- Source of Wealth: Music
- Age: 58
- Birth Place: Havana, Cuba
- Marital Status: Married (Maritere Vilar)
- Full Name: Juan Francisco Secada Ramírez
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: October 4, 1961
- Ethnicity: Afro-Cuban
- Occupation: Singer-Songwriter
- Education: Hialeah Senior High School, University of Miami, Miami Dade College, and Frost School Of Music
- Children: 2 (Mikaela Nina and John Henri)
Jon Secada is a Cuban-American and Afro-Cuban singer and songwriter with an estimated net worth of $12 million. He was able to write numerous songs for various artists which includes Mandy Moor, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, among others. He was able to win a couple of Grammy Awards and sell approximately 20 million albums since the release of his first English album. When he was a teenager, he got interested in pop, R&B, merengue, and salsa.
Jon became famous in the latter part of the 1980s. That’s when Gloria Estefan hired him as a backup singer. Soon he began to compose songs for her. He was the man behind the #1 hit, “Coming Out from the Dark.” Released in 1991, it was a very big milestone in his career. When he was touring with Gloria, he got an opportunity to show his solo skills as well. That’s when his career really picked up.
After his first solo performance, Jon released his own album. This 1992 album had plenty of hits. The songs were “Do You Believe In Us?,” “Angel,” and “Just Another Day.” The Spanish version of his album got him his first Grammy award. Secada won the award for the Best Latin Pop Album. His 2nd album “Heart, Soul and Voice” hit the platinum mark in the US. He produced hits such as “Mental Picture,” and “If You Go.” His 3rd album, Amor gave him the Grammy Award for the second time. Jon got it for the best Latin Pop performance.
Jon Secada has become an extremely famous songwriter. He has co-written the song Bella for Ricky Martin’s 1999 album. He was a co-writer for the Jennifer Lopez song Baila, which was included in the album “On the 6.”