Nancy Jane

Nancy Jane (born Nancy Jane Jimenez Castiglione on February 24, 1981 in Canada) is a Filipina actress, model and host of Italian and Filipino heritage. Her mother is Filipina and her father is a Canadian citizen of Italian descent. The road to Nancy Jane , the singer was a long and ardous one too. Nancy Jane, had formal training in Canada for musical theatre. She starred in local productions of South Pacific, Les Miserables, and The Wizard Of Oz . Nancy Jane, the electronica artist began as an experiment. While in a concert by a foreign artist, producer, Benj Gabitan noted that the show could have been a lot better if the lead female singer was sexier and more lively. He immediately thought of Nancy as a possible choice and approached her with the idea. Although, dance music was a far cry from Musical theatre, Nancy Jane embraced the idea because with the new dimension of dance music, it wasn’t just about the music or the beats. It’s the look, the vibe, the attitude, the entire package- it’s the lifestyle. Gabitan then engineered a deal with Dj Brian Cua ( who remixed Hale’s “ The Day You Said Goodbye,” and Regine’s “Shine” ) to come out with a local electronica song that could be at par if not even better than their foreign counterparts. For this, he tapped into ace songwriter/singer , Jingle Buena( Jingle wrote the hit “Forever Blue” by Cacai Velasquez and recently re-made by Jed Madela) to write the lyrics of the song and thus “When You Play Around” was born. They went into the studio and cut a demo which they sent to Warner Music Philippines and head honcho, Jim Baluyut, signed up Nancy Jane. Over the past year and a half, Nancy Jane started working with several other talents and after countless hours of recording in the studio, “ Nancy Jane” the album was born. Nancy Jane the album features 12 cuts including compositions by Rico Blanco, (formerly of Rivermaya), Mayi Caballero, Shiela Judalena and Jingle Buena and arrangements by Rico Blanco, Dj Brian Cua, Ricci Chan and Bimbo Yance of True Faith. The album includes a wide range of electronica compositions from the riveting “Control” to the thumpy “When You Play Around”, from the loungy “Deep Inside You” to the euro-pop flavored “Without You.” The carrier single , “Love Song,” is written by Jingle Buena and arranged by Brian Cua. It is interesting to note that the song was originally intended to be released as an acoustic track and was pitched as a theme for a tv teen drama anthology. { source: Warner Music Phil. Bio} Nancy Jane was also signed up by IPVG's EGAMES to be their official endorser of their online games which include: Ran Online, O2 Jam, Supreme Destiny, Cabal Online, Granado Espada and Dance Battle Audition wherein her singles are featured.