Valeria is Valeria Andrews, a pop artist. Valeria has made a name for herself ever since her featured role in the film “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit”; along with Whoopi Goldberg, she co-wrote the song “Pay Attention” for the film’s soundtrack. She also appeared on two other movie soundtracks‚ “Rhythm of the Night” for “Moulin Rouge” and “Ooh La La” for “Legally Blonde”. Her breakthrough dance single “Girl I Told Ya” made its splash on the hit TV series “Gossip Girl”. Her best-known movie role was the amorous Wendy in “Just Married”, alongside Ashton Kutcher. Valeria’s other acting credits include the PBS series “American Family”, co-hosting a whole season of “Next Big Star” with Ed McMahon, and more recently the ABC sitcoms “Freddie” and “The George Lopez Show”. Valeria’s real-life story is the stuff of old Hollywood movies. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, her father was Australian and her mother is from Montevideo, Uruguay. Valeria began singing at the age of three, busking during the days while competing in talent contests at night, before moving on to appear in “Falstaff” at the Sydney Opera House and later starring in the lead role of “Annie”. Eleven year old Valeria and her father boarded a plane to Hollywood two nights after “Annie” closed. They got a tiny apartment in Hollywood and hit the Venice boardwalk every weekend with a boom-box and a coffee can to sing for their supper. Valeria remembers, “We worked everyday, whether it was cold-calling or circling the open-call ads and convinced ourselves that I was close to hitting it big,” she laughs.