Angelica (singer)

Angelica Garcia (born May 21, 1972 in El Monte, California),[1] known mononymously as Angelica, is a former Latin pop singer. Her uncle is Eusebio Garcia, director of Mariachi Toluca. She won the "Best New Artist" award at the Mexican national contest, Juguemos a Cantar, and spent two years acting on the variety program La Hora Feliz.[2] The title track of her debut album, Angel Baby (a cover of a Rosie and the Originals song), was a hit in America, peaking on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991 at No. 29.[1] She never had another US hit, but her 1997 Spanish-language single "Vaya" was a hit in Central and South America.

Garcia obtained a bachelor's degree in applied design from The University of Maryland East Shore, and now works at the Jubilee Consortium, a nonprofit.[3] She is the mother of singer-songwriter, Angelica Garcia.[4]