Jocelyn Enriquez

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Jocelyn Enriquez
San Francisco, California, United States
GenresDance-pop, freestyle, hi-NRG, EDM
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1990–present
LabelsClassified Records, Tommy Boy Records
Websitewww.jocelynenriquez.com

Jocelyn Enriquez (born December 28, 1974) is a

Stars on 54 (Enriquez alongside Ultra Naté and Amber) cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind
". Her success helped inspire and pave the way for many Asian American, particularly Filipino Americans from the San Francisco Bay Area, artists during the mid to late 1990s such as Buffy, Kai, One Vo1ce, Pinay, Sharyn Maceren, and others.

Career

Enriquez was first heard singing at the age of 3 along to Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell". During her childhood she received formal voice training with the San Francisco Girl Chorus and San Francisco Opera Company. During high school she briefly joined girl group, Pinay Divas (later known as Pinay), a reference to girl group En Vogue who were known as the Funky Divas. She continued to perform around the Bay Area and eventually a demo of her singing "If You Leave Me Now" by Jaya caught the attention of Classified Records.

In late 1993, she recorded "I've Been Thinking About You" and in early 1994, the single was a success. "I've Been Thinking About You" would garner a huge Freestyle fanbase with the East Mix which included a popular Freestyle sample at the time of the Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force's "Planet Rock". The single gained heavy rotation in California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, and New York. As an homage to Victor Zaragoza, the DJ who in part broke the record on Enriquez's hometown radio station Wild 107.7, she recorded the song in Spanish too. Enriquez was labeled a "sell-out" by some members of the Philippine-American community because of her Spanish rendition of "I've Been Thinking About You".

Her debut album, Lovely was released in the summer of 1994, which was produced by Glenn Gutierrez and Mario L. Augustin Jr. (who also worked with Stevie B and Jaya), and Elvin Reyes. The album Lovely spawned several more singles "Make This Last Forever", "You Are The One", "Big Love", "Big Love (Energy Box Mixes)", and "Only". The second single "Make This Last Forever" was well received in the markets that supported the first single. Lovely, was released the summer of 1994. The third single released in the fall of 1994, "You Are The One" led her to perform in San Diego where she would be introduced to her future husband. The fourth single, "Big Love" was heavily inspired by Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" would also be re-recorded, remixed and released as "Big Love (Energy Box Mixes)" as the album's fifth single. The fifth and final single, "Only" was released on 12" and notably a fan favorite from the album.

In April 1996, "

Pop punk band Lucky Boys Confusion later covered
"Do You Miss Me" on their 2001 album Throwing the Game.

The follow-up single, "

game. A cover version by Josie was released on the Power Dance Hits Volume 1 album.

After a long wait, the

Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. The saw three commercially released singles: "Do You Miss Me", "A Little Bit Of Ecstasy", and "Get Into The Rhythm". "Even If" was opted as a single, Soul Solution remix eventually leaked, however the single never happened. "Stay With Me" was exclusively released as a single in Brazil. The album would pave the way for her to perform internationally and lead to the Jocelyn Philippines Album Tour. She made several appearances on TV, radio, and venues. While on Showbiz Lingo Splash she shared the stage with Filipina icons Pops Fernandez, Ella Mae, Verni Varga, Zsa Zsa
, and Jaya where they closed the performance singing "Even If".

Unfortunately, the joint venture between Classified Records and Tommy Boy Music ended and Enriquez opted to stay with Tommy Boy. She began working on material for her then third album which was intended to venture Jocelyn in a more Pop/R&B sound incorporating her Dance audience.

In 1998, Enriquez,

Stars on 54. The group's rendition of "If You Could Read My Mind" wound up impacting various charts worldwide, it landed at #3 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs and #52 on the Hot 100. The song would be the lead single for the film 54
's soundtrack. The film's initial cut was rejected by Miramax, which lead to the a new cut to be made. This led to the Stars on 54 cameo at end of the theatrical released edit. Enriquez's response to appearing in the film "My hair was so huge, oh my goodness. It was crazy! To be able film it at the actual venue, that was pretty cool."

The birth of her first child led to a brief hiatus and halt on her third album. In 2000, she returned with the

Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.[citation needed] This single led her to being the vocalist for "So Fabulous, So Fierce (Freak Out)", an interpolation of the disco anthem Chic's "Le Freak". The song appeared on the Disney "102 Dalmatians" film/soundtrack, and also appears in the Dance Dance Revolution video game series.[citation needed
]

After being released from Tommy Boy Jocelyn landed a distribution deal with Bayside Entertainment in 2002. She then launched her own label J.E.M. Entertainment. Her third album,

Hot Dance Music/Club Play
chart. The second and last single from the album was "Why." After the second single, she decided to focus on her family and faith and take a break from the music industry.

In 2018, she released the single "To Love Again". This would also mark the 20 year anniversary of "If You Could Read My Mind", in which Enriquez was interviewed for the Billboard article "Ultra Naté, Amber and Jocelyn Enriquez on their 1998 Stars on 54 Collaboration 'If You Could Read My Mind'".[1] Enriquez reflected on how she landed on the single, "They said, "This is a good opportunity, but you have to go now!" I want to say I was in New York within three days so that I could record the song. We would all sing different harmonies and ad-libs, but never really saw the big picture until the end. So it was kind of mysterious how we recorded it." The following year, Enriquez also embarked on a Philippines Tour to promote "To Love Again". In 2020, she released a re-recorded version of "You Are The One". Production duo Black Caviar released a cover of "A Little Bit of Ecstasy" that same year. Her latest single, "Beauty Comes Through Pain" is distributed by Warner Music Philippines. Jocelyn continues to perform live and active on her social media.

Personal life

She graduated from Pinole Valley High School in 1993. Enriquez is married to Pastor Alain Macasadia. They formerly served at Calvary Chapel of San Diego doing worship and children's ministry. They moved to San Antonio in 2005. In 2006, Macasadia became the worship leader of Calvary Chapel San Antonio. They have four children, Matthew, Ashley, Jonathan, and Timothy.[2]

Discography

See also

  • List of number-one dance hits (United States)
  • List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

  1. ^ "Ultra Naté, Amber and Jocelyn Enriquez on Their 1998 Stars on 54 Collaboration 'If You Could Read My Mind'". Billboard. 31 May 2018.
  2. ^ "CCSA STAFF". spark.adobe.com.

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