New York-born Reina (which means "Queen" in Spanish) began singing and performing at the age of 12 - mostly inspired by her mother, who used to perform at a young age as well. "My mom taught me to sing" she says, "she was a singer when she was younger, but gave it up to raise her family. Now she is my co-manager and sings background on my records which is cool, needless to say music has bonded us in a very special way." Reina, knew that her childhood hobby would become her livelihood after performing the Fame ballad, "Out Here On My Own" in a high school production of Hooray For Hollywood. She recalls "afterward this girl in tears walked up to me backstage and said ‘you changed my life tonight’. She told me that she’d been considering suicide and that she connected to something in my performance. It blew my mind, and from that moment, I knew I had to do this professionally and use it as a means of promoting positive messages." That opportunity came while working as a backup singer for Deborah Cox and Corina which led her to work on her own projects. In 1999, her debut single was released. The single, "Find Another Woman," which was produced by Hex Hector, climbed to number two on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and achieved a nomination at the Winter Dance Music Conference in Miami. She later followed up the hit with "Anything for Love" which Reina co-wrote. In 2003, Reina had another hit with the single, "No One's Gonna Change You," which crossed over and entered Billboard's Top 100 Chart. In 2004, came the single "If I Close My Eyes (Everything Will Be Alright) and the debut of her full-length album, "This Is Reina" which was released in October through Robbins Entertainment. The album as well as her previous singles can be found at stores nationwide as well as through online venues such as amazon.com. To keep up on all the latest details and up-to-date news on Reina, be sure to log on and check our her official site at reinascastle.com.
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New York-born Reina (which means "Queen" in Spanish) began singing and performing at the age of 12 - mostly inspired by her mother, who used to perform at a young age as well. "My mom taught me to sing" she says, "she was a singer when she was younger, but gave it up to raise her family. Now she is my co-manager and sings background on my records which is cool, needless to say music has bonded us in a very special way." Reina, knew that her childhood hobby would become her livelihood after performing the Fame ballad, "Out Here On My Own" in a high school production of Hooray For Hollywood. She recalls "afterward this girl in tears walked up to me backstage and said ‘you changed my life tonight’. She told me that she’d been considering suicide and that she connected to something in my performance. It blew my mind, and from that moment, I knew I had to do this professionally and use it as a means of promoting positive messages." That opportunity came while working as a backup singer for Deborah Cox and Corina which led her to work on her own projects. In 1999, her debut single was released. The single, "Find Another Woman," which was produced by Hex Hector, climbed to number two on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and achieved a nomination at the Winter Dance Music Conference in Miami. She later followed up the hit with "Anything for Love" which Reina co-wrote. In 2003, Reina had another hit with the single, "No One's Gonna Change You," which crossed over and entered Billboard's Top 100 Chart. In 2004, came the single "If I Close My Eyes (Everything Will Be Alright) and the debut of her full-length album, "This Is Reina" which was released in October through Robbins Entertainment. The album as well as her previous singles can be found at stores nationwide as well as through online venues such as amazon.com. To keep up on all the latest details and up-to-date news on Reina, be sure to log on and check our her official site at reinascastle.com.