- Jeannie Ortega
Infobox Musical artist
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|Name = Jeannie Ortega
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jeannette Ortega
Born = birth date and age|1986|11|19|mf=y
Died =
Origin = Brooklyn,New York City , U.S.
Genre = Hip Hop, R&B, Pop,Reggaeton
Occupation =Singer , Actress,Dancer
Years_active = 2003—present
Label = Hollywood
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URL = [http://www.jeannieortega.com/ JeannieOrtega.com]Jeannette Ortega (born
November 19 ,1986 inBushwick ,Brooklyn ,New York ) is an American recording artist. She is also anactress ,dancer , andsongwriter .Biography
Jeannie Ortega was a member of the first graduating class of Brooklyn's
High School of The Arts , along with long time friend Stickz Greenz. In her youth, she performed at local parks as “Spice,” (one half of a kiddie singing group she called “Sugar & Spice”) and numerous times throughout her school years.At age 16, Ortega had her first real recording, and it was placed on the soundtrack for the movie
Love Don't Cost a Thing . She later received a major recording deal with Hollywood Records and released her debut album,No Place Like Brooklyn onAugust 1 ,2006 . Her debut single is the hip-hop influenced "Crowded," which features Papoose. She has also finished work on a film called "Step Up " starring Mario andChanning Tatum .On
July 29 ,2006 Nina Sky , Papoose,Eric West ,Kovas , Quan and Stickz Greenz, her speculated boyfriend at the time, were some of the artists who showed up for the release party for Ortega's debut album atWebster Hall inNew York City . [http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=91881] OnAugust 10 , 2006 the album entered the BillboardTop Heatseekers chart at No.1. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=Top+Heatseekers] The album leaked onto the internet more than half a year before it's retail date in stores. On Jeannie's official myspace profile, in some blogs, and in a home video, Jeannie states that she is working on her second album, in which some songs have leaked.In 2007 Ortega along with
Eric West andCatherine McQueen presented together at the first US Urban Music Awards in New York.Jeannie attended elementary school P.S. 145 on Noll Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn.Jeannie also attended junior high school I.S. 111 (currently I.S. 347 and 349) in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Filmography
*2006 - "Step Up " .... Girl Singer #3
Discography
Albums
*1 current single(s).
*2 It entered in the Chart in 2007.
*— Not to get no positionExternal links
* [http://hollywoodrecords.go.com/jeannieortega Official Web site Hollywood Records]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:6g27gjtr56im~T0 AllMusic.com Artist Page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/jeannieortega MySpace]
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