Paula DeAnda

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Paula DeAnda
DeAnda at the at Aloha Stadium in March 2007
Background information
Birth name	Paula Dacia DeAnda
Born	November 3, 1989 (1989-11-03) (age 20) San Antonio, Texas, United States
Origin	Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Genres	Pop, dance-pop, contemporary R&B, Latin pop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, actress
Years active	2006 — present
Labels	Arista/J
Associated acts	Baby Bash
Website	Official website

Paula Dacia DeAnda (born November 3, 1989) is an American pop/R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She first came to prominence with her first single "Doing Too Much" and subsequent release "Walk Away (Remember Me)" from her debut self-titled album.

Biography

Early life

DeAnda was born in San Angelo, Texas to Steven and Barbara DeAnda, a restaurant manager and a school nurse.^[1] She is of Mexican descent^[2][3][4] and has three siblings, including two sisters, Brandi and Jessica and a brother, Sterling.^{[citation needed]} At age six she began taking piano lessons and was soon singing at functions around town at the recommendation of her piano teacher.^[5] She also sang the national anthem at local football games.^[1] Besides performing, DeAnda also took part in many paegents.^[5] In 2002, DeAnda's family decided to move to Corpus Christi, Texas in order to help further her career in music because Corpus Christi had a reputation as a music hub.^[6] She attended Mary Carroll High School in Corpus Christi.^[1]

In Corpus Christi, DeAnda signed with Ed Ocanas of E.D.O. Entertainment, who together with a local record label Evident Music Group helped finance her. In the spring of 2005, with the help of Ocana, DeAnda became the opening act of a local concert which featured hip-hop artists, Nelly, Baby Bash and Frankie J. as a last minute addition, performing in from twenty thousand people.^[1][6] DeAnda's first single, "What Would It Take" was serviced to local radio stations in July 2005 received airplay from ten radio stations across the country. The single was later switched for "Doing Too Much" in December when Ocana secured a mini-tour of California and Texas for DeAnda. The song was a minor hit in the South West and was making an impact on rhythmic radio. It was then that DeAnda got the oppotunity to audition for Clive Davis who signed her for a seven-album deal with Arista^[2] on the spot.^[1][3][6]

2006 - 2007: Paula DeAnda

"Doing Too Much managed to just miss the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, it served as the lead single to her self-titled debut album which was released on August 29, 2006 and featured guest appearances by Baby Bash and Lil Wayne among others. Her second single "Walk Away (Remember Me)" was her biggest hit, reaching the top 20 on the Billboard. This was followed by a third single, "When It Was Me", it failed to crack even the top 100 on Billboard. "Easy" was released in June 2007 with Bow Wow replacing Lil Wayne on the single version. The video for the song has an appearance by Wilmer Valderrama. The song fared slightly better than its predecessor, reaching the top 70. She acted in the MTV television film Super Sweet 16: The Movie.^[3] DeAnda was also featured on the album version of the Sean Kingston song, "There's Nothin'" from his debut album^[4] and on the song "Supa Chic" from Baby Bash's album Cyclone.

2008 - present

She is currently working on her sophomore album. First single, "Roll the Credits" was not promoted, and failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Other appearances

• 2007: "There's Nothin'" (Sean Kingston featuring Paula DeAnda)
• 2007: "Supa Chic" (Baby Bash featuring Paula DeAnda)

References

External links

• Official website
• Paula DeAnda at MySpace
• Paula DeAnda on Twitter
• Paula DeAnda at Facebook
• Paula DeAnda channel at YouTube (requires Adobe Flash)