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Lisa Lisa (Lisa Velez) was born on 15 January, 1967 in New York City, U.S., is an American singer. Discover Lisa Lisa's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?

Popular As Lisa Velez
Occupation Singer
Age 57 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 15 January, 1967
Birthday 15 January
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
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1967

Lisa Velez (born January 15, 1967), better known by her stage name Lisa Lisa, is an American singer.

According to Spin magazine, Velez was born in 1967 in Hell's Kitchen in New York City as the youngest of ten to a religious mother, who supported the family by babysitting, and an absentee father.

Of Puerto Rican descent, Velez learned to speak Spanish at home and English in school.

She sang in her church choir, at the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, along with her six sisters, and was an A student at Julia Richman High School in Manhattan.

At Sacred Heart she studied alongside several future members of the Irish American criminal organization, The Westies.

In school she was also part of a traveling singing group that sang Motown hits and songs from old Broadway musicals.

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam was founded when Velez successfully auditioned for the Brooklyn production team Full Force.

She met drummer Mike Hughes at Funhouse, a Manhattan underage club that she frequented to be discovered.

She described the atmosphere as, "a young place, no liquor served in that place at all, so I kinda liked it. I used to dance a lot, but I was always aware of where I was turning, so I would watch and find out who's who, where's where."

Hughes spotted her, finding her attractive and asked her to audition for the production team.

She took the subway to a house in Brooklyn, her first trip to the borough, without her protective older brother, who was to later become her bodyguard.

1980

She rose to fame in the 1980s as one-third of the band Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam.

The group amassed a number of hit songs throughout the 1980s.

Velez said of her moniker "I guess they had the type of idea like, okay, [the U.T.F.O. hit] 'Roxanne, Roxanne' worked, why not Lisa Lisa? I thought it was cute because I knew it would cause controversy, talk."

About getting paid, Velez expressed "I don't think about the money. I'm not doing this for the money. I was pulling in 600 to 700 a week when I was working at Benetton, so it doesn't mean shit to me. I'm just doing this 'cause I want to sing."

By the end of the '80s, however, the group's success had begun to decline.

Their fourth and final album, Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen, was less of a commercial success, though it did include a hit with "Let the Beat Hit 'Em", which reached the top 40 on the US pop chart and was a hit on both the R&B and club charts.

1985

With Hughes and Alex "Spanador" Moseley, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam recorded their debut single, "I Wonder If I Take You Home", soon after forming in 1985, releasing it as an independent single.

The group quickly signed to Columbia Records, which re-released the single, and it climbed into the R&B top ten in the US and the top 20 in the UK.

1991

The group disbanded in 1991, and Velez pursued both solo singing and acting careers, and Moseley and Hughes went on to do other projects.

1994

Lisa Lisa released a solo album called LL77 in 1994, which included the moderate club hit "When I Fell in Love" (which was remixed by Junior Vasquez) and the notable single "Skip to My Lu", which hit No. 38 on the R&B chart.

1998

The album also features a cover version of the song "Stand" which was originally performed by Taylor Dayne on her 1998 album Naked without You.

2001

She resurfaced circa 2001 on the Nickelodeon series Taina, in which she played the title character's mother.

2005

Velez married Antonimar Mello in 2005.

2008

On June 24, 2008, Lisa Lisa presented an award at the BET Awards, sparking interest that she may be planning a comeback.

2009

In 2009, she released Life 'n Love, a full-length album of new material on Mass Appeal Entertainment featuring the single "Can't Wait" with guest rapper Pitbull.

2014

In March 2014, she appeared with Stevie B., TKA, Sa-Fire, and others at the eighth annual Forever Freestyle showcase at the Lehman College Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx.

2019

In June 2019 Lisa Lisa signed with Snoop Dogg's Army, part of the Snoop Dogg Entertainment Company.

Lisa turned down the role of “Lisa” in the movie Coming to America offered to her by Eddie Murphy.