"POP MUSIC: Mr. Melting Pot: Using his Latino and African American heritage as a springboard to multicultural music, singer Jon Secada is realizing his crossover dreams while promoting integration 'because that's what America is about' ".

Famed Cuban-American singer/songwriter Jon Secada says his experience as a teenage immigrant in the United States was hugely influential on the person he is today.

Jan 31, 2017 · Singer/songwriter Jon Secada rose to fame in the United States during the ‘90s, with memorable hits like “Just Another Day” and “If You Go,” but his story begins two decades earlier in a different country.

In 1979, Jon Secada graduated from South Florida’s Hialeah High School. He then attended the University of Miami where became an accomplished jazz musician. In 1983 Secada received his bachelor’s degree in Music then continuing his education earning a Masters degree in …

Aug 3, 2016 · That's the case with Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Jon Secada. Secada and his family left Cuba in the early 1970s, eventually settling in Miami where the young man, then known as Juan Francisco Secada Martínez, began to show musical talent.

Jan 31, 2017 · Three Grammy Awards, 20 million albums sold, and starring roles on Broadway

Nov 1, 1992 · Pop singer Jon Secada, a budding star thanks to the recent Top 10 single “Just Another Day,” is sometimes referred to by detractors as Jon Estefan. That’s a snide reference to the career boost...

Nov 30, 2024 · Jon Secada’s professional career began to take shape when he became a backup vocalist for the popular Miami Sound Machine, led by Gloria Estefan. His time with the group …

May 23, 2018 · “ I guess you could call my music world pop, ” I cross-cultural crooner Jon Secada told the New York Times in a 1994 interview on the eve of his second LP release, Heart, Soul and a Voice.

Jon Secada, one of the most gifted artists of our time, is not only blessed with a soulful voice, but also with an artistry to create, write and produce music. Born in Havana, Cuba, Secada arrived in the United States at the age of nine.