Jacquelyn Davette "Jaci" Velasquez (/ˈdʒæki/; born October 15, 1979) is an American actress and contemporary Christian and Latin pop singer and songwriter, performing in both English and Spanish.

Velasquez was born in Houston and is of Mexican, Spanish, Arab, Scottish, French, and Jewish descent.

Five Latin albums garnishing amazing success with Llegar A Ti going double-platinum and Mi Corazón going platinum.

Velasquez has also done ad campaigns for Pepsi, Target, Doritos, John Freida's Frizz-Ease hair products, and Helzberg Diamonds.

[3] In 1998, she signed to Sony Discos for a four-album deal and was introduced to Rudy Pérez, who produced her first Spanish-language crossover album Llegar a Ti which topped the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, the first Christian track to top that chart of its kind.

She received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song.

In September 2008, she was chosen by the State Department's Bureau of International Information Programs as one of the 15 Prominent Hispanic-Americans in the Arts in America.

[10] She released a new project on March 31, 2017, through Integrity Music, consisting of an English-language album, Trust, and the Spanish-language version, Confío.

[11][12] At the 48th Dove Awards, Confío won Spanish Language Album of the Year[13] Velasquez made her acting debut in the 2003 film Chasing Papi, which also featured Sofia Vergara, Roselyn Sanchez, and Eduardo Verastegui, as well as Nicole Scherzinger in a cameo role.

[14] In November 2010, Velasquez began co-hosting the Family Friendly Morning Show with Doug Griffin after being a guest host for several months.