Angelica (singer)

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Angelica Garcia (born May 21, 1972, in El Monte, California)[1] is a former Latin pop singer.

Early life

Her uncle is Eusebio Garcia, director of Mariachi Toluca. Garcia obtained a bachelor's degree in applied design from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and now works at the Jubilee Consortium, a nonprofit.[2] She is the mother of singer-songwriter Angelica Garcia.[2]

Career

She won the "Best New Artist" award at the Mexican national contest, Juguemos a Cantar, and spent two years acting on the variety program La Hora Feliz.[3] The title track of her debut album, Angel Baby (a cover of a Rosie and the Originals song), was a hit in America, peaking on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991 at No. 29.[1] She never had another US hit, but her 1997 Spanish-language single "Vaya" was a hit in Central and South America.

Discography

Albums

  • Angel Baby (1991) US Billboard Heatseekers peak No. 37[4]
  • Angelica (1997)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000.
  2. 2.0 2.1 ""Everything I've dreamed of …"". umes.org.
  3. Biography, Allmusic.com
  4. Billboard, Allmusic.com