Jamie Pineda
| Jamie Pineda | |
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Pineda at radio appearance in June 2009, promoting her 2009 debut album, The Next Generation
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jamie Irene Pineda |
| Born |
September 27, 1988 Fall River Mills, California, United States |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, Soul, Dance, Latin Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, model |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels |
Paramusic Corporation (2007) Warner Music Japan (2011) |
| Associated acts | Sweetbox (2007–2012) |
| Website | www.sweetbox.com |
Jamie Irene Pineda (born September 27, 1988) is an American pop singer-songwriter and former model. In late 2007, Pineda signed on to be the front woman of the international pop music project Sweetbox staying with the group until 2012. In 2013, she took part in third season of the American music competition series The X Factor.
Pineda is of Mexican descent and grew up in Fall River Mills, California with eight brothers and sisters. Growing up, she played guitar and piano in the church choir while also singing in the school choir. When she was 14, she was offered a contract after an executive heard her singing on the balcony of her grandmother's restaurant. However, her family said she was much too young and they passed on the opportunity. When she was 15, Jamie stood in line to audition for American Idol but was 20 days too young to compete. Among her credits, she has performed at a halftime show for the Sacramento Kings game. She has stated before that some of her influences include Mariah Carey, Selena, Etta James and Alicia Keys.
After her town raised money for Pineda to move to Los Angeles, she made the move and found herself modeling for an agency to make ends meet, while trying to make it as a musician. In August 2007, the agency informed Jamie about the international pop project Sweetbox looking for a new singer after the last singer, Jade Villalon, left to embark on a solo career. Taking the chance, she auditioned and impressed executive producer Heiko Schmidt. The next day, the then 18-year-old did some test recordings for Heiko in the studio of Bernd Burgdorf. She signed on soon thereafter to become the new front woman of the project.
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