Angela Vía (born December 29, 1981) is a Latina (Mexican-American) singer/songwriter from Texas.

She was born in Raymondville, Texas. Her family moved to Gresham, Oregon, a suburb of Portland, Oregon, when she was 9. Although she currently lives in Oregon, she makes frequent trips to Los Angeles, California.

• In 1996, Angela recorded some of her favorite songs by other artists, such as Selena's "Amor Prohibido" and Mariah Carey's "Hero," in a recording studio. She also enjoyed listening to singers such as Gloria Estefan and Toni Braxton.

• In 1997, Angela recorded the Diane Warren-penned classic by Whitney Houston, "You Were Loved," for a Cans For Kids CD.
  • Angela performed at The Wedding Singer movie premiere in Hollywood, California.

• In 1999, Angela scored herself seven-album deal with Lava/Atlantic Records. Angela's first release on the label was her contribution to the Pokémon: The First Movie soundtrack, "Catch Me If You Can." The soundtrack sold over 2 million copies in the U.S. alone.

• In 2000, Angela released her self-penned debut single, "Picture Perfect," and the Spanish version, "Retrato Perfecto." The CD-single sold over 110,000 copies within months. It received airplay at New York's Z100 and KTU . It was also released in Australia. The music video featured Smallville actor Tom Welling. The video was also a "TRL Wannabe." It received heavy videoplay on The Box and MTV.
  • Angela's second single, "I Don't Care," was released in September of that year. It also spent several weeks in Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Sales chart.
  • Angela guest-starred on soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and performed on Nickelodeon's Snick House.
  • Angela was also featured on two more movie soundtracks: The Little Vampire ("Best Friends") and Pokémon 2000 ("Wonderland").
  • She performed on nearly every date of the All That Music & More Festival summer tour.
  • Her self-titled debut album, Angela Via, was scheduled to be released by the end of the year. Both the English and Spanish versions were never released.

• In 2001, Angela was scheduled to record a music video with Lance Bass and Joey Fatone of N'Sync. For the video, Atlantic Records wanted Angela to slim down and dress more provocatively. Angela rejected Atlantic's offer and the video was cancelled.
  • TRL Christmas was released. Atlantic re-named Angela's self-penned track, "Wish We Could Be Free," to "Christmas Wish" as her contribution.
  • Angela was offered two movie roles.
  • Australian singer Delta Goodrem recorded a remake of "I Don't Care."

• In 2002, Angela recorded a commercial for Six Flags in which she performed "Papi Chulo ." The commercial was aired in several major cities across the U.S. Soon after the commercial was filmed, Atlantic dropped several artists from their roster, including Angela.
  • Angela's "Girl Playa No. 1" was featured on CBS's The District.

• In 2003, Angela's song, "Kissing You," was featured in the blockbuster hit, Boat Trip, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Roselyn Sanchez. She also starred in a Christian sitcom, Pastor Greg , which was released on DVD in 2004.
  • Chinese girl group T-Rush recorded a Chinese version of Angela's song "Girl Playa No. 1."
  • Salsa artist Kevin Ceballo recorded a remake of Angela's duet with Frankie Negron , "Eternamente Te Amare."
  • An online petition for the release of her album was created on Petition Online .
  • "Papi Chulo" was #1 on a popular mp3 website on Cinco de Mayo.

• In 2004, Angela's official website was revamped and her site averaged more visits than ever.
  • She continued to write songs for the Sony ATV Publishing affiliate Gruvia Productions that she delivered to both new and established artists. She also began recording a new demo to be sent to record labels.
  • Her debut album, Angela Via, was finally released by Atlantic Records on RealPlayer.

External links

Angela Via official website IMDB Official forum