Ana Gabriel
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Ana Gabriel is a Mexican
singer and composer.
Ana Gabriel was born as María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, in Santiago de Comanito, Sinaloa
, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez
. She moved to Tijuana
, Baja California
and studied accounting. At age 21, in 1977, she recorded her first song, titled "Compréndeme". During her long career, she has hits in three different genres
of music: rock en español
, Latin Pop
, and ranchera
s. In 2006 she received the Lo Nuestro award's "Premio a la Excelencia" (Excellence Award).
In 1988 Gabriel released her first album, Tierra de Nadie, followed by Pecado Original in 1989, which met with some chart success. Her 1990 album Quien Como Tu made her a force within the Mexican music industry. Eight months later, her live album En Vivo showcased her powerful stage act and scored several hits: "Hice Bien Quererte", "Propuesta", and "Solamente una Vez".
Throughout the 1990s Gabriel released an album almost every year. A versatile singer, she showcased her talent as an interpreter of many different musical styles, from lambada to mariachi and romantic ballads to pop music. She also honed her skills as a songwriter and a producer, releasing Mi Mexico, a ranchera-influenced, mariachi-backed pop album, in 1991. This unique blend of styles was also reflected in the songs, all written by Gabriel. Her lyrics described strong, active women involved in their love lives, counter to their passive, traditional depiction in older songs. The album also included a tribute to Mexico's most popular singer-songwriter, Juan Gabriel (no relation).
Gabriel scored a number-one hit with the duet "Cosas del Amor
" in 1991, which she sang with Vicki Carr, a Mexican-American pop singer famous in the 1960s. The single earned Gabriel a Lo Nuestro Award for Song of the Year in 1992. At the same awards ceremony Gabriel was also named Female Artist of the Year in the Regional Mexican category and Pop Female Artist of the Year; Mi México
was named Regional Mexican Album of the Year.
In 1996 she released the pop-oriented Viven-cias. She followed this with the traditional ranchera album Con un Mismo Corazon in 1997, an album she wrote and produced herself. Of particular interest is her title-track duet with Vicente Fernandez, one of the most prolific and popular ranchera singers in Mexican history. Burr wrote of the duet, "The beauty here lies in the melding of two great voices—Gabriel's husky sensuality and Fernandez's powerful, understated expressions—set against a 25-piece symphony."
Gabriel released another live album in 1998, En la Plaza de Toros Mexico, a 30-track boxed set. That same year she traveled to Miami to work with the renowned producer Emilio Estefan, Jr., on her 1999 album Soy Como Soy. The result was a pop-influenced ranchera album that went gold in the Latin music market and helped Gabriel win the Ritmo Latino Music Award for Female Pop Artist of the Year in 2000.
With the release of Eternamente in 2000 Gabriel returned to mariachi love ballads, using only guitar as accompaniment. That same year she also appeared with other Mexican music icons in an independence day television special called Viva Mexico, a celebration of Mexican music and history. In 2001 Gabriel released Huelo a Soledad, once again balancing the traditional sounds of Eternamente with sophisticated pop songs, a cappella numbers, and dance tracks.
In 2002 Gabriel's platinum-selling album Sagitario was released. In that same year she won the Billboard Latin Music Estrella Award in recognition of her contribution to the Latin music industry, performed at a tribute concert for Vicente Fernandez sponsored by the Latin Music Awards, and participated in the ninth annual Las Cruces International Mariachi Concert and Festival in New Mexico. In December of that year she was scheduled to perform at the eleventh annual Christmas Mariachi Festival in Phoenix, Arizona, but was denied a work visa and refused entry into the United States.
Gabriel is a devout Catholic, telling Luther Orrick-Guzman of QV Magazine, "I believe and have a lot of faith in God." She places a red rose and a white carnation onstage at each of her performances, telling Orrick-Guzman the flowers symbolize "communication between myself and God." Her performances are also noted for their power and the respect she has for all of her fans.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
singer and composer.
Ana Gabriel was born as María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, in Santiago de Comanito, Sinaloa
Sinaloa
Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....
, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez
José Alfredo Jiménez
José Alfredo Jiménez was a Mexican singer-songwriter in the ranchera style whose songs are considered an integral part of Mexico's musical heritage....
. She moved to Tijuana
Tijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
and studied accounting. At age 21, in 1977, she recorded her first song, titled "Compréndeme". During her long career, she has hits in three different genres
Music genre
A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other types of music...
of music: rock en español
Rock en Español
Rock en español is the Spanish-language rock music. While the term is used widely in English, it is used in Spanish mainly to distinguish such music from "Anglo rock." It is a style of rock music that developed in Latin American countries and Latino communities, along with other genres like...
, Latin Pop
Latin pop
Latin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...
, and ranchera
Ranchera
Ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico originally sung by only one performer with a guitar. It dates to the years of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. It later became closely associated with the mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco. Ranchera today is also played...
s. In 2006 she received the Lo Nuestro award's "Premio a la Excelencia" (Excellence Award).
Personal Life
In 1988 Gabriel released her first album, Tierra de Nadie, followed by Pecado Original in 1989, which met with some chart success. Her 1990 album Quien Como Tu made her a force within the Mexican music industry. Eight months later, her live album En Vivo showcased her powerful stage act and scored several hits: "Hice Bien Quererte", "Propuesta", and "Solamente una Vez".
Throughout the 1990s Gabriel released an album almost every year. A versatile singer, she showcased her talent as an interpreter of many different musical styles, from lambada to mariachi and romantic ballads to pop music. She also honed her skills as a songwriter and a producer, releasing Mi Mexico, a ranchera-influenced, mariachi-backed pop album, in 1991. This unique blend of styles was also reflected in the songs, all written by Gabriel. Her lyrics described strong, active women involved in their love lives, counter to their passive, traditional depiction in older songs. The album also included a tribute to Mexico's most popular singer-songwriter, Juan Gabriel (no relation).
Gabriel scored a number-one hit with the duet "Cosas del Amor
Cosas del Amor (song)
"Cosas del Amor" is a song by American recording artist Vikki Carr and Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel. It was released as the lead single from Carr's studio album Cosas del Amor...
" in 1991, which she sang with Vicki Carr, a Mexican-American pop singer famous in the 1960s. The single earned Gabriel a Lo Nuestro Award for Song of the Year in 1992. At the same awards ceremony Gabriel was also named Female Artist of the Year in the Regional Mexican category and Pop Female Artist of the Year; Mi México
Mi México
Mi México is the 7th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 1991. This time she comes back with a different style, she changed the pop genre for ranchera and regional...
was named Regional Mexican Album of the Year.
In 1996 she released the pop-oriented Viven-cias. She followed this with the traditional ranchera album Con un Mismo Corazon in 1997, an album she wrote and produced herself. Of particular interest is her title-track duet with Vicente Fernandez, one of the most prolific and popular ranchera singers in Mexican history. Burr wrote of the duet, "The beauty here lies in the melding of two great voices—Gabriel's husky sensuality and Fernandez's powerful, understated expressions—set against a 25-piece symphony."
Gabriel released another live album in 1998, En la Plaza de Toros Mexico, a 30-track boxed set. That same year she traveled to Miami to work with the renowned producer Emilio Estefan, Jr., on her 1999 album Soy Como Soy. The result was a pop-influenced ranchera album that went gold in the Latin music market and helped Gabriel win the Ritmo Latino Music Award for Female Pop Artist of the Year in 2000.
With the release of Eternamente in 2000 Gabriel returned to mariachi love ballads, using only guitar as accompaniment. That same year she also appeared with other Mexican music icons in an independence day television special called Viva Mexico, a celebration of Mexican music and history. In 2001 Gabriel released Huelo a Soledad, once again balancing the traditional sounds of Eternamente with sophisticated pop songs, a cappella numbers, and dance tracks.
In 2002 Gabriel's platinum-selling album Sagitario was released. In that same year she won the Billboard Latin Music Estrella Award in recognition of her contribution to the Latin music industry, performed at a tribute concert for Vicente Fernandez sponsored by the Latin Music Awards, and participated in the ninth annual Las Cruces International Mariachi Concert and Festival in New Mexico. In December of that year she was scheduled to perform at the eleventh annual Christmas Mariachi Festival in Phoenix, Arizona, but was denied a work visa and refused entry into the United States.
Gabriel is a devout Catholic, telling Luther Orrick-Guzman of QV Magazine, "I believe and have a lot of faith in God." She places a red rose and a white carnation onstage at each of her performances, telling Orrick-Guzman the flowers symbolize "communication between myself and God." Her performances are also noted for their power and the respect she has for all of her fans.
Albums
- 1985: Un estiloUn estiloUn Estilo is the 1st studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 1985. She participated with the song Búscame in the OTI Festival which media started to know about her...
- 1986: SagitarioSagitarioSagitario is the 2nd studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 1986. Once again, she participated in the OTI Festival with the song A tu Lado which she achieved the 5th place.-Track listing:Tracks:# Mar y Arena# Y Aquí Estoy# Eso no Basta# Tu y Yo# Que poco Hombre#...
- 1987: Pecado OriginalPecado OriginalPecado Original is the 3rd studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 1987. Once again, she participated in the OTI Festival, this time in Lisbon with the song Ay Amor which she achieved the 3rd place.-Track listing:Tracks:# Pecado Original 3:28# Ven, Ven 3:57 # Ven Cariño...
- 1988: Tierra de nadieTierra de nadieTierra de Nadie is the 4th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 1988. She achieved international recognition with this album and it reached #1 in the Billboard Latin Pop Albums staying in the chart for 73 weeks. It sold 4 million worldwide...
- 1989: Quién como túQuién como túQuién como tú is the 5th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 1989. This material was nominated to the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in 1991, but lost to José Feliciano's ¿Por Qué Te Tengo Que Olvidar?...
- 1990: En Vivo
- 1991: Mi MéxicoMi MéxicoMi México is the 7th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 1991. This time she comes back with a different style, she changed the pop genre for ranchera and regional...
- 1992: SiluetaSiluetaSilueta is the 8th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 1992. This material was produced by herself and Max Pierre.-Track listing:Tracks:# Tú Y Yo# Todavía Tenemos Tiempo# Amándole...
- 1993: Luna
- 1994: Ayer y hoy
- 1995: Joyas de dos siglosJoyas de dos siglosJoyas de dos siglos is the 11th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 1995. This material was produced by herself and Diana Veronica Paredes...
- 1996: VivenciasVivencias (Ana Gabriel album)Vivencias is the 12th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 1996. This material was produced by herself.-Track listing:Tracks:# No Te Hago Falta 4:59# Es Tarde Ya 4:11...
- 1997: Con un mismo corazónCon un mismo corazónCon un mismo corazón is the 13th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 1997. This material was produced by herself...
- 1998: ...En la Plaza de Toros México...En la Plaza de Toros MéxicoEn la Plaza de Toros México is the 14th album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel and her second live. It was released on 1998. This is a compilation of self-penned previous rancheras and pop material. Gabriel also pays tribute to the quintessential ranchera composer José Alfredo Jiménez and Juan...
- 1999: Soy como soySoy como soySoy como soy is the 15th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 1999. This material shows her firmly planted in the pop music, guided by the masterful hand of producer Emilio Estefan Jr...
- 2000: EternamenteEternamenteEternamente is the 16th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 2000. This material shows a nostalgic Ana Gabriel where she pays tribute to the Bolero's fathers Los Panchos and Los Diamantes...
- 2002: Huelo a soledadHuelo a soledadHuelo a soledad is the 17th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 2001...
- 2003: Dulce y saladoDulce y saladoDulce y salado is the 18th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 2003...
- 2004: TradicionalTradicionalTradicional is the 19th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 2004. This album goes from the regional styles of Mexican music to ska...
- 2006: Dos amores, un amanteDos amores un amanteDos amores un amante is the 20th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 2005. It was produced by herself...
- 2007: Arpegios de amorArpegios de amor: Requiem por tres almasArpegios de amor: Requiem por tres almas is the 21st studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 2007. It was produced by herself and Roberto Roffiel...
- 2009: Renacer...Homenaje A Lucha Villa ARDC music division .
- 2010: Renacer...Special Edition
Compilation
- 1992 The BestPersonalidad: 20 Éxitos-The Best:-Personalidad: 20 Exitos:...
- 1995 Ayer Y Hoy Sony
- 1998 The Best: The Latin Stars Series Sony International
- 1999 20th Anniversary Sony International
- 1999 3 CD Box Sony International
- 2001 Una Voz Para tu Corazón - 30 Grandes ÉxitosUna Voz Para tu Corazón - 30 Grandes ÉxitosUna Voz Para tu Corazón – 30 Grandes Éxitos is a compilation album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel.-Cd 1:# Simplemente amigos# Y aquí estoy# Es el amor quien llega# Ay amor# Destino...
- 2002 Coleccion de Oro
- 2002 Personalidad: 20 ÉxitosPersonalidad: 20 Éxitos-The Best:-Personalidad: 20 Exitos:...
- 2005 Historia de Una ReinaHistoria de Una ReinaHistoria de Una Reina is a compilation album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 2005. It was nominated to Latin Greatest Hits Album Of The Year in the Latin Billboard Music Awards of 2006, but lost to Marco Antonio Solís La Historia Continúa.....
- 2006 Canciones de Amor
- 2006 La Reina Canta a MéxicoLa Reina Canta a MéxicoLa Reina Canta a México is a compilation album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 2006...
- 2006 Best of Ana Gabriel
- 2006 Con Sentimiento
- 2007 Los Gabriel… Simplemente AmigosLos Gabriel… Simplemente AmigosLos Gabriel… Simplemente Amigos is a compilation album by Mexican singers Ana Gabriel and Juan Gabriel...
- 2008 Los Gabriel: Cantan a MéxicoLos Gabriel: Cantan a MéxicoLos Gabriel: Cantan a México is a compilation album by Mexican singers Ana Gabriel and Juan Gabriel...