Angelica (singer)

Angelica Garcia (born May 21, 1972, in El Monte, California) is a former Latin pop singer.

Early life

Her uncle is Eusebio Garcia, director of Mariachi Toluca. Garcia obtained a bachelor's degree in applied design from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and now works at the Jubilee Consortium, a nonprofit. She is the mother of singer-songwriter Angelica Garcia.

Career

She won the "Best New Artist" award at the Mexican national contest, Juguemos a Cantar, and spent two years acting on the variety program La Hora Feliz. The title track of her debut album, Angel Baby (a cover of a Rosie and the Originals song), was a hit in America, peaking on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991 at No. 29. She never had another US hit, but her 1997 Spanish-language single "Vaya" was a hit in Central and South America.

Discography

Albums

• Angel Baby (1991) US Billboard Heatseekers peak No. 37
• Angelica (1997)