Paulina Rubio
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Paulina Rubio Dosamantes (born June 17, 1971 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a Mexican singer and actress. She is the daughter of Susana Dosamantes, a Mexican film star and actress of telenovelas. Rubio's music is popular in Latin America, Spain, and the United States. English-speakers may recognize her from her 2002 hit single "Don't Say Goodbye". Paulina Rubio has sold over 15 million albums worldwide and is the number one female pop vocalist in Mexico.
Biography
Pre-Solo Career
Paulina Rubio is the older of two siblings. She has a younger brother named Enrique. At age 5, Paulina was taking singing, acting, painting, jazz and dance lessons while enrolled at what is now the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) in Mexico. After two years of being there, Pedro Damián and Martha Zavaleta contacted Paulina's parents for their approval in Paulina joining a band that would be formed by children from the center.
On April 30, 1982, she began her career when she was ten years old under the guidance of the Spaniard Miguel Bosé, debuting in a children's pop band 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 a year later). Other members that would later join Timbiriche include Eduardo Capetillo, Thalía, Edith Márquez, Bibi Gaytán, Claudio Bermúdez, Patty Tanuz, and Silvia Campos. Rubio recorded a total of 11 albums as part of Timbiriche. In 1985, Timbiriche participated in the musical Vaselina (based on 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 as Andrea.
The Golden Years with EMI
In 1991, Rubio left Timbiriche and focused on launching 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 to this day Paulina is known as "la chica dorada" or "the golden girl" in Latin America. The album's first single "Mío" (Mine) quickly became one of her trademark songs. La Chica Dorada was certified Diamond in 1997, and she was presented with an award during her promotion of "Planeta Paulina" on Veronica Castro's extinct music show, La Tocada. After many reissues in countries like Mexico, USA, and Spain, the album "La Chica Dorada" has gone on to sell more than 1.2 million copies worldwide.
In 1993, she released 24 Kilates (24 Karat), which sold more than 150,000 copies in just three weeks after its release. In 1995, El Tiempo Es Oro (Time Is Gold) was released. It included the hit "Te Daría Mi Vida" (I Would Die For You) and the theme song to the 1994 Mexican film "Bésame En La Boca" (Kiss Me), 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 took the longest retirement of her career. She left the music scene and moved to Spain where she did a little bit of everything. Except for her participation in 1998's Reencuentro Tour with Timbiriche, Paulina was absent from the music scene for nearly four years.
Hurricane Paulina: 2000 Comeback
Rubio's strong comeback to the music scene came in early 2000, where the single "Lo Haré Por Ti" launched her fifth studio album, the self-titled Paulina. Paulina was the first album released under the Universal record label. Paulina was nominated three times at the second annual Latin Grammy Awards and became the winner of multiple awards. It became Rubio's first no. 1 album on the Billboard 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", "Y Yo Sigo Aqui", "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer", "Sexi Dance", and "Tal Vez, Quizá". Such was the success of Paulina that Universal Records decided it was time for Rubio to prepare her first English-language production.
Border Girl: International Recognition
Paulina Rubio's presence in the English-language market came in 2002. The hit single "Don't Say Goodbye" rose to the 41st position on the 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 the 11th 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 the international recognition she sought for years. As of June 21, 2002, the Houston, TX 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 festivals including Wango Tango. With Border Girl, Rubio managed to appear in magazines like Rolling Stone, Stuff, and Blender to name a few. In Fall 2002, Rubio toured and performed material from Border Girl with fellow Latin star Enrique Iglesias.
Discography
| Album | Information |
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| File:LaChicaDorada.jpg | La Chica Dorada (EMI)
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24 Kilates (EMI)
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El Tiempo Es Oro (EMI) |
| File:PlanetaPaulina.jpg | Planeta Paulina (EMI)
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| File:Paulina(2000).jpg | Paulina (Universal)
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Border Girl (Universal) |
| File:Pau-Latina.jpg | Pau-Latina (Universal)
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Ananda (Universal)
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Hit Compilations
| Album | Information |
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| File:PaulinaTopHits.jpg | Top Hits (EMI) |
| File:ImSoInLove.jpg | I'm So In Love: Grandes Exitos (EMI)
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Total Worldwide Album Sales
Over 15 Million Copies
With Timbiriche
- Timbiriche (1982)
- La Banda Timbiriche (1982)
- En Concierto (1983)
- Disco Ruido (1983)
- Que No Acabe Navidad (1983)
- Vaselina (1984)
- Timbiriche Rock Show (1985)
- Timbiriche 7 (1987)
- Timbiriche 8-9 (1988)
- Los Clasicos De Timbiriche (1989)
- Timbiriche 10 (1990)
With Reencuentro Timbiriche
- El Concierto (1998)
- Timbiriche Clasico (1998)