- Prima J
Infobox musical artist
Name = Prima J
Img_capt = Prima J on their debut album
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Background = group_or_band
Alias = Chilosas
Origin =Rosemead, California , U.S.
Genre = Pop Dance,R&B
Years_active = 2007 - Present
Label =Geffen Records
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URL = [http://www.primaj.com www.PrimaJ.com]
Current_members =Janelle Martinez August 26 ,1988 (age 20)Jessica Martinez May 25 ,1988 (age 20)Prima J is an American pop musical duo, that is composed of Spanish cousins
Janelle Martinez andJessica Martinez .Career
They made their debut in 2007 with the single "Rockstar" for the '. They were discovered by former Wild Orchid member
Stefanie Ridel . [ [http://www.geffen.com/primaj Prima J : Artists ] ] They have recently completed the recording of their debut album, which was released onJune 17 ,2008 . Prima J also makes a brief appearance in ', auditioning for the high school talent show, and three of the stars of "Bratz",Logan Browning ,Janel Parrish , andNathalia Ramos , appear in the Rockstar music video. In the "", they also sang the brief lyrics of "Take It To The Maximum" when Sasha (Logan Browning ) had done hercheerleading , "It's My Party" lyrics when Sasha (Logan Browning ) was doing the geeky girl lipgloss and gave the geeky girl her necklace in the chapter of the "operation mingle" that Yasmin (Nathalia Ramos ) had decided on at the lunch courtyard table, and "Kick It" during their audition for the school talent show. The group's name comes from the fact they are cousins ("prima" is the female version of the Spanish word for cousin) whose names begin with the letter J. They have a new song called "Corazón (You're Not Alone) ".Prior to "Rockstar", they performed the song "Gotta Lotta" for the
Disney Channel original movie, "Jump In! ", which was released on the film's soundtrack. The single "Rockstar" was also featured in the Gossip Girl episode, "Dare Devil".They recently made a cover of
Alicia Keys ' song "No One" and translated half of the lyrics into Spanish, and turned the title into "Nadie". Their debut album which was released onJune 17 ,2008 , according toAllmusic [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0jfrxztjld0e allmusic ((( Prima J > Overview ))) ] ] . The album was leaked onlineJune 12 th,2008 . Theband was featured on the cover in the June and July 2008 issue ofLatina magazine . Prima J are the opening act forJordin Sparks andJesse McCartney in their month-long co-headlining tour.OnAugust 9 th,2008 , they performed in front of over 10,000 people at theWWE Summerfest inVenice Beach, California . and they also performed onSeptember 15 th,2008 , during thePhiladelphia Eagles at theDallas Cowboys game on Monday night at theNFL halftime show. On October 9th, they will be performing atGarden Grove High School ,La Quinta High School , andRosemead High School for being the winners of the JoJo Jam 2008 contest.Discography
Albums
*"Prima J" (2008)
ingles
Tours
*2008:
Jesse & Jordin LIVE Tour (opening act)References
External links
* [http://www.primaj.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/primaj Official MySpace]
* [http://primaj.starszz.com/ Prima J #1 Fansite.]
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