María José
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María José is a singer, ballet and flamenco dancer, and athlete, she also has a B.A. in Communications. She is well known and established within the music industry since she was part of a very popular pop-singing band in Mexico, Kabah
Kabah (band)
Kabah was a Mexican pop music group based in Mexico City. It was formed in 1992 and disbanded in 2005.-Beginnings:Kabah was formed in 1992 by Federica Tapia and her brother André. Their cousin Sergio was next to be added to the group, and later their neighbor and friend Maria José...

, from the mid to late 90's.

Her first experience on stage was at age 14 debuting as a dancer in the Spanish Dance Company led by Maria Elena Anaya. She remained in the dance company participating with Flamenco songs as well.

Career as a Soloist Singer

During 2007, Maria Jose posed for the cover of MAX Magazine, its equivalent to Maxim
Maxim (magazine)
Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....

 in the US.

María opened for Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...

's The Sweet Escape Tour
The Sweet Escape Tour
The Sweet Escape Tour is the second concert tour by American pop and rock singer Gwen Stefani. The tour began in April 2007 in support of her second solo album The Sweet Escape.-About the show:...

 in Mexico. This part of the tour included concerts in Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...

's Arena Monterrey and in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

's Palacio de los Deportes
Palacio de los Deportes
Palacio de los Deportes is an indoor arena, located in Mexico City, Mexico, within the sports complex Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City, near the Mexico City International Airport and the Foro Sol, in which sports and artistic events are also celebrated. It is operated by Grupo CIE...

. Josa also appeared in the Reventour, a series of concerts in several places in Mexico, both as a singer and as a host.

In late July, the singer was part of an American tour with LU and Motel
Motel (band)
Motel is a Mexican Rock band created in 2002, consisting of Guillermo Méndez, Rodrigo Dávila Chapoy, José Damián and Rubén Puente.-History:...

 and announced the release of her first album in August in the United States, which she will promoted extensively. Josa was also invited to participate in Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar, the Mexican musical based on the career and songs of the Spanish pop 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...

.

Josa was announced during this time to be a nominee for Best New Artist in the Premios Oye!, the Mexican Grammys. Maria Jose shared the category with Eiza Gonzales, from the telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...

 Lola...Érase una vez
Lola...Érase una vez
Lola... Érase Una Vez ' is a teen targeted Mexican melodrama telenovela produced by Televisa that is an adaptation of the Argentine global phenomenon and teenage telenovela Floricienta...

 and pop duo Jesse & Joy
Jesse & Joy
Jesse & Joy are a Latin Grammy Award–winning Mexican pop duo formed in 2005 by siblings Jesse and Joy .-History:...

, who won the award.

Maria Jose participated in El Show de los Sueños from September 30 to October 19, 2008, finishing in fourth place. In the first show Maria jose, along with her counterpart Thalía, sang "Tocando Fondo". In the following show the two sang "Te Aprovechas". The third show Maria jose and Thalía sang "No me quedas mas" while in the fourth show they sang "Quererte a ti". In the fifth show "Amores Extranos" followed by the sixth show with "Amiga Mia".

On February 6, 2010, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors proclaimed February 6 as "Maria Jose Day" during Maria Jose's club performance in the city.

Debut album María José

In 2007, her first solo album, Maria Jose
María José (album)
For María José Castillo's album, see María José María José is the debut album by Mexican pop singer Maria Jose. Released in 2007, the album is her first solo attempt after the split of the successful pop group Kabah....

, was announced and the first single "Quien Eres Tu?", featuring Trey Songz
Trey Songz
Tremaine "Trey" Aldon Neverson , better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005, while his second album, Trey Day, was released in 2007...

 and of dance and hip-hop influences, started to pick up airplay in Mexico.

Two weeks after the release date, the album reached number 84 on the top-selling albums in 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...

.

This song has also appeared on iTunes as a free single during the week of January 11, 2008.

Josa has stated in various interviews that she expects the second single to be "Mas de ti" or "Habla menos". "Me Equivoque", another track from the album, has garnered major digital sales in Mexico.

In late August, "Me Equivoque", along with its video, was released. "¿Donde Esta?", the third and final single of her debut album, was officially released in April 2008. The song's video was filmed in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

 at Estudios Churubusco. Twenty lucky fans, who were chosen after winning a contest, were invited to attend the video's filming.

Josa announced on April 18, 2008, that she had officially 'divorced' from Warner Music. No explanation was given on why the decision was taken, but she did clarify that her third single was released as an independent artist and not with the help of Warner Music.

Track listing

  • 01. Más de Ti
  • 02. ¿Quién Eres Tú? (Feat. Trey Songz)
  • 03. Ya Te Dije Adiós (Feat. Golden Boy)
  • 04. ¿Dónde Está?
  • 05. Detrás De Tus Palabras
  • 05. No Soy Yo (Feat. Blu From Moroccoblu)
  • 07. Me Equivoqué
  • 08. Habla Menos
  • 09. It's A Party (Feat. Plastillina Mosh)
  • 10. Quédate Cerca
  • 11. ¿Quién Eres Tú? (Feat. Trey Songz)
  • 12. Más De Ti"
  • 13. ¿Quién eres Tú? (Feat. Trey Songz)

Second album Amante de lo Ajeno

María José began the promotion of her new album by offering a short performance as the opening act of Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...

's Disturbia tour in Mexico city on January 24, 2009. She premiered the song "No soy una señora" during the show.

Amante de lo ajeno was released on May 12, 2009. It consists of 11 songs that form part of memoirs of many generations because they became hits in the voices of pop divas in the 1980s.

Track listing

Track No. Title Original Artist
1 Adelante Corazón Daniela Romo
2 Acaríciame María Conchita Alonso
3 No Soy Una Señora Melissa
4 Y Aquí Estoy Ana Gabriel
5 Mi Amor, Amor Lucía Mendez
6 Cosas del Amor con Edith Marquez Vikki Carr
7 Sola No, Yo No Se Estar Fiordaliso
8 Este Hombre No Se Toca Rocío Banquells
9 Herida de Muerte Manoella Torres
10 Frente a Frente Jeanette
11 No Me Pregunten por El Crystal
12* En Mi Soledad Arianna
13* Quiéreme Más Denise de Kalafe

* Edición Especial

"No soy una señora" was launched as the first single on March 2, and has become very popular in Mexico especially among teenagers.
The follow-up singles were "Mi Amor, Amor" and "Adelante Corazón", both of which experienced success in Mexican charts. The fourth single was planned to be "Sola No, Yo No Se Estar", but was scrapped due to the release of her third album.

Third album Amante de lo Bueno

María José released her third album "Amante de lo Bueno" on November 9, 2010. It is another compilation of hits from the 1980s. The first single "La Ocasión Para Amarnos" was released in October. The single became another huge success in her home country.

Track listing

Track No. Title Original Artist
1 Un Nuevo Amor Maria Del Sol
2 Francamente Flor Yvon
3 La Ocasión Para Amarnos Daniela Romo
4 No Soy Una Muñeca Rocío Banquells
5 Después de Tu Adios Marianne
6 Castillos Amanda Miguel
7 Sera El Ángel composed by Marco and Richard Mancilla Lisa Lopez
8 Baila Ivan
9 Este Amor Ya No Se Toca Yuri
10 Completamente Tuya Marisela
11 Corazón Encadenado Camilo Sesto y Lani Hall
12* Fíjate Que No Manoella Torres

* Bonus Track

Influences

María José has declared many times that a few of her major influences are Eugenia León, Rocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal , born as María de los Ángeles de Las Heras Ortíz, was a Spanish singer and actress, known artistically as Rocío Durcal. Spanish is the best selling solo albums with more than 80 million to date...

, 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...

, Moenia
Moenia
Mœnia is a Mexican electronica/synth pop/ambient/alternative rock group.-History:Although originally consisting only of Juan Carlos Lozano as lead vocalist on 1997's debut album Mœnia and its companion remix album Mœnia Mixes, since the 1999 release of Adición+, Mœnia has consisted of vocalist...

, Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

, Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...

, Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...

, and Boyz 2 Men among many others.

With Kabah

  • 1994: Kabah
  • 1996: La Calle de las Sirenas
  • 1998: Esperanto
  • 2000: XNE
  • 2002: La Vida que va
  • 2003: La Vuelta al Mundo
  • 2005: El Pop


Solo albums

  • 2007: María José
    María José (album)
    For María José Castillo's album, see María José María José is the debut album by Mexican pop singer Maria Jose. Released in 2007, the album is her first solo attempt after the split of the successful pop group Kabah....

     Mexico Top 100 Album Chart #36, Mexico Top 20 Pop Chart #16 - Copies Sold: 20,000+ Not certified
  • 2009: Amante de lo Ajeno
    Amante de lo Ajeno
    Amante de lo Ajeno is the second studio album by Mexican singer María José. The name is a play on words, as it is a cover album. It was released on 12 May 2009 on the Sei Track Musica label, a division of Grupo CIE, and has reached number 2 in the Mexican album charts.The album includes 11 tracks...

    Mexico Top 100 Album Chart #2, Mexico Top 20 Pop Chart #2 - Copies Sold: 200,000+ 2xPlatinum
  • 2010 Amante de lo bueno Mexico Top 100 Album Chart #1, Mexico Top Pop Chart #1 - Copies Sold: 60,000+ Platinum


Solo singles

María José
  • ¿Quien Eres Tú?
  • Me Equivoque
  • ¿Donde Está?

Amante de lo Ajeno
  • No Soy Una Señora
  • Mi Amor, Amor
  • Adelante Corazón
  • Sola No, Yo No Se Estar

Amante de lo Bueno
  • La Ocasión Para Amarnos
  • Un Nuevo Amor
  • Después de tu adiós

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