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Jaci Velasquez

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The Resume

    (October 15, 1979- )
    Born in Houston, Texas
    Birth name is Jacquelyn Davette Velasquez
    Latin pop and contemporary Christian singer/songwriter
    Recorded 'Llegar a Ti,' 'Solo Tu,' 'De Creer En Ti (On My Knees),' 'Un Lugar Celestial,' 'Como Se Cura Una Herida,' 'No Me Rendire,' and 'No Hace Falta Un Hombre'
    Recorded 17 studio albums
    Acted in 'Chasing Papi' (2003), 'The Encounter' (2010), 'I'm Not Ashamed' (2016) and 'Rumors of Wars' (2014)

Why she might be annoying:

    She did voice work for VeggieTales.
    She performs Latin pop songs but admits to not being fluent in Spanish.
    She said she likes watching 'all the really, really old' movies... like Pretty in Pink.
    When she met President Bush at his inaugural ball, they only talked about the Houston Rockets.
    She's limited her filmography to the Christian movie Pure Flix circuit.
    She loves doing Christmas songs (including a Chipmunk Song cover that had Alvin try to hit on her in broken Spanish).

Why she might not be annoying:

    She has sold over three million albums in the US.
    'Como Se Cura Una Herida' was the most played song of 2001 on Latin radio.
    'Llegar A Ti' reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart and the Latin Pop chart.
    She became the first Christian pop artist to go to #1 on any Billboard Latin chart.
    She was the first solo artist in the history of Christian pop to have a debut album reach Gold status.
    She lost her hearing at age 9, but quickly recovered.
    She received a Latin Billboard Music Award in 2002 for her album 'Mi Corazon.'
    She won eight Dove Awards, including Best New Artist and Female Vocalist of the Year.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1079 Votes: 17.89% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 20 Votes: 5.00% Annoying