María José Quintanilla (born 17 February 1990), also nicknamed “Coté”, is a Chilean singer, songwriter, and actress. She began singing as a child and participated in numerous singing contests in her teens. She signed with Sony Music's Chilean label at age 13 and has since recorded eight albums, two of which were certified platinum.
Quintanilla's televised career in the early 2000s is credited for helping
Mexican music gain more acceptance in Chile.
Biography
María José Quintanilla was born on 17 February 1990, in
Santiago
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, Chile.
She began singing as a child and was a member of Los Maipucitos, a children's folk ensemble which performed in children's music festivals.
[ She began competing in singing contests at age 11.][ Representing Chile, she was a finalist at the Bravo Bravísimo contest in ]Modena, Italy
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, where she sang " Zingara" in both Spanish and Italian.[ In December 2002 she appeared on the ]TVN TVN may refer to:
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reality television competition '' Rojo Fama Contrafama''.[
Quintanilla signed with Sony Music's Chilean label at age 13.][ Her debut album, ''México lindo y querido'' (2003), was certified nine times platinum.][ ] Her second album, ''Canta América'' (2004), was certified two times platinum.[
In 2004, at the age of 14, Quintanilla was a headlining artist at the ]Viña del Mar International Song Festival
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, in Chile
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, performing with a full mariachi
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band and baile folklórico dancers.Broadway
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musical '' The Wizard of Oz'', and recorded her third album with songs from the production.[
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Discography
* ''México Lindo y Querido'' (2003)
* ''Canta América'' (2004)
* ''Amores'' (2005)
* ''Tu corazón'' (2007)
* ''Hoja en Blanco'' (2008)
* ''Bandolera'' (2011)
* ''Apasionada'' (2012)
* ''Fue Difícil'' (2019)
References
External links
*
1990 births
Living people
Singers from Santiago
21st-century Chilean women singers
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