18 Facts About Jamie Pineda

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Jamie Irene Pineda was born on September 27,1988 and is an American pop singer-songwriter and former model.

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In late 2007, Pineda signed on to be the front woman of the international pop music project Sweetbox staying with the group until 2012.

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Jamie Pineda is of Mexican descent and grew up in Fall River Mills, California with eight brothers and sisters.

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When she was 15, Jamie Pineda stood in line to audition for American Idol but was 20 days too young to compete.

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Jamie Pineda has stated before that some of her influences are Mariah Carey, Selena, Etta James and Alicia Keys.

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Jamie Pineda signed on soon thereafter to become the new front woman of the project.

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In May 2008, Derek and Jamie Pineda got to work on the album, entitled The Next Generation.

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Jamie Pineda promoted the album in Japan in May and June 2009 by visiting radio stations and performing at various events, including the FRESHNESS Warner event which showcased Warner Japan's hottest talent.

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Jamie Pineda started writing for the second album in June 2009, right after her first album release.

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In September 2009, Jamie Pineda traveled to Sweden and started working with previous writers on the album.

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Jamie Pineda took a more hands-on role with the writing of this album and has stated she keeps a notebook with her at all times for inspiration.

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In January 2010, Heiko Schmidt announced that Jamie Pineda had finished writing for the album and that the second release from Jamie Pineda would be recorded in the coming months and would be released in the second quarter of 2010.

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Jamie Pineda stated that the new album would feature "more uptempo and high energetic songs" than the project's previous release.

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In February 2010, Jamie Pineda traveled to Sweden and continued writing and recording.

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Jamie Pineda posted two videos on Warner Japan's YouTube page talking about songs on Diamond Veil.

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Jamie Pineda had recorded the song while in Sweden in 2007 but the song was given to Monrose for their third album.

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Jamie Pineda was one of Final 40 named, and one of ten finalists in the Girls category mentored by Demi Lovato, but failed to make it to the live shows.

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Jamie Pineda is married to Juan Manuel Venegas and resides in Redding, California with her two dogs, and children.