Jessica Elizabeth Sanchez was born on August 4,1995 and is an American singer-songwriter.
37 Facts About Jessica Sanchez
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Jessica Sanchez rose to prominence following her finish as the runner-up on the eleventh season of American Idol.
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Jessica Elizabeth Sanchez was born in Chula Vista, California on August 4,1995, to Edita Sanchez, whose family is from Samal, Bataan in the Philippines, and Gilbert Sanchez, a Mexican American originally from Texas and is an aviation ordnanceman First Class Petty Officer in the United States Navy Reserves.
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Jessica Sanchez is the eldest of three children, having two younger brothers.
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In 2005, Sanchez performed "Respect" by Aretha Franklin on the music television show Showtime at the Apollo.
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Jessica Sanchez collaborated with the label in 2010 for a cover of "I'd Rather Go Blind" by Etta James for YouTube and was released as an exclusive download on the label's website.
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On July 8,2011, Jessica Sanchez auditioned for the eleventh season of American Idol in San Diego, California.
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Jessica Sanchez progressed through subsequent rounds prior to being eliminated in the twenty-eighth episode on April 12,2012, which the judges overturned by drawing the "Judges' Save" for her to remain in the competition.
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Jessica Sanchez ultimately finished as the runner-up in the grand finals behind Phillip Phillips on May 23,2012.
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Jessica Sanchez subsequently performed three songs at the PBS' National Memorial Day Concert from the west lawn of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC on May 27,2012.
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On June 29,2012, it was announced that Jessica Sanchez signed a record deal with Interscope Records.
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Jessica Sanchez later performed "You're All I Need to Get By" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, where she was accompanied by God's Appointed People Choir at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 6,2012.
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Jessica Sanchez portrayed the role of Frida Romero, a student from a rivaling school.
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Jessica Sanchez performed "Feel This Moment" by Pitbull and Christina Aguilera during the grand finals of the sixteenth season of ABC's dance competition Dancing with the Stars on May 21,2013.
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Jessica Sanchez performed "God Bless America" at a Memorial Day concert at the United States Capitol on May 26,2013.
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Jessica Sanchez performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "Lupang Hinirang" at the Manny Pacquiao vs Brandon Rios match in The Venetian, Macau on November 23,2013.
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Jessica Sanchez subsequently contributed two tracks for the Heartbeat of Home original soundtrack: "Lead Me Home", which was released as a single with an accompanying music video on November 27,2013, and "The Night I Dance with You", which was a duet with Jencarlos Canela.
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The group reunited for Crustacean's Red Hour Jam Session in Beverly Hills, California on June 25,2014, during which Jessica Sanchez performed "Pour It Up" by Rihanna.
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Jessica Sanchez featured on "Vacation" by DJ Komori, which was released on October 6,2014, in conjunction of its lyric video.
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Jessica Sanchez performed two songs with the finalists of the second season of MediaCorp Channel 5's singing competition The Final 1 on August 21,2013.
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Jessica Sanchez collaborated with Christian Bautista for the song "Two Forevers", which was released on November 5,2015, in conjunction of its music video, from his studio album Kapit.
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Jessica Sanchez frequently collaborated with Leroy Sanchez in 2016, where the duo released a duet of "1+1" by Beyonce on January 27,2016, and of Justin Bieber and Halsey's "The Feeling" on March 30,2016.
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Jessica Sanchez subsequently returned to American Idol for the grand finals of the fifteenth season on April 7,2016, during which she performed "The Prayer" by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli.
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Jessica Sanchez released the single "Call Me" on May 10,2016.
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Jessica Sanchez performed the song during the Tubathon 2016 in Burbank, California on April 20,2016.
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Jessica Sanchez released the single "Stronger Together" for the 2016 Democratic National Convention on July 26,2016.
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Jessica Sanchez appeared as a featured artist on "Beauty and the Beast" by Matt Bloyd from his extended play Covers, Vol.
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Jessica Sanchez performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" prior to Los Angeles Chargers' match against the Oakland Raiders on October 15,2017.
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Jessica Sanchez collaborated with Ricky Breaker for "Caught Up", which was released on April 22,2018, in conjunction with its music video, and became her first single since "Stronger Together", which was released two years prior.
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Jessica Sanchez performed the song during the June 3,2018 broadcast of ABS-CBN's musical variety show ASAP, and again inside of the Wish Bus on June 7,2018.
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Jessica Sanchez performed at the Filipino Community of Guam ball on October 19,2018.
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Jessica Sanchez performed for the House of Bolkiah during the Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah's birthday celebration on February 18,2019.
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Jessica Sanchez subsequently reunited with Leroy Sanchez for a duet of "A Whole New World", which was released on May 24,2019, with an accompanying music video.
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Jessica Sanchez reunited with Matt Bloyd for a duet of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from his extended play King, which was released on July 17,2019.
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Jessica Sanchez performed "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Holliday during the grand finals of the first season of Idol Philippines on July 28,2019.
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Jessica Sanchez became an ambassador of Frontrow on July 29,2019, and performed at its Thanksgiving event, "Frontrow All In", on November 9,2019.
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Jessica Sanchez collaborated again with Bautista, who was one of the judges of the second season of GMA Network's reality talent competition show The Clash, on December 6,2019, to reprise their Christmas single "Another Silent Christmas Song" prior to performing "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey with the seven remaining contestants.