Jaci Velasquez

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. She was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1999. 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. In the 1990s, Wilson began acting on a regular basis, appearing on "The Sinbad Show" and "The Bill Cosby Special" on television and in such films as Robert Townsend's Meteor Man. After that, Velasquez was able to achieve the crossover appeal she desired, building a fan base among hispanics as well as Americans. Back in the US, she began her association with her current label, Columbia Records, in 1984, collaborating with such artists as Ramsey Lewis and working on an album of previously-unpublished Johnny Mercer lyrics set to the music by co-producer Barry Manilow, "With My Lover Beside Me." (1991). 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 José Luis Rodríguez El Puma, Jose Feliciano and Julio Iglesias, among others. In 1983, she won the Tokyo Song Festival and went on to cut five successful albums for Japanese labels.

It was while on the road that she was discovered by a representative of Myrrh Records. She also performed on The Carol Burnett Show several times between 1966 and 1971. When she was ten years old, her parents sold their Houston home and dedicated themselves to touring the United States with their Christian music. In 1964, she won a Grammy Award for "How Glad I Am" and an Emmy Award for her 1967-68 NBC series, The Nancy Wilson Show. Velasquez grew up attending church, and her parents were singers. By the mid-1960s, Wilson had become one of the label's best-selling artists, second only to the Beatles. Jaci Velasquez (born October 15, 1979) is a Mexican-American gospel and pop singer. She scored her first big hit in 1962 with Cannonball Adderley and "Save Your Love For Me.".

Heavenly Place (1996). At Capitol, Wilson' s first recording was "Like In Love". Doc (on PAX) (2004). This lead to the recording contract at Capitol Records. Chasing Papi (2003). While performing in Columbus, Wilson had an opportunity to sit in with Cannonball Adderley, who sensed her potential and helped her to get her a manager, John Levy. Beauty Has Grace (2005). In 1956, she joined Rusty Bryant's Carolyn Club Band and made her first recording for Dot Records.

Mi Historia Musical (2004). At age 15, she won a local talent contest, the prize for which was her own television series, "Skyline Melodies," on a local station. Milagro (2003). Wilson was born in Chillicothe, Ohio. Unspoken (2003). Nancy Wilson (born February 20, 1937) is an African-American singer whose sixty-plus albums have blended jazz and pop music. Navidad (2001).

Christmas (2001). Mi Corazon (2001). Crystal Clear (2000). Llegar A Ti (1999).

Jaci Velasquez (1998). Heavenly Place (1996). Keep The Fire Burning (Unknown). Help Me (Unknown).