Paula DeAnda

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Paula DeAnda
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DeAnda in March 2007
Background information
Birth namePaula Dacia DeAnda
Born (1989-11-03) November 3, 1989 (age 35)
San Angelo, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
InstrumentVocals
Years active2006–present
Labels

Paula Dacia DeAnda (born November 3, 1989) is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for the 2006 US Billboard Hot 100 top twenty single "Walk Away (Remember Me)". Her debut album, Paula DeAnda , was released in 2006.

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Early life

DeAnda was born in San Angelo, Texas, to Mexican-American parents Steven and Barbara Dienda, a restaurant general manager and a registered nurse, respectively. [1] [2] [3] [4] At age six she began taking piano lessons and was soon singing at functions around town at the recommendation of her piano teacher. [5] She also sang the national anthem at local football games. [1] [5] In 2002, DeAnda's family decided to move to Corpus Christi in order to help advance her career in music since Corpus Christi had a reputation as a music hub. [6] She attended Mary Carroll High School. [1]

Career

2006–2009: Debut album Paula DeAnda

DeAnda was the opening act for a concert which featured hip-hop artists, Nelly, Baby Bash and Frankie J. performing in front of twenty thousand people. [1] [6] Her first single, "What Would It Take" was serviced to local radio stations in July, received airplay from ten radio stations across the country. Her next single "Doing Too Much" was released in December. It was then that she got the opportunity to audition for Clive Davis who signed her with Arista Records on the spot. [1] [2] [3] [6]

"Doing Too Much" served as the lead single to her self-titled debut album which was released in the summer of 2006, and charted in the Top50 of the Billboard Hot 100. It was later certified gold in the US in 2007. Paula DeAnda charted at No. 54 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album mainly consists of songs about love and relationships and is of the pop-R&B genre. [7] DeAnda co-wrote four songs on the album, which features production from Happy Perez among others. She was only 16 years old at the time of the album's release. Her second single "Walk Away (Remember Me)" (written by Christina Milian and Ne-Yo) was her biggest hit, reaching the top twenty on the Hot 100. The single was certified gold by the RIAA, becoming her second single to do so. Follow-up singles from her debut included "When It Was Me" and "Easy" which the latter featured rapper Bow Wow. She later appeared in the MTV television film Super Sweet 16: The Movie . [3]

In 2008, DeAnda began production on next effort, initially due in 2009. [8] A buzz single "Stunned Out" was released and garnered some airplay, but the set's lead single ended up being the ballad "Roll the Credits", which was released with a music video was planned. [8] Clive Davis left Arista's parent company at the time, RCA Label Group in 2008 to become the chief creative officer for Sony BMG. [9] DeAnda also parted ways with Arista to become an independent artist following his departure.

2010–2014: Scrapped second album, The Voice and The Voice & the Beats EP

After leaving Arista Records, DeAnda's sophomore album was shelved, in addition to a tentative Spanish album. However her Spanish album was leaked to Yahoo Musica, a Latin Music venue that featured her leaked singles from the sophomore album. Following this period, DeAnda began posting a series of covers on YouTube in the summer of 2010. [10] DeAnda released a series of digital singles: "Besos" in 2011 which would later be covered by Jojo, "Your Place" in 2012 and "Shut Up and Love Me" in 2013.

Following her digital releases in 2013, DeAnda was selected to perform the National Anthem live on television at the Canelo vs Trout fight.

In 2014, DeAnda auditioned for Season 6 of NBC's singing competition, The Voice . [11] Both Shakira and Blake Shelton turned their chairs but she opted for Blake Shelton. During the Battles, Round 1, she was defeated by fellow Team Blake teammate Sisaundra Lewis after their duet of Lady Gaga's "Do What U Want".

StageSongOriginal artistDateOrderResult
Blind Audition The Way Ariana Grande March 10, 20145.3 Shakira and Blake Shelton turned
Joined Team Blake
Battles, Round 1"Do What U Want" (vs. Sisaundra Lewis) Lady Gaga March 17, 20148.5Eliminated

After The Voice, DeAnda collaborated with the Jump Smokers on her first EP The Voice & The Beats, which was released on June 25, 2014, and featured the first single "Horns Blow (Shimmy Shimmy)".

2015–2019: Second EP PDA, Collaborations, etc.

In February 2015, DeAnda launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund a new album, which was achieved in a couple of weeks. [12] In May, she announced an EP titled PDA. [13] The project was to be preceded by the song, "Brand New", released on March 23, 2015.

In early 2018 DeAnda was asked to sing the Star Spangled Banner once more for the televised rematch fight Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II . In April 2019, DeAnda featured on a single titled "Killin' My Vibe" by Waseem Shark and Dub Shakes, which featured her vocals in Hindi and garnered airplay success in Southeast Asia. [14]

By October 3, 2019, DeAnda released Iddi Biddi, which paid homage to Selena and Aaliyah. The song was later followed by lyric visuals and is set to promote the revival of her PDA project. [15] Since December 2019, Paula has been hinting for a possible musical collaboration between her and Nivea. Both singers have shown interest in working together. [16]

Influences

DeAnda has cited Christina Aguilera, [17] Jo Dee Messina, Shania Twain, Aaliyah, LeAnn Rimes, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Selena as major musical influences. [5]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US
[18]
Paula DeAnda 54

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
TitleEP details
The Voice & the Beats(with Jump Smokers)
  • Released: June 24, 2014
  • Label: JS Sound
  • Formats: Digital download
4th of July with Hi Jackson & the Country Club
  • Released: July 4, 2019
  • Label: Audiam
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
US
[20]
US
Pop

[21]
AUS
[22]
UK
Down.

[23]
2006 "Doing Too Much" 41 20 RIAA: Gold [24] Paula DeAnda
"Walk Away (Remember Me)" (both solo and featuring The D.E.Y.) 18 4 60 97 RIAA: Gold [24]
2007 "When It Was Me" [A]
"Easy" 64 18
2009 "Roll the Credits" Non-album singles
2011 "Besos"
2012 "Your Place"
2013 "Shut Up and Love Me"
2014 "The Way" (The Voice performance single)
"Horns Blow (Shimmy Shimmy)" The Voice & the Beats
2015 "Marching" Non-album singles
"Don't Stop"
2019 "Roll It"
"Iddi Biddi"
2020 "Call It Quits"
"Freaky"
2023 "IIWY"
2024 "For the Night"
"No Puedo"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Notes

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2006"Doing Too Much" Diane Martel [27]
"Walk Away (Remember Me)" Ray Kay [28]
2007"Easy" Bille Woodruff [29]
"When It Was Me"Ed Oacanas
2011"Besos"Happy Perez
2013"Your Place"Larry Servin
2015"Brand New"Freddy Dang
2019"I Don't Wanna Wait"Potent
"Roll It"Mark Amar
2020"OG"DX
"Mí Droga"H3ctor
"Cowboy Boots"Jeff Adair

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"There's Nothin'"2007 Sean Kingston Sean Kingston
"Supa Chic" Baby Bash Cyclone
"As Days Go By (The Love Letter)"
"Bubble On"Latino Velvet, Angel DustThe Camp Is Back
"Best Friend"2010That Dirty Mexican ZoeMindin My Bizniz
"Dreamin'"2011MC Magic, Don CiscoThe Rewire
"Thanks For Looking Over Us"Jay Tee, Baby Bash, MugziThe Game Is Cold
"Get It In"Lucky LucianoMoney Bags
"Keep The Party Alive"2012EnocNon-album single
"Crazy"Baby JayLuv & Respect
"Sittin' In Somethin New"2013Jay Tee, Baby Bash, Big GeminiVallejo Mentality
"Butterfly Kisses"Baby Bash, Frankie J.Unsung The Album
"Spoiled Lil Bitch"Baby Bash, Mickael, Lucky Luciano
"Space City"DJ Go Hi-C, Young Fresh, Slim Thug, Bun B, Killa KyleonHouston Is Certified
"Look Around"2014Big Gemini, Yung BlastDeadly Melody
"Pray For Me"GT GarzaYoung Mexico + Brown Funeral
"Run Thangs"2015 Honey Cocaine The Gift Rap EP
"Pobre Cancionero"2016Sebastien De La CruzNon-album single
"I Don't Know You"Josh-BNon-album single
"On Tonight" Lil Rob Da Beats Album Vol. 1 (Compilation)
"Body Yo Body"2017Baby Bash, Frankie J., Kap G Sangria
"Ain't No Sunshine"2018Baeza, GT GarzaNon-album single
"America"2019Hi Jackson & The Country Club, Bizness Boi4th Of July With Hi Jackson & The Country Club
"Killin' My Vibe"Waseem Stark, Dub ShakesNon-album single
"I Don't Wanna Wait" Rico Rossi, M-StatusNon-album single
"OG"2020Drei, OplusOrigin
"Mi Droga"YBENon-album single
"Hopeless"R!OT, Jake BarkerHopeless EP
"Cowboy Boots"Hi Jackson & The Country ClubNon-album single
"Valentine's Kisses"2021Baby Bash, MC MagicNon-album single
"One More Time"Krystall PoppinNon-album single
"Somos Novios"2024Tortilla Factory, Gilbert DeAnda "El Coyote"Non-album single
"Baddies"Sara JeihooniPretty Girl Complex

Filmography

[30]

Film

Year | Film | Role

2007 | Super Sweet 16: The Movie | Alicia [31]

2008 | Paula DeAnda (Video-EPK) | Herself

2012 | Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2 | Soundtrack only

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