Deanna “Bomb Chica” Colón
When asked where her passion for entertainment comes from Deanna will always transparently answer “I was constantly bullied as a child because of my weight, on stage was the one place where I was not only accepted but applauded”.
A child of hard working, immigrant restaurant owners, Deanna was a latch key kid and spent any free time in her family’s basement with her hairbrush in hand would practice her singing and stage performance along with Whitney, Patsy, Chaka and Barbara. The family basement led to recording studios and stages in the Boston area, where Deanna was born and raised.
One lucky day, Deanna was overheard singing by a staff member at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. She was on the spot, offered a scholarship to attend their 5-week Summer Program and by the end of it, wowed the institution into awarding her a full tuition scholarship to study. Deanna gratefully accepted.
During her time at Berklee she honed her singing, performing and songwriting skills. She landed her first, national jingles, performed with and for Diana Ross, Patti Labelle, Arif Mardin, Yolanda Adams, CeCe Winans and Pat Metheny and on a magical night at The Wang Center in Boston, she took the stage with Stevie Wonder. He played piano and she sang “Ribbon in The Sky”. All she remembers is a standing ovation, hugging Stevie and not wanting to let go and being written up in The Boston Globe as a sensation the next day!
Deanna graduated Berklee with a BA in Music Business and Management and a minor in Songwriting. She picked up her degree moved to NYC. There she was met with more incredible opportunities as a vocalist for studio, live and jingle gigs. She landed a Top 3 Billboard Dance hit with “Higher”, which she sang/co-wrote and was produced by legendary DJ and Grammy award winning producer, David Morales.
Deanna moved to LA where the passion and success flourished further. Her professionalism and talents led her to be called upon by greats like David Foster, Diane Warren and many other hit writers and producers for lead and background vocals.
In 2014, Deanna was a contestant on Season 8 of NBC’s #1 rated show, “America’s Got Talent”, hosted by Nick Cannon with Celeb Judges: Howard Stern, Mel B., Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum, Deanna made it to the live, quarter semifinal round at Radio City Music Hall in NYC with a TV audience of 10 million. That same year she was cast as the lead singer/dancer/actress in the next 2 years of BIG LOTS holiday commercials.
Deanna has sung background vocals for Dirty Heads (All I Need), Daniel Skye (Smile), Nick Jonas (Chainsaw), Celine Dion (Unfinished Songs), Lea Michele (Louder), Justin Bieber (Believe & Pray), Havana Brown (One Way Trip), Paula Abdul (Dream Medley, Check Yourself & Pre-recorded performance vocals) & Cassie.
Her singing and songwriting can be heard in over 200 Film, TV & Ad placements like: “Apple”, “Betrayal”, “Sex and the City”, “General Hospital”, and “America’s Funniest Home Videos”, to name a few. As a vocalist, Deanna’s commercial resume includes national campaign spots for Instacart, Dos Equis, Big Lots, State Farm, Nabisco, Proctor & Gamble, Mattel, Jack in The Box and Siemens Technologies, to name just a handful.
Deanna’s songwriting credits include: My Silent Bravery “Drunk Off The Sun”, Red Velvet” Dumb Dumb”, Quincy Featuring French Montana “Friends First”, Sophia Grace “Girls Just Gotta Have Fun”, Charlie Wilson “Life Of The Party”, Cody Simpson “Guitar Cry”, Cassie “Sound Of Love”, Mya “Alive” & “Fabulous Life”, Justice Crew “Sexy & You Know It”, Bret Ryan “She’s Beautiful”, Three Graces “A Man Like My Father”, plus!
Forever creating, in July of 2020 Deanna launched her Inspirational, Self-Love/Body Normative company, Bomb Chica Apparel. The company was inspired by her song “I Am A Masterpiece”, a self-love anthem Deanna wrote in 2013 and released in 2017. It is an ongoing passion of Deanna’s to inspire everyone to love and appreciate themselves!
Another creative passion for Deanna has always been cooking. Honing her skills in the family restaurant led her to audition for Fox’s Master Chef in 2019, hosted by renowned Chef & TV personality, Gordon Ramsey. On Season 10 of the show, Deanna won a coveted white apron from the judges and became a member of the elite Top 20. Deanna appeared as a Judge and Chef on Season 2 of Hot Mess Express on Sling TV. She also made her Food Network debut in 2023 on “Battle of The Decades”. Deanna is invited to events nationwide for live cooking demos alongside culinary greats like Robert Irvine, Alex Guarnaschelli, Rocco DiSpirito and Maneet Chauhan. She also had garnered almost 300K followers on her Tik Tok cooking show “Go Fork Ya Self”.
Moreover, Deanna is an accomplished and respected International Vocal Coach. She trains aspiring voices worldwide in her studio as well as online.
In 2023, Deanna was cast as the lead singer/actress/dancer in a huge national spot for pharmaceutical brand Jardiance. The commercial has made such an impact that Deanna was not only invited to be interviewed by Chris Cuomo for NewsNation, but she also was featured on the front page of The Washington Post as well as a feature in Looper. That same year she was cast as an On Camera Principal alongside music sensation Bad Bunny in a commercial for Pepsi X Apple Music.
Deanna covered “I’m A Believer” by The Monkees in Italian, “Sono Biugarda” for the Jane Fonda Movie “Book Club 2”. The song also made the soundtrack!
The future is bright and abundant for Deanna and with that, gratefully blessed with creativity and talent, she is LIMITLESS!