Mexican pop is a
music genre
A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions. It is to be distinguished from ''musical form'' and musical style, although in practice these terms are some ...
produced in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, particularly intended for teenagers and young adults.
Mexico is the country that exports the most entertainment in
Spanish language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 millio ...
. Mexican pop was limited to Latin America until the mid-1990s, when an interest towards this type of music increased after
Selena's,
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
's,
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Golden Girl" and "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as ...
's,
Thalía's and
Angélica María's debuts before the mainstream USA audience.
In the southwestern United States, Spanish guitar rhythms and Mexican musical influences may have inspired some of the music of American musicians
Ritchie Valens,
Danny Flores (of
The Champs),
Sam the Sham,
Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. His music was described by critics as ...
and later,
Herb Alpert. Initially, the public exhibited only moderate interest in them, because the media attention was focused on ''La Ola Inglesa'' (
British Invasion
The British Invasion was a cultural phenomenon of the mid-1960s, when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom and other aspects of British culture became popular in the United States and significant to the rising "counterculture" on b ...
).
In 1954
Andy Russell, relocated to Mexico where he became a star of radio, television, motion pictures, records and nightclubs. During the 1960s and 1970s, most of the pop music produced in Mexico consisted on Spanish-language versions of English-language
rock-and-roll hits. Singers and musical groups like
César Costa,
Angélica María,
Enrique Guzmán
Enrique Guzmán (born February 1, 1943) is a Venezuelan-born Mexican singer and actor. He is one of the pioneers of Rock & Roll in Mexico, along with César Costa, Angélica María, Johnny Laboriel and Alberto Vasquez, among others. He is also t ...
,
Alberto Vázquez,
Manolo Muñoz,
Johnny Laboriel
Juan José Laboriel López (July 9, 1942 – September 18, 2013), known as Johnny Laboriel, was a Mexican rock and roll singer. His career started in 1958, when at 16 years old he joined the rock and roll group " Los Rebeldes del Rock".
Laboriel ...
,
Julissa
Julissa (born Julia Isabel de Llano Macedo; 8 April 1944 in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico) is a Mexican actress, producer and singer. She is the daughter of radio and television personality Luis de Llano Palmer and actress Rita Macedo. Her childr ...
or Los Teen Tops performed cover versions of songs by
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...
,
Nancy Sinatra,
Paul Anka,
Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez (; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more ...
and others. However, after the substantial success of
Mexican-American
Mexican Americans ( es, mexicano-estadounidenses, , or ) are Americans of full or partial Mexican heritage. In 2019, Mexican Americans comprised 11.3% of the US population and 61.5% of all Hispanic and Latino Americans. In 2019, 71% of Mexica ...
guitarist
Carlos Santana
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of Rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured ...
in the United States in the late 1960s, a large number of bands sprang up. Most of these bands sang in both Spanish and English, keeping foreign commercial exposure in mind.
1970s and 1980s
![Juan Gabriel in 2006](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Juan_Gabriel_in_2006.jpg)
On September 13, 1969,
Televisa
Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
, a Mexican company and the world's largest Spanish-language
television network
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launched the
variety show
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''
Siempre en Domingo'' (''Always on Sundays'') hosted by
Raúl Velasco. ''Siempre en Domingo'' became one of the most popular TV shows in Latin America with about 420 million television viewers around the world (according to Televisa and their partners). ''Siempre en Domingo'' was a TV show where many artists performed and debuted. At the time, an appearance was a hallmark of success and performers considered an appearance on the program as a guarantee of stardom similar to ''
The Ed Sullivan Show
''The Ed Sullivan Show'' is an American television program, television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted by New York City, New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in Septembe ...
'' in the United States. Velasco encouraged many Mexican singers such as
Lucía Méndez,
Lucero Lucero may refer to:
* Lucero (given name) a Spanish given name
* Lucero (surname) a Spanish surname
* Lucero (entertainer) (born 1969), Mexican singer and actress
** ''Lucero'' (album), eponymous album released in 1993
* Lucero (band), an America ...
,
Emmanuel
Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...
,
Mijares
Mijares is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE
INE, Ine or ine may refer to:
Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center
* Insti ...
,
Gloria Trevi,
Timbiriche
''Timbiriche'' (also known for a brief time as ''La Banda Timbiriche'') is a Mexican pop music group. The group started as a children's group in 1981 and managed to evolve successfully into adulthood.
Timbiriche is considered one of the most ic ...
, and
Lorenzo Antonio, and helped many of these to become full-fledged stars within the county. Moreover, Velasco presented foreign artists such as
Julio Iglesias
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (; born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and former professional footballer. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top record ...
,
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of works by Raphael, His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of ...
,
Miguel Bosé
Luis Miguel González Bosé (born 3 April 1956), usually known as Miguel Bosé, is a Spanish pop new wave singer and actor.
Early life
Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of Italian actress Lucia Bosè (19 ...
,
Chayanne and
Ricky Martin. Artists that would bring pop music to Latin America, were, in part by ''Siempre en Domingo'', helped in that effort thanks for their appearances in the program.
In 1970
Jose Jose
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*Jose ben Abin
*Jose ben Akabya
*Jose the Galilean ...
jumped to fame when he sang "
El Triste
"El Triste" ("''The Sad One''") is a song written by Mexican composer Roberto Cantoral. It was performed for the first time on March 15, 1970, at the "Latin Song Festival II" (predecessor of the OTI Festival) by the Mexican singer José José. ( ...
" at the
Festival de la Canción Latina. He didn't win the prestigious singing contest but his performance was so memorable that fans across Latin America considered him the actual winner.
The
romantic ''balada'', which gained popularity in the 1970s, continued to dominate the Latin music charts in the 1980s. Veteran balladeers who continued to be popular in this decade include
Julio Iglesias
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (; born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and former professional footballer. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top record ...
,
José José
José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (17 February 1948 – 28 September 2019), known professionally as José José, was a Mexican singer and actor. Born into a family of musicians, José began his musical career in his early teens playing guitar and sin ...
,
Roberto Carlos, and
Juan Gabriel. The Latin ''balada'' is characterized by its
bolero
Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...
origin by fusing music from the United States with
pop
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Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
,
R&B, and
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
.
![Lucía Leticia Méndez Pérez](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Luc%C3%ADa_Leticia_M%C3%A9ndez_P%C3%A9rez.jpg)
Female ''balada'' singers that became topped the Latin music charts includes
Ana Gabriel,
Daniela Romo,
Rocío Dúrcal
María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944 – 25 March 2006), better known professionally as Rocío Dúrcal (), was a Spanish singer and actress. Widely successful in Mexico, she earned the sobriquet of ''Reina de las Rancheras'' ...
,
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been ...
, and
Marisela. Notably, several ''baladas'' were Spanish-language
covers of songs originally performed in
Italian. Notable Spanish-language covers of Italian songs include "
Maldita Primavera" by
Yuri Yuri may refer to:
People and fictional characters
Given name
*Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc.
*Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Jap ...
, "
Toda la Vida" by
Emmanuel
Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...
, "Yo No Te Pido la Luna" by
Daniela Romo, and "Tan Enamorados" by
Ricardo Montaner.
The 1980s gave rise to the teenage groups
Menudo,
Timbiriche
''Timbiriche'' (also known for a brief time as ''La Banda Timbiriche'') is a Mexican pop music group. The group started as a children's group in 1981 and managed to evolve successfully into adulthood.
Timbiriche is considered one of the most ic ...
, and
Los Chicos, as well as emerging teenage stars such as
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
and
Alejandra Ávalos
Alejandra Margarita Ávalos Rodríguez (born October 17, 1968) is a Mexican singer, musician and actress. She began her career in 1980, when she took part in the musical contest ''La Voz del Heraldo''. After receiving a scholarship to study in ...
. By 1988, however, the aforementioned Luis Miguel would transform into an adult superstar at age 18 with the hit ''La Incondicional'' (1989). Not too far behind was former Los Chicos' member
Chayanne as he became a leading pop star by the end of the decade, with his 1987 hit ''Fiesta en America''. As young stars begin to rise in Latin music, veterans such as
Julio Iglesias
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (; born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and former professional footballer. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top record ...
,
José José
José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (17 February 1948 – 28 September 2019), known professionally as José José, was a Mexican singer and actor. Born into a family of musicians, José began his musical career in his early teens playing guitar and sin ...
,
Juan Gabriel, and
José Luis Rodríguez El Puma continue their dominance in Latin music.
Tejano Music starts to give little rise after
Mazz
Mazz is a Tejano band originally from Brownsville, Texas. The band was known for their idiosyncratic and innovative form of Tejano cumbia which made them distinguishable among their counterparts. Mazz became one of the most popular Tejano music b ...
crosses over to Mexico after their albums Una Noche Juntos and No Te Olvidare win Grammys.
Aside from the ''baladas'', several Latin pop artists and bands performed variety of Spanish-language pop and dance music targeted to the younger audience. These include
Yuri Yuri may refer to:
People and fictional characters
Given name
*Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc.
*Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Jap ...
,
Marisela,
Mecano
Mecano was a Spanish pop band formed in 1981 and active until 1992. Mecano became one of the most successful Spanish pop bands of all time. The band is still the best-selling Spanish band, with over 25 million records worldwide. They were consid ...
,
Miguel Bosé
Luis Miguel González Bosé (born 3 April 1956), usually known as Miguel Bosé, is a Spanish pop new wave singer and actor.
Early life
Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of Italian actress Lucia Bosè (19 ...
,
Timbiriche
''Timbiriche'' (also known for a brief time as ''La Banda Timbiriche'') is a Mexican pop music group. The group started as a children's group in 1981 and managed to evolve successfully into adulthood.
Timbiriche is considered one of the most ic ...
,
Menudo, and
Flans. "
Que Te Pasa" became the longest-running chart of the 1980s, spending 16 weeks on top of the
''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart. Juan Gabriel and
Rocío Dúrcal
María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944 – 25 March 2006), better known professionally as Rocío Dúrcal (), was a Spanish singer and actress. Widely successful in Mexico, she earned the sobriquet of ''Reina de las Rancheras'' ...
collaborated with
Chuck Anderson to incorporate
mariachi
Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, t ...
arrangements on their ballads.
Child pop singers such as
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
,
Pedrito Fernández Pedrito, meaning "little Pedro" or "little Peter" in many Romance languages, may refer to:
People
* Pedrito (footballer, born 1989), Spanish forward
* Pedrito (footballer, born 1996), Spanish midfielder
* Pedrito Reyes (fl. 1930s), Filipino writer ...
, and
Lucerito had a prepubescent following.
During the 1980s songwriters like Guillermo Méndez Guiú, Rafael Pérez Botija or Aureo Baqueiro wrote songs for singers like
Yuri Yuri may refer to:
People and fictional characters
Given name
*Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc.
*Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Jap ...
, Lucía Méndez and musical groups like Timbiriche,
Flans and
Fandango. These groups headed the radio charts in Mexico and launched international career by promoting their music in Latin America. Other pop music icons in Mexico during the 1980s include
José María Napoleón
José María Napoleón Ruiz Narváez (born August 18, 1948) is a Mexican singer and composer.
Life
He arrived from Aguascalientes to Mexico City in 1966. He competed in the national Méxican OTI Festival, the National final to select the Mexi ...
,
Magneto,
Dulce,
Franco de Vita,
Juan Luis Guerra,
Isabel Pantoja,
Ana Torroja
Ana Torroja Fungairiño (born 28 December 1959 in Madrid), 3rd marchioness of Torroja, is a Spanish singer. She was the lead singer of the pop trio Mecano, considered one of the most popular pop bands from Spain during the 1980s and 1990s. Mec ...
and
Rocío Dúrcal
María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944 – 25 March 2006), better known professionally as Rocío Dúrcal (), was a Spanish singer and actress. Widely successful in Mexico, she earned the sobriquet of ''Reina de las Rancheras'' ...
. Although not all of these singers are from Mexico.
The most well-known Mexican singer of the 1970s and 1980s was
José José
José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (17 February 1948 – 28 September 2019), known professionally as José José, was a Mexican singer and actor. Born into a family of musicians, José began his musical career in his early teens playing guitar and sin ...
. Known as "El Principe de La Cancion" (The Prince of the Song), he is recognizable for his romantic ballads and gifted vocals. José José has sold over 40 million albums in his career and became a huge influence to very popular singers like:
Cristian Castro
Christian Sáinz Valdés Castro (born 8 December 1974), known professionally as Cristian Castro or Cristian, is a Mexican pop singer. He is the son of actors Veronica Castro and Manuel "El Loco" Valdés, and nephew of actors Ramón Valdés ...
,
Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México ...
,
Alejandro Fernández,
Pepe Aguilar,
Manuel Mijares,
Lupita D'Alessio,
Reyli
Reyli Barba (born April 12, 1972), most commonly known as Reyli, is a Mexican singer-songwriter. He is also a composer and has written songs for artists such as Alejandro Fernández and Beyoncé Knowles.
Reyli is a former member of Elefante, a ...
, and
Nelson Ned
Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto (2 March 1947 – 5 January 2014) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter. He built a solid career as a singer and composer of sentimental, suffering songs, rising to popularity in Brazil and Latin America in 1969 and becoming ...
.
When
Thalía became part of Timbiriche in the 1980s, tension with
Paulina
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Mother of Hadrian
Domitia Paulina or Paullina, Domitia Paulina Major or Paulina Major, (''Major'' Latin fo ...
a group member became instantaneous and the rivalry to monopolize the lead role was warming the atmosphere and culminated at a point in which they ended up graving each other's hairs on stage. Thalia and Paulina have frequently garnered comparisons ever since, even after the two directed their solo career. In which the media sets them up, competing for the title of Latin pop queen. Similar to the comparison between
Christina Aguilera and
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...
in the American market who also both started as group membership at
The Mickey Mouse Club
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.
In the 1980s, the regional music scene in both Mexico and the Mexican American community in the United States was dominated by ''
grupera''. This style of Mexican music combines
cumbia,
norteño, and rock music.
The lyrics are rooted with romantic themes including
heartbroken songs. Several notable grupera ensembles include
Los Caminantes
Los Caminantes are a Mexican Grupera band hailing from San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato led by singer-songwriter Agustín Ramírez. Originally called Los Caminantes Aztecas, the group was formed in San Bernardino County, California by bro ...
,
Los Yonic's
Los Yonic's (or Los Yonics) are a Mexican Grupero band formed in 1975.
Los Yonic's began playing together in San Luis San Pedro but later moved to Acapulco, playing both tropical pop music and ballads. Their music became very popular among Amer ...
,
Los Bukis
Los Bukis (The Bukis, ''buki'' translates as ''Little Kid'' in the Yaqui language) are a Mexican Grupera band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacan. In 1973, the band was founded by cousins Marco Antonio Solís and Joel Solís. Their first song was ...
, and
Los Temerarios. Norteño band
Los Tigres del Norte continued their success from the 1970s with their ''
corrido
The corrido () is a popular narrative metrical tale and poetry that forms a ballad. The songs are often about oppression, history, daily life for criminals, the vaquero lifestyle, and other socially relevant topics. Corridos were widely popular ...
s'' involving social commentary such as "
Jaula de oro
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Plot
The story is primarily set ...
" ("The Golden Cage") which tells of a Mexican man who crosses the Mexico-United States border illegally and raises a family in the United States who denies their Mexican heritage while the man longs to return to his country. Its
parent album reached number one on the Regional Mexican charts in the United States. Similarly, Mexican singer-songwriter
Joan Sebastian incorporated sounds of rancheras and ballads on his songs and was dubbed "''El Rey del Jaripeo''" ("The King of Mexican Rodeo").
Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México ...
and
Ranchera music still remain relevant in the 1980s. His album,
Por Tu Maldito Amor (1989), became the longest running number one Regional Mexican album of the decade in the United States with 21 weeks consecutive weeks at this position. American singer
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American ...
, who is of Mexican descent, released ''
Canciones de Mi Padre
''Canciones de Mi Padre'' (Spanish for "Songs of My Father", or "My Father's Songs") is American singer Linda Ronstadt's first album of Mexican traditional Mariachi music.
History
The album was released in late 1987 and immediately became a glob ...
'', a collection of songs that her father would sing. The album was certified double platinum by the
RIAA
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for shipping over two million copies in the United States.
In 1985
Sheena Easton and
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
wins the
Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Performance for "
Me Gustas Tal Como Eres
"Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" (Spanish for "I like you just the way you are") is a song written by Juan Carlos Calderón and Luis Gómez Escolar, produced by Calderón, and performed by Scottish singer Sheena Easton in a duet with Mexican singer Luis ...
".
Eugenia León, representing Mexico, wins the with her song "El Fandango Aquí"
in 1986
Vikki Carr wins the
Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Performance for ''
Simplemente Mujer''.
1990s
![Marco_Antonio_Solís_viña_del_mar_4](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Marco_Antonio_Sol%C3%ADs_vi%C3%B1a_del_mar_4.jpg)
Latin boys band and vocal pop groups were storming up the charts in Mexico and Central America. Mexican boy band
Magneto spawned hits in the early 1990s but split in 1996. In 1995, their successors continued making top hits like ''Bye Bye Baby'' and ''Explota Corazón''.
MDO. Mexican pop groups
Onda Vaselina and
Kabah spanned several hits in the Latin American charts and made history in the Mexican charts.
Jeans
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, Mexican pop girl group rose to fame in late 1996 and 1997 and continued until the 2000s.
![080717_show_trevi06](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/080717_show_trevi06.jpg)
Beginning in the 1990s, iconic pop act of the 1980s Timbiriche began to lose popularity mainly to the constant change of bandmembers, while Magneto stood stable in the music scene. Before the teen
bubblegum pop
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explosion in the US during the late 1990s, many pop acts came to light during the mid-1990s in Mexico and became successful. Most of them lasted until the end of the decade. This includes boybands Mercurio, Ragazzi, Tierra Cero and Kairo, female singers
Lynda Thomas
Lynda Aguirre Thomas (born 21 December 1981), known professionally as Lynda, is a Mexican musician, singer, songwriter and activist. She achieved recognition in her native Mexico during the 1990s and early 2000s. She was signed to EMI Capitol ...
,
Fey,
Alessandra Rosaldo,
Jeans
Jeans are a type of pants or trousers made from denim or dungaree cloth. Often the term "jeans" refers to a particular style of trousers, called "blue jeans", with copper-riveted pockets which were invented by Jacob W. Davis in 1871 and paten ...
,
Irán Castillo
Irán Castillo Pinzón (born 4 January 1977) is a Mexican actress and singer.
Castillo began her career in the 1990s, after roles in telenovelas such as ''Agujetas de color de rosa'', ''Confidente de Secundaria'', and '' Preciosa''. Subseque ...
,
Edith Márquez,
Bibi Gaytan,
Maria Jose,
Patricia Manterola
Patricia Manterola (; born Bertha Patricia Manterola Carrión) is a Mexican singer and actress born in Mexico City.
Background
Patricia Manterola Carrion was born to Jorge Manterola and Maria Dolores Carrion, the second of three children. Her ...
and boy/girl groups
Pandora
In Greek mythology, Pandora (Greek: , derived from , ''pān'', i.e. "all" and , ''dōron'', i.e. "gift", thus "the all-endowed", "all-gifted" or "all-giving") was the first human woman created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus. As Hes ...
,
Sentidos Opuestos,
Onda Vaselina,
Kabah,
Sentidos Opuestos.
Calo
Calo, Caló, or Calò may refer to:
* Caló language, the language of the Iberian Romani
** Iberian Kale (''calé''):
*** Romani people in Spain, more frequently called ''gitanos''
*** Romani people in Portugal, more frequently called ''ciganos' ...
and the comeback of
Timbiriche
''Timbiriche'' (also known for a brief time as ''La Banda Timbiriche'') is a Mexican pop music group. The group started as a children's group in 1981 and managed to evolve successfully into adulthood.
Timbiriche is considered one of the most ic ...
in 1998. Minor one-hit wonder acts were successful during this era which were also focused on a teen pop formula.
The 1991
4th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the
James L. Knight Center
The James L. Knight Center is a contemporary entertainment and convention complex located in Downtown Miami, Florida. Located within the Miami Central Business District, the venue opened in 1982. The complex is named after famed newspaper publi ...
in Miami, Florida. Mexican singer
Ana Gabriel and Dominican group
Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40 are the most awarded artists with three wins.
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
releases ''
Romance'', a collection of
bolero
Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...
s previously recorded by other artists. The album's success led to a resurgence of interest in the bolero genre in the 1990s.
![LuceroHogazaLeon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/LuceroHogazaLeon.jpg)
In 1992
Vikki Carr an American from El Paso, Texas, born to parents of Mexican ancestry won the
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for
Cosas del Amor an album with the lead single being a
duet
A duet is a musical composition for two performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a harmony, as the performers take turns performing a solo ...
with
Ana Gabriel of the same name. The track earned awards such as a
Lo Nuestro Awards for
Best Pop Song
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* Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer
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* Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain
* Best Lock Corporatio ...
and the Single of the Year mention by the
Radio y Música journal.
In 1993
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American ...
won the
Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album for her album ''
Frenesí'' and the
Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Album for her album ''
Mas Canciones''.
Selena became the first non-crossover act to have an album (''
Amor Prohibido''; released March 1994) to enter the
''Billboard'' 200 since
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
's ''
Aries
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*Aries (astrology), an astrological sign
*Aries (constellation), a constellation of stars in the zodiac
Arts, entertainment and media
* ''Aries'' (album), by Luis Miguel, 1993
* ''Aries'' (EP), by Alice Chater, 2020
* "Aries" ...
'' (1993). The album was credited with popularizing
Tejano music and catapulting the genre into an "unprecedented level of mainstream success"; eventually becoming the best-selling Tejano record of all-time. It holds the record for most weeks in the top ten of the
Top Latin Albums chart—at 110 weeks—while the record holds the record for most weeks at number one on the
Regional Mexican Albums
Regional Mexican Albums is a genre-specific record chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The chart was established in June 1985 and originally listed the top twenty-five best-selling albums of mariachi, tejano, no ...
chart at 96 weeks.
By the early to mid 1990s, the torch for Mexican music was carried by another
Mexican-American
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singer who had grown up speaking English and learned Spanish as a second language. Texas-born
Selena was a
Grammy Award
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winning
Tejano
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singer, who also sang many genres. After bypassing all the Tejano barriers, she quickly earned the title "Queen of Tejano Music." Selena became the first Latin artist to have four number ones in one year in 1994. The four were
Donde Quiera Que Estés
"Donde Quiera Que Estés" ( en, "Wherever You Are") is a duet recorded by American Latin pop quintet the Barrio Boyzz and American Tejano singer Selena. Released on the Barrio Boyzz' album of the same name, "Donde Quiera Que Estés" was written ...
,
Amor Prohibido,
Bidi Bidi Bom Bom
"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" is a song recorded by American Tejano singer, Selena. It was released as the second single from her fourth studio album, ''Amor Prohibido'' (1994). Originally written about a cheerful fish swimming freely in the ocean, the son ...
and
No Me Queda Mas. After her success in Spanish and winning a Grammy Award, Selena went to work on her very first English album. The irony was that English was Selena's first language, as she had grown up in Texas and Spanish was actually her ''second'' language. Sadly, Selena was murdered in March 1995.
Selena only recorded 4 songs for her
crossover
Crossover may refer to:
Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
album and was scheduled to have 13 songs in English for her album. The crossover album titled
Dreaming of You was released in the summer of 1995. It quickly became an International Success. Selena's songs
Dreaming of You and
I Could Fall In Love
"I Could Fall in Love" is a song recorded by American Tejano singer Selena for her fifth studio album, '' Dreaming of You'' (1995), released posthumously by EMI Latin on 15 June 1995. "I Could Fall in Love" and " Tú Sólo Tú" were the album' ...
quickly became crossover hits on American English language Top-40 and Adult Contemporary radio stations, with the single "Dreaming of You" also certified Gold. The album became among the "Top ten best-selling debuts of all time" along with being the "Best-selling debuts for a Latín Female artist." Selena became the first Latin Artist, male or female, to have ever debuted at No. 1 on the
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of art ...
all-genres album chart. This career achievement helped create the Latín boom in the late 1990s
In 1995
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
won the
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the Latin pop genre. Honors in ...
for his album ''
Segundo Romance
''Segundo Romance'' ( en, italic=yes, Second Romance) is the tenth studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, released on 30 August 1994 through WEA Latina. Like Miguel's 1991 album ''Romance'', ''Segundo Romance'' comprises cover versions of ...
'' and
Vikki Carr wins the
Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Performance for her album ''
Recuerdo a Javier Solís.''
In 1996 the third annual
''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards are also held on May. Selena becomes the most awarded artist of the award ceremony, receiving four award posthumously including Hot Latin Tracks Artist of the Year. Mexican singer
Juan Gabriel is inducted into the
''Billboard'' Latin Music Hall of Fame.
In the late 1990s, Ricky Martin's success in Europe with the hit ''
María'' and the international launch of
1998 World Cup
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's theme song, ''
The Cup of Life
"The Cup of Life" (Spanish: "La Copa de la Vida") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his fourth studio album, '' Vuelve'' (1998). Martin created the song after FIFA requested of him an anthem. The song was written by Lui ...
'', and
Enrique iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...
success launched a renewed interest in Latin American music. Mexican pop music started to look attractive to international markets.
The most successful Mexican singer of the 1990s was
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
. Best known for his technically skilled and smooth crooning vocals, Luis Miguel's super-stardom began since the late 1980s. In 1991, his career went to even greater heights and earned him the respect of a wider audience with the release of ''
Romance'', an album of romantic
bolero
Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...
s. Most of them were from the 1940s and 1950s. Despite singing boleros from years past, Luis Miguel was recognized for reinventing the bolero for modern audiences. The album ''Romance'', which became his most successful album ever, eventually sold 15 million units worldwide. Luis Miguel has successfully performed
pop music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describe ...
, bolero,
mariachi
Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, t ...
and romantic ballads. He has won four
Latin Grammy Awards, five
Grammy Awards
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, and has sold an estimate of 90 million albums until today. He is known in Latin America and Spain as "El Sol de México" (The Sun of Mexico).
![Thalía in concert2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Thal%C3%ADa_in_concert2.jpg)
Mexican singer
José José
José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (17 February 1948 – 28 September 2019), known professionally as José José, was a Mexican singer and actor. Born into a family of musicians, José began his musical career in his early teens playing guitar and sin ...
is inducted into the
Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame
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in 1997 and Mexican singer
Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México ...
is inducted into the Billboard Latin Music of Fame in 1998.
Alejandro Fernández is the biggest winner with five awards at the
10th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards.
Thalía often referred to as the "Queen of Latin Pop"
Televisa has exported media to many countries. This has allowed Mexican actors to take advantage of their popularity to launch music careers in countries where Televisa
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
s are popular. Some examples of these actors are Lucía Méndez,
Verónica Castro and
Guillermo Capetillo
Guillermo Eduardo Capetillo de Flores (born 30 April 1958) is a Mexican actor, singer and matador.
Family
Capetillo was born in Mexico City, and is a member of the Capetillo family. His father (Manuel Capetillo, Sr.) (1926-2009) and his brother ...
. Verónica's son,
Cristian Castro
Christian Sáinz Valdés Castro (born 8 December 1974), known professionally as Cristian Castro or Cristian, is a Mexican pop singer. He is the son of actors Veronica Castro and Manuel "El Loco" Valdés, and nephew of actors Ramón Valdés ...
, started his career around this time and became popular throughout Latin America.
The most successful singer to combine
ranchera,
mariachi
Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, t ...
and
pop music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describe ...
was
Alejandro Fernández. He originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk and country music. However, his later work was focused on mainstream pop music.
Singers such as
Pepe Aguilar,
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Golden Girl" and "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as ...
,
Gloria Trevi, and
Aracely Arámbula have also produced songs that combine traditional Mexican music with popular music. The Mexican pop singers who were very successful in Mexico and the rest of North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia are
Thalía,
Gloria Trevi and
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Golden Girl" and "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as ...
.
The idea of creating a pop band after a telenovela was first explored in 1991 with the cast of
Muñecos de Papel
Muñecos de Papel was a fictional Mexican pop group that appeared on the 1991 telenovela, ''Alcanzar Una Estrella II''. Its members were Sasha Sokol, at the time a former member from real life pop group Timbiriche, that also "shared" members Bibi ...
(With
Ricky Martin,
Angélica Rivera
Angélica Rivera Hurtado (; born 2 August 1969) is a Mexican singer, model and telenovela actress who, as the wife of Former President Enrique Peña Nieto, was the First Lady of Mexico from 2012 to 2018.
Rivera's work as an actress has inclu ...
, and former Timbiriche members
Sasha Sokol and
Erik Rubin
Erik Rubín Milanszenko (born 30 January 1971) is a Mexican singer and actor. He was a member of the Mexican teen pop group Timbiriche.
Early career
At the age of 12, Rubín joined the group Timbiriche, one of the most important and influent ...
). In 1999, the same formula was explored with the telenovela
DKDA with Alessandra Rossaldo (then member of
Sentidos Opuestos),
Patricio Borghetti
Juan Patricio Borghetti Imérito (; born December 5, 1973, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actor and singer.
Life
At the age of fourteen, he formed his first rock band, which was called "Sur" ("South"). He later worked as a model and appear ...
and
Ernesto D'Alessio
Ernesto D'Alessio (born Ernesto Alonso Vargas Contreras on March 6, 1977, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor and singer.
Life
D'Alessio was born in Mexico City in 1977. He is son of Mexican singer and actress Lupita D'Alessio and the ...
. This formula would be explored again in 2004 with the creation of the most successful group in Latinamerica
RBD
RBD is a Mexican Latin pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's telenovela ''Rebelde''. The group achieved international success from 2004 until their separation in 2009 and sold over 15 million records worldwide, making them one of ...
.
2000s and 2010s
In 2000, Gloria Trevi, Andrade, and backup singer Maria Raquenel Portillo were arrested in
Rio de Janeiro
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,
Brazil
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, on charges of corrupting minors. Trevi was cleared of the charges in 2004, due to lack of evidence, after spending four years and eight months in prison.
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The century saw new groups Sin Bandera, RBD
RBD is a Mexican Latin pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's telenovela ''Rebelde''. The group achieved international success from 2004 until their separation in 2009 and sold over 15 million records worldwide, making them one of ...
, Belanova
Belanova was a Mexican pop music, pop band that formed in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, in 2000. The group consisted of Denisse Guerrero (lead vocals), Edgar Huerta (keyboards, programming) and Ricardo "Richie" Arreola (Bass (instrument), ba ...
, Playa Limbo
Playa Limbo () is a Mexican Pop music, pop band with influences from jazz. They are originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Biography
Angel Baillo (bass) and Jorge Corrales (keyboards) formed the group after playing together in a local ...
, and Jotdog
Jotdog (stylized as JotDog) is a Mexican pop band formed in Mexico City in 2009. The group consists of María Barracuda, born Maricela Morales Rodríguez (vocals and lyrics), and Jorge "La Chiquis" Amaro (guitar, bass, keyboards, drums and voca ...
as well as new and solo debut singers like Dulce Maria
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*Dulce, New Mexico
*Dulce Base, a supposed American secret military facility
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People
*Dulce (Mexican singer) (born 1955), Mexican singer and actress
*Ana Dulce Fé ...
, Anahí, Spanish singer Belinda
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, Maite Perroni, Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas Percevault (; born November 24, 1970) is an American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who sings pop-rock-indie in Spanish. She went on to join several bands including Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Ven ...
, Ximena Sariñana and Kika Edgar
Kika Edgar (born January 9) is a Mexican actress and singer.
Biography
Sandra Erika Edgar Garza was born in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Beginning her career primarily in theater and musicals, she has become well known in Mexico, star ...
. Performance by Reyli
Reyli Barba (born April 12, 1972), most commonly known as Reyli, is a Mexican singer-songwriter. He is also a composer and has written songs for artists such as Alejandro Fernández and Beyoncé Knowles.
Reyli is a former member of Elefante, a ...
for the song "Amor Del Bueno" Yuridia for the song " Como Yo Nadie Te Ha Amado" the Spanish version of the song "This Ain't a Love Song" also saw great success and Daniela Lujan.
Also Pop Music faces competition from other genres such as Banda
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People
*Banda (surname)
*Banda Prakash (born 1954), Indian politician
*Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao (1907–1968), Indian actor
*Banda Karthika Reddy (born 1977), Indian politician
*Banda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716), Sikh warr ...
, Norteño or Pasito duranguense and even from Puerto Rican Reggaeton. The biggest issue is the hard pressure that piracy
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is giving to Mexican market.
In 2000 '' Amarte Es un Placer'' by Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
won the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
This century also saw the crossover
Crossover may refer to:
Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
of some of Mexican recording artist like Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Golden Girl" and "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as ...
and Thalía into the English music industry, with bilingual
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albums, compilation album
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, that included hit songs in English and Spanish language.
In 2010 Mexican pop group Camila won the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Mientes
"Mientes" (English: ''You Lie'') is a Spanish language song by Mexican pop group Camila released as the lead single from their second studio album, ''Dejarte de Amar'' (2010) released on November 16, 2009 through Sony Music, the song was written ...
" while Mario Domm and Monica Velez won the Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
The Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence, creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the Uni ...
for the song.
"¡Corre!
¡Corre! (English: "Run!") is a pop song written by Mexican duo Jesse & Joy. The song is included on their third studio album, '' ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?'' (2011), and was released as the second single on October 4, 2011.
The song has ...
" by Jesse & Joy won the Record the Year and Song of the Year at the 13th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
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. Thalia collaborated with legendary American singer of traditional pop standards Tony Bennett in a duet for the song The Way You Look Tonight
"The Way You Look To-night" is a song from the film ''Swing Time'' that was performed by Fred Astaire and composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Dorothy Fields. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936. Fields remarked, " ...
.
Viva Duets
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is the studio album by Tony Bennett, released in October 2012. Thalia's first English-language album ''Thalia'', shares a title with Thalía's 1990 and 2002 Spanish-language albums. "I Want You" was the album's most popular song, peaking at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 in the Mainstream chart. It is her only song to date that has charted within the Billboard Hot 100. In Greece, the song peaked number twenty-six in Top 50 singles sales. The Spanish version of the song, " I Want You" was released for the Spanish-languaged audience and also perform quite well on the Latin Charts, peaking within the top ten of the Hot Latin Tracks at number nine.
Vicente Fernandez, Mexico's singer of traditional pop ranchera standards, also dueted with Tony Bennett in the song Return To Me (Regresa a Mí).
Foreign pop artists have had success in Mexico. In May 2013, Christina Aguilera appeared on Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández's cover of "Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti
"Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti" ( en, "Today I Have Desire for You ") is a song written and performed by Spanish singer-songwriter Miguel Gallardo. It was released in 1976 as the lead single from his debut studio album ''Autorretrato''. The song is abou ...
" from his album '' Confidencias''.
On September 24, 2015, Mexican singer-songwriter Carla Morrison became the first female soloist in 22 weeks to enter the top 10 of Billboard Latin Digital Songs chart. "Hasta la Raíz
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" by Natalia Lafourcade wins Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
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English
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* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor
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, 2016 album was inspired by a visit to Mexico, titled Familia (family). The singer posted a video in which she appears singing one of the songs of the disc call " Death of Love" next to a group of mariachi in Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadala ...
, México.
''¡México Por Siempre!
''¡México Por Siempre!'' ("Forever Mexico"), stylized as ''¡MÉXICO Por Siempre!'', is the 20th studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. The album was released by Warner Music Mexico on 24 November 2017. The album won two Latin Grammy Awar ...
'' by Mexican singer Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
wins Best Regional Mexican Music Album
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at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards
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. "Me Niego
"Me Niego" ("I refuse") is a song by Mexican band Reik featuring Puerto Rican singers Ozuna and Wisin. It was released on February 16, 2018 as the lead single off the band's sixth studio album, ''Ahora''. The song was written by Reik members Jesú ...
" by Reik featuring Ozuna and Wisin wins Song of the Year and Collaboration of the Year at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2019
The 31st Premio Lo Nuestro ceremony was held on February 21, 2019. Univision broadcast the show live from the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Mexican-American TV presenter, Alejandra Espinoza, Mexican singer and actress Maite Perroni, a ...
. " Mi Persona Favorita" by Alejandro Sanz
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and Camila Cabello wins Record of the Year at the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
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. Los Ángeles Azules
Los Ángeles Azules are a Mexican musical group that plays the ''cumbia sonidera'' genre, which is a cumbia subgenre using the accordion and synthesizers. This results in a fusion of the sounds of cumbia from the 1950-1970s with those of 1990s-s ...
featuring Natalia Lafourcade song "Nunca Es Suficiente" was the 10 Most-streamed songs for Latin music in the United States in 2019.
2020s
During the quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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, a new version of the song Resistire named Resistiré México
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was recorded featuring many well-known Mexican singers. It was a song and charity single recorded by the supergroup Supergroup or super group may refer to:
* Supergroup (music), a music group formed by artists who are already notable or respected in their fields
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Artists for Mexico in 2020. It was confirmed that all revenue from "Resistiré México" when to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
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The virus was confirmed to have reached Mexico in February 2020. Howe ...
. Many artists reunite at 'Se Agradece' May 30 a virtual music festival organized by Mexican TV network TeleHit
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, to celebrate those who fight against COVID-19
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On April 26, 2020, Sofia Reyes
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would collaborate with Michael Bublé and the Barenaked Ladies
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to sing a cover of a song called "Gotta Be Patient" by Stay Homas featuring Judit Nedderman, for the Canadian
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benefit concert Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
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in support of Food Banks Canada
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, healthcare and front-line workers during the COVID-19
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pandemic, and in memory of the 2020 Nova Scotia attacks
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Lupita Infante granddaughter of Pedro Infante, and Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández gave tribute to Pedro Infante singing "Amorcito Corazón" at the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards
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.
Silvana Estrada
Silvana Estrada (born April 15, 1997) is a Mexican musician and songwriter. She has released three albums, including two with collaboration from musician Charlie Hunter. Additionally, she has worked with artists like Natalia Lafourcade, Caloncho, A ...
shared the 2022 Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist with Angela Alvarez at the 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards
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[https://www.cnn.com/cnn/2022/11/17/entertainment/angela-alvarez-best-new-artist-latin-grammys/index.html]
See also
* Latin Grammy Hall of Fame
* Top 100 Mexico
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* List of best-selling albums in Mexico
Mexico is the second-largest Spanish-speaking music market in the world, slightly behind Spain, based on retail value. Although long plagued by piracy, the domestic market has strengthened in recent years due to strong growth from digital and str ...
* Regional Mexican Airplay
References
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