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Frankie J (born December 14, 1980) is a Mexican American pop singer. He has had several hits in the US, including “Don’t Wanna Try” in 2003 and “Obsession” in 2005. His album The One debuted at #3 on the Billboard album charts in April 2005.
Early career
He was born Francisco Javier Bautista (a.k.a. Frankie J.) in Tijuana and raised in San Diego from the age of 2. He comes from a musical background with his father being the lead singer of a traditional band. Frankie J grew up listening to both traditional Latin music as well as R&B. He attended Southwest High School (San Diego, CA) for his high school years.
As a teenager, he started listening to freestyle music by Lisa Lisa, Brenda K. Starr and George Lamond. He started writing his own songs and singing in the same falsetto style as Lamond. At 15, he signed a contract with a Canadian independent label working as Frankie Boy and recorded songs which failed to achieve any success. In 1997, he signed with Jellybean Benitez.
In the late 1990s, he joined Kumbia Kings and was a member of that successful Latin group touring throughout Latin America. The group played in front of 100,000 people in a concert in Monterrey, Mexico.
Frankie’s ambitions were always directed to the American pop-music markets. In 2002 He approached Los Kumbia Kings mangement in an attempt to secure record deal as a solo-artist. He proposed that they record, promote, and market him to the “MTV” market. A vastly diffent music culture then what Los Kumbia Kings made their name in, but Management declined, citing the risky investment. Frankie then shopped demos to an array of record companies, and garnered a tremendous amount of interest, but his contract with The Kumbia Kings would prove to be a problem.
Early career
He was born Francisco Javier Bautista (a.k.a. Frankie J.) in Tijuana and raised in San Diego from the age of 2. He comes from a musical background with his father being the lead singer of a traditional band. Frankie J grew up listening to both traditional Latin music as well as R&B. He attended Southwest High School (San Diego, CA) for his high school years.
As a teenager, he started listening to freestyle music by Lisa Lisa, Brenda K. Starr and George Lamond. He started writing his own songs and singing in the same falsetto style as Lamond. At 15, he signed a contract with a Canadian independent label working as Frankie Boy and recorded songs which failed to achieve any success. In 1997, he signed with Jellybean Benitez.
In the late 1990s, he joined Kumbia Kings and was a member of that successful Latin group touring throughout Latin America. The group played in front of 100,000 people in a concert in Monterrey, Mexico.
Frankie’s ambitions were always directed to the American pop-music markets. In 2002 He approached Los Kumbia Kings mangement in an attempt to secure record deal as a solo-artist. He proposed that they record, promote, and market him to the “MTV” market. A vastly diffent music culture then what Los Kumbia Kings made their name in, but Management declined, citing the risky investment. Frankie then shopped demos to an array of record companies, and garnered a tremendous amount of interest, but his contract with The Kumbia Kings would prove to be a problem.
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Daddy's Little Girl
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Story of My Life
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Still
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Without You
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We Still
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In the Moment
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Is This What You Call Love?
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Just Can't Say It's Love
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josecharts wrote:
More than words my favourite :)
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pandaah_girl wrote:
he is sooooo cute n fine. i love all his songs <3
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lindsatthedisco wrote:
Suga suga.
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Laguna_Justin wrote:
love obsessions
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xxLisaaxx wrote:
still <3 and..dont wanna try <3 good songs!
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Bloodzie wrote:
Frankie J – The One - featuring 3LW <- Great one, im hooked up on dis
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daviddoh wrote:
Driving Myself Insane :]
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amphitritegirl wrote:
love his voice
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Ke-Boo wrote:
I LUV FRANKIE J...HE KILLS IT ON EVERY TRACK...SING IT PAPA !!!
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Lamaonfire wrote:
so cool!! love making music alrite
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blonde_BiiTCH wrote:
daddys little girlll!!!! hella ammmaazziinnngg! :D
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lalatina17 wrote:
my life story !!!!!! kill it boy
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mikuez wrote:
suga suga how you get some fly
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koalabb1234 wrote:
Frankie J rock.
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ceresa1991 wrote:
frankie j(L)
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Jabsta wrote:
he sorta pissed me off when he ripped off Obsesion from OV7 and put his name on it...he just translated some of the lyrics...but he has a few good songs
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kosticr wrote:
SOO VERY UNDERRATED!!!!!!
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Saefongtam wrote:
I love this song It reminds me ofmy dad a litte bit.
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sarahyourhome18 wrote:
like like this song daddys little girl because my dad is my best friend
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Chelseaclub wrote:
love frankie j
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