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Jon Secada Age 54

Miami, FL

Also known as: JonSecada

Jon Secada (he legally changed his first name from Juan in ) immigrated to the U.S. at the age of nine in , settling in Miami where his parents opened a coffee shop. He earned both a B.A. and a M.A. in jazz vocal performance at the University of Miami. Becoming involved with Gloria Estefan's career, he co-wrote six songs on her multi-platinum album Into the Light, among them the number one hit quotComing out of the Dark,quot and sang backup vocals on her subsequent tour. Then he signed to SBK Records and launched his own career with a self-titled debut record in . With only one album, he became one of the biggest adult contemporary artist of the 's, selling over six million albums worldwide. His smooth mix of RampB, pop, and Latin music appealed to a number of different audiences. As well as becoming a huge English-language pop star, he became one of the hottest Latin artists recording in the 's Otro Da Ms Sin Verte (a Spanish-language version of Jon Secada) was Billboard's number one Latin album in and won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album. His second English-language album, Heart, Soul amp a Voice (), sold over a million copies. Amor (), his second Spanish-language album, won him another Grammy. Secada () was a commercial disappointment, and the singer moved to Sony Music's Epic Records where his first duties including writing songs for labelmates Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez. In July of , Epic released his label debut, Better Part of Me. In , he released a Christmas album, The Gift, and in another all-spanish album, Amanecer.