Jackie Arredondo Named July “Best Vocalist Of The Month” With The Song, “Someone Like You”
By Dale Kawashima
Jackie Arredondo
Jackie Arredondo, a talented pop/country singer & writer based in Miami, FL, has won the July SingerUniverse “Best Vocalist Of The Month” Competition, for her performance of the new song "Someone Like You." This song will be included on her upcoming 6-song album, which will be released by Gold Voice Records in early 2011.
“Someone Like You” is a well-crafted pop ballad which has a country flavor. It was written by Nashville songwriter Jason Campbell, who has written cuts for Rascal Flatts and Sammy Kershaw. This song provides a terrific showcase for Arredondo's strong, expressive lead vocals. "Someone Like You" was expertly produced by Richard Franko & Jason Campbell, at County Q recording studio in Nashville.
Arredondo grew up in Miami, where she learned to sing and play piano, and she also did some acting at a young age. She was inspired early on by listening to such artists as Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire and Kenny Rogers. Then as a teenager, she began singing with local bands, and she performed in clubs throughout Florida.
Following high school, Arredondo attended the University of Miami, but she decided to leave college when she impressively developed a reputation as an excellent vocal coach. She developed her own singing technique, and she was hired by Sony Music and other top labels to teach her vocal technique to many artists, particularly in the Latin field. Notably, Arredondo was also hired by several reality TV shows to train their vocalists.
Jackie Arredondo
In addition to her success as a vocal coach, Arredondo decided three years ago to focus on her career as a recording artist & performer. She has worked with her manager, Ramon Gonzalez, and she's a featured artist on his independent label, Gold Voice Records. Arredondo recorded her first album in 2008, which was sung in Spanish. Then she traveled to Nashville to work with songwriters and producers on her next project, a country album with English lyrics.
Arredondo's first country single release (in July 2009) was "Another Monday Afternoon," which reached #7 on the New Music Weekly country chart. Her next single, "Insane," went to #4, and Arredondo received a nomination by New Music Weekly for Breakthough Artist Of The Year (in the country genre).
"I'm excited about the success of our singles," said Arredondo. "I went to the CRS country radio conference, and I was pleased to meet many programmers and DJs who knew me and had played my songs. I'm looking forward to completing my album project. Also, I've been performing at showcases and conventions, and we're working on presenting our full concert performances."
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"Someone Like You."
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Performed by Jackie Arredondo of Miami, Fl. Written by Jason Campbell.
