About Jaci Velasquez
Jacquelyn Davette "Jaci" Velasquez is an American actress and contemporary Christian and Latin pop singer and songwriter, performing in both English and Spanish. It was while on the road that she was discovered by a representative of Myrrh Records. 16-year-old Velasquez released her breakthrough album Heavenly Place on May 13, 1996; five of its songs became No. 1 hits. She was distinguished as the fastest selling solo debut recording artist in her genre and the first solo artist in Christian music history to reach gold status with a debut album. She produced sixteen No. 1 Christian radio hits and six other top-10 singles, and has won nine Dove awards, including New Artist of the Year and two Female Vocalist of the Year wins. Velasquez has sold almost three million albums in the US, recorded three Platinum and three Gold albums, and recorded 16 singles that hit No. 1 plus six more that entered the top 10.
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