Those are the words that define Jennifer Degollado, a Mexican-American singer and musician of cumbia, mariachi, and ranchera music; originally from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. She is the daughter of the lead singer, Sergio Degollado, of Gold and Platinum Record international selling group, Control. She is also known as their new accordionist and singer while adding a ‘feminine touch’ to the band.

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In 2010, Jennifer released her first music video “Lo Que Mas Quiero” where she accompanies her father while she sings and plays the accordion. The song was featured as a father-daughter duo in the ‘Influencias y Raices’ album by Control and recieved a great response from the audience and international TV shows such as Sabado Gigante, El Gordo Y La Flaca, and Estrella TV. In 2011, Jennifer released “Asi” duo with Fito Olivares which reached #39 on the Billboard charts and a few years later released the single “Sólo Contigo” with Javier Rios from Los Invasores de Nuevo Leon in 2015 and reached a higher number on the Billboard charts.

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In 2016, Jennifer received her sponsorship by her favorite brand of accordions, Hohner. This was when her Facebook video went viral and made a great impact on social media where she is receiving her first Hohner accordion and brought everyone in tears. The gold accordion in this video was what she had been saving for years and her father, Sergio, surprises her with it and gave her the good news that Hohner was sponsoring her.

 

Later in 2016, Jennifer decided to show some of her singing talents for other Mexican music genres she has studied from when she was in the Mariachi in San Benito High School. She released “Crucifijo de Piedra” and “Ya Lo Sé Que Tú Te Vas” on Youtube as a surprise to her fans which left the audience in awe. “I wanted to show my fans that I can do more; music from Mexico is my most preferred music.” - Jennifer Degollado.

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In December 2018, Jennifer graduated with her bachelors degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Texas - Rio Grande Valle. Jennifer wanted to prove to her fans that anything is possible if you believe and work hard enough. “This degree is for my parents, my little sisters, my followers, and for all of the young girls who have looked up to me. Everything is possible with God, and so I hope to inspire and be a good example to them.” Says Jennifer. Who now plans to take Music Business courses at Berklee College Of Music in Boston to be an asset to her parents record label Dego Music and specialize in Music Publishing.

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Jennifer continues to tour across the nation with Control and says she has no plans to become a solo artist but still plans to release more music. “When I was young I lost a lot of time with my dad since he was always touring with Control, and now I just want to make up for those lost times we could have had together.” ... “I still want to release music and make a few albums with my voice while being with Control and just continue doing what I love.” Says Jennifer. Her discography is available at Apple Music, iTunes, Google Play, and streaming on Pandora and Spotify. For more about Jennifer Degollado you can follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.