Jaci Velasquez (innate October 15, 1979) is a Mexican-American gospel and pop singer. (Her number one title is pronounced "Jackie", non "J.C." when it appears.) Velasquez grew higher attending church, & her parents were singers. Whenever she was ten years old, her parents sold their Houston home and dedicated themselves to touring a United States by owning their Christian music. It was patch on tour that she was found by the representative of Myrrh Records.

Around 1995, Jaci Velasquez sang at an Alvin, Texas church (ESMIRNthe) where she met Mauricio Ruiz, a local immigration advisor, also when his married woman, Flora Ruiz. It processed the big contribution inside trend lines of Jaci & Her parents. This helped Jaci & her personal to travel a United States & launch her cantabile career.

Velasquez freed her number one video around 1996, and 5 of a songs therein video became #1 hits, the album was in the future qualified Atomic number 78. She has since discharged sixer english language albums, deuce of which were qualified Gold. She has produced Sixteen #1 Christian radio hits & sise more top Decade singles. She has won 7 Dove awards including Just released Artist of the Season & Deuce Female Vocalist of the Month nods. Around 1998, she signed to Sony Latin and was introduced to Rudy Perez, who produced her First Spanish language crossover album Llegar the Ti. When that, Velasquez wwhen breathe to achieve the crossover appeal she desired, building a fan base among hispanics likewise as Americans. Her latin music profits includes Foursome Spanish language releases, Troikthe #1 Latin Billboard Singles, Deuce Pt albums, a Premio Lo Nuestro Award for Up to date Artist of the Season & Ii Billboard Latin Music Awards. When left over on the public weak, Velasquez was given the risk, within 2002, to act inside her 1st Hollywood movie. Chasing Papi, which starred her, Sofia Vergara, Puerto Rico's Roselyn Sanchez and Eduardo Verastegui, was released countrywide inside the United States in April of 2003. a motion picture wwhen a bomb, even so, reaching when high as Eleven at the pack professional & grossing $6 million around amount. Velasquez has appeared around complete L magazines & sung for George W. Bush multiple times.

In August 16, 2003 Jaci Velasquez married Darren Potuck, band member of AutoVaughn, who is from either Goshen, Indiana. It were married good under Two years after divorcement papers were filed & granted.

Velasquez appeared at a December 2003 issue of Right On! Magazine, where editor Cynthia Horner called her, among other things, a true role model to teens.

Discography
Help Me (Unknown) Keep The Fire Burning (Unknown) Heavenly Place (1996) Jaci Velasquez (1998) Llegar A Ti (1999) Crystal Clear (2000) Mi Corazon (2001) Christmas (2001) Navidad (2001) Unspoken (2003) Milagro (2003) Mi Historia Musical (2004) Beauty Has Grace (2005)

Filmography
Chasing Papi (2003) Doc (in Kiss of peace) (2004) A 3 Caring Men (2005)

Literature
Heavenly Place (1996)