Ana Maria Rodríguez is a Cuban singer who has recorded under the stage names Ana and Mía. She relocated with her family to Miami, Florida

Florida

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 in 1979. In 1984, Rodríguez signed to Parc Records when she was 10 years old.

Rodríguez's self-titled first album was released in 1987, and while it was not a hit in the US, it did achieve success in Japan

Japan

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. "Shy Boys" was the first single taken from the album. With the help of New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block are an American boy band from Boston, Massachusetts, assembled in 1984 by producer Maurice Starr. The band currently consists of brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood.New Kids on the Block enjoyed success in the late 1980s and...

 producer Maurice Starr

Maurice Starr

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, Rodríguez recorded under the name of Ana for Epic

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/Parc Records, a CBS Records

CBS Records

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 subsidiary. This production became her second USA release, Body Language, with most songs produced by Starr and includes the duet "Angel of Love" with New Kids' Jordan Knight

Jordan Knight

Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer in the boy band, New Kids on the Block , and actor, who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his distinctive falsetto style of singing, influenced by The Stylistics. After New Kids On...

. Debbie Gibson also contributed several songs to the album, including "Everytime We Say Goodbye" and "Friendly".

After years of absence, Rodríguez re-emerged under the name of Mía and released an all-Spanish language album entitled "Tentación" on Univision Records in September 2003.

Discography

• 1987 Ana (known as Shy Boys in Japan)
• 1990 Body Language
• 2003 Tentación (as Mía)

Singles

• 1987 Shy Boys
• 1988 Before I Jump
• 1990 Got To Tell Me Something
• 1990 Angel Of Love (featuring Jordan Knight
  Jordan Knight
  Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer in the boy band, New Kids on the Block , and actor, who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his distinctive falsetto style of singing, influenced by The Stylistics. After New Kids On...
  
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• 1990 Everytime We Say Goodbye

External links

• "Shy Boys" video on YouTube
• "Got To Tell Me Something" video on YouTube
• "Tentación" video on YouTube
• "Everytime We Say Goodbye" video on YouTube