Janid
Janid in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2019
Janid in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2019
Background information
Birth nameJanid Ortiz
BornDecember 15
New York, New York, US
OriginPuerto Rico
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actress
  • model
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels

Janid Ortiz, known as Janid, is an American singer, actress and reality TV star.[1][2] Musically, she lies between Latin pop, contemporary R&B, and electronica genres.[3] Born in New York City and raised in Puerto Rico, she first began to gain recognition in 2014 when she released her Spanish album La Magia under the Sony Music Latin imprint label, Handshake.[4]

In the summer of 2015 she rose to fame when she released the single "Penicilina" under the independent label Kalvo Music, featuring versions in contemporary R&B produced by Kaydean, a Reggaeton remix by DJ Nelson featuring J Alvarez, a Bachata version featuring Optimo, and a Salsa version produced by Angel "Cucco" Peña featuring NG2. "Penicilina" peaked at No. 25 on the Tropical Billboard chart, No. 6 in Puerto Rico and No. 2 in the Dominican Republic.[5][6]

The popularity gained from "Penicilina" earned Janid her own reality show on Mega TV, Janid: Atrediva. The first episode aired on September 6, 2015.[7]

Early life

Janid was born into a musical family. From an early age she took ballet, singing and piano lessons. She joined her school choir and later moved to South Carolina where she joined a gospel choir. She appeared in many jingles, radio station IDs and TV commercials before she started focusing on a career as a solo artist. She has cited Tina Turner, Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Grace Jones, La Lupe, Sia, Draco Rosa and Ednita Nazario as her musical influences.[8]

Career

Janid moved back to New York City in 2005 where she spent many years in Queens developing her style. During her time in New York she released a handful of independent albums that failed to achieve commercial success. She performed at several venues from dive bars to Webster Hall, and she performed twice at the Puerto Rican Day Parade.[9]

Janid has collaborated with many renowned artists including Frankie Cutlass, Michael Stuart and DJ Baron Lopez. She performed in Arthur Hanlon's Encanto del Caribe TV special alongside Marc Anthony, Laura Pausini, Natalia Jiménez, Cheo Feliciano and Bernie Williams.[10]

Discography

  • Goddess (2006)
  • ONE (2007)
  • Twisted (2009)
  • Alias (2010)
  • Más Allá de Andrómeda (2012)
  • La Magia (2014)
  • Penicilina EP written by Rey Severo & Gran Omar (2015)

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005El Ultimo Caso del Detective PradoSoundtrackMini series
2015El Fondillo MaravillosoHerselfShort film
2015Janid: AtredivaHerselfReality television series
2016Start UpBar CrowdCrackle television series
2017La AcademiaAgent OrtizTelevision series

See also

References

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