Yakira Fernandez

Yakira Fernandez is a Dominican-American born singer/performer.  Yakira’s name is of Hebrew origin meaning costly and precious.   Her heart-stopping performances and vocal strength will captivate and command your attention.

Born in the Bronx, New York and raised there until she was about 14. In 1994 with her family moved to Orlando, FL where she still resides today. Growing up, her parents continued to speak and teach their children Spanish as a child and throughout her teenage years, so being fluent, – you can hear the distinctness and beauty within her Songs.

As a teenager, her passion grew and she began to craft her talent and  beauty in every opportunity she sought after, being inspired by other artist like Selena, La India and Brenda k. Star etc… giving bilingual performances within her acts.

Yakira, performed in many high school talent shows, and local radio performances 95.3FM growing and demonstrating her skillful and dynamic dancing and singing capabilities.  She even spent some time working for the Walt Disney World Company and Universal Studios in the entertainment department.

Being a bit tomboyish, transcended to brand and influence the brash and no nonsense attitude she acquired from hanging with the fellas, her dancing style and street image began to morph who she is on the inside, carameled with touches of other influences such as Mary J. Blige, Sade, Mariah Carey dancing and choreography moves like Paula Abdul, or Janet     Jackson with a even pop and break-dancing feel.

After graduating she continued to participate in numerous events and shows for free and less than nothing, the following years only proved she has what it takes to capture the attention of audiences everywhere she went and that she will keep on until she succeeds.

In 2007, she decided to take her passion and start a career as an Artist; she enrolled into Full Sail University, to obtain Bachelors in  Entertainment Business and a Minor in Recording Arts.  She and a few of her friends started working on her first Underground album.   She and  La Nina, who is featured and co-wrote three of the songs on her first underground PROMO album, – “Watching you, Watching Me,” “Hot,” and “All Eyes on Me.”  This album has compilations of Hip Hop, Pop, and Latino laced vocals whic has this album in an uproar of excitement from her friends, other students, and sparked the attention of local bar and club owners, and even other artists that noticed, she was beginning to take her work serious and made audiences take note of who she was!   She was not going to stop and her potential is potent!

She created a MY SPACE Webpage and in less than one month she had over 3,000 hits to her site.  Before she even released the album a friend of the family took the music to a local Florida High School and played it for the students, they loved it and wanted to know when the CD would be released.

She is featured on Orlando Spotlight as the New Artist of the Month, check it out at www.orlandospotlight.com.Her music is available for your listening enjoyment, as well as other things you want to know about Yakira!

April 2008 she performed at the Rebel club, in New York, where she had rave reviews, and she is on the Road to Discovery!!  Look for her new Album or stay in the know on www.myspace.com/yakirafanclub

Hometown:
Bronx, NY

Occupation:
Recording artist/Entertainment business/Recording Arts

What ONE Word BEST Describes You?
Domincian Singing Dream Girl

Favorite Website:
Myspace

Zodiac Sign:
Aries

Orientation:
Straight

Status:
Single

Major Turn On:
Anything that has to do with Music

Major Turn Off:
Unproductive people

Describe A Perfect Date:
Romantic dinner and a movie

When did you decide you wanted to get into modeling?
I have been a model/singer/dancer since i was about 6 years old

What are some of your short term and long term goals?
IN process of finishing school at Full Sail B.S. Entertainment Business/minor in Recording arts.

Email: [email protected]

MySpace URL:
myspace.com/yakirafanclub