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Paulina Rubio

Paulina Rubio Dosamantes (born June 17 1971) is a Grammy, Latin Grammy and Latin Billboard nominated Mexican singer and actress. Known as The Golden Girl and Queen of Latin Pop[1], she achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina (2000), and has sold over 17 million albums worldwide. Paulina Rubio is the top female artist in Mexico and is becoming an international celebrity.

Biography

The daughter of Mexican actress Susana Dosamantes, Rubio was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. Her music is popular in Latin America, Spain, and the United States. English-speakers recognize her from her 2002 hit single Don't Say Goodbye (Si Tu Te Vas).

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Paulina at the promotion of Pau-Latina

Ni Una Sola Palabra, her next album reached the #1 spot on radio in many Latin American countries, as well as the U.S. and Spain. It reached #1 on U.S. Billboard's "Hot Latin Tracks." Paulina Rubio's last three Spanish-language albums have all consecutively peaked at the #1 spot on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart.[2]

On April 30, 2007, she married Spanish public relations executive Nicolas Vallejo Najera "Colate" in Xcaret, a Mexican eco-tourism park on the Mayan Riviera.

In the spring of 2008, she recorded a Public Service Announcement (PSA) in Spanish for Rock the Vote about the importance of participating in the voting process. It can be found on Rock the Vote's Youtube channel.[3]

Spanish Cosmopolitan cover controversy

In October 2007, Rubio was the subject of a government probe into whether she had desecrated Mexico's flag. The Spanish edition of Cosmopolitan magazine featured her apparently naked underneath a red, white, and green sheet. The Mexican government said she may have violated an article in the National Flag, Shield and Anthem Law, which states that private individuals will give the appropriate respect to the national symbol and handle it with care. The offence can be punished by fines ranging from $45,000 to $50,000 MXN (Mexican pesos) and jail time of up to 36 hours.[4] However, in a published report, her mother, Susana Dosamantes, said that the artist did not authorize such photos.

Pre-solo career

Paulina Rubio has a younger brother, Enrique.

At age 5, Paulina was taking singing, acting, jazz, painting, and dance lessons at what is now the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) in Mexico. After two years of lessons, Pedro Damián and Martha Zavaleta requested approval from her parents for Paulina's joining a band being formed with Centro students.

On April 30, 1982, under the guidance of Miguel Bosé she debuted in a children's pop group called Timbiriche. The original band had 7 members: Alix Bauer, Benny Ibarra, Diego Schoening, Mariana Garza, Paulina Rubio, Sasha Sökol, and Erick Rubin (who joined in 1983). Rubio recorded a total of 11 albums as part of Timbiriche. In 1985, Timbiriche participated in the musical Vaselina (Spanish adaptation of the American musical Grease). While in Timbiriche, Rubio also turned to acting in telenovelas with Televisa. She landed her first role in 1988, as the villain Paulina Montenegro in Pasión y Poder (Passion and Power). In 1992, she also starred in Baila Conmigo (Dance With Me) as Andrea, one of the biggest telenovelas of that year. Two soundtracks, Baila Conmigo and Recuerdos de Baila Conmigo (Memories of "Dance With Me"), were released. Many members of the popular series also made television performances on Siempre en Domingo (Always on Sunday), among other TV programs.

EMI: The golden years

In 1991, Rubio left Timbiriche to launch a solo career. She traveled to Spain to begin work on her first project as a solo artist. In 1992, she released her solo debut album, La Chica Dorada (The Golden Girl) under the EMI Latin record label. The album's title stuck, and Paulina is still known as la chica dorada in Latin America. The album's first single "Mío" (Mine) quickly became one of her trademark songs. La Chica Dorada was certified Diamond (having sold one million copies) in 1997, and she was presented with an award during her promotion of Planeta Paulina on Veronica Castro's then-running music show La Tocada. After several reissues, the album has gone on to sell more than 1.2 million copies worldwide.

In 1993, she released 24 Kilates (24 Karats), which sold more than 150,000 copies within three weeks of its release. In 1995, El Tiempo Es Oro (Time Is Gold) was released. It included the hit Te Daría Mi Vida (I Would Give My Life For You) and the theme song to the 1994 Mexican film Bésame En La Boca (Kiss Me on My Mouth), which starred Paulina Rubio. In 1996, she released her last album with the EMI Latin record label, Planeta Paulina, which included the hit single Enamorada (In Love) and featured the theme song of the 1995 telenovela of the same name in which Rubio starred as Alma, Pobre Niña Rica (Poor Rich Girl). Rubio also recorded English versions of the songs appearing in the album. Some of these would be released years later in a hits compilation.

After Planeta Paulina, Rubio temporarily left the music scene. She moved to Spain where she did a little bit of everything. Except for her participation in 1998's Reencuentro (Reunion) Tour with Timbiriche, Paulina was absent from the music scene for nearly four years.

Paulina

Rubio made a strong comeback to the music scene in 1999 by recording Vive El Verano (Live In The Summertime), the theme song to a summer TV show she was presenting in Spain, which was her first single under her new contract with Universal. In early 2000, the single Lo Haré Por Ti (I'll Do It For You) launched her fifth studio album, the self-titled Paulina. Paulina was nominated three times at the second annual Latin Grammy Awards for "Album Of The Year," "Song Of The Year," and "Best Female Pop Vocal Album." She became the winner of multiple awards. It became Rubio's first no. 1 album on Billboard's "Top Latin Albums" chart, as well as the highest selling Latin album of 2001. The album Paulina has sold more than 4 million albums worldwide to this date. Other singles released from the album include the ranchera El Ultimo Adios (The Last Goodbye), Y Yo Sigo Aquí (And I'm Still Here), Yo No Soy Esa Mujer (I'm Not That Woman), Sexi Dance, and Tal Vez, Quizá (Maybe, Perhaps). Such was the success of Paulina that Universal Records decided it was time for Rubio to prepare her first English-language production.

Border Girl

Paulina Rubio's presence in the English-language market came in 2002. The hit single "Don't Say Goodbye" peaked at #41 position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart and whose music video became a regular on MTV's Total Request Live. On June 18, 2002, Border Girl, Rubio's first foray into English-language-Pop, was released. The album debuted at #11 position on the Billboard Hot 200 Chart and was certified Gold in the US. Although her debut English album did not launch her into superstardom out of the Hispanic world, it did give Paulina her desired international recognition. As of June 21, 2002, the Houston, Texas radio station 104 KRBE declared the 21st of June as Paulina Day in Houston. Rubio also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, and CD:UK, among others. She also performed at many international festivals, including Wango Tango, Festivalbar, and Festival di Sanremo in Italy. With Border Girl, Rubio appeared in magazines like Rolling Stone, Stuff, and Blender. In Fall 2002, Rubio toured and performed material from Border Girl with fellow Latin pop star Enrique Iglesias.

Pau-Latina

Paulina Rubio's 2004 album, Pau-Latina was most successful. The album's first single, Te Quise Tanto (I Wanted You So), became her biggest single to date, reaching the top position on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks for five weeks. Pau-Latina became Rubio's second consecutive album to debut at #1 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums. Other singles released from the album include the #1 track Dame Otro Tequila (Give Me Another Tequila) and the top ten hits Algo Tienes (Something You've Got) and Mia (Mine). Pau-Latina won several awards during the year and was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Pop Female Vocal Album in 2004. In 2005, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Vocal Album. She was the only female nominated in that category.

The success of Pau-Latina opened doors for Paulina, as she hosted The MTV Latin America Awards for the first time, the first time a female had done so. Paulina Rubio was also named People En Espanol's 2005 Star of the Year.

Ananda

Paulina Rubio released her latest Album Ananda on September 19th, 2006 in the U.S. and on September 18th, 2006 worldwide. It reached the #1 spot in the U.S. and several Latin American countries. It reached #25 on U.S. Billboard's Billboard Hot 200 albums chart, and it reached the #1 spot on Billboard's Top Latin Albums. Ni Una Sola Palabra (Not A Single Word) has reached the #1 spot on radio in many Latin American countries, as well as the U.S. and Spain. It reached #1 on U.S. Billboard's "Hot Latin Tracks. Ananda received 3 Billboard awards for Ananda; one of them was for Album Of The Year.

The next single, Nada puede cambiarme (Nothing Can Change Me), enjoyed the assistance of legendary ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, showing that Paulina is able to reach across musical genres to establish fresh sounds.

Ananda was certified a multi-platino award for album sales of 250,000 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The album sold 30,000 copies in the U.S. and 83,000 on the United World Chart in its first week.

Paulina performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Gala in Oslo, Norway, alongside such acts as Rihanna, John Legend, and Lionel Richie, who also lined up to honor 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Muhammad Yunus.

Discography

Main article: Paulina Rubio discography

Number-one singles

For a full singles discography, please see Paulina Rubio singles discography.

Year Single Chart positions[5][6][7][8]
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Hot Latin Songs U.S. Latin Pop Airplay Argentina Mexico Spain Latin America United Kingdom
1993 "Nieva Nieva" - 27 - - 1 - - -
2000 "Lo Haré Por Ti" - 13 7 - 1 - - -
2000 "El Último Adios" - 18 13 - 1 - - -
2000 "Y Yo Sigo Aquí/I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)" - 3 2 - 1 1 - 74
2001 "Vive El Verano" - - - - - 1 - -
2002 "Don't Say Goodbye" 41 5 5 4 1 1 5 32
2003 "Baila Casanova" - 37 22 1 3 1 - -
2004 "Te Quise Tanto" 105 1 1 1 2 1 1 -
"Algo Tienes" 121 4 1 7 9 4 3 -
"Dame Otro Tequila" 105 1 1 8 8 - 5 -
2006 "Ni Una Sola Palabra" 98 1 1 2 1 1 1 -
2007 "Nada Puede Cambiarme" - 21 6 8 10 1 14 -
Total Number-one hits - 3 4 2 6 7 2 -

Timbiriche discography

  1. "Timbiriche" (1982)
  2. "La Banda Timbiriche" (1982)
  3. "En Concierto" (1983)
  4. "Disco Ruido" (1983)
  5. "Que No Acabe Navidad" (1983)
  6. "Vaselina" (1984)
  7. "Timbiriche Rock Show" (1985)
  8. "Timbiriche 7" (1987)
  9. "Timbiriche VIII - IX" (1988)
  10. "Timbiriche Clásico" (1998)
  11. "Los Clásicos De Timbiriche" (1989)
  12. "Timbiriche 10" (1990)
  13. "El Concierto" (1998)
  • Paulina was part of Timbiriche only in these albums.

Awards

  • At Billboard Music Awards Latin

or 2001. Latin Album of the Year (awarded by Billboard magazine)
or 2005. Hot Latin Tracks Artist of the Year
or 2005. Pop Album of the Year, Female: Pau-Latina
or 2005. Latin Pop Airplay Track of the Year: (Te Quise Tanto)
or 2007. Pop Album, Female Artist: (Ananda)
or 2007. Theme for Latin pop radio with more widely known, by: (Ni Una Sola Palabra)

  • Prizes MiTRL Awards: Girl of the Year (2007)
  • Much Music Award: 15 years of experience (2007)
  • Premios Lo Nuestro
  • Silver Torch Award (2005)
  • Prizes WAVES
  • Prizes friend
  • Orchid Diamond (granted by the public in the city of Maracaibo)
  • MTV Awards (1) "Fashionista Award 2007". Chosen public vote.
  • Youth Awards
  • Award cassandra in Dominican republic
  • Prizes for the People
  • You Music Awards
  • Latin GRAMMY Awards (1) by Pau-Latina
  • Prize TV y Novelas Tarabu
  • Gold Award (2007) of the first singer to receive mexico
  • Award E! Entertainment

References

  1. ^ "Latin pop princess Paulina Rubio attends the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV. 2005-08-28.
  2. ^ "Billboard Album Chart History". Billboard.com. 2008-01-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ YouTube - Paulina Rocks the Vote
  4. ^ "Row Over Pop Star's 'Nude' Flag Pose". Sky News. 2007-10-11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Paulina Rubio: Billboard Singles"
  6. ^ "Argentina Top 40 Singles"
  7. ^ "Top 40 Charts"
  8. ^ "Paulina Rubio's Number Ones"
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