Jade Villalon
| Jade Valerie | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jade Valerie Villalon |
| Born |
August 12, 1980 San Diego, California, United States |
| Origin | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Genres |
Pop Pop-Classical Dance-Pop Pop-Rock R&B/Soul |
| Occupation(s) |
Singer Songwriter Pianist |
| Instruments |
Vocals Piano |
| Years active | 1999 - 2010 |
| Labels |
Avex Trax (2009, with Eternity ∞) Msi Music/Super D (2007-2008, Solo Career) Sony BMG、Paramusic Corporation (1999-2006, with Sweetbox) Sony Music Japan (2010, with Saint Vox) |
| Associated acts |
Sweetbox (1999-2006) Jade Valerie (2007-2008) Eternity ∞ (2009) Saint Vox (2010) |
| Website |
http://www.jadevalerie.com/ http://www.saintvox.com/ http://avexnet.or.jp/eternity/ |
Jade Valerie Villalon (born August 12, 1980), also known by her project and stage name Jade Valerie, is an American and European pop singer,songwriter, and actress. From 1999 to 2007, she was the vocalist and lyricist of Sweetbox, releasing five original albums and a number of compilations. During this time, each major release achieved either a Gold or Platinum status in Japan and Korea, also earning various awards and chart positions around the world.
Following Villalon's departure from this project, both Villalon, and Sweetbox composer and producer Rosan Geoman, worked together once again to release albums under Villalon's own name, Jade Valerie. After two album releases under this name, two additional side-projects were formed, entitled Eternity ∞ and Saint Vox, both releasing a self-titled album respectively. Saint Vox presented a collaboration effort between Villalon's vocal and lyrical work, Geoman's arrangements of both original and sampled classical pieces, and the stylings of Japanese violinist, Emiri Miyamoto.
Jade Valerie Villalon was born on August 12, 1980, and was raised in San Diego, California. She currently resides in Geneva, Switzerland.
As a child, Villalon began her career by auditioning for, and acting in, television commercials and promotional material. Her first full-length acting role was at the age of seven for the Broadway Musical, Gypsy. Around this time, she was also featured in a media advertisement with Michelle Williams. At the age of seventeen, she guest-starred as Melanie, a teenager in a camp for HIV-positive teenagers, in the television program, Touched by an Angel (Episode 70: "The Pact"). After gaining recognition for her vocal performance in the episode, she appeared in various music videos for media artists, such as in TLC's “Unpretty”. Villalon also had a small appearance as an extra in the movie Sorority Boys.
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