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| Sunday March 14, 2010 | 5:42pm PHT |
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Another young girl with Filipino blood has made a name for herself in the U.S. Born to Filipino and Mexican parents and raised in the California, Jasmine Villegas moved to Los Angeles to pursue music at the age of 11. It was there that entertainment entrepreneur and producer Damon Dash discovered her. Soon, she came out with her debut album entitled "Anything's Possible." With her soulful voice and R&B grooves, she has since been compared to the likes of Alicia Keys and Whitney Houston.
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Jasmine's launch into the entertainment scene has kept her busy. The has sung the American National Anthem for the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center more than once, the Anaheim Angels, and the Winky Wright vs. Jermain Taylor Boxing Mega fight, and was a featured soloist at the Motown Legends in Concert.
Her talent doesn't stop at singing. She has appeared in Disney's "That's So Raven" and "House Broken," and "My Wife and Kids" starring Damon Wayans. Her unique charm has also scored her modelling stints for print ads for Target, Mary Kate and Ashley, American Girl, Levi's, and Hilary Duff, as well as for commercials for Chevrolet, Marshals and McDonald's. She has also been named Ms. Hawaiian Tropic and Ms. Royal Essence.
Recently, the 14-year-old sang the "Star Spangled Banner" at the Manny Pacquiao - Juan Manuel Marquez rematch held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also appeared on the noon-time show SOP to do a duet of "Hero" with Kyla, a good luck wish for Pacquiao, who is due to face David Diaz in a fight on June 28, 2008.
A hero herself for young girls, Jasmine proves that when you have talent, age does not matter.
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