''Belinda'' is the debut studio album by

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singer and actress

Belinda Peregrín Belinda Peregrín Schüll (born 15 August 1989 or 1992), mononymously known as Belinda, is a Spanish-Mexican singer, songwriter and actress. She has lived in Mexico City, Mexico since a young age. In 2000, she started her career as a child acto ...

. It was released in Mexico by Sony BMG Mexico and internationally by

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on August 5, 2003. The album was certified triple Platinum and Gold in Mexico on March 11, 2005.

Album information

Her international self-titled album ''Belinda'' was released by Sony BMG and RCA Records on August 5, 2003, with success, topping many countries including Mexico. The album was produced by Mauri Stern, Robin Barter, Graeme Pleeth and Rudy Pérez.

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It included hit singles such as ''"Lo Siento"'', ''"Boba Niña Nice"'', and ''"Ángel"'', the single ''"Vivir"'', was also chosen as the main theme song for ''

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,'' a soap opera that she briefly appeared in. There were multiple releases of the album from 2003 through 2004, including remixes and bonus tracks. ''Belinda'' was later released on February 25, 2005, along with the DVD Tour Fiesta en la Azotea.

Promotion

Belinda promoted the album with the ''Fiesta en la Azotea Tour'', between 2004 and 2005. She performed over 200 times across

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and

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. The attendance broke records with 1.8 million people mark. She broke the record after 12 sold-out concerts at the

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. At the

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(Mexico City) she had an attendance of over 125,000.Belinda logra romper el récord
'' Terra.com.mx'' She performed ''Lo Siento'' on '' Escandalo'' on July 14, 2003; on ''

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'' on August 6, 2003, and on TVE on December 7, 2003. ''Boba Niña Nice'' on ''

'' on August 6, 2003, and on ''Tesoro de la Navidad'' on December 22, 2003. ''Ángel'' on ''No Manches'' on December 20, 2003; on '' Raul Gil'' on June 3, 2004; on ''Otro Rollo'' on July 26, 2004, and on '' El Show de Cristina'' on September 3, 2004. ''Vivir'' on ''No Manches'' on August 14, 2004; on ''

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'' on August 30, 2004. ''No Entiendo'' on ''Hoy'' on November 2, 2005; on ''

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'' on December 16, 2005, and on ''TVE'' on December 20, 2005.

Commercial performance

''Belinda'' debuted at number #8 on the Mexican Albums Chart in August 2003. It topped the chart for 4 weeks in 2004, and 4 weeks in 2005. The album was certified Gold on September 7, 2003; Platinum on November 25, 2003; Platinum+Gold on February 11, 2004; Double Platinum on November 5, 2004; Double Platinum+Gold on December 1, 2004; Triple Platinum on March 11, 2005; Triple Platinum+Gold on November 2, 2005. It debuted at #72 and later made the Top 40 in Spain, where it was certified Gold for over 50,000 copies sold.Spain Top 100 Albums Chart
PROMUSICAE '' 'Belinda' '' peaked at #6 on ''U.S. Billboard

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'' and sold over 177,000 copies on the US.Mana, Camila, Belinda Take Home MTV Latin Awards , Billboard
/ref> Selling over 0.5 million copies worldwide, it is her best-selling album.Biografia de Belinda - Pega Cifras
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Track listing

DVD

# "Lo Siento" # "Boba Niña Nice" # "Ángel" # Detrás de Cámaras "Ángel" # Detrás de Cámaras "Azotea"

Charts

Sales and certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Belinda (Belinda Album) 2003 debut albums Albums produced by Rudy Pérez Belinda Peregrín albums