Jaci Velasquez has attained three RIAA® certified Platinum® albums, three RIAA certified Gold® albums, sixteen No. 1 singles, six more singles in the top 10, seven Dove Awards, three Latin Grammy® Award nominations, and three Grammy Award nominations. She has also graced more than fifty magazine covers, including Teen People, Latin Girl, Teen Beat, Parade, and People and has as appeared in ads for Pepsi, Doritos, and Target. For nearly six years, she has co-hosted Salem Broadcasting Network’s “The Family Friendly Morning Show with Doug and Jaci Velasquez” with more than 1.5 million daily listeners. In addition to writing, recording, touring, and serving as an advocate for autism awareness, Velasquez has been featured in five faith-based films since 2009, hosted the SESAC Christian Music Awards and the GMA IMMERSE conference, and has been internationally active in the music industry since her emergence as an award-winning artist at the age of sixteen.
Mysteriously lost her hearing at age 9, but quickly recovered.
Has released 5 English language albums, and 4 Spanish ones.
Shes a spokesperson for the Spanish portion of John Frieda ads.
Shes been nominated for 1 Grammy, 1 Latin Grammy, 3 Latin Billboard Music Awards, and has been nominated and won many Dove Awards.
Father David Velasquez is part of the Christian trio The Galileans.
Her parents divorced in 2000; this deeply affected her.
Wrote an inspirational book ("A Heavenly Place"; "Un Lugar Celestial") that was available in both English and Spanish
Has released 16 #1 singles
God So Loved was the first single to achieve #1 status on all of Christian Research Reports radio charts
Recognized as the fastest selling solo debut recording artist in her genre
First solo artist in the history of Christian music to reach Gold status with a debut album prior to the release of a sophomore project
Llegar A Ti was the only debut single from any new artist to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart in 1999
With Llegar A Ti, Jaci became the first Christian artist to go to #1 on any Billboard Latin chart
Llegar A Ti reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart and the Latin Pop chart
Como Se Cura Una Herida was the most played song of 2001 on Latin radio
Was the first artist to represent the Nashville music community and the Gospel music industry in the Best Latin Pop Performance category at the Grammy Awards
Was a guest columnist for Campus Life Magazine
Performed at the 2001 Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies
International spokesmodel for Frizz-Ease hair care products by John Frieda
Invited by President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush to perform in Washington, D.C. at the 2002 White House Salute to Gospel Music
Performed both the U.S. and Mexico national anthems at World Cup soccer match in 2002
The first album she remembers buying is U2s "The Joshua Tree"
Hobbies include rock climbing, photography, shopping and driving her car
Has 4 siblings: Mario, Julian, Mindy and Dion
Although she performs Latin music, she does not speak Spanish fluently.
Married Nic Gonzalez, lead singer of Christian/Latino Jam band Salvador, on December 17, 2006.
Son, Zealand David Gonzalez, born 3 November 2007.
Second son, Soren Arthur Gonzles, born February 20, 2009. He weighed 8 lbs.
