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Jamie Pineda
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''. Early life 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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Generation (Sweetbox Album)
''The Next Generation'' is the seventh studio album by international pop music project, Sweetbox. Released in 2009 after almost two years in the making, it is the first album to have Jamie Pineda as front woman after Jade Villalon departed for her solo career. It is also the first album to have Derek Bramble as the producer after longtime producer of the project Geo left. The new sound that came with a new singer now featured more powerful R&B-influenced ballads and a few dance tunes co-wrote by Jamie and various writers from all around the globe including Lindy Robbins, Georgie Dennis and Derek Bramble. The album sticks to the element Sweetbox is known for—the mixing of classical music with pop. *"We Can Work It Out" sampled Vivaldi's "Four Seasons". *" Crash Landed" sampled Bach's " Toccata & Fuge in D minor". *"Magic" sampled Beethoven's " Symphony No. 9". In addition, a new version of " Everything's Gonna Be Alright" was recorded and featured Derek Bramble on the track s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |