Jade Villalon
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| Birth name | Jade Valerie Villalon | |
| Born | August 12, 1980 (age 26) San Diego, California, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Pianist | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Piano | |
| Years active | 2000 - present | |
| Label(s) | Avex Trax | |
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Sweetbox | |
| Website | Sweetbox official site | |
Jade Valerie Villalon (born August 12, 1980) is an American pop singer, songwriter and actress.[1] She is the lead singer of the pop band Sweetbox. She is sometimes known as Jade from Sweetbox.
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[edit] Personal life
Villalon was born in San Diego, California to a Filipino father and an American born mother of German and Irish descent. She was raised in Japan from the age of three. She moved to Los Angeles, California when she was eighteen, and presently lives in England.
[edit] Career
Villalon began her career as a child in Japan when she recorded a commercial for a Ramen noodle company.
[edit] Acting
Her first major audition was at the age of seven for the Broadway Musical, Gypsy. 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"). She has appeared in various music videos for popular artists, one being TLC's music video, “Unpretty”.
[edit] Music
Villalon first entered the music world when she joined the band Gemstone along with Christina Vidal. After Gemstone broke up, at the age of eighteen, she entered Sweetbox.
She is perhaps best known in the western world by video game players as the singer for the English release of Final Fantasy X-2. She performed the songs "real Emotion" and "1000 Words". (Kumi Koda was the singer for the Japanese version).
In the eastern world, she is well known for contributing two songs "World Without Frontiers" and "Addicted" to various Subaru Automobile commercials. Her music has also been featured in other popular commercials, as one such example is a commerical for Coca-Cola. In Korea, she is also well known for her Christmas Eve and New Years concerts.
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[edit] Trivia
- She can speak English, German, Japanese and Spanish.
- If she were to record a duet, she would like to do so with Steven Tyler, Robert Smith, Trevor Horn, Patrick Leonard, or Prince.
- Her favorite band is The Dixie Chicks.
- She would like for her music to be released in the United States.
- She owns a number of corsets and considers them to be part of her signature.
- Her favorite Sweetbox song is "For The Lonely".
- She has said that if the entertainment industry did not work out, she may have entered into fashion design, interior design, or event co-ordination.
- Country music is a favorite of hers, and some of the song writers she looks up to write country music. She has said that she would like to one day sing and write for this genre.
- She is currently planning on moving to England in the near future, probably after the production of her new album.
