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)
One Silent Night
Jaci Velasquez Lyrics
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Holy night
Silent (all is calm, all is bright) night
All is calm and all is bright (ba ba ba ba ba)
All is calm and all is bright (ba ba ba ba ba)
Sleep in heavenly peace
God so loved the world (ba ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba)
That he gave his one and only son (ba ba ba ba ba)
That whosoever believes in him
Will not perish but have everlasting (sleep in heavenly peace) life
Sleep in heavenly peace, yeah
Sleep in heavenly peace (heavenly peace), yeah, oh
Christ the savior is born...
[spoken:]
On a cold moonlit night
In the sleepy town of bethlehem,
Born in silence, in holiness,
In beauty and tenderness...
It all came together one precious moment,
The promise, the purpose, the gift of our savior.
But it's time to take a step of faith,
Be prepared for jesus' love to carry you away...
God so loved the world (ba ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba)
That he gave his one and only son (son) (ba ba ba ba ba)
That whosoever believes in him (believes in him)
Will not perish but have everlasting life
All is calm, all is bright
All is calm and all is bright
It's a gift that he gave
All is calm (oh yeah), all is bright (oh yeah)
All is calm and all is bright (oh, holy night)
Silent night (it's a silent night; it's a holy night -- night)
It's a gift that he gave
All is calm (mother and child)
All is bright (mother and child)
All is calm and all is bright (oh, silent night)
All is calm (all is calm)
All is bright (and all is bright)
All is calm and all is bright
Oh yeah, all is calm and all is bright
The song "One Silent Night" by Jaci Velasquez is a beautiful rendition of the classic Christmas carol "Silent Night." The song starts with the well-known opening lines of "Silent night, holy night." The repetition of the phrase "all is calm and all is bright" emphasizes the peaceful and tranquil atmosphere of that holy night. The song highlights the birth of Jesus Christ as the greatest gift given to humankind by God, who so loved the world that He gave His one and only son. The lyrics encourage the listener to have faith in Jesus and experience the everlasting life He offers. The song ends by describing the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem as a moment of promise, purpose, beauty, and tenderness.
Line by Line Meaning
Silent night
The night is silent
Holy night
The night is holy
Silent (all is calm, all is bright) night
The night is silent and everything is peaceful and bright
All is calm and all is bright (ba ba ba ba ba)
The atmosphere is peaceful and everything is bright
Holy (all is calm, all is bright) night
The night is holy and everything is peaceful and bright
All is calm and all is bright (ba ba ba ba ba)
The atmosphere is peaceful and everything is bright
Sleep in heavenly peace
Rest peacefully in the comfort of heaven
God so loved the world (ba ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba)
God loved the world very much
That he gave his one and only son (ba ba ba ba ba)
He gave his only son
That whosoever believes in him
Anyone who believes in him
Will not perish but have everlasting (sleep in heavenly peace) life
Will not die, but enter into everlasting life in heaven
Sleep in heavenly peace, yeah
Rest peacefully in the comfort of heaven
Sleep in heavenly peace (heavenly peace), yeah, oh
Rest peacefully in the comfort of heaven
Christ the savior is born...
Christ, the savior, has been born
[spoken:]
Spoken
On a cold moonlit night
On a cold night with the moon shining
In the sleepy town of bethlehem,
In the quiet town of Bethlehem
Born in silence, in holiness,
He was born in a peaceful and holy environment
In beauty and tenderness...
In a beautiful and gentle manner
It all came together one precious moment,
Everything came together in one moment
The promise, the purpose, the gift of our savior.
The promise and purpose of our savior was born
But it's time to take a step of faith,
It's time to have faith
Be prepared for jesus' love to carry you away...
Get ready to be carried away by Jesus' love
All is calm, all is bright
The atmosphere is peaceful and everything is bright
It's a gift that he gave
The gift that God gave us
All is calm (oh yeah), all is bright (oh yeah)
The atmosphere is peaceful and everything is bright
Silent night (it's a silent night; it's a holy night -- night)
The night is silent and holy
It's a gift that he gave
The gift that God gave us
All is calm (mother and child)
The atmosphere is peaceful for the mother and child
All is bright (mother and child)
Everything is bright for the mother and child
All is calm and all is bright (oh, silent night)
The atmosphere is peaceful and everything is bright on this silent and holy night
All is calm (all is calm)
The atmosphere is very peaceful
All is bright (and all is bright)
Everything is very bright
All is calm and all is bright
The atmosphere is peaceful and everything is bright
Oh yeah, all is calm and all is bright
The atmosphere is peaceful and everything is bright
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