Jon Secada has won two Grammy Awards and sold 15 million records, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
11 Facts About Jon Secada
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Jon Secada has toured with Luciano Pavarotti and recorded duets with Jim Brickman, Olivia Newton-John, and Frank Sinatra.
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Jon Secada has performed several times at A Capitol Fourth, an annual Independence Day concert from the United States Capitol televised by PBS.
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In 1979, Jon Secada graduated from Hialeah Senior High School in Hialeah, Florida.
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Jon Secada graduated cum-laude and was later inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society, the highest honor bestowed by the University of Miami.
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From 1986 to 1991, Jon Secada was a teacher at Miami Dade College.
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In 1991, Jon Secada co-wrote and was a backup singer for "Coming Out of the Dark," a number-one hit song inspired by a tour-bus accident involving Gloria Estefan in 1990, in which her back was broken.
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Jon Secada performed at the awards for Miss Venezuela 1994.
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Jon Secada recorded "If I Never Knew You", a duet with Shanice for Pocahontas.
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From 2006 to 2009 Jon Secada was a judge on Latin American Idol for its entire four-season run.
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From 1988 to 1993, Jon Secada was married to Jo Pat Cafro.