Jocelyn Enriquez
Jocelyn Enriquez (born December 28, 1974 in San Francisco ) is a Filipino - American pop singer whose musical spectrum includes freestyle , Latin , electro , house and Hi-NRG .
biography
Enriquez grew up in the city of her birth, San Francisco. Her parents are from Manila and the Pangasinan Province in the Philippines. As a teenager , she gained musical experience in a public program called Young Filipino Entertainers' Club. Often referred to as the "Queen of Freestyle", the musician was the first artist to sign a recording contract with the Philippine record label Classified Records, founded in 1993 .
Her single I've Been Thinking About You , a release from the debut album Lovely , entered the US charts in April 1994 and reached number 80. Jocelyn followed in the summer of 1996 , the second album , which rose to number 182 on the Billboard charts . and Do You Miss Me , another hit single at number 49 in the United States. With the single A Little Bit of Ecstasy , Enriquez made it to the US charts for the third and last time in April 1997 with a solo single.
As a member of the Stars on 54, she had a worldwide hit with Amber and Ultra Naté in 1998 with the cover version of the song If You Could Read My Mind , originally by Gordon Lightfoot from 1970. Until 2001, a few singles appeared on the Tommy Boy label , which had also looked after the stars on 54.
After a two-year hiatus, Enriquez founded her own label Jem Entertainment and released her comeback album All My Life , which features various types of dance music . The first trance single named after the album was written by DJ Sammy . The releases No Way, No How and Why followed . Shortly thereafter, she moved to San Antonio , Texas to take care of her family, which includes her husband Alain Macasadia and four children. So far she has rejected all offers for a new comeback, but is toying with the idea of recording a gospel album.
Discography
Albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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| 1996 | Jocelyn Classified 0230 |
US182 (1 week) US |
First released: May 13, 1997
Producers: Glenn Gutierrez, Elvin Reyes, Joey Gardner |
More albums
- 1994: Lovely (Classified 0210; release: July 5th)
- 2003: All My Life (JEM Entertainment 0165; release: February 11th)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 AT
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 UK
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Dance
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| 1994 | I've Been Thinking About You Lovely |
- | - | - |
US80 (11 weeks) US |
- |
First published: March 1994
Authors: Glenn Gutierrez, Mario L. Agustin, Jr. |
| 1996 | Do You Miss Me Jocelyn |
- | - | - |
US49 (23 weeks) US |
- |
First published: July 1996
Author: Glenn Gutierrez |
| 1997 | A Little Bit of Ecstasy Jocelyn |
- | - | - |
US55 (20 weeks) US |
Dance15 (13 weeks) Dance |
First published: March 1997
Author: Glenn Gutierrez |
| 1998 | Get into the Rhythm Jocelyn |
- | - | - | - |
Dance9 (12 weeks) Dance |
First published: April 1998
Author: Glenn Gutierrez |
| If You Could Read My Mind Amber |
DE65 (9 weeks) DE |
AT17 (12 weeks) AT |
UK23 (5 weeks) UK |
US52 (15 weeks) US |
Dance3 (14 weeks) Dance |
First published: July 1998
Stars on 54: Ultra Naté , Amber and Jocelyn Enriquez Author and original: Gordon Lightfoot , 1970 |
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| 2000 | When I Get Close to You |
- | - | - | - |
Dance1 (13 weeks) Dance |
First published: April 2000
Author: Fred Jorio |
| 2003 | No Way No How All My Life |
- | - | - | - |
Dance17 (13 weeks) Dance |
First published: February 2003
Authors: Dee Robert, R. Balconis |
More singles
- 1994: Make This Last Forever
- 1994: You Are the One
- 1994: Big Love
- 1995: Only
- 1997: Stay with Me
- 2001: So Fabulous So Fierce (Freak Out) (Thunderpuss feat.Jocelyn Enriquez)
- 2003: All My Life
- 2004: Why
swell
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Billboard Hot 100 Billboard 200
- ↑ Gold / platinum database US
- ↑ Chart data Stars on 54: DE AT UK Billboard Hot 100
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .
Web links
- Jocelyn Enriquez at Allmusic (English)
- Jocelyn Enriquez at Discogs (English)
- Jocelyn Enriquez in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Enriquez, Jocelyn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Filipino-American pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco |