Jay Ulloa is a talented Mexican-American singer and multi-instrumentalist who rose to fame through his participation in the Spanish reality series ‘La Banda.’ Despite taking two years to release his debut original song, Jay has been steadily building his career through his YouTube channel, where he shares his music and travel vlog series. With a modest fan base on Instagram, Jay is also making waves in the acting world, making his debut on the YouTube digital network ‘Brat’ in 2018.
Quick Facts
- Age: 22 Years
- Gender: Male
- Occupation: Singers, Guitarists
- U.S. State: California
Career
CareerJay began his career by participating in the second season of ‘La Banda,’ a Spanish-language singing competition. The second season of the series premiered on September 11, 2016. The same year, he ventured into the social-media arena. He launched his self-titled ‘YouTube’ channel, too. However, he began posting videos in 2018. Jay’s first original song, ‘Manos Al Aire,’ was released on June 28, 2018, and is available on the channel.
In 2018, Jay made his acting debut with the ‘Brat’ original ‘YouTube’ series ‘Chicken Girls.’ He played the character named ‘Drake’ in 11 episodes of this series. With this, Jay began his association with ‘Brat.’ He later played the role of ‘Drake’ in ‘Holiday Spectacular.’ He was also seen as a guest on ‘Brat’s’ show ‘Brat Chat.’
Jay became active on his ‘YouTube’ channel quite late. Thus, he does not have too many subscribers on the platform. The channel has a series titled ‘Just Jay,’ which chronicles Jay’s travel experiences. He is more active on ‘Instagram,’ where his posts have earned him more than 277 thousand followers. Jay also has a ‘Twitter’ account. He enjoys playing the drums, the guitar, and the piano.
Family & Personal Life
Jay was born on November 23, 2001, in Sacramento, California. He is of Mexican descent. Jay has two younger brothers. One of them is named Emanuel. He also has a younger sister.
Jay loves playing various sports. He has been swimming and playing soccer since a young age. Jay was part of his high-school soccer and swim teams. He enjoys playing and watching football. He also likes singing and spending time with his friends. Jay loves to read. The ‘Harry Potter’ series is his favorite. ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and ‘GLOW’ are two of his all-time favorite TV shows. Jay enjoys listening to his favorite singer Zhamira Zambrano. The late Selena Quintanilla-Pérez is Jay’s source of inspiration in music.
Jay loves dogs and has two pet dogs named Mia and Chispas. He enjoys doughnuts, burgers, french fries, and ice cream.