Paulina Rubio
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Paulina Rubio Dosamantes (born June 17, 1971 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a Mexican singer and actress. She is the daughter of Susana Dosamantes, a Mexican film star and actress of telenovelas. Rubio's music is popular in Latin America, Spain, and the United States. English-speakers may recognize her from her 2002 hit single "Don't Say Goodbye".
Biography
Paulina Rubio is the older of two siblings. She has a younger brother named Enrique. At age 5, Paulina was taking singing, acting, painting, jazz and dance lessons while enrolled at what is now the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) in Mexico. After two years of being there, Pedro Damián and Martha Zavaleta contacted Paulina's parents for their approval in Paulina joining a band that would be formed by children from the center.
On April 30, 1982, she began her career when she was ten years old under the guidance of the Spaniard Miguel Bosé, debuting in a children's pop band called Timbiriche. The original band had 7 members: Alix Bauer, Benny Ibarra, Diego Schoening, Mariana Garza, Paulina Rubio, Sasha Sökol, and Erick Rubin (who joined a year later). Other members that would later join Timbiriche include Eduardo Capetillo, Thalía, Edith Márquez, Bibi Gaytán, Claudio Bermúdez, Patty Tanuz, and Silvia Campos. Rubio recorded a total of 11 albums as part of Timbiriche. In 1985, Timbiriche participated in the musical Vaselina (based on the American film Grease). While in Timbiriche, Rubio also turned to acting in telenovelas with Televisa. She landed her first role in 1988, as the villain Paulina Montenegro in Pasión y Poder ("Passion and Power"). In 1992, she also starred in Baila Conmigo as Andrea. In 1994, she made her film debut in the low-budget Mexican film, Bésame en la Boca ("Kiss My Mouth"). In 1995, she starred as Alma in the telenovela, Pobre Niña Rica ("Poor Rich Girl").
In 1991, Rubio left Timbiriche and focused on launching a solo career. She traveled to Spain to begin work on her first project as a solo artist. In 1992, she released her solo debut album, La Chica Dorada (The Golden Girl) under the EMI Latin record label. The album's title stuck and to this day Paulina is known as "la chica dorada" or "the golden girl" in Latin America. The album's first single "Mío" (Mine) quickly became one of her signature songs. La Chica Dorada was certified platinum in 1993.
In 1993, she released 24 Kilates (24 Karat), which sold more than 150,000 copies in just three weeks after its release. In 1995, El Tiempo Es Oro (Time Is Gold), was released which included the hit "Te Daría Mi Vida" (I Would Give You My Life) and the theme song of the Mexican film with the same title, "Bésame En La Boca" (Kiss My Mouth). In 1996, she released her last album with the EMI Latin record label, Planeta Paulina, which included the hit single "Enamorada" (In Love) and featured the theme song of the telenovela of the same name, "Pobre Niña Rica" (Poor Rich Girl).
After Planeta Paulina, Rubio took the longest retirement of her career. She left the music scene and moved to Spain where she did a little bit of everything. Among the most important was hosting the summer TV show Vive El Verano (Long Live Summer). The show gave Paulina exposure in Spain and Paulina sang the show's theme song of the same title which would later appear in what would be the most successful album of her career. Except for her participation in 1998's Reencuentro Tour with Timbiriche, Paulina was absent from the music scene for nearly four years.
Rubio's strong comeback to the music scene came in early 2000, where the single "Lo Haré Por Ti" launched her fifth studio album, the self-titled Paulina, to popularity. Paulina was the first album released under the Universal record label. Paulina was nominated three times at the second annual Latin Grammy Awards and became the winner of multiple awards. It became Rubio's first #1 album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and has sold more than 4 million albums to this day. Six singles were released from the album and such was the success that Rubio quickly found herself working on an English-language project.
Paulina Rubio's presence in the English-language market came in 2002 with the hit single "Don't Say Goodbye" rose to the 41st position on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and whose music video became a regular on MTV's Total Request Live. On June 18, 2002, Border Girl, Rubio's first foray into English-language-Pop, was released. The album debuted at the 11th position on the Billboard Hot 200 Chart and was certified Gold in the US. Although her debut English album did not launch her into superstardom out of the Hispanic world, it did give Paulina the international recognition she sought for years. As of June 21, 2002, the Houston, TX radio station 104 KRBE declared the 21st of June as "Paulina Day" in Houston. Rubio also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, and CD:UK among others. She also performed at festivals including Wango Tango. With Border Girl, Rubio managed to appear in magazines like Rolling Stone, Stuff, and Blender to name a few. In Fall 2002, Rubio toured and performed material from Border Girl with fellow Latin star Enrique Iglesias.
During the first quarter of 2003, Rubio debuted as a professional model in a lingerie exposition in Spain. In April of that year, she began working on her seventh studio album, Pau-Latina. At the same time, Irish singer Ronan Keating chose to re-record his hit single "When You Say Nothing At All" along with Rubio, and a music video featuring both artists was also filmed and aired that same year. The single was released in Mexico and Latin America and included a verse in Spanish.
The first single from the album was released during the last week of December after a radio station downloaded the track from the Internet. "Te Quise Tanto" (I Loved You So Much) began to gain airplay across radio stations and contributed to Pau-Latina becoming the top-selling album in both Mexico and the US at week after its release on February 10, 2004. Pau-Latina debuted on the Billboard Top Latin Albums Chart at #1. "Te Quise Tanto" became Rubio's most succesful single after remaining at #1 for several weeks on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Chart. As for the album's name, Rubio explained that it had several meanings, such as the similarity to her name, Paulina, the Catalan word, pau, meaning peace, and the term, Latina. Other major hits from the album inlcude "Algo Tienes" (You Have Something), "Dame Otro Tequila" (Give Me Another Tequila), and "Mia" (Mine). Today, Rubio is one of the best selling female pop artists of Mexico and Latin America. Following in "Te Quise Tanto"'s footsteps, "Dame Otro Tequila" also reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Chart. With Pau-Latina, Rubio received a Premio Lo Nuestro award for Female Artist of the Year. She also received an award from Premios Juventud, given to her by fans who voted online and via polls.
In May of 2004, she appeared in New York for Operation Smile Collection 2004 Couture Event and opened up Mexico's Acapulco Festival 2004 on the Mexican TV show La Parodia. In August, Rubio announced the launch of her official fan club website, PAUPOWER.com, on the TV show El Gordo y la Flaca. In June, she shared the stage with artists like Janet Jackson at the Xacobeo Festival 2004. In September, she performed the track "Perros" at the Latin Grammy Awards 2004 in which Pau-Latina was nominated under the category for Best Female Pop Vocal Album. Rubio also performed at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, the 4th Annual Pantene Pro-Voice Concert, Premios Tu Música in Puerto Rico, and the 2004 Hispanic Heritage Awards.
Rubio finished 2004 with the Mexican leg of her Pau-Latina Tour and was chosen by MTV to host the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, becoming the first woman to host the awards ceremony. That same night, Rubio won Premio de la Gente awards for Best Female Pop Artist, Song Of The Year for "Te Quise Tanto", and Artist of The Year. After the MTV Awards, Rubio finished off touring in Mexico and Latin America before the closing of the year.
In 2005, Rubio is nominated at the 2005 Grammy Awards for Best Latin Pop Album of The Year and once again retook her modeling career appearing at the Alvin Valley Fall 2005 Runaway in New York. In February, she performed at the Chilean music festival Viña del Mar 2005. In April, Rubio was one of the artists chosen to perform at Univision's tribute concert to Tejano Legend Selena titled Selena ¡Vive! at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX and was aired live by the network. Rubio performed "Fotos y Recuerdos" and caused controversy by wearing one of her provocative "pau-tutu's" made from ostrich feathers. Before beginning the US leg of her Pau-Latina Tour, Rubio performed her hit single "Algo Tienes" at the 2005 Billboard Latin Awards and took home three awards for Female Pop Album of The Year, Hot Latin Track of The Year and Latin Pop Airplay Track for "Te Quise Tanto". In May 2005, People En Español magazine placed her on the cover of the current issue as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People.
Rubio's Pau-Latina Tour 2005 was very ambitious as she visited over 20 venues across the US finishing off with a concert in the Dominican Republic where she performed in front of 12,000 people. In August, 2005, Argentinian singer Coti Sorokin who is responsible for writing Rubio's hit "Te Quise Tanto" releases his live album Esta Mañana y Otros Cuentos which was launched by the single "Nada Fue Un Error". Coti recorded the track in Spain along with Rubio and Mexican singer Julieta Venegas. In 2006, Coti would release the third single from the album, "Otra Vez", which also features Rubio's vocals.
In September 2005, Rubio hits the fashion runway once more in Barcelona for Gaudi 2005. That month, she also performed at Diego Armando Maradona's TV show La Noche del 10. In November, People En Español names Rubio the Star of The Year and places her on the cover for the December 2005/January 2006 issue of the magazine. In March 2006, Rubio launches her official website PaulinaRubio.com after over 2 years of remaining under construction in preparation for the release of her forthcoming Spanish-language album.
During a press conference at the opening of a Louis Vuitton boutique in Mexico City in which Rubio was asked to cut the string, Rubio declared her upcoming album would be titled Rubia. However, the album's title was later changed to Ananda in July 2006. On July 24, 2006, the first single from Ananda "Ni Una Sola Palabra" is officially released on radio and the album is set to be released on September 19, 2006.
Discography
| Album | Information |
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| File:LaChicaDorada.jpg | La Chica Dorada (EMI)
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24 Kilates (EMI)
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El Tiempo Es Oro (EMI) |
| File:PlanetaPaulina.jpg | Planeta Paulina (EMI)
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| File:Paulina(2000).jpg | Paulina (Universal)
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Border Girl (Universal) |
| File:Pau-Latina.jpg | Pau-Latina (Universal)
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Ananda (Universal)
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Hit Compilations
| Album | Information |
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| File:PaulinaTopHits.jpg | Top Hits (EMI) |
| File:ImSoInLove.jpg | I'm So In Love: Grandes Exitos (EMI)
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Total Worldwide Album Sales
Over 6 Million copies.
With Timbiriche
- Timbiriche (1982)
- La Banda Timbiriche (1982)
- En Concierto (1983)
- Disco Ruido (1983)
- Que No Acabe Navidad (1983)
- Vaselina (1984)
- Timbiriche Rock Show (1985)
- Timbiriche 7 (1987)
- Timbiriche 8-9 (1988)
- Los Clasicos De Timbiriche (1989)
- Timbiriche 10 (1990)
With Reencuentro Timbiriche
- El Concierto (1998)
- Timbiriche Clasico (1998)