Jade Villalon
Jade Valerie Villalon or more commonly known as Jade Of Sweetbox, is the singer for the pop group Sweetbox.
She was born on August 12, 1980 in San Diego, California to a Filipino father and an American mother but was raised in Japan from the age of three. She did her first commercial in Japan as a child for a Ramen noodle company.
Jade first entered the music world when she joined the band Gemstone which also starred the movie star and singer Christina Vidal. After Gemstone broke up, Jade entered Sweetbox.
Jade is best known in the western world by video game players as the singer for the English release of Final Fantasy X-2. She performed the songs "Real Emotion" and "1000 Words". (Kumi Koda was the singer for the Japanese version).
Jade's first major audition was at the age of seven for the Broadway Musical, Gypsy. At the age of seventeen Jade guest-starred as Melanie, a teenager in a camp for HIV-positive teenagers, in the television program "Touched by an Angel" (Episode 70: The Pact). Jade has also appeared in various music videos for popular artists- most notably in TLC's music video, “Unpretty”. She moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 18.
After her huge success in music she moved to Germany for a short period and fell in love with the country and bought herself a home there. She still continues to be the lead singer of Sweetbox, with her latest albulm, Addicted, released in late 2005/2006.
Jade owns homes in Japan, San Diego and Germany and she enjoys flying between her homes during concerts and tours.
Tina Harris was her predecessor as the lead vocalist of Sweetbox.
Trivia
When Jade is in Japan, she always shops at Tokyo's Shibuya 109. She is known for her husky voice and spin on classical music. Jade has said in a recent interveiw that she is in a relationship. Jade's main language as speaking and singing is English.
Discography
External links
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- Official Sweetbox Official Website
- Sweetbox Avex Official Website
- Nemanja's Sweetbox On-Line!
- Final Fantasy Music Online Mini-Biography about Jade Villalon
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