Erica Mendez

About

Hip hop and R&B artist as well as model who has opened for Aretha Franklin and performed on stage alongside Alicia Keys.

Before Fame

She won regional vocal and dance competitions growing up before heading to East Stroudsburg University to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts in music and train to be an operatic singer. She studied classical music in high school.

Trivia

She sang the National Anthem at a Philadelphia Phillies game and at a boxing match in Brooklyn.

Family Life

She is the longtime girlfriend of boxer Danny Garcia. She is of Puerto Rican descent.

Associated With

Her music is heavily influenced by Missy Elliot and P. Diddy, among others.