Janid Ortiz, known as Janid, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter,
actress and reality TV star. Musically, she lies between Latin Pop,
Contemporary R&B, and Electronica genres. 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.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 Dominican
Republic.The popularity gained from "Penicilina" earned Janid her own
reality show on Mega TV, Janid: Atrediva. The first episode aired on
September 6, 2015.Janid was born into a musical family. From an early
age she went on to take ballet, singing and piano lessons. She then
joined her school choir and later moved to South Carolina where she
joined a Gospel choir. She appeared on 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 Furler, Draco Rosa and Ednita Nazario as her
musical influences
actress and reality TV star. Musically, she lies between Latin Pop,
Contemporary R&B, and Electronica genres. 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.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 Dominican
Republic.The popularity gained from "Penicilina" earned Janid her own
reality show on Mega TV, Janid: Atrediva. The first episode aired on
September 6, 2015.Janid was born into a musical family. From an early
age she went on to take ballet, singing and piano lessons. She then
joined her school choir and later moved to South Carolina where she
joined a Gospel choir. She appeared on 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 Furler, Draco Rosa and Ednita Nazario as her
musical influences
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