María del Sol (; born Marisol de las Mercedes Echánove Rojas October 24, 1961 in

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) is a Mexican singer. She is the daughter of lawyer Alonso Echánove and the actress/journalist

Josefina Echánove Josefina Echánove (born Josefina Rojas Hudson; 21 July 1917 – 11 July 1999) was a Mexican film, television and stage actress.

and the younger sister of Peggy Echánove and actor Alonso Echánove. In the 1970s, she auditioned with music producer

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and got married at the age of 16 to Miguel Magaña, who was 14 years her senior. They divorced a year later. In 1979, she was named

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, starred in the musical ''

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'' and was named Best New Artist at the

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. In 1980, she recorded her first album and in 1981, she won the Best Singer Prize at the Yamaha Festival in

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. That same year, she married Raúl Canessa, the brother of

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an football player, Julio Canessa. In 1984, she starred in ''

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'' and recorded her second album, ''María del Sol''. ''Mágico'' was her third album, released in 1985. In 1986, she had one of her best hits, ''Un nuevo amor (A New Love)'' with her husband acting as manager. In 1991, she starred in ''

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''. She later recorded the album '' Llegó el amor'' (Love Arrived).

Discography

* RCA ** ''Maria Del Sol'', (1980) ** ''Quiero Tu Vida'' (1982) ** ''Maria Del Sol'' (1984) ** ''Magico'' (1985) ** ''Un Nuevo Amor'' (1986) ** ''Plenitud'' (1987) ** ''Maria'' (1989) ** ''Contigo Y Con El Mundo: Lo Mejor De Maria Del Sol'' (1990) ** ''Volver Al Amor'' (1991) ** ''Cats: Original Cast Recording (Mexico's Production)'' (1992) ** ''Llego El Amor'' (2002) ** ''Soy Mama'' (2005)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sol, Maria del 1961 births Living people Singers from Guanajuato People from Guanajuato City 20th-century Mexican women singers 21st-century Mexican women singers