Fey (singer)
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Fey is a Latin Grammy Award-nominated Mexican
Mexican people
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 pop
Pop music
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 artist that became a pop teen idol for her country in the mid 1990s
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. Her height is 5 ft 2in (1.57m).

Biography

The niece of Argentine
Argentina
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 pop duo Gloria y Noemi Gil; Las Hermanas Gil, Fey has been involved with the music industry since she was a child. Fey became well-known in Latin America with her debut album, Fey. It was her next album, however, Tierna La Noche
Tierna La Noche
-About the album:The album was released in late 1996 and quickly climbed the charts to later peak at the top spot. The album stayed there for more than 3 months and stayed in the Top 20 for more than 40 weeks...

which brought her to worldwide fame.

Fey has sold over 15 million records worldwide, most of them produced by José Ramón Florez
José Ramón Florez
José Ramón Florez , is a Spanish songwriter.He wrote songs for almost every artist who recorded music in Mexico during the 80's...

. Fey's self-titled debut was released in America in 1995, followed one year later by Tierna La Noche
Tierna La Noche
-About the album:The album was released in late 1996 and quickly climbed the charts to later peak at the top spot. The album stayed there for more than 3 months and stayed in the Top 20 for more than 40 weeks...

.

She and her husband currently have one daughter named Isabella. She is a vegetarian.

The 1990s and the Fey-Mania

Fey released her first album, titled Fey, in 1995, on the Sony Music Mexico record label. Within a couple of months of the album's release, Fey had scored several hits in her native Mexico
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...

, and had reached #1 with "Media naranja", "Gatos en el balcon", "Me enamoro de ti" and "La noche se mueve". Fey also had a massive tour in Mexico, including consecutive concerts in the Teatro Metropolitan, one of Mexico's well-known auditoriums, and all of Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages  – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...

, and reached Gold status
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 sales by the end of the year. In 1996 Fey released Tierna la Noche. "Azucar Amargo
Azucar Amargo (Fey Song)
"Azúcar Amargo" is a Latin pop song sung by Mexican singer Fey. The song's title means "Bitter Sugar" in English, but is used in the context of the English term bittersweet. This is apparent since the song is about a relationship which brings her both joy and pain...

", the CD's first single, stayed in the Billboard chart for more than 30 weeks. Her tour, Tierna la noche, was also very successful. Overall the tour consisted of more than 40 presentations in Mexico, the U.S.
United States
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 and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages  – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...

, as well as some presentations in Europe
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.

In 1998, and after more than 8 months of absence, Fey released her third album El color de los sueños, which itself was different from the preceding two in that the album was a mix of different rhythms and styles. "Ni tu ni nadie", the album's first single, instantly reached number one in the Latin charts; "Diselo con flores", "Canela" and "Cielo Liquido" soon followed. Although the record did very well in sales, it did not compare to the over-the-top success of Tierna la noche. In the overall period of the three first albums, Fey’s amazing popularity and promotion caused all but 4 of the singles released to hit #1 in Mexico, with the most important being "Azucar Amargo", "Media Naranja", "Ni tu Ni Nadie", "Muevelo" and "Te Pertenezco", all of them spending more than a month in the top position in Mexico.

After almost a year of promotion and platinum record sales, Fey announced, in a 1999 charity concert, that: "everything has a cycle, and this is the end of mine".

Retirement and return (Fourth Studio Album)

After 3 more years without Fey, she returned in 2002 with a new album. She renovated her image, and brought a new management team composed of Rebeca Mostow for the Anglo market and Octavio Padilla for Latin America market. Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

 was to release this album in the UK, then in Germany, France, Asia, and in the US. Fey announced in "La Taquilla" (Exa FM radio show) that her first stop was the UK, then she confirmed that Sony Music Germany was preparing promotional work in that country for her English album. And she said that her songs from this album were being released in clubs to get her known. Vertigo, which wasn't as successful as the past albums, reintroduced Fey to a more grown-up crowd, which had waited four years for her return. Vertigo was recorded in English, and it was produced by Graeme Pleeth and R. Jazayerí. As a present to her Mexican fans Vertigo was released as a double edition with both an English and Spanish album. The English album contains three songs not included on the Spanish version. After 2 singles ("The Other Side" and "Dressing to Kill"), Fey leaves Sony and then retires for two years.

La Fuerza del Destino (Fifth Studio Album)

In 2005, Fey, now a married woman, relaunched her career with La Fuerza Del Destino
La Fuerza Del Destino
La Fuerza del Destino is Fey's fifth studio album, released in December 2004. The album contains twelve tracks the popular Spanish band Mecano made famous in the 80s and early 90s....

, a tribute to the Spanish group Mecano
Mecano
Mecano was a Spanish pop band whose debut coincided with La Movida Madrileña , a sociocultural movement that occurred in Madrid, Spain during the 1980s...

. This album was successful; it contained three top-ten singles: "La Fuerza Del Destino", "Barco A Venus" and "Me Cuesta Tanto Olvidarte". A radio-only single, "Un Año Más", was released for the holiday season in Mexico.

Fey toured in support of this album at the Viña del Mar festival 2005, the Selena Vive! festival, and many local clubs across the United States and Latin America. The record excelled sales-wise, and it gave Fey her very first Latin Grammy nomination for "Best Pop Female Vocal Album". She also received 4 nominations for Premios Orgullosamente Latino 2005 & 2006-Ritmoson Latino and a Premio Oye nomination. She was recognized by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) in Miami in 2006 for supporting gay human rights. She was recognized mainly because of the success of her Tour in gay discothèques across the United States. She performed in places such as New Jersey, Chicago, Miami, San Antonio, Dallas, San Francisco and Los Ángeles.

Faltan Lunas (Sixth Studio Album)

After the success of her fifth album, Fey released a sixth one, Faltan Lunas
Faltan Lunas
Faltan Lunas is Fey's sixth studio album, released in July 2006. The first single to be taken from the album was "Y Aquí Estoy". Faltan Lunas was well-received by the Latin public and critics, and, when released, became "Album of the Week" at Mixup, the most important music store in Mexico, for its...

and was produced by Carlos Jean. It was slated for an August 1, 2006, release, but was released on July 21, Fey's birthday. It features a pop/dance sound along with acoustic elements. The first single released was "Y Aquí Estoy". It was announced by Fey herself that the second single would be "Me Has Vuelto Loca", but it was changed to "Como Un Ángel". The album was only released in a few Latin American countries, and sold around 10,000 copies worldwide, making it her lowest selling album ever. "Como Un Ángel" was released in January 2007, but it failed to make an impact on the charts. Fey announced that she had left left EMI shortly after the failure of the second single. She also announced that she would record her next studio album with an independent label.

Dulce Tentación & Sweet Temptation (Seventh Studio Album)

During June 2008, Fey gave an interview to her fans through Fey Station. She confirmed she was working on a new album where she would have complete creative control. The album was released April 28, 2009, called Dulce Tentación
Dulce Tentación
Dulce Tentación is the seventh studio album by Mexican pop/dance singer Fey. It was officially released on May 5, 2009...

, and the English version called "Sweet Temptation" was set to be released over the next months. The album was produced by Sam 'FISH' Fisher, who also co-wrote half of the songs on the record and will be distributed internationally by Universal Music. One track, "Cicatrices" ["Monsters"] was available for download Fey's official site (http://www.fey.com.mx) at the end of 2008. More than 170.000 downloads were registered while the track was available.

The first official single was "Lentamente" (Let Me Show You), a song that put Fey back in the top of the charts in México. The album was an unexpected success, winning a gold status for over 50.000 copies sold in less than one month in México. The second single Provócame (Games That you Play) was released in July 2009, however, a conflict between Fey and her new record label Mi Rey Music over promotion differences and the concept of the new video led Fey to part ways with the record label. Fey decided to create her own record label by buying the rights to her music and to Elephant Music from Mi Rey Music.

Late August 2009 Fey announced on her website that she was now in complete control of Elephant Music and continued to promote "Provócame", however, she suspended promotion of the single due to laryngitis. The video debuted on September 21, 2009; she also announced that she was to go on tour at the National Auditorium and record a live DVD. Fey had already toured in clubs all over the United States and was set to begin her Sweet Temptation World Tour in November, 2009, but this tour was canceled through a press release made by Elephant Music in December 2009 .

The last single from the album was "Adicto A Mi Cuerpo". Initial plans for a music video were scrapped due to Fey deciding to move on and record a new album, making the single a radio-only release. However, it did chart on several online radio stations.

"Sweet Temptation" was shelved as Fey decided to record a new album.

Eighth Studio Album & Family

During April 2010, it was announced via a press conference that Fey was in the studio recording her eighth studio album, with a lead single tentatively called "Te Amo A Mi Manera" previewed at the conference. The project has been put on hiatus because of her marriage to Alonso Orozco in August 2010. On January 2011, Fey and Orozco had their first child named Isabella.

Albums

Album Chart positions Certification
Mexico
AMPROFON
Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico...

Top Latin Albums Latin Pop Albums
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Fey
Fey (album)
Fey is the eponymous debut album of Mexican pop singer Fey. It was released in 1995 with the Sony Music Mexico label. The album has sold over 2 million worldwide....

  • 1st studio album
    Studio album
    A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

  • Released: March 21, 1995
  • Label: Sony Music
  • WW Sales: 2,000,000
1 MEX
AMPROFON
Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico...

: Gold
Tierna La Noche
Tierna La Noche
-About the album:The album was released in late 1996 and quickly climbed the charts to later peak at the top spot. The album stayed there for more than 3 months and stayed in the Top 20 for more than 40 weeks...

  • 2nd studio album
    Studio album
    A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

  • Released: November 5, 1996
  • Label: Sony Music
  • WW Sales:4,000,000
  • 1 10 6
    El Color de los Sueños
    El Color de los Sueños
    El Color De Los Sueños is an album released in 1998 by Mexican singer Fey.- Controversy :The album was much less successful than the artist's previous album, Tierna La Noche, arguably because of the controversies that came about during this time...

  • 3rd studio album
    Studio album
    A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

  • Released: November 3, 1998
  • Label: Sony Music
  • WW Sales: 2,000,000
  • 1 16 9 MEX
    AMPROFON
    Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico...

    : 2x Gold
    Vértigo
  • 4th studio album
    Studio album
    A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

  • Released: May 21, 2002
  • Label: Sony Music

  • Sales:1,000,000
    1 MEX
    AMPROFON
    Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico...

    : Platinum
    La Fuerza Del Destino
    La Fuerza Del Destino
    La Fuerza del Destino is Fey's fifth studio album, released in December 2004. The album contains twelve tracks the popular Spanish band Mecano made famous in the 80s and early 90s....

    • 5th studio album
      Studio album
      A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

    • Released: November 5, 2004
    • Label: EMI Music
    • WW Sales:550,000
    5 41 8 MEX
    AMPROFON
    Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico...

    : Gold
    Faltan lunas
    Faltan lunas
    Faltan Lunas is Fey's sixth studio album, released in July 2006. The first single to be taken from the album was "Y Aquí Estoy". Faltan Lunas was well-received by the Latin public and critics, and, when released, became "Album of the Week" at Mixup, the most important music store in Mexico, for its...

  • 6th studio album
    Studio album
    A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

  • Released: July 21, 2006
  • Label: EMI Music
  • WW Sales:60,000
  • 10
    Dulce Tentación/Sweet Temptation
    Dulce Tentación
    Dulce Tentación is the seventh studio album by Mexican pop/dance singer Fey. It was officially released on May 5, 2009...

  • 7th studio album
    Studio album
    A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

  • Released: April 28, 2009
  • Label: Elephant Music (August 2009–present), Mi Rey Music / Grupo Mantequilla
  • WW Sales:50,000
  • 5 MEX
    AMPROFON
    Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico...

    : Gold

    Singles

    01. Fey
    Fey (album)
    Fey is the eponymous debut album of Mexican pop singer Fey. It was released in 1995 with the Sony Music Mexico label. The album has sold over 2 million worldwide....

    • Media Naranja
    • Gatos En El Balcón
    • Me Enamoro De Tí
    • La Noche Se Mueve
    • Bailando Bajo La Lluvia
    • Fiebre Del Sábado


    02. Tierna La Noche
    Tierna La Noche
    -About the album:The album was released in late 1996 and quickly climbed the charts to later peak at the top spot. The album stayed there for more than 3 months and stayed in the Top 20 for more than 40 weeks...

    • Azúcar Amargo
    • Muévelo
    • Te Pertenezco
    • Popocatépetl
    • Subidón
    • Bajo El Arcoiris
    • Las Lágrimas De Mi Almohada
    • Desmargaritando El Corazón


    03. El Color de los Sueños
    El Color de los Sueños
    El Color De Los Sueños is an album released in 1998 by Mexican singer Fey.- Controversy :The album was much less successful than the artist's previous album, Tierna La Noche, arguably because of the controversies that came about during this time...

    • Ni Tú Ni Nadie
    • Díselo Con Flores
    • Cielo Líquido
    • Canela
    • Él
    • No Tengo Novio


    04. Vértigo
    • Sé Lo Que Vendrá / The Other Side
    • Noche Ideal / Dressing To Kill


    05. La Fuerza Del Destino
    La Fuerza Del Destino
    La Fuerza del Destino is Fey's fifth studio album, released in December 2004. The album contains twelve tracks the popular Spanish band Mecano made famous in the 80s and early 90s....

    • La Fuerza Del Destino
    • Barco A Venus
    • Me Cuesta Tanto Olvidarte
    • Un Año Más (Promotional Single Only)


    06. Faltan Lunas
    Faltan Lunas
    Faltan Lunas is Fey's sixth studio album, released in July 2006. The first single to be taken from the album was "Y Aquí Estoy". Faltan Lunas was well-received by the Latin public and critics, and, when released, became "Album of the Week" at Mixup, the most important music store in Mexico, for its...

    • Y Aquí Estoy
    • Como Un Ángel


    07. Dulce Tentación/Sweet Temptation
    Dulce Tentación
    Dulce Tentación is the seventh studio album by Mexican pop/dance singer Fey. It was officially released on May 5, 2009...

    • Cicatrices / Monsters (Promotional Single Only)
    • Lentamente / Let Me Show You
    • Provócame / Games That You Play
    • Adicto A Mi Cuerpo / Guilty Pleasure

    Compilations

    • Sony Pistas
    • Me Encanta Panasonic
    • Éxitos
    • Lo Mejor Del Siglo XX
    • Colección De Oro
    • Antología (Greatest Hits) (CD + DVD) (1st Edition)
    • 20 Éxitos Originales
    • Siempre Rebelde
    • Antología (Limited Edition) [(CD + DVD) & (DVD + CD)] (2nd Edition)
    • Best Of
    • 10 De Colección
    • Lo Esencial
    • Lo Esencial De FEY (3 CD's + DVD)
    • Mis Favoritas

    Soundtracks and others

    • Niños De La Calle - Niños De La Calle
    • Navidad Con Las Estrellas - La Edad De La Inocencia
    • Allez Olla Olle! (Music Of The World Cup) - Tamborada
    • Latin Mix USA - Move It - Muévelo (Remix)
    • Latin Mix USA 2 - Díselo Con Flores (House Mix)
    • Amarte Duele (Soundtrack) - The Other Side (DJ Grego E-Latin Club)
    • Big Brother VIP 3 - Todo Cambió
    • Big Hits Vol. 2 - Barco A Venus
    • La Última Noche (Soundtrack) - Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar
    • Selena ¡Vive! - Donde Quiera Que Estés (Feat. Aleks Syntek)
    • El Bar Provoca - Y Aquí Estoy
    • Navidad Con Amigos - Un Año Más
    • Navidad Con Amigos - Un Año Más
    • Telehit 10 Años - Azúcar Amargo

    Music videos

    Year Title Director(s)
    1995 "Media Naranja" Rubén Galindo
    "Gatos En El Balcón" Rubén Galindo/Mauri Stern/Fey
    1996 "Me Enamoro De Ti" Abraham Pulido
    "Azúcar Amargo" Luis De Velasco
    1997 "Subidón" Pitipol/Pedro Torres
    1998 "Ni Tú Ni Nadie" Alejandro González
    1999 "Díselo Con Flores" Sergio Toporek
    "Canela" Luis De Velasco
    2002 "Sé Lo Que Vendrá" Gustavo Garzón
    "The Other Side"
    2004 "La Fuerza Del Destino" Oliver Castro
    2005 "Barco A Venus" Esteban Madrazo/Jorge Abarca
    "Me Cuesta Tanto Olvidarte" Esteban Madrazo
    2006 "Un Año Más" Fey
    "Y Aquí Estoy" Julieta Almada
    2009 "Lentamente" Luis Cage
    "Let Me Show You"
    "Provócame" Manuel Escalante

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