Velasquez grew up attending church and her parents were singers. Her mother has Mexican ancestry; From both sides of her family, Velasquez also has Spanish, French, Jewish, Scottish, and Arabic ancestry.[1] When she was ten years old, her parents sold their Houston home and dedicated themselves to touring the United States with their Christian music. It was while on the road that she was discovered by a representative of Myrrh Records.
In 1995, Velasquez sang at an Alvin, Texas church (ESMIRNA) where she met Mauricio Ruiz, a local immigration consultant, as well as his wife, Flora Ruiz. They made a large contribution in support of Velasquez and her parents. This helped her and her family to travel the United States and launch her singing career.
Velasquez released her first CD album in 1996, and five of the songs on that CD became #1 hits, the album was later certified Platinum. She has since released six English-language albums, two of which were certified Gold. She has produced 16 #1 Christian radio hits and six other top 10 singles. She has won 7 Dove awards including New Artist of the Year and 2 Female Vocalist of the Year nods. In 1998, she signed to Sony Latin and was introduced to Rudy Perez, who produced her 1st Spanish language crossover album Llegar a Ti. After that, Velasquez was able to achieve the crossover appeal she desired, building a fan base among Hispanics as well as other Americans. Her Latin music success includes 4 Spanish language releases, 3 #1 Latin Billboard Singles, 2 Platinum albums, a Premio Lo Nuestro Award for New Artist of the Year and 2 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Velasquez was given a chance in 2002 to act in her first Hollywood movie, Chasing Papi. As well as Velasquez, this movie featured Sofia Vergara, Puerto Rico's Roselyn Sanchez and Mexico's Eduardo Verastegui, as well as Nicole Scherzinger in a cameo role; it was released nationwide in the United States in April 2003. The movie reached as high as #11 at the box office and grossed $6 million in total. Velasquez has appeared in over 50 magazines and sang for President George W. Bush multiple times.
On August 16, 2003, Velasquez married Darren Potuck, band member of AutoVaughn, who is from Goshen, Indiana. They were married under two years when divorce papers were filed. Attempts to get the public records of the divorce have been unsuccessful.
Velasquez communicated with Christian radio, asking for prayers for emotional and spiritual healing rather than speaking about the divorce in vivid detail as some listeners had hoped.
Velasquez appeared in the December 2003 issue of Right On! magazine, where editor Cynthia Horner called her, among other things, a true role model to teens.
---DISCOGRAPHY, SINGLES AND VIDEOS---
CG= Christian Gospel Billboard Chart
HLT= Hot Latin Tracks Billboard Chart
TB2: The Billboard 200
TLA: Top Latin Albums Billboard Chart
HDCP: Hot Dance Music/Club Play
-Heavenly Place (1996) TB2=142 Platinum
*Un lugar celestial (a heavenly place).video.#1 CG
*On My kness .video. #1 CG
*If this world #1 CG
*We can make a difference #1 CG
*Flower in the rain. #1 CG
-Jaci Velasquez (1998) TB2=56 Gold
*God So Loved .video. #1 CG
*Look What Love Has Done #1 CG
*Show You Love #1 CG
*Speak For Me #1 CG
*You #1 CG
-Llegar A Ti (1999) TLA=4 Platinum
*Llegar a ti .video. #1 HLT
*De creer en ti .video. #18 HLT
*Sólo tú #4 HLT
*Un lugar celestial #10 HLT
*Love Will Find You (Llegar A Ti)#24 HDCP
-Crystal Clear (2000) TB2=29 Gold
*Adore .video. #1 GC
*Imagine me without you #1 CG
*Center Of Your Love #1 CG
*Everytime I fall #1 CG
*Just a prayer away #1 CG
-Mi Corazón (2001) TLA=7 Gold
*Como se cura una herida .video. #1 HLT
*Dejame quererte para siempre
-Christmas (2001) TB2=102
-Navidad (2001) TLA= 23
-Unspoken (2003) TB2=55
*You're My God
*Jesus Is
*Lost Without You
*Where I Belong
*Unspoken
-Milagro (2003) TLA=24
*No hace falta un hombre .video. #5 HLT
*Es amor
-Protagonistas de la música (special appearance)
*No Me Rendiré with Pablo Portillo #19 HTL
-Mi Historia Musical (2004)
-Beauty Has Grace (2005) TB2=195
*With all my soul
*I'm not looking down
*Lay it down
-On My Knees: The Best of Jaci Velasquez (2006)
Llegar A Ti
Jaci Velasquez Lyrics
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Como lluvia en el desierto estas aqui
en mi, sin ti
he vivido tanto tiempo sin sintir
Vuelvo a nacer a vivir
Se despiertan mil colores
en mi ser, por ti
Quisiera llegar hasta tu lado
Sentir que mi llevas de la mano
Quisiera perderme en tu mirada
why volar
sentir que tu amor detiene el tiempo
why sonar
Llegar a ti, llegar a ti
why volar
como palomas en el cielo
why sonar
Hoy se
que a tu lado hasta el final yo llegare
Lo se. Lo se
Por ti
nacen versos nuevos cada amanecer
Mi inspiracion
mi voz
eres tu la fuerza que mi hare
creer, mi fe
Quisiera llegar hasta tu lado
Sentir que
me llevas de la mano
Quisiera perderme en tu mirada
why volar
sentir que tu amor detiene el tiempo
why sonar
Llegar a ti, llegar a ti
why volar
como palomas en el cielo
why sonar
Quisiera llegar hasta tu lado
Sentir que me
llevas de la mano
Quisiera perderme en tu mirada
why volar, why volar
why sonar
why volar
como palomas en el cielo
why sonar
llegar a ti, llegar a ti
llegar a ti
why volar
yo quiero volar contigo
why sonar
llegar a ti, llegar a ti
The lyrics to Jaci Velasquez's "Llegar A Ti" express a deep longing for love and connection. The singer compares the feeling of the person they love being with them to rain in the desert, something that is rare and precious. They say that without this person they have been living without feeling, but now that they are back in their presence, they feel reborn and colors come to life in them. The singer expresses a desire to be with their loved one, to arrive at their side and be led by their hand. They want to lose themselves in their gaze and fly with them like doves in the sky. They feel inspired by their love and faith, and express confidence that they will be by their loved one's side until the end.
Line by Line Meaning
Asi
Just like rain in the desert, you are here with me.
Como lluvia en el desierto estas aqui
Just like rain in the desert, you are here with me.
en mi, sin ti
In me, but without you, I have been living for so long without feeling.
he vivido tanto tiempo sin sintir
I have been living for so long without feeling.
Vuelvo a nacer a vivir
I am reborn to live again.
Se despiertan mil colores
A thousand colors awaken in me.
en mi ser, por ti
In me, because of you.
Quisiera llegar hasta tu lado
I want to reach your side.
Sentir que mi llevas de la mano
To feel that you are leading me by the hand.
Quisiera perderme en tu mirada
I want to lose myself in your gaze.
why volar
And fly,
sentir que tu amor detiene el tiempo
To feel that your love stops time,
why sonar
And dream,
Llegar a ti, llegar a ti
To reach you, to reach you.
como palomas en el cielo
Like doves in the sky.
Hoy se
Today I know
que a tu lado hasta el final yo llegare
That by your side, I will arrive until the end.
Lo se. Lo se
I know. I know.
Por ti
For you,
nacen versos nuevos cada amanecer
New verses are born every dawn.
Mi inspiracion
My inspiration,
mi voz
My voice,
eres tu la fuerza que mi hare
You are the force that makes me believe,
creer, mi fe
Believe, my faith.
why volar, why sonar
And fly, and dream,
yo quiero volar contigo
I want to fly with you,
llegar a ti, llegar a ti
To reach you, to reach you.
llegar a ti
To reach you.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: GRULLON, HERNANDEZ, TALAMANTEZ, TORRES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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