Jon Secada

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Jon Secada (* 4. October 1961 as Juan Francisco Secada Martínez in Havana , Cuba ) is an American singer and songwriter of Cuban origin.

Life

Secada immigrated to the United States at the age of nine and grew up in Miami , Florida. He studied from 1979 at the University of Miami , where he received a Masters in Jazz Vocal Performance . He was also accepted into the university's Iron Arrow Academic Honor Society .

At the end of the 80s he met Emilio Estefan, the husband of Gloria Estefan , and in 1989 he was background singer on the LP Cuts Both Ways . He also wrote his first track on this album with Say . In 1991 Gloria Into The Light was released . Again Jon was a backing vocalist, and again he'd worked as a writer. This time there were six songs, including the front runner Coming Out Of The Dark . A good time to take care of a solo contract, with the support of Gloria Estefan.

He developed a passion for R&B and pop and was inspired by Marvin Gaye , Billy Joel , Elton John and Stevie Wonder . His music is a mixture of these sounds and contains funk, soul and undertones of Latin percussion. Since its debut album in 1992, Secada has sold around 20 million records, most of which were published by the music publisher EMI Group .

He was on stage with Luciano Pavarotti and recorded a duet with Frank Sinatra . As a songwriter he has worked for artists such as Jennifer Lopez , Ricky Martin and Mandy Moore .

In 1995 Jon played Danny Zuco in the musical Grease on Broadway, and in 2003 he was seen in New York City in Studio 54 in the musical Cabaret in the role of MC.

Own music

In 1992 his first album was released. It bears its own name: "Jon Secada". His biggest hits from it were Just Another Day , an international top 5 hit or Do You Believe In Us . His Spanish-language album "Otro día mas sin verte", also from 1992, was number 1 in the Latin charts on Billboard's and received a Grammy for the best "Latin Pop Album."

The albums "Heart Soul and a Voice" (1994), "Si te vas" (1994) and "Amor" (1995) followed. For "Amor" Secada received his second Grammy in the category "Best Latin Pop Performance". In the same year he sang a song for the Oscar-winning Walt Disney film Pocahontas with R'n'B singer Shanice .

In the late 1990s, more albums were released (see discography ). The last solo album "Same Dream" was released in 2005. Two years later Secada was working on an album by Lilian Garcia .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US Latin LatinTemplate: chart table / maintenance / charts non-existent
1992 Jon Secada / Otro Día Más Sin Verte DE5
gold
gold

(36 weeks)DE 		AT15 (14 weeks)
AT 		CH7th
gold
gold

(21 weeks)CH 		UK20th
gold
gold

(11 weeks)UK 		US15th
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(103 weeks)US 		Latin8 (57 weeks)
Latin
First published: May 5, 1992
Chart entry in US Latin only 1993
1994 Heart, Soul & a Voice / Si Te Vas DE26 (14 weeks)
DE 		- CH21 (10 weeks)
CH 		UK19 (5 weeks)
UK 		US21st
platinum
platinum

(46 weeks)US 		Latin5 (32 weeks)
Latin
First published: May 24, 1994
1995 Cupid - - - - - Latin6 (29 weeks)
Latin
First published: October 10, 1995
1997 Secada DE34 (10 weeks)
DE 		AT36 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH44 (1 week)
CH 		- US40 (13 weeks)
US 		Latin35 (5 weeks)
Latin
First published: March 25, 1997
2000 Better Part of Me - - CH66 (3 weeks)
CH 		- US173 (2 weeks)
US 		-
First published: April 4, 2000

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More studio albums

  • 2001: The Gift
  • 2002: Amanecer
  • 2005: Same Dream
  • 2007: A Christmas Fiesta
  • 2009: Expressions
  • 2010: Classics
  • 2011: Otra Vez
  • 2014: Navidad
  • 2017: To Beny Moré With Love (feat. The Charlie Sepulveda Big Band)

Compilations

  • 1999: Greatest Hits
  • 1999: Grandes Éxitos
  • 2002: Latin Classic
  • 2003: 30 Éxitos Insuperables
  • 2008: Collected

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US Latin Latin
1992 Just Another Day / Otro Día Más Sin Verte
Jon Secada / Otro Día Más Sin Verte 		DE3
gold
gold

(36 weeks)DE 		AT5 (14 weeks)
AT 		CH2 (23 weeks)
CH 		UK5
silver
silver

(15 weeks)UK 		US5
gold
gold

(37 weeks)US 		Latin1 (20 weeks)
Latin
First published: March 1992
Do You Believe in Us / Cree En Nuestro Amor
Jon Secada / Otro Día Más Sin Verte 		DE19 (20 weeks)
DE 		- - UK30 (4 weeks)
UK 		US13 (30 weeks)
US 		Latin1 (17 weeks)
Latin
First published: September 1992
Angel
Jon Secada / Otro Día Más Sin Verte 		DE72 (5 weeks)
DE 		- - UK23 (5 weeks)
UK 		US18 (22 weeks)
US 		Latin1 (19 weeks)
Latin
First published: December 1992
1993 I'm Free / Sentir
Jon Secada / Otro Día Más Sin Verte 		- - - UK50 (2 weeks)
UK 		US27 (20 weeks)
US 		Latin1 (18 weeks)
Latin
First published: June 1993
Do You Really Want Me?
Jon Secada 		- - - UK30 (4 weeks)
UK 		- -
First published: July 1993
One of a Kind
Jon Secada 		DE60 (10 weeks)
DE 		- - - - -
First published: August 1993
Tiempo al Tiempo
Otro Día Más Sin Verte 		- - - - - Latin9 (11 weeks)
Latin
1994 If You Go / Si Te Vas
Heart, Soul & a Voice / Si Te Vas 		DE41 (22 weeks)
DE 		- - UK39 (7 weeks)
UK 		US10 (31 weeks)
US 		Latin1 (21 weeks)
Latin
First published: April 1994
Whipped
Heart, Soul & a Voice 		- - - UK99 (1 week)
UK 		US65 (9 weeks)
US 		-
First published: September 1994
Mental Picture / Solo tu Imagen
Heart, Soul & a Voice / Si Te Vas 		- - - UK44 (2 weeks)
UK 		US29 (20 weeks)
US 		Latin13 (3 weeks)
Latin
First published: November 1994
1995 If I Never Knew You
Pocahontas (OST) 		- - - UK51 (5 weeks)
UK 		- -
First published: September 1995
with Shanice
Es Por Ti
Amor 		- - - - - Latin5 (10 weeks)
Latin
1997 Too Late Too Soon / Amándolo
Secada 		DE61 (9 weeks)
DE 		- - UK43 (2 weeks)
UK 		US41 (18 weeks)
US 		Latin10 (13 weeks)
Latin
First published: March 1997
La Magia De Tu Amor
Secada 		- - - - - Latin25 (5 weeks)
Latin
2000 Stop / Así
Better Part of Me 		DE74 (9 weeks)
DE 		- CH66 (2 weeks)
CH 		- - Latin32 (2 weeks)
Latin
First published: March 2000
2002 Amanecer
Amanecer 		- - - - - Latin3 (15 weeks)
Latin
2003 Por Amor
Amanecer 		- - - - - Latin18 (13 weeks)
Latin

More singles

  • 1984: Wishes
  • 1986: Love with a Smile
  • 1989: Dias Como Hoy
  • 1994: Ciego De Amor
  • 1995: Where Do I Go from You
  • 1995: Se Eu Não Te Encontrasse ( feat.Daniela Mercury )
  • 1996: Alma con Alma
  • 1996: Un Mundo Nuevo
  • 1997: I Will Always Remember
  • 1997: Believe
  • 2000: Papi
  • 2000: Break the Walls
  • 2000: Dentro de Ti
  • 2000: There's No Sunshine Anymore
  • 2005: Window to My Heart
  • 2005: Feliz Navidad
  • 2006: Free
  • 2012: I'm Never Too Far Away
  • 2014: Still I Rise ( feat.Cyndi Lauper )
  • 2016: Line of Duty

Guest Posts

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US Latin Latin
2002 Ay! Bueno
Mal Acostumbrado 		- - - - - Latin26 (11 weeks)
Latin
Fernando Villalona feat. Jon Secada

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DATE OF BIRTH 4th October 1961
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