Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971)
is a Mexican singer. Referred to as "
The Golden Girl" and "
Queen of Latin Pop",
she first achieved recognition as a member of the successful pop group
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 ...
from 1982 through 1991. After leaving Timbiriche, she embarked on a solo career. Rubio has sold over 15 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time.
Rubio's first two studio
albums
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, ''
La Chica Dorada'' (1992) and ''
24 Kilates'' (1993), were commercial successes
and made her then
EMI Latin
Capitol Latin (formerly EMI Latin) is a brand of Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group. Previously, it was a subsidiary of EMI.
History
In 1989, José Behar, the former head of CBS Discos, signed Selena to ...
's best-selling Mexican female artist.
In the mid-1990s, she adopted a more mature and
electronic
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*Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor
* ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal
*Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device
*Electronic co ...
style for her next two albums, ''
El Tiempo Es Oro'' (1995) and
Planeta Paulina
''Planeta Paulina'' (''Planet Paulina'') is the fourth studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. It was first released by EMI Mexico on 22 August 1996 in Mexico and 3 September in United States, and distributed in 22 countries around the wor ...
(1996), and made her feature film debut with a starring role in
''Bésame en la Boca'' (1995). Following a series of concerts with Timbiriche and ending her contract with EMI Latin, Rubio's career was interrupted before the release of her fifth album and first with
Universal Music Group
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, the homonym ''
Paulina'' (2000), which is critically referred to as her best album. ''Paulina'' was an international success and made her the best-selling Latin music artist of the
''Billboard'' Year-End (2001-2002). She returned to the top of the charts again with her sixth and seventh albums, the
crossover
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Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
''
Border Girl
''Border Girl'' is the sixth studio album and first English-language album by Mexican recording singer Paulina Rubio. It was released on 18 June 2002 internationally by Universal Records and later launched in the Japan on August 21, 2002 by Umvd L ...
'' (2002) and ''
Pau-Latina
''Pau-Latina'' is the seventh studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, released on February 10, 2004, by Universal Music Latino. Musically, Rubio wanted to make a "futuristic folk", thus incorporating eclectic latin music in its sound with i ...
'' (2004), respectively. Rubio garnered critical praise, including nominations for the
Grammy Award
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and
Latin Grammy Award
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. Her next albums, ''
Ananda'' (2006) and ''
Gran City Pop
''Gran City Pop'' is the ninth studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio released by Universal Music Group on June 23, 2009. The album expanded the Rubio's stylistic palette by combining elements of genres such as ranchera, hip-hop, eurodisco ...
'' (2009), were also critically and commercially successful. She followed it with ''
Brava!
''Brava!'' (''Brave!'') is the tenth studio album and second bilingual album by Mexican recording artist Paulina Rubio, released on November 15, 2011 by Universal Music Latino. Two of its three singles " Me Gustas Tanto" and " Boys Will Be Boys ...
'' (2011), which delved into American
dance-pop.
Early of 2010's years, Rubio stood out for participating as a coach in the most important talent shows in America and Spain. In 2012, she served as a coach on the second season of ''
La Voz... Mexico''. In 2013; Rubio became a coach on ''
La Voz Kids
''La Voz Kids'' is a Spanish-language American singing competition television series that premiered May 5, 2013 on Telemundo. It is part of the reality singing competition ''The Voice Kids worldwide franchise, created by Dutch television produc ...
'', and also became a judge on the American version of
''The X Factor''. In 2019, during the promotion of her eleventh studio album, ''
Deseo'' (2018), she returned on
''La Voz... España'' and
''La Voz Senior''.
Rubio has scored three number one albums on the ''
Billboard''
Top Latin Albums
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. Five of Rubio's singles have reached number one on the US ''Billboard''
Hot Latin Songs: "
Te Quise Tanto
"Te Quise Tanto" ( en, I Loved You So Much) is a song written by Coti Sorokin, Andahí and A. Schinoff and produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and recorded by Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio, and was included on her studio album ''Pau-Latina'' (2004). ...
", "
Dame Otro Tequila
"Dame Otro Tequila" ( en, Give Me Another Tequila) is a song written by Emilio Estefan, Ricardo Gaitán, Alberto Gaitán, Tony Mardoni and Tom Mcwilliams for Rubio's seventh album ''Pau-Latina'' (2004). It was produced by Emilio Estefan, co-produc ...
", "
Ni Una Sola Palabra", "
Causa Y Efecto
"" ( en, Cause and Effect) is a song performed by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. The song was recorded for her ninth studio album Gran City Pop, and was released as the lead single on March 26, 2009. Causa y Efecto became a hit reaching number 1 ...
", and "
Me Gustas Tanto
"" ( en, I Like You So Much) is a song by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. The song was recorded for her tenth studio album, Brava!, due out on November 15, 2011. The song made its debut online as the lead single on September 2, 2011 and was made av ...
", making her the fifth best performing female artist on the chart. Other singles, "
Mío
"Mío" ''(English: "Mine")'' is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her debut solo studio album '' La Chica Dorada'' (1992). It was written by José Ramón Flórez and Cesar Valle and produced by Miguel Blasco and J.R. Florez. Af ...
", "
Y Yo Sigo Aquí
"Y Yo Sigo Aquí" () is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her fifth studio album, ''Paulina'' (2000). It was released as the third single from ''Paulina'' on November 1, 2000. It was released in January 2001 in the United State ...
" and "
Don't Say Goodbye", topped the charts in most Hispanic countries. Rubio has earned numerous
awards and accolades, including seven
''Billboard'' Latin Music Award; five
Lo Nuestro Awards
The Lo Nuestro Awards or Premios Lo Nuestro ( Spanish for "Our Thing") is a Spanish-language awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by Univision, a Spanish-language television network based in the United States. The awards began i ...
; three
MTV Latinoamerica Awards; and two
Telehit Awards
Telehit Awards (Spanish: ''Premios Telehit'') is a Mexican award that recognizes the greatest music events in Mexico, and broadcast by Telehit channel.
2008
List of winners:
*Most Important Latin Artist in the World: Shakira
*Best Mexican Perfor ...
, including the Trajectory Award; and a special accolade as "Mexican artist with the greatest international projection".
Rubio is regarded as a
pop icon
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and is credited Latin pop era-defining during the 2000s. As one of the most influential female Mexican artists,
she was included twice in 2012 and 2013 among the "50 Most Powerful Women in Mexico" by ''
Forbes
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'' Mexico. Additionally she was included in their "Celebrity 100:
Twitter
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's most-followed superstars" list in 2015.
In 2008,
Univision
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ranked her among the most powerful Latin celebrities in the United States and as one of the Greatest Latin Artists of All Time by ''Billboard'' in 2020.
According to a 2021 ranking by
YouGov
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, Rubio is the 26th most popular Latin music artist and the 17th most famous.
Life and career
1971–1981: Early life and career beginnings
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Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes was born on 17 June 1971 in
Mexico City
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. Her father, Enrique Rubio González (1932–2011), was a Spanish-born lawyer; Her mother was
Susana Dosamantes (1948–2022), a consecrated Mexican actress. Dosamantes had lived in
Guadalajara
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,
Jalisco until adolescence when she decided to become a film actress and, just before Rubio's birth, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1970s in Mexico. Rubio's younger brother, Enrique Rubio Jr., is an important lawyer and socialite, while her half sister Ana Paola Rubio is keeping out of the spotlight. Her musical legacy comes from his grandmother and great-grandmother, who were a mezzo-soprano singer and pianist, respectively. Her great-grandparents were originally from Spain and Portugal, and from a very young age she used to spend two or three months a year in Europe, visiting relatives. The rest of the year she resided between Mexico and
Los Angeles
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. As a little girl "grew up in the middle of an artistic world surrounded by cameras, lights and sets."
[
As Rubio has stated of herself: "I've been famous since I was born",][ due to the commotion that her birth caused, as she was the daughter of one of the most consecrated actresses in Mexico. According to her mother, Rubio grew up among arts media and the filming locations, while she worked. First Rubio's appearance in a film was the early 1980s, when accompanied by younger brother, she got a minor role in film ''El Día del Compadre''. Also was taking singing, acting, jazz, painting, and dance lessons while enrolled at what is now the ]Centro de Educación Artística
The Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) is an entertainment educational institution in Mexico run by that country's major media conglomerate, Televisa. Located at the company's facilities in the San Ángel neighborhood of Mexico City, the sch ...
(CEA) in Mexico in 1980. After two years there, Rubio's parents were contacted by producers Julisa and Guillermo del Bosque to they approval of Rubio's joining on a musical band formed by children from the CEA. They were puzzled by Julissa and Guillermo del Bosque's request. Later, Rubio told them "I did the casting without notifying you". Despite Susana and Enrique's dissatisfaction, they reached an agreement with their daughter to be part of the children's musical band, with the condition she got "a grade of nine in the school."
1982–1990: Timbiriche
Rubio began her singing career as a 9-year-old, when then children's band 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 ...
made its official debut on 30 April 1982 on the Mexican television show ''Siempre en Domingo
''Siempre en Domingo'' (translated ''Always on Sunday'') is a Mexican variety show created and hosted by Raúl Velasco. The show aired on Televisa from December 14, 1969 until April 19, 1998 when Velasco retired.
''Siempre en Domingo'' became one ...
'', featuring Spanish singer Miguel Bosé as its "artistic godfather". The first song they performed was "Don Diablo" with Bosé. The band's name refers to the a paper-and-pencil game
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of mathematical structure (known in the United States as Dots and Boxes), and the idea of naming the musical group was a response to the Spanish children's musical group Parchís
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Parchís was a very popular game in Spain at one point as well as in Europe and north Morocco - specifically Tangiers and Tetouan, ...
, whose name is also inspired by a table game. Timbiriche was initially made up of Mariana Garza
Mariana Garza Alardín, (born October 19, 1970 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican singer and actress.
Biography
Mariana Garza is the daughter of Ana Silvia Garza, (and the granddaughter of Ramiro Garza and Mexican poet Carmen Alardín). S ...
, Alix Bauer
Alix Bauer Tapuach (born December 16, 1971) is a Mexican singer of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. She was a member of the pop music band Timbiriche from its formation in 1982 until her departure in 1989. She released her only solo album ''Por Vez P ...
, Diego Schoening
Diego Schoening (born August 5, 1969 in Mexico City), is a Mexican singer, actor and television host.
Schoening started his career in the band Timbiriche in 1981, where he remained until its disbanding in 1994. In Timbiriche, he recorded 19 r ...
and Rubio, and they were eventually joined by Benny Ibarra
Benny Ibarra de Llano known as Benny Ibarra is a Mexican singer, musician, producer and actor. He was born into a family of artists. His mother, Julissa, was a singer and actress in the 1960s; and his father, Benny, an actor and 1960s rock si ...
and Sasha Sokol
Sasha Marianne Sökol Cuillery (born 17 June 1970) is a Mexican singer, composer, actress and television presenter.
Biography
Sökol was born in Mexico City. When she was still a toddler, her parents (Michael "Happy" Sökol and Magdalena Cuil ...
. Mexican actress and producer Martha Zavaleta was in charge to recruiting the group of children, who were part of the children's area of the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA). The six children were formed by the major Latin American mass media corporation Televisa
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In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
with Televisa's producers Victor Hugo O'Farril, Luis de Llano Macedo
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History
Born in Mexico City in 1945, he is the son of television producer Luis de Llano Palmer and actress Rita Macedo.Andrew Paxman, Claudia Fernández (2013). ''El ...
and María Eugenia "La Gorda" Galindo as part of Timbiriche's team creative.
Timbiriche's first homonym albums (''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 ''La Banda Timbiriche
''La Banda Timbiriche'' is the 2nd album from Mexican pop music Group 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 ...
'') released through Fonovisa Records
Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label founded in 1984 by Guillermo Santiso as a subsidiary of Televisa. Its former name before being acquired by Televisa in 1984 was Profono Internacional, which was founded in 1978. Fonov ...
in 1982 was a success in Mexico. They were known as a children's band and songs like "Somos Amigos", "Hoy Tengo Que Decirte Papá", "Mamá" and "México" was successful on the radio. In 1983 Timbiriche went on their first international tour and released the first live album '' En Concierto''. One of the selected songs was a cover version of the song "Mickey
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People Given name or nickname Men
* Mickey Andrews (bor ...
" by Tony Basil
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. The track was chosen because it was one of the most popular in the tour's performances. ''En Concierto'' was gold-certified and marked the debut of the Timbiriche's seventh member 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 ...
. The third studio album, ''Disco Ruido'', released in December 1983, continued with the same concept line of children's songs, but rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
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* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
-style influences.
In 1984, Timbiriche participated in the musical ''Vaselina'', a Spanish-language adaptation of the American musical '' Grease''; The band record a studio album inspired from the musical, and is known to be the last "child type" record of the group. It was the first act of Rubio on a professional musical theatre, she performed the rol of Licha, and sang solo a Spanish version of " Freddy, My Love". The band members became teenagers idols in Mexico, but for Rubio it implied pressure to look much older than he really was. Rubio has stated that at 13 years of age "I wanted to grow up and look tall, and have big eyelashes" because unlike her groupmates she looked much thinner and shorter. She confessed to having suffered bullying in Timbiriche and felt like "the ugly duckling
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" of the band.
''Timbiriche Rock Show
''Timbiriche Rock Show'' is the sixth studio album by Mexican pop group Timbiriche. It was released in July 1985 and contains Spanish-language covers of notable pop hits during the 1980s, such as "99 Luftballons" ("Mi Globo Azul"), " Layin' It On ...
'', released on 1 July 1985, marked the "teenage transition" of the band, with lyrics more aimed at teenagers and sounds more pop-rock
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mainstream. The album contains Spanish-language covers of notable pop hits during the 1980s. It was certified gold and spawned several hit singles, including "Soy un Desastre", "Corro, Vuelo, Me Acelero", "Teléfono" and "Me Plantó", which established the group as a viable act in the music industry. Rubio totally changed her image during that time, leaving her innocent and childish style to a more "rocker" style, and sporting voluminous and large hair-dos. When the promotion of ''Timbiriche Rock Show'' ended in the summer of 1986, two founding members of Timbiriche left and two new ones entered, which marked a change in the line-up. It was reflected in the album ''Timbiriche VII
''Timbiriche VII'' is the seventh studio album by Mexican pop group Timbiriche, released on June 29, 1987, by Fonovisa Records. This album marked the beginning of Thalía Sodi's participation in the group and in the same year she also appeared on ...
'', released on 29 June 1987. The pop-rock style record was a massive success in Latin America, selling 1 million copies and becoming one of the best-selling Mexican albums of all time. The record features some of the group's most widely known songs such as "Mírame (Cuestión de Tiempo)" and "Con Todos Menos Conmigo".
When the double-album ''Timbiriche VIII & IX
''Timbiriche VIII & IX'' is the eighth and ninth studio album by Mexican pop group Timbiriche, released on May 7, 1988, by Fonovisa Records. It was the first album that Edith Márquez recorded with the group after Mariana Garza left to start a sol ...
'' was released in May 1988, Rubio become as one of the most notorious members and her voice exced in songs such as "Rompecabezas", "Soy Como Soy", "Me Estoy Volviendo Loca" and "Acelerar", which was number one in Mexico charts. The album sold 500,000 copies, and the number-one hit, "Tú Y Yo Somos Uno Mismo", appears in the number two position on the list of the "100 Greatest Songs of the 80's in Spanish", count realized by VH1. In summer 1988, while Timbiriche promotion the albums, Rubio landed a major role in the Televisa telenovela, '' Pasión y Poder'', marks her debut on a TV production. ''Timbiriche X
''Timbiriche X'' is the tenth album released by Mexican pop and rock band Timbiriche. The first single "Me Pongo Mal" was released in late 1989 and by the time the full album debuted in April 1990, the single was at the top of the charts.
Timbir ...
'', the final album of Rubio recorded as a member of Timbiriche was released in early 1990 and despite the fact that she was already the leader of the group, she left the group to focus on a solo career.
1991–1994: Solo career, ''La Chica Dorada'' and ''24 Kilates''
During an interview to Mexican TV show Galardon a los Grandes in summer 1991, Rubio said that she would travel to Spain to record her first solo album. She anticipated want to show "fresh music for a very broad market.", and also announced she would film her second telenovela at the end of that year. During that time, Rubio began a relationship with her ex-fellow from Timbiriche, Erik Rubin. The romance received intense attention from the media, since Rubin had recently broken up with Mexican singer Alejandra Guzman
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, who said in different media "he broke-up with me for she ubio" Guzman released the song " Hey Güera", and the media speculated that the song was about Rubio. Eventually, she confirmed it.
The Televisa's telenovela '' Baila Conmigo'' was aired on 30 March 1992. It based in the late 50s and early 60s at the time of "Rock and Roll era". She played the role of Andrea de la Reguera, a rich and capricious girl who was used to having everything at her disposal. Her leading role as an antagonist turned out to be very convincing to the press and audience, earning positive reviews for her performance. The telenovela producer was Luis de Llano, who recruited a cast of youth stars who were just beginning their solo career in music and acting. The success of ''Baila Conmigo'' gave the protagonists the possibility of recording a special album and received 9 nominations for the 1993 TVyNovelas Awards, including "Actress Revelation" for Rubio. Also a ''soundtrack
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'' was released under the Fonovisa Records
Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label founded in 1984 by Guillermo Santiso as a subsidiary of Televisa. Its former name before being acquired by Televisa in 1984 was Profono Internacional, which was founded in 1978. Fonov ...
label of ten songs in some Latin American countries. Rubio along with the cast of the telenovela appeared in different television shows to promote the album.
Rubio embarked recording studio sessions in Spain in fall 1991 to early 1992 with the Spanish producer Miguel Blasco
Miguel Blasco is a music producer and songwriter. Born in Spain.
When he was 16 years old, he joined his first rock band and moved to Ibiza in 1963 through the first years of the musical movement called "beatnic", before the "hippies". On stage, ...
and the songwriters José Ramón Flórez and Cesar Valle; The last two began writing songs together. After her returned to Mexico, Rubio promoted the concept of her debut album through marketing in the media and magazines. In June 1992, Rubio signed to a recording contract with Capitol Latin
Capitol Latin (formerly EMI Latin) is a brand of Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group. Previously, it was a subsidiary of EMI.
History
In 1989, José Behar, the former head of CBS Discos, signed Selena to ...
, and her first single was released on 30 August 1992. "Mío
"Mío" ''(English: "Mine")'' is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her debut solo studio album '' La Chica Dorada'' (1992). It was written by José Ramón Flórez and Cesar Valle and produced by Miguel Blasco and J.R. Florez. Af ...
" spent several weeks at number one on the Mexican singles charts and became one of the country's best selling single in the 1990s and was certified gold. In United States, the song reached number three on the ''Billboard's
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'' Hot Latin Tracks
The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Since October 2012, chart rankings are based on digital sales, ra ...
chart. Its success resulted in Rubio becoming Timbiriche's first solo singer to enter ''Billboard'' charts with great success and repeated the formula at the release of her debut album '' La Chica Dorada'', who released in October 1992, and peak at number three on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums
Top Latin Albums is a record chart published by ''Billboard'' magazine and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language, full-length albums in the American music market. Like all ''Billboard'' album charts, the chart is based ...
chart on the week of 26 June 1993. Rubio made her first television appearance performing on the legendary TV show ''Siempre en Domingo
''Siempre en Domingo'' (translated ''Always on Sunday'') is a Mexican variety show created and hosted by Raúl Velasco. The show aired on Televisa from December 14, 1969 until April 19, 1998 when Velasco retired.
''Siempre en Domingo'' became one ...
'' with Raúl Velasco
Raúl Velasco Ramírez (April 24, 1933 – November 26, 2006) was a Mexican host/ producer of the TV show ''Siempre en Domingo'' (''Always on Sunday'') which is his hallmark contribution to the Latin American world and eventually to other parts ...
to publicize his new stage in the music industry. The famous television host commented "it was a great privilege to have presented Paulina as a solo singer".
In the midst of the success, "Mío" was the subject of controversy due the media speculated that the song was a response to "Hey Güera" by Alejandra Guzman. Several media rated the song as part a love triangle. As well, at the beginning her solo career, several media critics Rubio's image style, comparing like a "Madonna wannabe
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", but with the polarized critics, Rubio was praised as the new youth pop icon in Mexico. ''La Chica Dorada'' yielded three top-ten singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs, "Mío", " Abriendo Las Puertas Al Amor" and "Amor De Mujer
"Amor de Mujer" ''(English: "Woman's Love")'' is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her debut solo studio album ''La Chica Dorada'' (1992). Released as the album's second Single (music), single in January 1993 in Mexico, and as th ...
". The album was certified triple gold in Mexico and eventually sold 450,000 copies in there. In March 1993, Rubio received two nominations at the Lo Nuestro Awards
The Lo Nuestro Awards or Premios Lo Nuestro ( Spanish for "Our Thing") is a Spanish-language awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by Univision, a Spanish-language television network based in the United States. The awards began i ...
for the categories Female Pop Artist and New Pop Artist of the Year. The album promotion culminated with the fourth single "Sabor A Miel
"Sabor a Miel" ''(English: "Taste of Honey")'' is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her debut studio album, '' La Chica Dorada'' (1992). It was released as a single by Capitol Latin in August 1993 in the US and Latin America. Th ...
" and a promotional tour throughout Mexico and Latin America.
Fall 1993, Paulina Rubio's popularity continued to rise with the release of her second studio album, '' 24 Kilates''. The pop-rock-oriented album sold 150,000 copies only before of its release. It was certified platinum, but did not appear on the ''Billboard'' charts. The album's first single, "Nieva, Nieva
"Nieva, Nieva" (English: "Snowing, Snowing") is a song performed by the Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, written by Cesar Valle and C. Sánchez and produced by Miguel Blasco. The song was recorded in Madrid, Spain, through the promotion of Rubio's d ...
", topped Mexico top airplay chart and reached number twenty-seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks. Beginning in January 1994, Rubio embarked on a concert tour in Latin America. She formed part of the invited judging panel of Viña del Mar International Song Festival
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and made a short performance, for which she received the Naranja Award. At that time, she released two more hits, "Él Me Engañó
"Él Me Engañó" (English: "He Cheated On Me") is a song performed by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, recorded for her second studio album ''24 Kilates'' (1993). The song was written by César Valle and Don Matamoros, and was released on February 3 ...
" and "Asunto De Dos
"Asunto De Dos" (English: "Matter Of Two") is a pop-rock song written by José Ramón Flórez and Fredi Marugán, and produced by Miguel Blasco for Mexican singer Paulina Rubio's second studio album, ''24 Kilates'' (1993). The song was released as ...
", making all three singles from the album peak inside the top twenty on Mexico top airplay chart. " Vuelve Junto A Mí", the by demand-single, was released only in the U.S. and peaked inside the top twenty on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks.
1995–1997: ''El Tiempo Es Oro'', acting and ''Planeta Paulina''
In March 1995, Rubio released her third studio album, '' El Tiempo Es Oro'', and was described as "rhythmic and danceable", but "in the same concept line f Golden Girl
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Hist ...
than her previous albums. The album managed to sell 300,00 copies worldwide. The lead single, "Te Daría Mi Vida
"Te Daría Mi Vida" is a song by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, taken from her third studio album '' El Tiempo Es Oro'' (1995), written by C. Sánchez and C. Valle and produced by Miguel Blasco. The song was released as the album's lead single on 1 ...
", sold 140,000 copies between Mexico and United States, subsequent singles "Nada De Ti
"Nada De Ti" is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, taken from her third studio album '' El Tiempo Es Oro'' (1995). It was released as the album's second single on March 12, 1995, and distributed by EMI Latin as a CD single. The track ...
" and "Hoy Te Dejé De Amar
"Hoy Te Dejé De Amar" is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her third studio album '' El Tiempo Es Oro'' (1995). Written by Marco Flores and produced by Miguel Blasco
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" both reached the top ten airplay in Mexico. The album was her first record released in Spain and Brazil, and Rubio did a performed as a special guest in the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. She appeared in different magazines in Spain to become known as a singer, but the media highly publicized her relationship with the Spanish architect and socialite Ricardo Bofill, son of the Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
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's founder. The romance received intense attention from the European media, since Bofill had recently broken up with journalist Chabeli Iglesias (daughter of Spanish singer 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 ...
) who was still marrie with him at the time.
Rubio returned to her acting career, and landed her first starring role in the film '' Bésame en la Boca'', released in June 1995. Rubio played Claudia Romero, a rich young girl who dies in an accident while riding her motorcycle, and is later returned to Earth, but in other body, to make amends for her mistakes. Although her acting received critics mixed, the film was a box office success and staying on the Mexican main billboard for six weeks. As well, she starred as one of the main characters on ''Pobre Niña Rica
''Pobre niña rica'' (English title: ''Poor Little Rich Girl'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Enrique Segoviano for Televisa.
The series stars Victoria Ruffo as Consuelo, Ariel López Padilla as Julio and Paulina Rubio as Alma.
Plot
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'', her third telenovela, and recorded two versions of the opening song. In August 1995, Rubio guest-starred on the ''El Corazón de Emeteveo'' MTV Latino
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
's show.
In 1996, Rubio changed her conventional music style to avant-garde sounds. She co-produced her fourth studio album ''Planeta Paulina
''Planeta Paulina'' (''Planet Paulina'') is the fourth studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. It was first released by EMI Mexico on 22 August 1996 in Mexico and 3 September in United States, and distributed in 22 countries around the wor ...
'' with Marco Flores. The music critics praised it "a sensational album, full of feelings and enthusiasm" inspired in dance-pop, euro-pop
Europop (also spelled Euro pop) is a style of pop music that originated in Europe during the mid-to-late 1960s and developed to today's form throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with revivals and ...
, disco, house, electronic
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and techno
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styles. Rubio assumed more creative control by writing and co-producing most of the material. The album didn't matched the commercial success of its predecessors, despite it produced four singles: "Siempre Tuya Desde La Raíz
"Siempre Tuya Desde La Raíz" (English: ''Open Up Your Heart'') is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, taken from her forth studio album ''Planeta Paulina'' (1996). It was released as the album's lead single in July 1996, by EMI Latin ...
", "Solo Por Ti
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", "Miedo" and "Enamorada". She also recorded English versions of several songs which did not appear on the album, but were included in the remixes or maxi-singles versions of the songs, such as "Open Up Your Hear", "Only For You" and "I'm So In Love". EMI Music declined to release Rubio's first English crossover album, which was supposed to be the English version of the ''Planeta Paulina'' album due to weak sales of the Spanish version. Subsequently, she got into a legal battle against the record label for not fulfilling what they had already planned.
Despite the modest success of ''Planeta Paulina'', songs like "Una Historia Más"—a song about HIV/AIDS
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—and "Enamorada" was introduced Rubio to the gay community
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. Especially due of the music video for "Enamorada", which showed a homosexual couple and the rainbow flag openly on television. A theme that was still considered a taboo at that time. The album's promotion spread throughout Latin America until 1997.
1998–1999: Timbiriche reunion and ''Vive el Verano''
In 1998, Rubio published a calendar, the funds of which went to the Teleton Foundation. The photographs was shot by Mexican photographer José Quintero at locations in Rome, New York, Florence and Mexico. She was in charge of the production, direction and concept of the calendar. During the presentation of the calendar, Rubio said in an interview: "I have to define many things in my professional life, and I am aware of it." Despite the legal battle with EMI Music, she continued to work on new music. For the initial recording session for fifth studio album Rubio worked first with Mexican composer and singer Armando Manzanero
Armando Manzanero Canché (7 December 1935 – 28 December 2020) was a Mexican Mayan musician, singer, composer, actor and music producer, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successfu ...
, and Mecano's member Nacho Cano
Ignacio Cano Andrés (b. Madrid, 26 February 1963), better known as Nacho Cano, is a Spanish arranger, composer, musician and record producer. He and his brother showed an interest in music in their young lives. At 5, he began to play the Spani ...
.
Rubio met with the original members of Timbiriche in summer 1998, during a performance at the Acapulco Festival. The presentation was received with success and became a historic moment at the festival. After the success obtained, the record label Melody reissues the disc ''Los Clásicos de Timbiriche'', now with the name of ''Timbiriche Symphonic'', accompanied by Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
The Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra ( es, Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México) is an orchestra of international rank founded and underwritten by the National Government of Mexico. The home venue is the Silvestre Revueltas Hall at the ...
. It generated great stir among the followers. The original members realized the magnitude and impact of Timbiriche, so they decided to go on a concert tour. In November 1998 the band initiated a tour developed in Mexico and part of Latin America. Timbiriche reunion established in the Auditorio Nacional a sold-out record of hearing with more than 20 consecutive concerts. On 23 February 1999, a two-disc live album was released through Fonovisa Records
Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label founded in 1984 by Guillermo Santiso as a subsidiary of Televisa. Its former name before being acquired by Televisa in 1984 was Profono Internacional, which was founded in 1978. Fonov ...
titled '' Timbiriche, El Concierto''. The album was a success, and certified gold and platinum for sold 350,000 copies in Mexico.[. Amprofon.com.mx.]
While continuing with the recording sessions for her fifth studio album, Rubio also hosting the Spanish summer variety show, ''Vive El Verano'', which premiered in July 1999. The production was broadcast by Antena 3. She recorded Richard Daniel Roman
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's the theme song to the TV show. During the presentation of the television show Rubio said: "Here n Spain
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I am known for other circumstances (her relationship with Ricardo Boffil), but 20 years of professional life guarantee me. With this first job I want to show how far I can go in this world." At the time, she signed a contract with Universal Music Group
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and Polydor Records
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to released her new music.
Rubio and her boyfriend, Ricardo Bofill explained on the television show Tómbola in an April 1999 "would probably get married." They finally didn't get married, but on New Year's Eve 1999, they held an African Rite wedding in Mali, Africa.
2000–2003: ''Paulina'', ''Border Girl'' and modeling
In February 2000, Rubio performed her first single released by Universal Music, " Lo Haré Por Ti", at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile. The performance was highly criticed by press media, but when the song was released throughout the Americas and Europe, it received positive reviews. Leila Cobo from ''Billboard'' praised Rubio's "comeback" and said "he song is
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* He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets
* He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...
an edgy, catchy, totally fresh romp." It reached the top 10 in Spain and top 40 in Italy. The music video for "Lo Haré Por Ti" featured a new-Paulina in revealing bikinis and mini skirts, and a hat cowgirl-style which came to be regarded as a mark of style her own.[
Rubio released her self-titled fifth studio album, '' Paulina'', on 23 May 2000. She assumed the total creative control, unlike their first three albums with EMI Music, and collaborated with Colombian singer-songwriter and record producer ]Estéfano
Fabio Alonso Salgado, better known as Estéfano (born 19 August 1966 in Manizales, Colombia) is a Colombian musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. Along with Donato Poveda formed the duo Donato y Estefano, releasing three studio albums ...
to create a "synthesis of the end of the millennium" in a sound that blend through such genres as pop, ranchera, dance, rock, hip-hop, bolero, house and jazz. Rubio "had a very clear idea of what I wanted to achieve and express and Estéfano was a great guide in helping me develop and define that sound." The album garnered critical acclaim, with Steve Huey from Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
calling it "one of her best lbumsto date." Paulina was honored with four Latin Grammy Awards
The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been ...
nominated—including Album of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Album—and was honored for Premios Ondas for "her way of applying spectacularity in Latin rhythms."
''Paulina'' was a commercial success, becoming Rubio's first number-one album on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums
Latin Pop Albums is a record chart published on ''Billboard'' magazine. It features Latin music information of the Pop music genre. Established in June 1985, this chart features only full-length albums and like all album charts on ''Billboard'', i ...
. As well, becoming her first album on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and ''Music & Media
''Music & Media'' was a pan-European magazine for radio, music and entertainment. It was published for the first time in 1984 as ''Eurotipsheet'', but in 1986 it changed name to ''Music & Media''. It was originally based in Amsterdam, but later ...
'' European Top 100 Albums
The European Top 100 Albums chart was the European adaptation of the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. It ran from March 1984 until December 2010. Also commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums, the chart showcased the sales of an act in 19 E ...
charts. ''Paulina'' became the first Latin pop record by a female Mexican artist to receive a gold standard certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...
, for shipments of 500,000 units in United States, and it was the best selling Latin album in 2001 there, selling over 1 million copies in the US alone to 2002 and sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. In Mexico, ''Paulina'' becomes in one of the best-selling albums all time. Follow-up single from the album, "El Último Adiós
"El Último Adiós" () is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her fifth studio album ''Paulina'' (2000). It was released as the second single from the album on July 17, 2000 by Universal Music. Rubio co-wrote and co-produced the t ...
", attracted the attention of music critics, who praised ranchera and hip-hop music style fusion. The "ranchera moderna" pop becomes a trademark of Rubio. The third single, "Y Yo Sigo Aquí
"Y Yo Sigo Aquí" () is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her fifth studio album, ''Paulina'' (2000). It was released as the third single from ''Paulina'' on November 1, 2000. It was released in January 2001 in the United State ...
", reached number one in over 30 countries, becoming Rubio's most successful single to date. The fourth single, the feminist anthem "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer
"Yo No Soy Esa Mujer" () is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her fifth studio album, ''Paulina'' (2000). It was released as the fourth single from ''Paulina'' on April 2, 2001. After meeting with its writers Christian De Walden ...
", is considered one of the best songs of the 2000, according to '' Spin'', while ''Billboard'' named it one of the 100 greatest songs of 2001. The remaining singles—"Vive El Verano
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", "Sexi Dance
"Sexi Dance" is a song released from Paulina Rubio's fifth album, Paulina. Amazon''Paulina''/ref> It was written by Estéfano and produced by Marcello Azevedo. It entered Billboard Latin Pop Songs and peaked at #18. An English version of the so ...
" and "Tal Vez, Quizá
"Tal Vez, Quizá" () is a song performed by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, taken from her fifth studio album ''Paulina'' (2000). The song was written by Armando Manzanero, and produced by Marcello Azevedo. Lyrically, the song talks about a woman wh ...
"—all peaked in the top ten in Latin America and some Europe's country.
Rubio's look and style of dressing that showed in her music videos, and her performances influenced young girls and women. Her style became one of the female fashion trends of the 2000s in Latin America.[ In September 2001, she co-headlining with the Spanish group ]Café Quijano
Café Quijano is a Spanish pop rock band formed by three brothers, Manuel, Óscar, and Raúl Quijano, all of whom are singers. The brothers are originally from León (Spain), León, along with their father, who ran a musical pub called "La Lola ...
for the QDQ Tour that toured eight cities in Spain. She then embarked on a tour across North America.
In early-2002, Rubio comeback at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile, and made a polemic performance. She said Antonio Vodanovic
Antonio Vodanovic (born March 2, 1949, Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean television presenter known for being the presenter of Viña del Mar International Song Festival from 1976 to 2004. From the late 1970s to 1982 he was programming director of Tel ...
(festival entertainer) refused to award him the Antorcha de Plata despite the public's request. Rubio accused him of being macho and explained "I don't need anything material, but the 'Antorcha' means the burning flame." Also, performed at the Festivalbar
The Festivalbar was an Italian singing competition that took place in the most important Italian squares during summer, such as the Piazza del Duomo, Catania or Piazza Bra, Verona. The first edition took place in 1964 and was broadcast by RAI. ...
and Festival di Sanremo
The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annual ...
in Italy; Top of the Pops
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in United Kingdom ang Germany; Hit Machine in Paris and Wango Tango in U.S. EMI Music released two successful greatest-hits albums compilations, ''Top Hits
Top Hits is the first greatest hits album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. It was released on July 18, 2000, through EMI Latin in United States. The album was released in two different editions, standard and limited, with the latter containing t ...
'' and '' I'm So in Love: Grandes Éxitos''. The albums entered on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums charts and Spanish Albums charts.
Rubio released her sixth studio album, ''Border Girl
''Border Girl'' is the sixth studio album and first English-language album by Mexican recording singer Paulina Rubio. It was released on 18 June 2002 internationally by Universal Records and later launched in the Japan on August 21, 2002 by Umvd L ...
'', in her birthday number 31. The album her first foray into English-language pop. Like its predecessor, received acclaim from critics. Jose F. Promis from AllMusic called it "one of the most interesting and international pop albums of 2002." In the U.S., ''Border Girl'' debuted at number eleven on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, making her highest-charting album in the region, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 500,000 copies in the country. The first single " Don't Say Goodbye" peaked at number forty-one position on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number nine on Canadian Singles Chart
The Canadian Singles Chart was a chart compiled by the American-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan, which began publication in November 1996. It was published every Wednesday and also published on Thursday by '' Jam!''/Canoe. I ...
, while the Spanish version reached number five on the Hot Latin Tracks. The accompanying music video (directed by The Brothers Strause) featured the singer riding a futuristic motorcycle while look infamous leather costume red. It cost of $1 million, which makes it the first Mexican to invest that amount in a music video. " The One You Love" was released as the second single reaching number ninety-seven on the Hot 100 while the Spanish version, "Todo Mi Amor", reached number five on the Hot Latin Tracks chart, becoming her second top five hit from the album. Also, the Spanish version of the single "Casanova
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" reached number thirty-seven on the Hot Latin Tracks. Rubio she co-headlined the North America dates of Don't Turn Off the Lights Tour fellow Latin pop star Enrique Iglesias. She was honored as the "Mexican Artist with Greatest International Projection" at the Premios Oye!
Premios Oye! (Premio Nacional a la Música Grabada) were presented annually by the ''Academia Nacional de la Música en México'' from 2003 to 2013 with the exception of 2011 when they were not presented, for outstanding achievements in the Mexican ...
in Mexico, and the Houston, Texas
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radio station 104.1 KRBE
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declared 21 June "Paulina Day" in Houston.[
As modeling role, Rubio debuted at the fashion show for Argentinian designer Jorge Ibáñez in Mexico. In late-2002, she signed ]Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management (MM) refers to two independent chain modeling agencies that originated as one in Paris, France in 1972 with subsequent locations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London and Toronto. In 2004, the agencies in New York, Miami, ...
of New York, a modeling agency which is fairly prestigious. Annabel Aucoin, then promoter of agency, said "Paulina is the only Mexican singer who is with us and, in truth, she is an international celebrity ..But she also has the beauty and the personality to be in our celebrity division." For spring 2003 Bacelona's Fashion Week (Pasarela Gaudí), Rubio walk at the runways for Totón Comella collection for TCN. She also return her host role at the beauty pageant Miss Spain
Miss Spain (Spanish: Miss España) is a national beauty pageant in Spain that selects Spanish representatives to compete in three of the big four major international beauty pageants: the Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International competi ...
2003. Rubio provided guest vocals on Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop group Boyzone. His solo career start ...
' re-recorded single "When You Say Nothing at All
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". The song was re-title "When You Say Nothing at All (Nada Más Que Hablar)" due Rubio's Spanish sing, and released in March 2003.
2004–2008: ''Pau-Latina'', ''Ananda'', marriage, and controversies
After Rubio's breakup with Ricardo Bofill in early 2004, she began dating Mexican actor José María Torre
José María Torre (born José María Torre Hütt on November 4, 1977, in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Mexican Salvador-born actor and fashion designer known for his roles in telenovelas. He is the brother of Fátima Torre and Andrea Torre. H ...
. During that time, she released her seventh studio album, ''Pau-Latina
''Pau-Latina'' is the seventh studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, released on February 10, 2004, by Universal Music Latino. Musically, Rubio wanted to make a "futuristic folk", thus incorporating eclectic latin music in its sound with i ...
''. The "futuristic folklore" record included contributions from Emilio Estefan
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, Chris Rodríguez Chris Rodriguez is an American contemporary Christian musician and singer/songwriter.
Biography
Rodriguez was born in The Bronx on March 7, 1960, and moved to Nashville, becoming a veteran of the scene in the early 1990s. He sang jingles for fast ...
, Sergio George
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, Gaitanes, Marco Antonio Solís
Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and record producer.
Born and raised in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán, Solís began his musical career at the age of six, performing part of Los Hermanito ...
, Coti
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, Jorge Villamizar
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, Los Tetas
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The group's first single, "Corazón de Sandía", was a summer hit from the ...
and Reyli
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Reyli is a former member of Elefante, a ...
. Rubio explained that she "wanted to do it step by step and very calmly; hence the album title" which means "Latin Peace" in Catalan. Besides that it is a play on words: "Pau", as all her friends call, and "Latina", in honor of his roots. Sarah Bardeen from Rapsody
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felt that Pau-Latina is "brilliant" specially for "Rubio incorporates elements of rap, reggaeton, flamenco and ranchera while maintaining her own consistently feathery pop sensibility" while Matt Cibula from PopMatters
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included it in her list of the "best however-many-it-ends-up-being albums of 2004." It became her second album to debut at the top of the Top Latin Albums chart, and peaked at number 105 on the Billboard 200. ''Pau-Latina'' won several awards—including Billboard Latin Music Awards
The ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards grew out of the ''Billboard'' Music Awards program from ''Billboard'' magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. The ''Billboard'' awards are the La ...
and Lo Nuestro Awards
The Lo Nuestro Awards or Premios Lo Nuestro ( Spanish for "Our Thing") is a Spanish-language awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by Univision, a Spanish-language television network based in the United States. The awards began i ...
—and was nominated for a Latin Grammy
The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been r ...
for Best Pop Female Vocal Album, and nominated for a Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
for Best Latin Pop Vocal Album.
"Te Quise Tanto
"Te Quise Tanto" ( en, I Loved You So Much) is a song written by Coti Sorokin, Andahí and A. Schinoff and produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and recorded by Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio, and was included on her studio album ''Pau-Latina'' (2004). ...
" was released as the lead single from ''Pau-Latina'', and reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs; became her biggest single to date, and her first single to reach the top position on the chart. " Algo Tienes" followed as the second single, peaked at number one on the Latin Pop Airplay. "Dame Otro Tequila
"Dame Otro Tequila" ( en, Give Me Another Tequila) is a song written by Emilio Estefan, Ricardo Gaitán, Alberto Gaitán, Tony Mardoni and Tom Mcwilliams for Rubio's seventh album ''Pau-Latina'' (2004). It was produced by Emilio Estefan, co-produc ...
" was released as the album's third single, and became her second number-one single on the Hot Latin Songs. In 2005, " Mía" and "Alma En Libertad" followed as the album's fourth and fifth singles,[ and reached number eight and number thirty-nine on the Hot Latin Songs, respectively. Rubio's third headlining tour, the Pau-Latina Tour, began in September 2004 and concluded in June 2005. She also performed at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile, where finally won the Antorcha de Plata at the request of the public, and after three performances in the past years. Her performance received polarized critics from several media. Some journalists argue that due to the Rubio's feminist speech when she interpreted "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer", she got the Antorcha de Plata.
Rubio gave a provocative performance as host at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica. In a sarcastic speech during the ceremony, she said "There are many people who believe that I only want to provoke conservatives ..Because I am conservative, very conservative" and immediately opened the back of her little mini dress exposing her butt, and showing just a red thong t-back. The incident was highly publicized. Several media assumed it was a response by Rubio to those of conservative ideology in Mexico due few months before, government leaders in Queretaro, censored a Rubio's spectacular where she posing completely naked on a white horse and wearing only red sandals from the Andrea, brand whom she had an endorsement. The Chilean press cited the moment as " ubioclaiming women's underwear".
Some of Rubio's important TV performances during Pau-Latina era attracted media attention due her fashion style, especially her provocative skirts tutu-style. Rubio and her personal designer released merchandising inspired by her skirts through her website, and title it "Tutu Pau". She received the Voz del Momento award at the ]2004 Premios Juventud
The 1st Annual Premios Juventud (Youth Awards) were broadcast by Univision on September 23, 2004.
Winners and nominees
Marc Anthony and Thalía was the leading nominees, with 13 nominations each. Jennifer Lopez follows with 12 nominations in ...
, and also was named ''People en Español
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s 2005 Star of the Year. At that time, Rubio appeared on two singles from Coti's album, ''Esta Mañana Y Otros Cuentos''; she was featured on a duet with Coti, "Otra Vez", and on a collaboration with Coti and Julieta Venegas entitled "Nada Fue Un Error", it last was a success in Spain and Latin America. After her relationship with José María Torre ended in early 2005, just a few months after, Rubio began dating her future husband Spanish entrepreneur Nicolás "Colate" Vallejo-Nájera. The couple became engaged in November 2006.
In July 2006, Rubio released " Ni Una Sola Palabra", the lead single from her eighth studio album, '' Ananda''. It became her third number one single on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (entered on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart) and reached the atop on iTunes
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' digital song sales chart in Spain, earning eventually it was certified triple platinum by the Productores de Música de España (PROMUSICAE). The second and third single released from the album, " Nada Puede Cambiarme" and " Ayúdame", both reached top ten on ¡Tunes digital charts, and "Nada Puede Cambiarme" received certified gold in Spain for digital downloads. Other singles released from the album include "Que Me Voy A Quedar" and the digital single"Me Siento Mucho Más Fuerte Sin Tu Amor".
''Ananda'' was released on 19 September 2006. Album's title is a Sanskrit
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word which in English means "Happiness", name of Rubio's Miami home, where ''Ananda'' was recorded. The album reflected a change in her spiritual perception and image. On ''Ananda'', Rubio worked with new producers as Cachorro López
Gerardo Horacio López von Linden (born 3 March 1956), known professionally as Cachorro López, is an Argentine record producer, musician and songwriter. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he enrolled in various musical ensembles, including Zas and ...
, Toy Hernández, Áureo Baqueiro, Ric Wake
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, Tricky Stewart
Christopher Alan "Tricky" Stewart (born January 4, 1974) is an American record producer, record executive, songwriter, and music publisher. In a career spanning over 30 years, Stewart has won 5 Grammys and is responsible for over 50 million rec ...
and Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla (born 19 August 1951) is an Argentine musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for composing his film scores with his collaborator and acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu, which composed the ...
at the Rubio's home studio in Miami, Florida. The album retakes rock-pop style for Rubio, and incorporates genres such as Latin pop, dance-pop and folk
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*Nation
*People
* Folklore
** Folk art
** Folk dance
** Folk hero
** Folk music
*** Folk metal
*** Folk punk
*** Folk rock
** Folk religion
* Folk taxonomy
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* Folk Plus or Fo ...
. ''Ananda'' garnered critical acclaim, with Jason Birchmeier from Allmuic calling it "an exceptionally solid collection of 13 would-be hits, each interesting and pleasing in its own fashion." The album reached at number one on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums. Also reached at number forty-four on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album earned several accolades, including two awards at the 2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards. It was a success in Nordic countries. Rubio performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert
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in Oslo, Norway
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to honor the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
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recipient, Muhammad Yunus
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.
In early 2007, Rubio recorded the song "Nena
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" as a duet with singer Miguel Bosé, from his album '' Papito''. It was also nominated for Record of the Year at the 8th Annual Latin Grammys. Rubio embarked on her Amor, Luz Y Sonido tour February to September 2007. It was her longest tour in Spain. While promoting her tour, she married her then fiancé Nicolás "Colate" Vallejo-Najera in Xcaret
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, Mexico. The wedding received several media coverage. It was considered "the wedding of the year" and they covered the May 2007 issue of ''¡Hola!'' magazine.
In October 2007, the Spanish edition of ''Cosmopolitan
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Food and drink
* Cosmopolitan (cocktail), also known as a "Cosmo"
History
* Rootless cosmopolitan, a Soviet derogatory epithet during Joseph Stalin's anti-Semitic campaign of 1949–1953
Hotels and resorts
* Cosmopoli ...
'' magazine featured her apparently naked underneath a red, white, and green sheet. A government probe was open about whether or not she had desecrated Mexico's flag. The Secretariat of the Interior
The Mexican Secretariat for Home Affairs ( es, Secretaría de Gobernación, SEGOB, lit=Secretariat for Governance) is the public department concerned with the country's domestic affairs, the presenting of the president's bills to Congress, their ...
said she may have violated an article in the National Flag, Shield and Anthem Law, which states that "private individuals will give the appropriate respect to the national symbol and handle it with care". The offense can be punished by fines ranging from $45,000 to $50,000 MXN (Mexican pesos) and jail time of up to 36 hours. However, in a published report, Rubio's mother, said that the artist did not authorize such photos. Finally, in February 2008, the Mexican Government imposed a fine on Rubio "l considering that he has disrespected the patriotic symbols." In the meantime, Rubio participated in a mega benefit concert event by ALAS Foundation
ALAS (Fundación América Latina en Acción Solidaria) is a non-profit with the intent to launch a new social movement for a collective commitment to comprehensive Early Childhood Development programs in Latin America.
ALAS was founded by Colombi ...
, developed simultaneously in Mexico and Argentina. She performed in Buenos Aires in front of 180,000 people, along with other Latin artists.
2009–2010: ''Gran City Pop'' and motherhood
Rubio performed the song "Causa y Efecto
"" ( en, Cause and Effect) is a song performed by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. The song was recorded for her ninth studio album Gran City Pop, and was released as the lead single on March 26, 2009. Causa y Efecto became a hit reaching number 1 ...
" at the 2009 Latin Billboard Music Awards on 23 April. It was released as the lead single from her ninth studio album, ''Gran City Pop
''Gran City Pop'' is the ninth studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio released by Universal Music Group on June 23, 2009. The album expanded the Rubio's stylistic palette by combining elements of genres such as ranchera, hip-hop, eurodisco ...
''. The Rubio's comeback single atop on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs for 5 consecutive weeks; becoming her fourth number-one single on the list of her career. As well, "Causa Y Efecto" was number one on the Mexican Monitor Latino Chart and Spanish Airplay Chart, where certified platinum. Rubio released ''Gran City Pop'', on 23 June 2009. The album is a concept album of a utopian
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city, "very earthy and very organic where everything is an amalgam; a mixture that allows to unite instead of divide", and was inspired by Miami, Mexico and Madrid. Mussically, ''Gran City Pop'' embrace from pop rock and dance pop, containing influences of Latin styles, electropop, eurodisco
Eurodisco (also spelled as Euro disco) is the variety of European forms of electronic dance music that evolved from disco in the late 1970s, incorporating elements of pop and rock into a disco-like continuous dance atmosphere. Many Eurodisco ...
and arena rock
Arena rock (also known as AOR, melodic rock, stadium rock, anthem rock, pomp rock, corporate rock and dad rock; ; ) is a style of rock music that originated in the mid-1970s. As hard rock bands and those playing a softer yet strident kind of po ...
. The songs were autobiographical
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It is a form of biography.
Definition
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in nature and saw Rubio collaborating as songwriter with Coti, Fernando Montesinos, Rafael Vergara, and went back to work with Estefano, after almost ten years of working with him on Paulina. Rubio developed as the album's executive producer, along with producers such as Cachorro López, Lester Mendez
Lester Mendez is a multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning record producer, songwriter and composer. His production/writing credits include a multitude of successful hits with Shakira, Jewel, Nelly Furtado, Jessica Simpson, Enrique Iglesias, and ot ...
and Chris Rodriguez.
''Gran City Pop'' debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' Latin Albums and number one on the Latin Pop Albums; and debuted at number forty four on the ''Billboard'' 200. Dan Kimpel from Broadcast Music, Inc.
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complimented the sound of the album, while Jesús Rodríguez de ''El País'' panned as a "party and romance tailor's drawer; pop rhythms, Latin airs, rock guitars, rancheras and tequila, melodic song and disco sound." Gran City Pop received certified gold and platinum in different regions for shipments of over 300,000 copies worldwide after one month of released. It received a nomination at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards for Best Latin Pop Album
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 ...
, and at the Lo Nuestro Awards
The Lo Nuestro Awards or Premios Lo Nuestro ( Spanish for "Our Thing") is a Spanish-language awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by Univision, a Spanish-language television network based in the United States. The awards began i ...
for Pop Album of the Year.
"Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes
"Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" ( en, "Neither Roses Nor Toys") is a song recorded by Mexican recording artist Paulina Rubio for her ninth studio album ''Gran City Pop'' (2009). It was written by Claudia Brant, Noel Schajris and Gianmarco Zignago, and pro ...
", described as being ranchera/pop with a hip hop beat (like "El Último Adiós"), was released as the second single from ''Gran City Pop'' on 17 August 2009. It reached top ten the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs; as well in Mexico and Spain. Rubio performing the song in a medley with Cobra Starship's song "Good Girls Go Bad
"Good Girls Go Bad" is a song by American pop band Cobra Starship with guest vocals by Leighton Meester. It was the first single released from their third studio album, '' Hot Mess''. The song was released digitally through iTunes on May 11, 20 ...
", singing along with American dance-pop band at the Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009
The eighth annual Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009 took place on October 15, 2009 in Bogotá, Colombia at Corferias, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, United States, Mexico City, Mexico and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
René Pérez Joglar, al ...
. The performing won for Best Live Performance at "Los Premios 2009", voted by the public; the same night Rubio won the award for Best Solo Artist. An official remix of "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" was realized by Pitbull
Pit bull is a term used in the United States for a type of dog descended from bulldogs and terriers, while in other countries such as the United Kingdom the term is used as an abbreviation of the American Pit Bull Terrier breed. The term was f ...
, and was released to mainstream radio. The song made a crossover for other music markets, with a collaboration for the banda genre with Jenni Rivera
Dolores Janney "Jenni" Rivera Saavedra (July 2, 1969 – December 9, 2012) was an American singer known for her work within the Regional Mexican music genre, specifically in the styles of Banda, Mariachi and Norteño. In life and death, sever ...
; and another for format EDM
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Music
* Electronic dance music
* Early Day Miners, American band
Science and technology
* Electric dipole moment
* Electrical discharge machining
* Electronic distance measurement
*Entry, Descent, and landing demonstrat ...
with Juan Magán
Juan Manuel Magán González (born 30 September 1978) is a Spanish producer, singer, remixer and DJ of electronic dance music, recognized internationally for his contributions to the "Electro Latino" category of music.
As a remixer, he has worke ...
. The final single from the album, "Algo De Ti
"Algo De Ti" () is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her ninth studio album, ''Gran City Pop'' (2009). It was written by Rubio, Rafael Vergara, and Mauricio Gasca, and produced by Lester Méndez. _Song_Information.html" ;"title ...
", was released on 22 March 2010 in Spain and on 19 May 2010 in the U.S. However, Universal Music Latino later declined to continue promotion of the song to radio outlets, as a result it was unable to chart; instead released a remixes series by Junior Caldera
Jérôme Dumas (), better known as Junior Caldera, is a French disc jockey from Paris. A multi-instrumentalist, Caldera was influenced by many musical styles and made rock music before becoming involved in house music in 2002 whilst working as a s ...
and Juan Magán to impact the EDM market.
Rubio embarked on her Gran City Pop Tour ran from September 2009 to August 2010. While offering a series of concerts in Spain in May 2010, she and her husband, Nicolás "Colate" Vallejo-Nájera, announced an exclusive for ¡Hola! that they expected they first child. "I'm going to be a mom... Life has a new meaning. They have just confirmed the best news of our lives and by the end of the year we are going to be parents," Rubio told the publication. Rubio stated that if the child was a boy, he would be named after his father, Nicolás. If it was a girl, she would be named after Rubio's great-grandmother, Micaela. On 15 September 2010 Paulina announced on her Twitter page that she was expecting a boy. On 14 November 2010, Rubio and her husband welcomed their first child, a boy named Andrea Nicolás Vallejo-Nájera Rubio in Miami, Florida
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. Prior to the birth, Rubio had planned on having a water birth
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at home, but was rushed to the hospital and spent the weekend with doctors working to stabilize the health of the baby. Hospital staff tried to send Rubio home so that she could realize her dream of a natural home birth
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, but the complications led her medical team to schedule a c-section
Caesarean section, also known as C-section or caesarean delivery, is the surgical procedure by which one or more babies are delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen, often performed because vaginal delivery would put the baby or ...
.
2011–2012: ''Brava!'', and ''La Voz''
On 11 January 2011, Rubio's father, Enrique Rubio González, died at the age of 67 in a Mexico City hospital. A consensus of various news sources attributed his death to kidney failure. In February 2011, was confirmed that she would participate on MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends, a live album by Los Tigres del Norte. Rubio and the norteño band performed "Golpes en el Corazón", which was released as the first single off the album on 19 April 2011. It became in a successful in Mexico, peaking atop the Monitor Latino general charts and the Mexican Airplay Chart from ''Billboard'' International. At the time, she was also featured in Gloria Trevi
Gloria de los Ángeles Treviño Ruiz (born February 15, 1968), known as Gloria Trevi (), is a Mexican singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, television hostess, music video director and businesswoman known as "The Supreme Diva of Mexican Pop".
...
's album, '' Gloria'', on the track "No Al Alguacil" that expected as the third single off Trevi's album, but failed to get a released.
Rubio resumed recording sessions on her tenth studio album. She announced that she wanted to do a Spanglish album is that she wanted to mix the language of her home Mexico and the United States. "I grew up in Mexico, but I've always been between the United States and my country. This is all done with a wink and a nod to 'Spanglish' culture, which continues to grow and has a foot in both worlds." She stated that this album would be different from all her other albums because being a mother and the death of her father had inspired her tremendously. She also said that 70% of the album's songs would be in Spanish, while only 30% in English.
On 15 November 2011, Rubio released her tenth studio album, ''Brava!
''Brava!'' (''Brave!'') is the tenth studio album and second bilingual album by Mexican recording artist Paulina Rubio, released on November 15, 2011 by Universal Music Latino. Two of its three singles " Me Gustas Tanto" and " Boys Will Be Boys ...
'', and saw collaboration with various producers, including RedOne and Julio Reyes
Georgel Julio Arevalo Reyes-Rosas (born January 18, 1985), known professionally as Julio Reyes, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, musician, actor, voice coach and vocal producer. A graduate of Berklee College with a degree in vocal performance and ...
The album entered within the top five on Mexico and United States charts, and sold 100,000 copies in these regions. The album's lead single, "Me Gustas Tanto
"" ( en, I Like You So Much) is a song by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. The song was recorded for her tenth studio album, Brava!, due out on November 15, 2011. The song made its debut online as the lead single on September 2, 2011 and was made av ...
", peaked at number one at the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs, becoming Rubio's fifth number-one single on the chart and making her the five Latin female artist in history to have more number one singles, after Gloria Estefan, Shakira
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, Selena
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and Ana Gabriel
María Guadalupe Araujo Yong (born December 10, 1955), better known as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter from Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. ...
. The second single " Me voy" was re-worked version featuring the Mexican singer-songwriter Espinoza Paz
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, and released on 14 February 2012, while the promotional single "Heat Of The Night
"Heat of the Night" is a song written by Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance and performed by Adams. The song became the most successful song from Adams's album '' Into the Fire'' in 1987. It was released as the first single fro ...
" reached number sixteen on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs
Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as t ...
chart.
The following months, Rubio released a new deluxe edition of ''Brava!'', reissue entitled ''Bravísima!'', which includes new songs, and the previously released single " Boys Will Be Boys". The first English-language Rubio's song since "Don't Say Goodbye" was acclamaid as the "hymn of the summer", and commercially was a success in Spain, where was certified gold. The music video for the song was directed by Yasha Malekzad
Yasha Malekzad (born 1 October 1984) is an English music video director and producer from Beccles, Suffolk, England, who has worked with international artists including Enrique Iglesias, Will Smith, Pitbull, Usher, Lil Wayne, Sharon Stone, Nicky ...
and received positive reviews. Latin Magazine mentioned it as one of the ''30 sexiest music videos of all time''. The albums was mostly promoted by Brava! Tour, which lasted from February to October 2012. Rubio performed at the Telehit Awards
Telehit Awards (Spanish: ''Premios Telehit'') is a Mexican award that recognizes the greatest music events in Mexico, and broadcast by Telehit channel.
2008
List of winners:
*Most Important Latin Artist in the World: Shakira
*Best Mexican Perfor ...
where she was recognized for her twenty-year career as a solo artist with an award.
In March 2012, Rubio's husband, Nicolás "Colate" Vallejo-Nájera, confirmed their breakup, disclosing had been living apart since four months. "Colate" filed for divorce from Rubio, citing irreconcilable differences. Rubio and "Colate" reached a legal agreement to share custody of their son, Andrea Nicolás. During that time, she had started a relationship with the contestant of '' La Voz... México'', Gerardo Bazúa, whom she met while serving as a coach in the second season of the competition television series. During the second season of ''La Voz... México, she participated as a coach along with Miguel Bosé, Jenni Rivera
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, and Beto Cuevas
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.
2013–2017: ''La Voz Kids'', ''The X Factor'', and divorce court battle
In early 2013, Rubio was included on a remix of Juan Magan's song "Mal De Amores". In the same time, Rubio was one of the three coaches for ''La Voz Kids
''La Voz Kids'' is a Spanish-language American singing competition television series that premiered May 5, 2013 on Telemundo. It is part of the reality singing competition ''The Voice Kids worldwide franchise, created by Dutch television produc ...
'', the singing competition for kids from seven to fourteen years old on Telemundo. Although she was initially slated to return for the series' second season, Telemundo announced that Rubio not return. She then sued Telemundo for alleged breach of contract. While serving as a coach at La Voz Kids, Rubio appeared in court hearings Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts to meet at court celebrations with her former partner, Nicolás "Colate" Vallejo-Nájera. At first, Rubio claimed that he did not want to share 50/50 joint custody with "Colate" because of his mismanagement as a parent, but the judge did not relent.
In May 2013, Rubio was hired to replace 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 ...
as a judge for the third season of the U.S. version of ''The X Factor
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'', joining Simon Cowell
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, Demi Lovato
Demetria Devonne Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992), known as Demi Lovato, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), Lovato rose to prominence for pl ...
, and fellow new judge Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. During the gr ...
, who replaced L.A. Reid
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. She became the first Mexican artist judge on an American singing competition series. Rubio mentored the Boys category; her final act, Carlito Olivero, was finished 3rd in the competition of the season. Universal Music released to fall 2013 the first compilation album by Rubio, Pau Factor
''Pau Factor'' is a major greatest hits album by Mexican recording artist Paulina Rubio. It was released on November 25, 2013 by Universal Music Group to impact of her success as a judge on the American reality television music competition ''The ...
, spanning greatest hits from her 2000 ''homonym album'' to album project ''Bravísima!'' The album was poorly promoted, but managed to reach number thirty-seven on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums, and number thirteen on the Latin Pop Albums.
Rubio first teased a new single on Valentine's Day in 2014, playing a " La Bamba"-esque song "Cuanto Te Quiero" with producers in the studio. Even though she performed it live several times, the song's release as the album lead single was cancelled. In an exclusive interview with Mario Lopez
Mario Lopez (born October 10, 1973) is an American actor and television host. He has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway. He is known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on '' Saved by the Bell'', '' Saved by the Bell ...
in June, Rubio spoke for the first time publicly about his legal divorce battle with "Colate" Vallejo-Nájera, and revealed, "I'm not divorced yet. It's been hard to struggle for so long to sign the papers. It's been hard for the baby, but hopefully things will be more quiet and more in balance." Finally, the divorce was "made official" in November 2014, according to a Miami-Dade County Family Court judge, who replied to Rubio, "their marriage has been dissolved." In the statement at a hearing, she asserted that "Colate" refused to sign the divorce because she demanded an increase in the pension, and it was stipulated that Rubio would pass "Colate" a three-year pension of $6,750 per month. In December, Rubio guest starred as a fictionalized version of herself on The CW
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series, ''Jane the Virgin
''Jane the Virgin'' is an American romantic comedy-drama and satirical telenovela developed by Jennie Snyder Urman. The series premiered October 13, 2014, on The CW and concluded on July 31, 2019. It is a loose adaptation of the Venezuelan t ...
''.
In January 2015, Rubio released a new single, "Mi Nuevo Vicio
"Mi Nuevo Vicio" is a song by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, featuring Morat, a Colombian band. It was released on 27 January 2015 by Universal Music Spain, and was later included on the track list of her eleventh studio album, '' Deseo'' (2018). ...
" featuring Colombian group Morat
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* Morat, Switzerland, or Murten, a town in Switzerland
* Battle of Morat (1476), between the Swiss Federation and Charles I, Duke of Burgundy
* Morat (band), a Colombian folk band
* Morat, a type of mead that uses mulberries. S ...
. It reached number one in Spain, and attained a double platinum certification for sales of 80,000 copies, making her the Mexican female artist with more streams on Spotify
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. Although "Mi Nuevo Vicio" was her comeback single, and was a success in Latin America, it took Universal Music to give the green light to the singer's eleventh studio album. Rubio's legal battle with "Collate" continued in June 2015, when he sued her for non-payment of three months of maintenance, which would break the divorce regulatory agreement they reached in the Miami courts. That same summer, Rubio co-wrote and collaborated on Juan Magan's song "Vuelve", featuring DCS. The song was an unprecedented success in Spain, placing it as number one on Los 40 Principales
Los 40 (The 40, stylized as LOS40 and formerly ''Los 40 Principales'', es, Los Cuarenta) is a Top 40 music radio network and radio station brand in many Spanish-speaking countries from PRISA Radio. The station has its origins as a music show ...
, while in Mexico it was certified triple platinum. In December 2015, Rubio announced in an exclusive for ¡Hola! she was expecting her second child, and the first one in common with her partner Gerado Bazúa. The publication was accompanied by photographs of the couple with Rubio's son, Andrea Nicolás.
Following the release of her single " Si Te Vas" in early 2016, Rubio featured in an exclusive for ¡Hola! to her second child, Eros Rubio Bazúa, who was born on 5 March 2016. She revealed, "I am writing a new chapter of my life in which family is the most important thing." She stayed away from the stage and media attention for two months, until she reappeared at the Latin Billboard Music Awards
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. She also performed at the 3rd Platino Awards, were announced the name of her new single, " Me Quema". The song was released on 11 November, tentatively as the first single from Rubio's eleventh studio album, but again Universal Music postponed the release of the album. Rubio performed "Me Quema" at the Telehit Awards
Telehit Awards (Spanish: ''Premios Telehit'') is a Mexican award that recognizes the greatest music events in Mexico, and broadcast by Telehit channel.
2008
List of winners:
*Most Important Latin Artist in the World: Shakira
*Best Mexican Perfor ...
2016 for the first time; her setlist consisted in perform other three hits, and when finished her performance she confused Telehit with MTV. The moment went viral on social media, and was widely criticized by the media. Also, during the same fall of that year, was confirmed that Rubio had ended her relationship with Gerardo Bazúa.
In anticipation of releasing a new album, Rubio presented a tour of some cities in Mexico in 2017. Universal Music once again cancelled the release date of the singer's eleventh album.
2018–2020: ''Deseo'', ''La Voz Spain'', departure from Universal Music, and viral video
"Desire (Me Tienes Loquita)
"Desire (Me Tienes Loquita)" is a song by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio and Venezuelan singer Miguel Ignacio Mendoza Donatti, Nacho. The song was released to digital retailers and streaming services by the Spanish division of Universal Music Group ...
" featuring Nacho
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, the lead single from her eleventh studio album, was released on 25 May 2018. Its second single " Suave Y Sutil" followed four months later. The album, titled '' Deseo'', was released on 14 September 2018. The album received mixed reviews, and debuted at number thirteen on the ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Albums. Rubio further promoted the album with a reissue. These "special edition" were followed by the single "Ya No Me Engañas" in April 2019. Additionally she promoted Deseo in several TV shows and specials concerts. The album was certified gold in Chile.
Rubio returned to the talents shows as a judge and coach in January 2019 in the sixth season of Spanish version of ''La Voz
Media United States
* '' La Voz Hispana de Virginia'', a magazine
* ''La Voz de Houston'', a newspaper
* ''La Voz'' (Phoenix), a newspaper
* ''La Voz'', a publication in New York's Hudson Valley owned by Bard College
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* ''La Vo ...
''; her final act, Ángel Cortés, was finished 4rd in the competition of the season. Rubio distinguished herself by being the only woman on the coaching team. She was considered a right guess in ''La Voz'', because the ranking of Antena 3's production rose considerably compared to recent seasons. The newspaper of '' La Razón'' mentioned " ubiois the face that most contrasts with the rest of the members of the jury of the program. The moost international character gives great force to the evaluations and makes 'La Voz' de España have much more travel outside of our country." In the following months, she continued as a coach in '' La Voz Senior'', a version for people over 60 who are facing a new opportunity in their lives in which music has always been present.
Rubio also embarked on Deseo Tour, which began in June and ended in December 2019. After releasing her promotional single " Si Supieran", several media announced that Rubio and his 20-year-old record label, Universal Music, had signed a mutual employment termination agreement. Indeed, "Si Supieran" was released outside of Universal Music. The rumors intensified after a ''Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...
'' article was published citing Rubio's words as the headline: "I Am My Own Boss Now", thus confirming the rumors. But that was not the only controversy that accompanied "Si Supieran", the song was a response to what her former partners, Nicolás "Colate" Vallejo-Nájera and Gerado Bazúa, talked about her in the media; evidencing that both conspired to tarnish Rubio's public image. A similar message was displayed on her second single released without the Universal Music label, "De Qué Sirve". The independent song is a trap
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-ranchera proposal with pop overtones.
In March 2020, Rubio joined with Mexican musician Raymix
Edmundo Gómez Moreno (born 17 February 1991), better known by his stage name Raymix, is a Mexican musician and aerospace engineer. Nicknamed El Rey de la Electrocumbia ("The King of Electrocumbia"), Raymix started his music career in the ...
in the song " Tú Y Yo". It reached number one in Mexico, giving Rubio her first number one on the Monitor Latino chart since "Golpes En El Corazón" nine years before. "Tú Y Yo" was certified platinum for sold 60,000 copies and won Cumbia Song of the Year - Regional Mexican at the 33rd Lo Nuestro Awards.
On 16 April 2020, Rubio performed a solo some of her hits as part of the ''One World: Together At Home'' virtual concert, a benefit event by Global Citizen
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to raise funds for the World Health Organization
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's COVID-19
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Solidarity Response Fund. Her performance received widespread negative critics due to her strange behavior that developed during the performance, forgetting the lyrics of her own songs and wearing a very disheveled image. Several media and viewers attributed her poor coordination of the virtual concert and her strange behavior to the abuse of alcoholic beverages or drugs. The video was viral on social media, and two days later Rubio posted a video on her Instagram account mocking the moment. But the controversial video prompted her children's parents to take steps to request custody of their children. However, the Miami court judge refused to proceed because it could not be proven that Rubio had been under the influence of drugs.
On 7 October 2020, Rubio shared a video on Instagram talking about the controversial viral video, she explained that "what started as a live concert to participate in a social initiative, turned out to be one of the worst days of my life. It was hideous, but I learned from it." She also addressed rumors as to whether she was under the influence of any drugs while singing, confirming that "much of what has been said about me is a lie." Despite media scrutiny and public opinion about the viral video, some respected journalists empathized with Rubio. The Spanish writer Lucía Etxebarría said that Rubio "has not known a normal childhood or a normal adolescence and that she has been overextended all her life." She also examined the breakdown of Britney Spears in 2007 using it as an example as a case of severe media exposure. "If we have understood that Britney had a collapse because she could not bear all the pressure, we probably understand that Paulina Rubio has been subjected to pressure all her life that no one should impose on a child," Etxebarría explained.
2021–present: New music, and Perrísimas Tour
On 18 September 2021, Rubio comeback to the stage at the Miami Beach Pride where headlining that festival. She performed some of her hits and was crowned as "Gay Queen". The same day, Rubio announced her new single " Yo Soy" on her social media. It was released 14 October 2021 through Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment ...
, her new record label. Throughout the media, she has become known as "La Reina Dorada" ("The Golden Queen"), with which she wishes to assert herself in the music industry as a mature artist. In December 2021, after several negotiations, Rubio and Alejandra Guzmán
Gabriela Alejandra Guzmán Pinal (born February 9, 1968), known professionally as Alejandra Guzmán, and nicknamed "La Reina de Corazones" (The Queen of Hearts) is a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and actress. With more than 30 million album ...
announced that they would reunite for their first joint tour. The Perrísimas Tour had 22 dates in the United States, with several sold out shows. It began on April 15, 2022 in Orlando, Florida, and ended on May 22 in Los Angeles, California.
Artistry
Influences
Rubio explained that she first became interested in entertainment during her childhood, mainly influenced by the fame of her mother, iconic actress Susana Dosamantes: "I did not become famous for being in a group 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 ...
, I have been famous since I was born." She has also commented that when her mother offered interviews, she always was the first to look beauty for receive the reporters. Rubio claimed that she "sang in front of the mirror" songs by Daniela Romo
Daniela Romo (born Teresa Presmanes Corona; 27 August 1959) is a Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess. During her career, she has sold 17 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
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, Camilo Sesto
Camilo Blanes Cortés (16 September 1946 – 8 September 2019), known professionally as Camilo Sesto "El Rey del Amor", was a Spanish singer, songwriter and music producer. There are various sales figures for him, ranging from 70 to 200 million ...
, Juan Gabriel
Alberto Aguilera Valadez (; January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (), was a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. Colloquially nicknamed as Juanga () and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his f ...
, 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 ...
, Mecano and Miguel Bosé. In a special television show for Univision
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, she claimed that "my first connection to music was with The Beatles
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" and her first connection with the rock and roll was with Queen
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** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...
when they first performed in Mexico in 1981, during a concert with her dad in Puebla
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. She said that "To see Freddie Mercury go out (on stage) with his sequin capes ... I dreamed of going out like him and doing that performance." Various music critics have denoted the strong rock influence on Rubio's music.
The American media has cited Madonna as being major Rubio's influence in her career, specially for her imagen and tours concepts. Even though she claims to have invented the "far west" aesthetic before Madonna in 2000s, ''Music & Media
''Music & Media'' was a pan-European magazine for radio, music and entertainment. It was published for the first time in 1984 as ''Eurotipsheet'', but in 1986 it changed name to ''Music & Media''. It was originally based in Amsterdam, but later ...
'' assured, "Rubio is in fact a latin replica of Madonna, complete with a picaresque face, blond hair, cowboy hat, and mini -skirt that is in fact a wide belt-indeed." In an interview to ''ABC
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'' newspaper she said: "I am from Mexico and the hat is an element that is part of my culture. It has always accompanied me, since I was a child". In a ''HuffPost Live
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'' interview in 2014, Alyona Minkovski
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asked him what he thought about the media and fans calling her "Latin Madonna", Rubio replied "I love Madonna ..she is strong, she is a warrior and she is an inspiration." However, Rubio has formed her own identity and musical style throughout her career. Luca Villa from ''Rolling Stone'' rectified that "like America's Madonna, she has reinvented herself with every new release."[
Rubio has been inspired by and compared to Madonna and ]Marilyn Monroe
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throughout her career. She received negative comments when she posted a post on Instagram where she sported the same look from the movie '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' that starred Monroe in 1953 and later Madonna recreated in the video for her single "Material Girl
"Material Girl" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her second studio album, '' Like a Virgin'' (1984). It was released on November 30, 1984, by the Sire label as the second single from ''Like a Virgin''. It also appears slightly ...
" in 1985. Writing the review of Rubio's 2004 show at the Auditorio Nacional (Mexico)
National Auditorium ( es, Auditorio Nacional) is an entertainment center at Paseo de la Reforma #50, Chapultepec in Mexico City.
The National Auditorium is considered among the world's best venues by specialized media. It was designed by Mexica ...
of his ''Pau-Latina World Tour'', Spanish journalist Jesús Quintero
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suggested that like Madonna Rubio overflows with sensuality on stage "always in ''ménage à trois
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''."
The ''Inflooenz'' website has cited several female artists who have influenced Rubio's music as Ana Gabriel
María Guadalupe Araujo Yong (born December 10, 1955), better known as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter from Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. ...
, Gloria Estefan, Selena
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, Lucía Méndez
Lucía Leticia Méndez Pérez (born January 26, 1955) is a Mexican telenovela and film actress, top model and singer. Méndez was born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Career
In 2011, Lucía starred in Mexico the telenovela '' Esperanza del C ...
, Verónica Castro
Verónica Castro (), full name Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (born 19 October 1952), is a Mexican actress, singer, producer, former model and presenter.
She started her career as a television actress, where she met comedian Manuel Valdés, fa ...
, María del Sol
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and Janet Jackson
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.
Musical style and themes
While Rubio incorporates an "eclectic" musical proposal, in different points of her discography has been described as Latin-style pop, dance-pop, pop-rock
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and electronic
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* ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal
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. She is known for giving Latin music a new avant-garde sound, as in her song "El Último Adiós", where she set a new standard in her musical career by combining mariachi and ranchera
Ranchera () or canción ranchera is a genre of traditional music of Mexico. It dates to before the years of the Mexican Revolution. Rancheras today are played in virtually all regional Mexican music styles. Drawing on rural traditional folk musi ...
style with pop and hip hop. She has commented that "in music, there are no rules. Like painting, you can mix colors and textures. I feel very free to perform dance, rock and whatever else I want." Rubio has also experimented with genres such as folklore
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, regional Mexican
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and urban
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* Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas
* Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities
Urban may also refer to:
General
* Urban (name), a list of people ...
.
Rubio has described her music as "fun" and "lovely". Through her songs, she involves themes of everyday life and feminist hymns, but always inspired by love. She told ¡Hola!: "In my music you can find spite, nostalgia, joy, euphoria, but always inspired by love, the only feeling that makes me live, breathe."[ She has also stated that although the lyrics of her songs "are simple," she tries to offer a bit of poetry. Mexican writer Zeth Arellano considers that both Rubio's music and lyricism "encompasses all the extremes of emotions".
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Public image
On social media, Rubio was most followed Mexican person on Twitter
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between 2011 and 2019. She was included in ''Forbes
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'' list "Celebrity 100: Twitter's most-followed superstars" list in 2015.[ Since 2021, she is the third most followed Mexican person on Twitter.
Rubio's shows are also known to be expensive. In 2005, her performance at the ]Viña del Mar International Song Festival
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was considered one of the most "expensive". Her performance at the Santa Cruz de Tenerife gala in Spain in February 2020 became the most expensive performance ever paid by an artist at the event. The carnival councilor disclosed that "the Mexican singer was offered 103,000 euros for an 8-minute performance."
Fashion and media
Throughout her career, Rubio has chosen team who attempt to create a new "look" for her, and the resulting have appeared in a variety of magazines, from the cutting edge in the music entertainment ''Rolling Stone
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'' to the more traditionally sophisticated ''Vogue
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** British ''Vogue'', a British fashion magazine
** ''Vogue Arabia'', an Arab fashion magazine
** ''Vogue Australia'', an Australian fashion magazine
** ''Vogue China'', ...
'' and '' Vanity Fair'', making the Rubio face and name known to a broad range of people in different sectors. In 2002 was chosen the year's "most beautiful" cover girl of ''People En Español
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''. She was having a crossover moment with her English-language album ''Border Girl'' and in 2005 Rubio decked up with others female celebrities of white and diamonds from Tiffany's for the "50 most beautiful" cover.
By 2000, Rubio was considered to have achieved a degree of musical credibility for having reinvented both musically and aesthetically as pop icon
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. She then became a more sophisticated performer with a flirtatious and playful persona attracted new fans all around the world. Alberto Pinteño, of the Spanish edition of ''Vanity Fair'', described the singer as "that halo of a star that becomes an icon, for better or worse." Midi dresses became an essential part of her wardrobe and she was already encouraged to be more sensual in front of her viewers. Her ''Paulina'' era led to some media outlets referring to her as " Latin Madonna" for the great influence of the American artist in her videos, and like her, sensuality became a stronger element in her music videos and shows. The staff of the Mexican edition of Vogue wrote that " ertowering heels, miniskirts, sun-kissed skin and curls that billowed in the wind were part of her personal trademark." The Spanish magazine '' Hola!'' wrote that "with her usual cowboy hat and miniskirts, ubio createda style among the youngest girls." At that time, she began to associate with the feminist movement
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and express it through her music and concerts. The Spanish journalist Igor Cubillo by ''El País
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It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El Pa ...
'' wrote that her music is a "fresh formula" in cohesion to "well exploited physical attractiveness, to her exaltation of feminine pride and the aforementioned Latin fashion" that made her a pop star that all the girls "want to look like her." Writing for the ''Houston Chronicle
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'', Chuy Varela described "Every generation has its symbols and icons, prophets and elders. Rubio is to her generation what Maria Felix was to hers. But during Felix's day, Mexican women were expected to be more subservient and conservative. Rubio represents a more empowered, self-determined Mexican woman who is proud to be glamorous."
In 2006, she was ranked 12 on ''E! Entertainment
E! (an initialism for Entertainment Television) is an American basic cable channel which primarily focuses on pop culture, celebrity focused reality shows, and movies, owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of NBCUnive ...
's 25 Sexiest Pop Divas in the world'' list. She was also named one of the ''Latina
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America.
*Latin Americans
Latina and Latinas may also refer ...
's The 60 Sexiest Mexicans in Hollywood'' in 2018. Rubio was defined as a sex symbol after posing half naked or scantily clad in men's magazines like '' GQ'', ''Maxim
Maxim or Maksim may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Maxim'' (magazine), an international men's magazine
** ''Maxim'' (Australia), the Australian edition
** ''Maxim'' (India), the Indian edition
*Maxim Radio, ''Maxim'' magazine's radio channel on Sir ...
'' and ''MAN''. In 2007, she was ranked sixty seven on FHM Magazine
''FHM'' (For Him Magazine) is a British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. Its master edition contained features such as the ''FHM'' 100 Sexiest Women in the World, which has featured models, actres ...
Spain's 100 Sexiest Women list. The media at the time attributed Rubio's sex appeal as a double-edged sword to sell an album and attract attention. In September 2021, Hard Rock & Casino Hotel Punta Cana in Dominican Republic unveiled its exhibition of celebrity items, in which it includes a characteristic Rubio costume.
For their part, many journalists and critics have assured that Rubio's great success has also been influenced by the events of her personal life. Since she began her career, the public had a great interest in exploring her personal life. ''El País'' journalist Elena Reina says that her success has been thanks to a "brilliant marketing strategy based on her private life."
Rubio is regarded as a gay icon. The staff of the Spanish women's magazine MujerdeElite wrote " ubiowas one of the first singers in the 1990s to incorporate gay images in her music videos" referring to the music video for "Enamorada", where she shows a homosexual couple. The publication quoted, "Since then, she has been the diva of choice for her upbeat, infectious music, full of eroticism and sexuality." She has been crowned "Gay Queen" in different cities in the United States and Latin America.
Impact and legacy
Rubio has been recognised with many honorific nicknames. When she released her debut solo album ''La Chica Dorada'' in the early 1990s, several media gave her the title of the album. Since then, she has been known as "La Chica Dorada" ("The Golden Girl"), especially in Mexico and Latin America. By 2000, Rubio achieved internationalization in Europe with her album ''Paulina'', then the Spanish press named her "El Huracán Mexicano" ("The Mexican Cyclone").[ During that time, the media also called her "Madonna Latina" especially in United States and Mexico, due to the great similarity of her music videos and provocative shows with the American artist. Rubio was consecrated as an international music star in 2000, and was referred as the "Queen of Latin Pop". In 2014, while serving as a coach on the third season of ''The X Factor'', the ]Fox
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television network cemented her title as "Queen of Latino Pop" referring to her as "the Mexican superstar who has sold millions of records, she's spicy."
According to the critic José Noé Mercado, Rubio is an icon of pop culture in Latin America, and thanks to the success of her career "she helps us understand the now of our musical status in the pop and even rock world." ''Los Angeles Times
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s Alicia Civita included her in her article on "Latina Women on the War Foot in a Male-Dominated Music Industry" and said that Rubio along with her three other countrywomen of her generation "have managed to beat time with their proposals in order to maintain a certain validity with collaborations with exponents of the new generations."
Rubio identifies as a feminist
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, and is considered a "feminist icon". On feminism in Mexico she has mentioned to ''Los Angeles Times
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'' in 2002, "the stereotype of the Mexican woman as fragile, full of children and powerless has completely disappeared. I believe I am a woman with a strong character who knows the value of discipline and decisiveness." Spanish journalist Lorena Maldonado from online newspaper ''El Español
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History
In 2014 Pedro J. Ramírez
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'' wrote "The Mexican, by dint of a summer song and playful music, has more than once put the points on the i's with powerful lyrics", cite Rubio's most feminist songs like "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer", "Causa Y Efecto" y "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes".
In 2002 Premios Oye!
Premios Oye! (Premio Nacional a la Música Grabada) were presented annually by the ''Academia Nacional de la Música en México'' from 2003 to 2013 with the exception of 2011 when they were not presented, for outstanding achievements in the Mexican ...
recognized Rubio as "Mexican Artist with Greatest International Projection". Univision
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included her in their list of "Most powerful Latinos" and "25 most influential Mexican musicians" en 2008 and 2011, respectively., She is the fifth female Latin artist on the '' Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart with the most number-one singles. Rubio's work has influenced artists as Eiza Gonzalez and Taboo
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.
Other ventures
Product and endorsements
In 2002, Rubio signed a promotional deal with Dr Pepper's "Be You" advertising campaign. She filming a 30-second spot with Celia Cruz. In 2003, she signed a deal with Mexican shoe company Andrea to be their face for at least three years. The promotional deal extended until 2007. In 2007, she launched her own lipstick in partnership with MAC Cosmetics titled "Rubia". Paulina stated, "I love wearing make-up and use MAC products on stage and off, it's suitable for all occasions. I was thrilled when M.A.C approached me to create a new shade of lipstick and I instantly thought it should be a bold, vibrant matte lipstick that will look sexy on all women."
Rubio launched her own fragrance titled "ORO". The fragrance was released and created in conjunction with Oracle Beauty Brands. Rubio was the first Latin artist to partnered with the company in a fragrance.[
ORO is a "fragrance is for women like me who believe in themselves; are strong, fun and unpredictable, yet tender and loving. I put so much creativity and love into this fragrance, I feel as if a drop of me is in each and every bottle to be shared with my fans and all women." ORO was put on sale in online stores in June 2009, as well as in large commercial chains such as ]Walmart
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and CVS Pharmacy
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in most of America countries and Spain.
In October 2013, Rubio designed and launched an exclusive line of "sensual, modern and casual" maxi bags, heels, high boots and booties in collaboration with JustFab
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. The collection inspired by the artist's own style sold more than 10,000 pairs in just three weeks. The collaboration lasted until 2014.
Rubio has also ventured out into modeling. She has walked on runways of events and the New York Fashion Week
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from designers such as Alvin Valley, Gaudí, Roberto Cavalli
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, Kiff-Kiff, Hernán Zajar among others. The singer is also signed under Elite Model Management, a modeling agency. Rubio was the "face" of the opening campaign for the French fashion house Louis Vuitton
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in Latin America in 2006. She also has a restaurant in Miami Beach called L'Entrecote de Paris.
In August 2010, when Rubio was five months pregnant with her first child, she was part of a campaign to promote the consumption of Got Milk?
Got Milk? (stylized as got milk?) is an American advertising campaign encouraging the consumption of milk and dairy products. Created by the advertising agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners for the California Milk Processor Board in 1993, it ...
in Latin America. She appeared alongside her mother, Susana Dosamantes, in the photos of the advertising campaign.
In February 2006, Rubio starred in an advertisement for Ron Pomalca, for which there was an expensive contract of around $150,000. A commercial was filmed in Miami, and for the musicalization the hit "Algo Tienes" was covered. Since 2021, she has once again been a brand ambassador for an alcoholic beverage brand, Get Hot Tequila, produced in the lands of Jalisco, Mexico.
Philanthropy and humanitarian work
In 2007, Paulina joined the Latino Commission on AIDS
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, an organization in the fight against the spread HIV/AIDS in the Latino community. Paulina became the first "Mexican Madrina" to partner with the organization. Paulina stated, "It is important to make our voice heard and try to bring back some of the care that the community shares each day". On 17 May 2008, Paulina performed at the ALAS concert (América Latina en Acción Solidaria). The organization's mission is to strengthen and expand public and private sector support for Early Childhood Development in Latin America. In 2009, the singer received recognition from the American Heart Association for her work with the organization. Rubio also performed at the event to raise funds.
On 3 December 2009, Paulina held a press conference announcing the creation of an organization in partnership with the Lili Claire Foundation to provide assistance to children living with neurological disorders and their families. Fundación Paulina Rubio is a project inspired by children in anguish as a result of homelessness, birth defects, and lack of education among other pernicious plights that many face today. By directing funds through other pre-existing organizations, such as The Lili Claire Foundation, children will receive a unique and comprehensive blend of support services including medical and behavioral genetics clinics, psychosocial counseling, advocacy services, information libraries, and community outreach that will ultimately help improve the lives of families and children living with neurogenetic disorders.
In 2010, Rubio hosted the Paulina & Friends exclusive benefit concert for The Lili Claire Foundation which showcased musicians such as Luis Fonsi
Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for multiple songs, one of them being " Despacito" featuring rapper Daddy Yankee.
Fonsi received his first ...
, Aleks Syntek
Raúl Alejandro Escajadillo Peña (born 29 September 1969), known by his stage name, Aleks Syntek, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. He has earned nine nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards, a Grammy nomination, five nominations for the MT ...
, Noel Schajris
Nahuel Schajris Rodríguez (born July 19, 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine-Mexican singer, songwriter and pianist based in Mexico who experienced chart-topping success as part of the duo Sin Bandera until he and fellow singer and ...
, Reik
Reik is a Mexican pop rock band from Mexicali, Baja California, formed in 2003 by Jesús Alberto Navarro Rosas (lead vocals), Julio Ramírez Eguía (guitar, background vocals), and Gilberto Marín Espinoza (guitar). The group's first five album ...
and Fanny Lú
Fanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura (born 8 February 1973), better known professionally as Fanny Lu, is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actress from Santiago de Cali, Colombia. She studied at the University of the Andes and received a degr ...
. The purpose of the event was to raise funds to build a family resource center. "My friends mean everything to me and I am happy to have the opportunity to share the stage with them to support this great cause. All of them are excellent musicians and I know that as always, they'll do their best to make this an unforgettable night", said the singer. Jeff Simmons, community relations manager for The Lili Claire Foundation said, "I'm really surprised to see the number of artists who continue to join in on this great event, it's truly a blessing. Their contribution to the Paulina & Friends concert is spectacular and the Lili Claire Foundation will be forever grateful".
In 2018, Rubio appeared in a PETA video reminding people not to leave animals or children in parked cars.[Jessica Roiz, "Paulina Rubio Joins PETA to Raise Awareness About Dangers of Leaving Dogs inside Cars: Exclusive Video," ]
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Discography
* '' La Chica Dorada'' (1992)
* '' 24 Kilates'' (1993)
* '' El Tiempo Es Oro'' (1995)
* ''Planeta Paulina
''Planeta Paulina'' (''Planet Paulina'') is the fourth studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. It was first released by EMI Mexico on 22 August 1996 in Mexico and 3 September in United States, and distributed in 22 countries around the wor ...
'' (1996)
* '' Paulina'' (2000)
* ''Border Girl
''Border Girl'' is the sixth studio album and first English-language album by Mexican recording singer Paulina Rubio. It was released on 18 June 2002 internationally by Universal Records and later launched in the Japan on August 21, 2002 by Umvd L ...
'' (2002)
* ''Pau-Latina
''Pau-Latina'' is the seventh studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, released on February 10, 2004, by Universal Music Latino. Musically, Rubio wanted to make a "futuristic folk", thus incorporating eclectic latin music in its sound with i ...
'' (2004)
* '' Ananda'' (2006)
* ''Gran City Pop
''Gran City Pop'' is the ninth studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio released by Universal Music Group on June 23, 2009. The album expanded the Rubio's stylistic palette by combining elements of genres such as ranchera, hip-hop, eurodisco ...
'' (2009)
* ''Brava!
''Brava!'' (''Brave!'') is the tenth studio album and second bilingual album by Mexican recording artist Paulina Rubio, released on November 15, 2011 by Universal Music Latino. Two of its three singles " Me Gustas Tanto" and " Boys Will Be Boys ...
'' (2011)
* '' Deseo'' (2018)
Tours
;Solo tours
* Paulina World Tour (2001)
* Pau-Latina Tour (2004–2005)
* Amor, Luz Y Sonido (2007–2008)
* Gran City Pop Tour (2009–2010)
* Brava! Tour (2012)
* Deseo Tour (2019)
Co-headlining tours
* QDQ Tour (2001) (with Café Quijano
Café Quijano is a Spanish pop rock band formed by three brothers, Manuel, Óscar, and Raúl Quijano, all of whom are singers. The brothers are originally from León (Spain), León, along with their father, who ran a musical pub called "La Lola ...
)
* Don't Turn off the Lights Tour (2002) (with Enrique Iglesias)
* Perrísimas Tour (2022) (with Alejandra Guzmán
Gabriela Alejandra Guzmán Pinal (born February 9, 1968), known professionally as Alejandra Guzmán, and nicknamed "La Reina de Corazones" (The Queen of Hearts) is a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and actress. With more than 30 million album ...
)
Filmography
* ''El Día del Compadre'' (1983)
* ''Noche de Terrock y Brujas'' (1987)
* '' Bésame En La Boca'' (1995)
* ''Nietzsche'' (2003)
* '' Pledge This!'' (2006)
See also
* Honorific nicknames in popular music
When describing popular music artists, honorific nicknames are used, most often in the media or by fans, to indicate the significance of an artist, and are often Pantheon (gods), religious, Kinship terminology, familial, or (most frequently) Imp ...
* Music of Mexico
The music of Mexico is very diverse and features a wide range of musical genres and performance styles. It has been influenced by a variety of cultures, most notably deriving from the culture of the Europeans, Indigenous, and Africans. It also ...
* Latin pop
Latin pop (in Spanish and in Portuguese: Pop latino) is a pop music subgenre that is a fusion of US–style music production with Latin music genres from anywhere in Latin America and Spain. Originating in Spanish-speaking musicians, Latin po ...
* List of Hispanic and Latino Americans
This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans: citizens or residents of the United States with origins in Latin America or Spain. The following groups are officially designated as "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino": Mexican American, ( ...
* Latin American music in the United States
Latin American music in the United States has long influenced popular music. Within the industry, "Latin music" influenced jazz, rhythm and blues, and country music, even giving rise to unique US styles of music including salsa, New Mexico, Teja ...
* 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 ...
* List of best-selling female latin artists
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
* List of most expensive music videos
This article lists the most expensive music videos ever made, with costs of $500,000 or more.
David Bowie's video for the 1981 single " Ashes to Ashes" was the first music video to exceed this sum. Janet Jackson leads with six videos on the lis ...
* 1990s in music
* 2000s in music
References
External links
Official website
AllMusic
AllMovie
IMDb
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