Popstars (Mexico)
Encyclopedia
Popstars was a Mexican
reality television
series based on the Popstars
international series. In Mexico, Popstars was broadcast on the Mexican Televisa
channel in 2002. The program was discontinued after one season.
In the only season of the show, candidates competed for a place in a Mexican girl pop group. The five finalists that won were Mary Betty (real name María León), Christian (full name Christian Mirelle), Lorena (full name Lorena Fajardo), Ana Brenda (full name Ana Brenda Contreras) and Nancy (Nancy Mendez). They became members of the winning girl band T' De Tila.
The band had a brief success with the single "Dejarte Ir" (also their only official music video). They followed it up with a studio album T' De Tila released on 13 October 2002 that included hits like "Tomate" and "Aqui estoy" in addition to "Dejarte ir". the songs of the album were written by Áureo Baqueiro, Aleks Syntek, Mario Domm and others. Faced with mediocre reception, the group disbanded within a few months without much success.
After break-up, Christian continued with a singing career in the States, María León became a vocalist of Playa Limbo, Ana Brenda Contreras branched into acting on television notably in the TV series Tereza, whereas Lorena Fajardo immigrated to Sweden marrying there and continuing her career there.
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...
reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series based on the Popstars
Popstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
international series. In Mexico, Popstars was broadcast on the Mexican Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
channel in 2002. The program was discontinued after one season.
In the only season of the show, candidates competed for a place in a Mexican girl pop group. The five finalists that won were Mary Betty (real name María León), Christian (full name Christian Mirelle), Lorena (full name Lorena Fajardo), Ana Brenda (full name Ana Brenda Contreras) and Nancy (Nancy Mendez). They became members of the winning girl band T' De Tila.
The band had a brief success with the single "Dejarte Ir" (also their only official music video). They followed it up with a studio album T' De Tila released on 13 October 2002 that included hits like "Tomate" and "Aqui estoy" in addition to "Dejarte ir". the songs of the album were written by Áureo Baqueiro, Aleks Syntek, Mario Domm and others. Faced with mediocre reception, the group disbanded within a few months without much success.
After break-up, Christian continued with a singing career in the States, María León became a vocalist of Playa Limbo, Ana Brenda Contreras branched into acting on television notably in the TV series Tereza, whereas Lorena Fajardo immigrated to Sweden marrying there and continuing her career there.