is An American Contemporary Christian And Pop Singer. Her First Name Is Pronounced As "Jackie". Velasquez Grew Up Attending Church And Her Parents Were Singers. Her Mother Has Mexican Ancestry From Both Sides Of Her Family Velasquez Also Has Spanish French Jewish Scottish And Arabic Ancestry. 1 When She Was Ten Years Old Her Parents Sold Their Houston Home And Dedicated Themselves To Touring The United States With Their Christian Music. It Was While On The Road That She Was Discovered By A Representative Of Myrrh Records. In 1995 Velasquez Sang At An Alvin Texas Church ESMIRNA Where She Met Mauricio Ruiz A Local Immigration Consultant As Well As His Wife Flora Ruiz. They Made A Large Contribution In Support Of Velasquez And Her Parents. This Helped Her And Her Family To Travel The United States And Launch Her Singing Career. Velasquez Released Her First CD Album In 1996 And Five Of The Songs On That CD Became #1 Hits The Album Was Later Certified Platinum. She Has Since Released Six English-Language Albums Two Of Which Were Certified Gold. She Has Produced 16 #1 Christian Radio Hits And Six Other Top 10 Singles. She Has Won 7 Dove Awards Including New Artist Of The Year And 2 Female Vocalist Of The Year Nods. In 1998 She Signed To Sony Latin And Was Introduced To Rudy Perez Who Produced Her 1st Spanish Language Crossover Album Llegar A Ti. After That Velasquez Was Able To Achieve The Crossover Appeal She Desired Building A Fan Base Among Hispanics As Well As Other Americans. Her Latin Music Success Includes 4 Spanish Language Releases 3 #1 Latin Billboard Singles 2 Platinum Albums A Premio Lo Nuestro Award For New Artist Of The Year And 2 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Velasquez Was Given A Chance In 2002 To Act In Her First Hollywood Movie Chasing Papi. As Well As Velasquez This Movie Featured Sofia Vergara Puerto Rico's Roselyn Sanchez And Mexico's Eduardo Verastegui As Well As Nicole Scherzinger In A Cameo Role It Was Released Nationwide In The United States In April 2003. The Movie Reached As High As #11 At The Box Office And Grossed $6 Million In Total. Velasquez Has Appeared In Over 50 Magazines And Sang For President George W. Bush Multiple Times. On August 16 2003 Velasquez Married Darren Potuck Band Member Of AutoVaughn Who Is From Goshen Indiana. They Were Married Under Two Years When Divorce Papers Were Filed. Attempts To Get The Public Records Of The Divorce Have Been Unsuccessful. Velasquez Communicated With Christian Radio Asking For Prayers For Emotional And Spiritual Healing Rather Than Speaking About The Divorce In Vivid Detail As Some Listeners Had Hoped. Velasquez Appeared In The December 2003 Issue Of Right On! Magazine Where Editor Cynthia Horner Called Her Among Other Things A True Role Model To Teens. ---DISCOGRAPHY SINGLES AND VIDEOS--- CG Christian Gospel Billboard Chart
HLT Hot Latin Tracks Billboard Chart
TB2 The Billboard 200
TLA Top Latin Albums Billboard Chart
HDCP Hot Dance Music/Club Play -Heavenly Place 1996 TB2 142 Platinum *Un Lugar Celestial A Heavenly Place .Video.#1 CG
*On My Kness .Video. #1 CG
*If This World #1 CG
*We Can Make A Difference #1 CG
*Flower In The Rain. #1 CG -Jaci Velasquez 1998 TB2 56 Gold *God So Loved .Video. #1 CG
*Look What Love Has Done #1 CG
*Show You Love #1 CG
*Speak For Me #1 CG
*You #1 CG -Llegar A Ti 1999 TLA 4 Platinum *Llegar A Ti .Video. #1 HLT
*De Creer En Ti .Video. #18 HLT
*Sólo Tú #4 HLT
*Un Lugar Celestial #10 HLT
*Love Will Find You Llegar A Ti #24 HDCP -Crystal Clear 2000 TB2 29 Gold *Adore .Video. #1 GC
*Imagine Me Without You #1 CG
*Center Of Your Love #1 CG
*Everytime I Fall #1 CG
*Just A Prayer Away #1 CG -Mi Corazón 2001 TLA 7 Gold *Como Se Cura Una Herida .Video. #1 HLT
*Dejame Quererte Para Siempre -Christmas 2001 TB2 102 -Navidad 2001 TLA 23 -Unspoken 2003 TB2 55 *You're My God
*Jesus Is
*Lost Without You
*Where I Belong
*Unspoken -Milagro 2003 TLA 24 *No Hace Falta Un Hombre .Video. #5 HLT
*Es Amor -Protagonistas De La Música Special Appearance *No Me Rendiré With Pablo Portillo #19 HTL -Mi Historia Musical 2004 -Beauty Has Grace 2005 TB2 195 *With All My Soul
*I'm Not Looking Down
*Lay It Down -On My Knees The Best Of Jaci Velasquez 2006

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