| Biography | Nama : Jaci Velasquez
Birth Name : Jacquelyn Davette Velasquez
Birth Date : 10/15/1979
Birth Place : Houston, Texas, USA
Sex : F
Nationality : American
Occupation : Gospel music singer
Father : David Velasquez
Mother : Diana Velasquez
Spouse : Darren Potuck (band member of AutoVaughn, August 16, 2003 - August 2005), Nic Gonzalez (lead singer of Christian/Latino Jam band Salvador, since December 17, 2006)
Claim Fame : Album "Heavenly Place" (1996)
Jaci Velasquez (born October 15, 1979) is a Mexican-American gospel and pop singer. Velasquez grew up attending church, and her parents were singers. 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.
Velasquez released her first cd in 1996, and five of the songs in that cd became hits. In 1998, she was signed over by Sony Latin and introduced to Rudy Perez, who had helped the careers of Jos? Luis Rodr?guez El Puma, Jose Feliciano and Julio Iglesias, among others. After that, Velasquez was able to achieve the crossover appeal she desired, building a fan base among hispanics as well as Americans. After remaining on the public light, Velasquez was given a chance, in 2002, to act in her first Hollywood movie. Chasing Papi, which stars her, Sofia Vergara, Puerto Rico's Roselyn Sanchez and Eduardo Verastegui, was released nationwide in the United States in April of 2003.
Velasquez appeared at the December 2003 issue of Right On! Magazine, where editor Cynthia Horner called her, among other things, a true role model to teens.
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