Jacqueline Marie “Jackie” Evancho (/iːˈveɪŋkoʊ/ ee-vayng-koh; born April 9, 2000)[1] is an American classical crossover singer who gained wide recognition at an early age and, since 2009, has issued an EP and four albums, including a platinum and gold album and three Billboard 200 top 10 debuts.
The youngest female sensation in Classical music: MS. JACKIE EVANCHO, a Catholic from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. At a very young age she has done concerts all over the United States and all over the world. She had performed before Presidents and with Opera Stars and with great orchestras. Her four albums are always on top of the Billboard Charts.
With the 2010 holiday release of her O Holy Night EP, Evancho became the best-selling debut artist of 2010, the youngest top-10 debut artist in U.S. history and the youngest solo artist ever to go platinum. She first performed in front of U.S. President Barack Obama at the 2010 National Christmas Tree lighting in Washington, D.C. In June 2011, her first full-length major-label album, Dream With Me, produced by David Foster, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, and she became the youngest top-5 debut artist in UK history. Billboard ranked Evancho the top Classical Albums Artist for 2011. Evancho released another studio album, Heavenly Christmas, in November 2011. The same month, she became the youngest person ever to give a solo concert at Lincoln Center in New York City as part of her Dream With Me Tour. She has made two solo Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) specials for the television series Great Performances, and a third is scheduled for release in December 2014.
Evancho’s parents are Lisa and Michael Evancho.[6] Her father operated a video security business until 2010.[7] She has an older brother Jacob, a younger brother Zachary, and a younger sister Rachel.[6] She and her family are CATHOLIC[7] and reside in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [WIKIPEDIA]