Jon Secada
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Jon Secada is a Cuban-American
singer and songwriter
. Secada was born in Havana
, Cuba
, and raised in Hialeah, Florida
. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 20 million albums since his English-language debut album in 1992. His music fuses funk, soul
, pop and Latin percussion. Secada also has worked as a songwriter for Gloria Estefan
, Jennifer Lopez
, Ricky Martin
, Mandy Moore
and other performers.
at the age of nine. While attending school, his family managed a coffee shop. As a teen, Secada discovered his gift for music. In the culturally diverse city of Miami, Secada was exposed to salsa
and merengue. Secada also became interested in R&B and pop music
performed by Barry Manilow
, Marvin Gaye
, Billy Joel
, Elton John
and Stevie Wonder
.
Secada graduated from South Florida's Hialeah High School
in 1979 and then enrolled at Miami Dade Community College then transferred to the University of Miami
. During college, he became an accomplished jazz
musician and was inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society
. He completed a Bachelor's degree in Music and then earned a Master's degree in Jazz Vocal Performance.
hired Secada as a background singer. He also started composing music for Estefan, including some of her best-known ballads. Among other songs, Secada co-wrote and sang background on "Coming Out of the Dark
" Gloria's number one hit from her 1991 album Into the Light
. During Estefan's "Coming Out of the Dark
" tour, Secada was given the life-changing opportunity of taking over the stage and performing solo. The song was "Always Something" which would be featured later on his debut album. It launched his career as a solo performer.
In 1991, Secada legally changed his first name from Juan to Jon. The following year, Secada released his self-titled debut album Jon Secada
(SBK/EMI), which sold over six million copies worldwide and being certified triple platinum in the U.S., where it reached No. 15 among the Billboard 200
albums chart.
Secada scored a No. 5 Pop hit (and a No. 5 UK hit) with his Gold single "Just Another Day
", and three more top 30 hits, "Angel" (No. 18 Pop, No. 23 UK), "I'm Free" (No. 27 Pop, No. 50 UK), "Do You Believe in Us?" (No. 13 Pop, No. 30 UK), and "Do You Really Want Me" (No. 30 UK) received national radio play. The Spanish-language version of Secada's solo album, Otro Día Más Sin Verte (EMI-Latin), became the Number One Latin album of 1992 and earned Secada his first Grammy Award
for "Best Latin Pop Album".
In 1994 by Secada's second album, Heart, Soul & a Voice
(EMI) featured members of The Miami Sound Machine and guests Arturo Sandoval
(trumpeter) and Betty Wright (background vocals). The album went Platinum in the US. One of its singles had a top ten Pop hit "If You Go
" and a Top 30 hit "Mental Picture", which was used in the soundtrack for the film "The Specialist
". His third album on EMI, Amor, was released in 1995 and earned Secada his second Grammy for "Best Latin Pop Performance".
Secada co-wrote the song "Bella," the Spanish version of "She's All I Ever Had" for Ricky Martin
's 1999 Multi-platinum self-titled album
. He also co-wrote and co-produced the song "Baila" for Jennifer Lopez
, which appeared on her 1999 multi-platinum album, On the 6
. He worked with teen singing sensation Mandy Moore
on two of her tracks, "One Sided Love" and "It Only Took a Minute" from her self-titled
multi-platinum album. In 2001 he was a backing vocalist on Enrique Iglesias
's album multi-platinum Escape
on the tracks "Don't turn off the Lights" and "Love 4 Fun".
Secada has performed with opera legend Luciano Pavarotti
and recorded a duet with Frank Sinatra
on "The Best Is Yet to Come" from Sinatra's Duets II album.
In 1995, Secada starred on Broadway's hit musical Grease
, where he acted in the lead role of "Danny Zuko". Broadway called upon Secada once again in 2003, where he played the Emcee role in Sam Mendes' acclaimed version of Cabaret
. In the fall of 2004, Secada also starred as "Joseph" in Andrew Lloyd Webber
and Tim Rice
's theatrical hit Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
.
On Nov 30, 2007 Secada participated in the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
which was taped inside the Magic Kingdom
at Disney World Orlando, Florida.
On June 3, 2011, the heavily Cuban-American community of Union City, New Jersey
honored Secada with a star on the Walk of Fame at Celia Cruz
Plaza.
, his alma mater.
He has been instrumental in raising funds in Washington, D.C. for the national effort Keeping Music in Schools. He is a supporter of many initiatives, including the Pediatric AIDS Unit at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital, the Lifebeat Concert to benefit AIDS, Amigos Together for Kids, Make-A-Wish Foundation
, the Boys and Girls Club, among other charitable organizations.
In addition, Secada has been active in the hurricane relief efforts. His song, "The Last Goodbye," is a tribute song dedicated to the families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. This song, along with three other versions, including an all-star version in Spanish with the participation of over 100 Hispanic artists around the world, was released as a single, with all proceeds going to the victims' families. Currently, the single has raised some $250,000 for victims' families.
Secada was appointed by President George W. Bush
to serve on the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. The committee is charged with creating a multi-year action plan aimed at closing the educational achievement gap between Hispanic students and their peers.
Cuban American
A Cuban American is a United States citizen who traces his or her "national origin" to Cuba. Cuban Americans are also considered native born Americans with Cuban parents or Cuban-born persons who were raised and educated in US...
singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. Secada was born in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, and raised in Hialeah, Florida
Hialeah, Florida
Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 226,419. As of 2009, the population estimate by the U. S...
. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 20 million albums since his English-language debut album in 1992. His music fuses funk, soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, pop and Latin percussion. Secada also has worked as a songwriter for Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
, Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
, Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
, Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...
and other performers.
Early life
Secada immigrated with his parents to the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at the age of nine. While attending school, his family managed a coffee shop. As a teen, Secada discovered his gift for music. In the culturally diverse city of Miami, Secada was exposed to salsa
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
and merengue. Secada also became interested in R&B and pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
performed by Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
, Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
, Billy Joel
Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
, Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
and Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
.
Secada graduated from South Florida's Hialeah High School
Hialeah High School
Hialeah High School is a secondary school located at 251 E 47th Street in Hialeah, Florida, USA.-History:Hialeah High School opened its doors to students and staff in 1953 to serve the growing communities of Northwestern Miami-Dade County. It is one of the oldest secondary schools in the county,...
in 1979 and then enrolled at Miami Dade Community College then transferred to the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
. During college, he became an accomplished jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
musician and was inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society
Iron Arrow Honor Society
The Iron Arrow Honor Society is a highly selective secret society and honor society at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida for students, faculty, staff and alumni...
. He completed a Bachelor's degree in Music and then earned a Master's degree in Jazz Vocal Performance.
Career
In the late 1980s, Gloria EstefanGloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
hired Secada as a background singer. He also started composing music for Estefan, including some of her best-known ballads. Among other songs, Secada co-wrote and sang background on "Coming Out of the Dark
Coming Out of the Dark
"Coming Out of the Dark" is a single by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1991 worldwide as the leading and first single of the album Into the Light, becoming the singer’s third number one in the U.S.-Song history:...
" Gloria's number one hit from her 1991 album Into the Light
Into the Light (Gloria Estefan album)
Into the Light is a concept album, the second studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the 14th overall, released in 1991 .-History:...
. During Estefan's "Coming Out of the Dark
Coming Out of the Dark
"Coming Out of the Dark" is a single by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1991 worldwide as the leading and first single of the album Into the Light, becoming the singer’s third number one in the U.S.-Song history:...
" tour, Secada was given the life-changing opportunity of taking over the stage and performing solo. The song was "Always Something" which would be featured later on his debut album. It launched his career as a solo performer.
In 1991, Secada legally changed his first name from Juan to Jon. The following year, Secada released his self-titled debut album Jon Secada
Jon Secada (album)
Jon Secada is the self-titled English debut album by pop singer Jon Secada. It sold six million copies worldwide and was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA. The album peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200 album chart in March 1993. It features four singles that reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot...
(SBK/EMI), which sold over six million copies worldwide and being certified triple platinum in the U.S., where it reached No. 15 among the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
albums chart.
Secada scored a No. 5 Pop hit (and a No. 5 UK hit) with his Gold single "Just Another Day
Just Another Day (Jon Secada song)
"Just Another Day" is the debut single released by Jon Secada from his 1992 debut album Jon Secada. Written by Jon Secada and Miguel Morejon, the song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart.. It also peaked at No...
", and three more top 30 hits, "Angel" (No. 18 Pop, No. 23 UK), "I'm Free" (No. 27 Pop, No. 50 UK), "Do You Believe in Us?" (No. 13 Pop, No. 30 UK), and "Do You Really Want Me" (No. 30 UK) received national radio play. The Spanish-language version of Secada's solo album, Otro Día Más Sin Verte (EMI-Latin), became the Number One Latin album of 1992 and earned Secada his first Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for "Best Latin Pop Album".
In 1994 by Secada's second album, Heart, Soul & a Voice
Heart, Soul & a Voice
Heart, Soul & a Voice is an album by Jon Secada, released in 1994 on the SBK Records label. It is known for the singles "Take Me", "If You Go", and "Mental Picture".-Track listing:#"Whipped" – 4:31...
(EMI) featured members of The Miami Sound Machine and guests Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval is a jazz trumpeter and pianist. He was born in Artemisa, in the newest renamed Artemisa Province, Cuba....
(trumpeter) and Betty Wright (background vocals). The album went Platinum in the US. One of its singles had a top ten Pop hit "If You Go
If You Go (song)
"If You Go" is the name of a song written by Jon Secada and Miguel Morejon and recorded for his 1994 album Heart, Soul & a Voice. The song was released as a single, peaking at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. It would mark his last appearance in that chart's Top 10. It also performed well in some...
" and a Top 30 hit "Mental Picture", which was used in the soundtrack for the film "The Specialist
The Specialist
The Specialist is a 1994 American action film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It is directed by Luis Llosa, produced by Jerry Weintraub, and written by Alexandra Seros...
". His third album on EMI, Amor, was released in 1995 and earned Secada his second Grammy for "Best Latin Pop Performance".
Secada co-wrote the song "Bella," the Spanish version of "She's All I Ever Had" for Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
's 1999 Multi-platinum self-titled album
Ricky Martin (1999 album)
Ricky Martin is the fifth album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin released on Columbia Records on May 11, 1999. The album has sold 22 million copies, worldwide....
. He also co-wrote and co-produced the song "Baila" for Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
, which appeared on her 1999 multi-platinum album, On the 6
On the 6
On the 6 is the debut studio album by American recording artist Jennifer Lopez, released on June 1, 1999 by Work Records. It debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 the week of June 19, 1999, with first-week sales of 112,000 copies, remaining in the top 20 for 11 weeks and on the chart...
. He worked with teen singing sensation Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...
on two of her tracks, "One Sided Love" and "It Only Took a Minute" from her self-titled
Mandy Moore (album)
Mandy Moore is the third studio album by American pop singer Mandy Moore. It was released by Epic Records when she was 17 years old on June 19, 2001. The album never reclaimed the commercial appeal as her album So Real or even the chart success of I Wanna Be with You...
multi-platinum album. In 2001 he was a backing vocalist on Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
's album multi-platinum Escape
Escape (Enrique Iglesias album)
Escape is an Enrique Iglesias album recorded in English in 2001.In late 2002, a special edition of the album was released with three extra songs, "Hero" , "Maybe" and "To Love a Woman", a duet with Lionel Richie....
on the tracks "Don't turn off the Lights" and "Love 4 Fun".
Secada has performed with opera legend Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti
right|thumb|Luciano Pavarotti performing at the opening of the Constantine Palace in [[Strelna]], 31 May 2003. The concert was part of the celebrations for the 300th anniversary of [[St...
and recorded a duet with Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
on "The Best Is Yet to Come" from Sinatra's Duets II album.
In 1995, Secada starred on Broadway's hit musical Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
, where he acted in the lead role of "Danny Zuko". Broadway called upon Secada once again in 2003, where he played the Emcee role in Sam Mendes' acclaimed version of Cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
. In the fall of 2004, Secada also starred as "Joseph" in Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
and Tim Rice
Tim Rice
Sir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice is an British lyricist and author.An Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning lyricist, Rice is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus...
's theatrical hit Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...
.
On Nov 30, 2007 Secada participated in the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
The Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade is an American television special that airs on Christmas Day on the ABC, taped primarily inside the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, approximately one month prior to Christmas Day...
which was taped inside the Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom Park is one of four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort located near Orlando, Florida. The first park built at the resort, Magic Kingdom opened Oct. 1, 1971. Designed and built by WED Enterprises, the park's layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland in Anaheim, California...
at Disney World Orlando, Florida.
On June 3, 2011, the heavily Cuban-American community of Union City, New Jersey
Union City, New Jersey
Union City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2010 United States Census the city had a total population of 66,455. All of the city is on land, an area of...
honored Secada with a star on the Walk of Fame at Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, having earned twenty-three gold albums...
Plaza.
Charity
Secada has been active with causes to help children, including education, AIDS research, and child abuse. He created the Jon Secada Music Scholarship at the University of MiamiUniversity of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
, his alma mater.
He has been instrumental in raising funds in Washington, D.C. for the national effort Keeping Music in Schools. He is a supporter of many initiatives, including the Pediatric AIDS Unit at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital, the Lifebeat Concert to benefit AIDS, Amigos Together for Kids, Make-A-Wish Foundation
Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization founded in the United States that grants wishes to children who have life-threatening medical conditions. The charity now operates in forty-seven countries around the world through thirty-six affiliate offices.The president & CEO of this...
, the Boys and Girls Club, among other charitable organizations.
In addition, Secada has been active in the hurricane relief efforts. His song, "The Last Goodbye," is a tribute song dedicated to the families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. This song, along with three other versions, including an all-star version in Spanish with the participation of over 100 Hispanic artists around the world, was released as a single, with all proceeds going to the victims' families. Currently, the single has raised some $250,000 for victims' families.
Secada was appointed by President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
to serve on the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. The committee is charged with creating a multi-year action plan aimed at closing the educational achievement gap between Hispanic students and their peers.
Albums
- Jon SecadaJon Secada (album)Jon Secada is the self-titled English debut album by pop singer Jon Secada. It sold six million copies worldwide and was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA. The album peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200 album chart in March 1993. It features four singles that reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot...
(1992) - Otro Día Más Sin VerteOtro Día Más Sin VerteOtro Día Más Sin Verte is the Spanish language debut album by Jon Secada, which was released in 1992, to coincide with the release of his self-titled album in English released in that same year...
(1992) - Heart, Soul & a VoiceHeart, Soul & a VoiceHeart, Soul & a Voice is an album by Jon Secada, released in 1994 on the SBK Records label. It is known for the singles "Take Me", "If You Go", and "Mental Picture".-Track listing:#"Whipped" – 4:31...
(1994) - Si Te VasSi Te Vas (album)Si Te Vas is the fourth studio album by Cuban singer Jon Secada, and the second Spanish album, released in 1994. It reached #5 of Billboard's Top Latin Albums...
(1994) - Amor (1995)
- Secada [English] (1997)
- Secada [Spanish] (1997)
- Better Part of Me (2000)
- The Gift (2001)
- Amanecer (2002)
- Same Dream (2005)
- A Christmas Fiesta [English] (2007)
- Una Fiesta Navidena [Spanish] (2007)
- ExpressionsExpressions (album)Expressions is an album by Chick Corea, released in 1993 through the record label GRP. The album peaked at number ten on Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart....
(2009) - Classics [English] (2010)
- Clasicos [Spanish] (2010)
Compilations
- Greatest Hits (1999)
- Grandes Exitos (1999)
- Latin Classic (2002)
- 30 Exitos Superables (2003)
- Collected (2008)
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US A.C. |
US Latin |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
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| 1986 1986 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place... |
"Love with a Smile" | - | - | - | - | - | - | single only |
| 1992 1992 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s.... |
"Just Another Day Just Another Day (Jon Secada song) "Just Another Day" is the debut single released by Jon Secada from his 1992 debut album Jon Secada. Written by Jon Secada and Miguel Morejon, the song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart.. It also peaked at No... " / "Otro Día Más Sin Verte Just Another Day (Jon Secada song) "Just Another Day" is the debut single released by Jon Secada from his 1992 debut album Jon Secada. Written by Jon Secada and Miguel Morejon, the song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart.. It also peaked at No... " |
5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Jon Secada / Otro Día Más Sin Verte |
| "Do You Believe in Us" / "Cree En Nuestro Amor" | 13 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 34 | ||
| "Angel" | 18 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 72 | - | ||
| 1993 1993 in music This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992.... |
"Do You Really Want Me?" | - | - | - | 30 | - | - | Jon Secada |
| "I'm Free" / "Sentir" | 27 | 4 | 1 | 50 | - | - | Jon Secada / Otro Día Más Sin Verte | |
| "One of a Kind" | - | - | - | - | 60 | - | Jon Secada | |
| "Tiempo al Tiempo" | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | Otro Día Más Sin Verte | |
| 1994 1994 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so.... |
"If You Go If You Go (song) "If You Go" is the name of a song written by Jon Secada and Miguel Morejon and recorded for his 1994 album Heart, Soul & a Voice. The song was released as a single, peaking at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. It would mark his last appearance in that chart's Top 10. It also performed well in some... " / "Si Te Vas" |
10 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 41 | - | Heart, Soul, and a Voice / Si Te Vas |
| "Whipped" | 65 | 34 | - | - | - | - | Heart, Soul, and a Voice | |
| "Mental Picture" / "Solo tu Imagen" | 29 | 10 | 13 | 44 | - | - | Heart, Soul, and a Voice / Si te Vas | |
| "Ciego De Amor" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Si Te Vas | |
| 1995 1995 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident.... |
"Where Do I Go from You" | 112 | 36 | - | - | - | - | Heart, Soul, and a Voice |
| "If I Never Knew You If I Never Knew You "If I Never Knew You" is the love theme and the second single from Disney's 1995 animated feature Pocahontas. It is the final track on the soundtrack.... " (feat. Shanice Shanice Shanice Lorraine Wilson-Knox , better known as Shanice, is a Grammy-nominated American R&B/soul singer-songwriter. She scored two Top 5 Billboard hit single's "I Love Your Smile" in 1991, and "Saving Forever for You" in 1993. In 1999, Shanice scored another top hit song, "When I Close My Eyes"... ) |
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| "Se Eu Não Te Encontrasse If I Never Knew You "If I Never Knew You" is the love theme and the second single from Disney's 1995 animated feature Pocahontas. It is the final track on the soundtrack.... " (feat. Daniela Mercury Daniela Mercury Daniela Mercury , is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian axé, samba-reggae and MPB singer, songwriter and record producer. Since her breakthrough, Mercury has become one of the best known Brazilian female singers, selling over 20 million albums worldwide... ) |
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| "Es Por Ti" | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | Amor | |
| 1996 1996 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact... |
"Alma con Alma" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Un Mundo Nuevo" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Voces Unidas (Various Artists) | |
| 1997 1997 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy... |
"Too Late Too Soon" / "Amándolo" | 41 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 61 | - | Secada |
| "I Will Always Remember" | - | - | - | - | - | - | single only | |
| "Believe" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Secada | |
| "La Magia de tu Amor" | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 2000 in music See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List.... |
"Stop" / "Así" | - | 23 | 32 | - | 74 | - | Better Part of Me |
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| "Break the Walls" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Dentro de Ti" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "There's No Sunshine Anymore" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002 2002 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI... |
"Si No Fuera Por Ti" | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | Amanecer |
| 2003 2003 in music -January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested... |
"Por Amor" (feat. Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those... ) |
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| 2005 2005 in music -Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:... |
"Window to My Heart" | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | Same Dream |
| "Feliz Navidad" | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | A Christmas Fiesta | |
| 2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.... |
"Free" | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | Same Dream |
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
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| U.S. Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
Hot Latin Tracks | BRA Hot 100 | BRA Hit Parade | |||
| 1996 | "Puedes Llegar" (with Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those... , Ricky Martin Ricky Martin Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide... , Julio Iglesias Julio Iglesias Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,... and others) |
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| 2005 | "Center" (with George Acosta George Acosta - Biography :All great music reaches into your very soul, captures the mind and touches the heart. It can tell a story, take you on an incredible journey and target many different types of emotions. Music such as this can only come from the hard work of a great artist, an artist such as George... ) |
- | - | - | - | Lost World Lost World (George Acosta album) -Credits:* Mixed by: George Acosta* Cover Art: IMCdesign 2005 * "Armor de Dios" : Written and produced by: Geregory Engelhardt, Thorsten Wittig and Antonio Munoz Moreno. Published by: EMI Music... |
| 2009 | "Lost Inside Your Heart" (with Marina Elali) | - | - | 21 | 18 | Viver a Vida |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 1994 | "Where Do I Go from You" | Michael Salomon Michael Salomon Michael Salomon is a music video/film director, who has directed many music videos, including many of Toby Keith's music videos... |