Tatiana Palacios Chapa (born 12 December 1968), known mononymously as Tatiana, is a Mexican actress, singer and television presenter. She has been nominated for five Latin Grammy Awards for Best Children's Album and has sold over 9 million records.

Early life

Tatiana was born on 12 December 1968 in

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, while her father was attending the

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. A dual citizen of the United States and Mexico, Tatiana was raised in

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, Mexico, by her parents, Dr. José Ramón Palacios Ortega and Diana Perla Chapa de Palacios, after her father's studies were completed in Pennsylvania.

Early career and pop music

Tatiana's first major musical project was as the character Jane in the 1984 live stage performance, ''Kuman'', a Mexican rock opera about a Tarzan-like character. The show's 1984 album soundtrack also entitled ''Kuman'' was released under the group name, Cristal y Acero ‒ the rock trio consisting of guitarist Icar Smith, bassist Carlos Ortega, and drummer Samuel Shapiro. From 1984 to 1994, Tatiana released 10

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albums which garnered numerous hits throughout Mexico and some parts of

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Career as children's entertainer

In 1995, Tatiana began releasing

children's music Children's music or kids' music is music composed and performed for children. In European-influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has hi ...

albums.

From 1997 to 2001, Tatiana hosted the children's television show, ''El Espacio de Tatiana'', on the Mexican network

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. She would later host another children's television show, ''El Show De Tatiana'', on

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. She had also performed

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work and recorded

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songs for various television and film projects produced by

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. She provided her voice to the character

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in the Latin American Spanish dub of Disney's ''

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'' (1997). In 2004, she appeared as the character Coral on the Mexican

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, ''

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''. In 2016, she returned to Televisa, appearing in programs such as ''

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'' and ''Recuerda y Gana''

Return to pop music

In 2005, she released her first non-children's album in over a decade entitled ''Acústico – Mil Gracias'', an unplugged acoustic album with renditions of some of her earlier pop hits as well a number of new songs including two in English. Her 2007 tour had 56 sold-out concerts, and her subsequent 2008 tour, ''Espapirifárctico'', covered 64 concert dates throughout five countries.

Select discography

Pop music

*1984: ''Tatiana'' *1986: ''Chicas de Hoy'' *1987: ''Baila Conmigo'' *1988: ''Un Lobo En La Noche'' *1989: ''Las Cosas Que He Visto'' *1990: ''Vientos de Libertad'' *1992: ''Leyes del Corazón'' *1994: ''Un Alma Desnuda'' *2005: ''Acústico – Mil Gracias'' *2014: ''Reencuentro Conmigo''

Children's music

*1995: ''Brinca'' *1996: ''Brinca II'' *1996: ''Navidad Con Tatiana'' *1997: ''Sigue La Magia'' *1997: ''Navidad Mágia'' *1998: ''Superfantástico'' *1999: ''Vamos A Jugar'' *1999: ''Navidad Mágica 2'' *2000: ''Acapulco Rock'' *2002: ''Los Mejores Temas De Las Películas De Walt Disney Vol. 1'' *2003: ''Los Mejores Temas De Las Películas De Walt Disney Vol. 2'' *2003: ''El Regalo 1'' *2005: ''El Regalo 2'' *2006: ''Aventuras En Tatilandia'' *2006: ''Tu Regalo De Navidad'' *2007: ''Espapirifáctico'' *2009: ''Te Quiero'' *2011: ''El Mundo De Tatiana'' *2012: ''Llegó Navidad'' *2015: ''Salta Sin Parar'' *2021: ''Kidsongs Vol. 1''

Other

*1984: Cristal y Acero ‒ ''Kuman''

References

External links

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