Eli Jas

Manhattan born, songstress, Julissa Ruiz, better known as Eli Jas has been taking the Latin Music scene by storm. The Dominican superstar has been recognized by Billboard.com in their Bubbling Undercolumn as a “noteworthy act making her way toward Billboard chart success.” The Native New Yorker was always determined to use her creativity to connect with the world. She began her journey with producer Chris Hierro and wrote “Tú Me Haces Volar”, which was part of the Mtv Tr3s platform “Descubre y Download” and was the most downloaded song of the platform. Eli also had the opportunity to write the theme song “De Nuevo” for MTV3’s show “Quiero Mi Baby”. In 2014 Eli Jas impacted the Billboard charts with her single, Deseandote ft. Fito Blanko. She also teamed up with Sergio George for the remake of “Tú Me Haces Volar” garnishing the young artist with two Billboard charting songs in a year. She was also chosen to be a celebrity contestant on Telemundo's new Tv Show "Buscando Mi Ritmo" and ended up being a fan favorite on the show and impressing her audience with her velvety tone and sound. It was no surprise Eli Jas is shaking up the industry with her fusion of R&B and Latin Pop and in January of 2015, Latina Magazine named her as one of only 14 artists to watch in 2015, alongside J Balvin, Kat Dahlia, Demi Lovato to name a few. All this hard work had not gone unnoticed and in 2015 Eli Jas was nominated for Premios Juventud “Best New Artist” award. If you are a baseball fan you may have heard Eli's sultry vocals in 2016 on reggaeton artists Alexis Y Fido's song "Si No Tiene El Swing (new version of "It Don't Mean A Thing If It Aint Got That Swing") in Spanish. It was produced exclusively for ESPN and was incorporated into all of ESPN's platforms worldwide. Later on that year, Eli was invited Nuremburg, Germany and Paris, France to do her first ever Europe Tour and was able to showcase her music and talent for her fans. In 2017, Eli Jas was invited to Austin, Texas to perform at SXSW for the first time and was soon after featured in VIBE MAGAZINE. Around the same time she released her single "Soy Yo" which caught the attention of brand Coors Light and offered her a Sponsorship and partnered up with her for their "My Climb, My Music" campaign. She is one of the only artists representing New York and she shares details about her musical journey, her writing process, and what it's like being a female artist in a male dominated industry. Eli Jas has been hard at work putting the final touches on her EP that will be featuring music in English and Spanish which will be set to release this year.. She’s been working and getting ready to show her audience the rawness of her music, beauty and soul.