Jade Esteban Estrada
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 17, 1975 |
| Origin | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Latin Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer, comedian, actor, director, choreographer, columnist, dancer, striptease artist |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1998 - present |
| Labels | Vicarious Records |
| Website | http://www.getjaded.com |
Jade Esteban Estrada (born September 17, 1975, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas) is a Latin pop singer, comedian, burlesque performer, choreographer, actor, journalist, political commentator, and human rights activist. Out Magazine called him "the first gay Latin star."
Born to now-divorced parents David Gonzales Estrada and Aurora (née Sanchez) Estrada, Jade Esteban Estrada has four siblings: Celeste, David, Olga and Sara. As a young boy, he participated in extracurricular school activities and sang in the school choir, where he first noticed that his talent captivated audiences. Through the encouragement of his choir instructor he began to take voice lessons and eventually moved to New York where he worked as an assistant to Tony Award-winning Australian actress Zoe Caldwell.
Estrada appeared in the German production of Starlight Express and also worked as a dancer for Seventeen, an American magazine. After two popular appearances as a transgender singer/dancer on The Jerry Springer Show, he won the attention of Charo and worked as her choreographer and lead dancer. He gained international recognition in 1998 when he released his first Latin pop single, Reggae Twist on the Brooklyn-based Total Envision Records label. He later turned his attention to solo theater and stand-up comedy.
In 2008, he hosted the 19th Annual South Florida GLAAD Media Awards on Bravo. During the Obama Administration, he was invited to The White House to attend the State Arrival Ceremony welcoming the President of Mexico, Felipe Calderón and First Lady Margarita Zavala.
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