Julissa Veloz

Julissa Alexandria Veloz is a Dominican-American recording artist, producer and songwriter. She first achieved fame as "Tiara Girl" in Season 8 of American Idol. After being eliminated as a finalist, Veloz was signed to record label Carrillo Music owned by Rod Carrillo and achieved global success with debut single, "Take Control" which topped the Billboard Dance Chart at #8. In 2010, Veloz released her debut single, "Take Control", which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Dance/Club Play chart, achieving success in countries like Poland, Belarus, Italy, Germany, Austria, the UK and in the US. That October, Veloz released her second single, "Predator", which climbed to #19, followed by singles "Mayhem," "It Would," and "Very Brady Day". In 2015, her collaboration with Ralphi Rosario "La Jungla" rose Billboard Dance Chart to #5. Veloz announced her Indie Rock band "Color The Lion" along with guitarist Jesse Girardi and drummer Kevin Kerr under her label Leyline Records in 2015. Their debut EP, "1s & 3s" hit the iTunes Top Alternative EP's & Singles Chart next to bands like Incubus and Imagine Dragons. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julissa...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)