~Spanish Musicians~

By: Mary Stockholm

And

Tiffany Gronseth

*Enrique Iglesias*

*Christina Aguilera*

*Shakira*

*Ricky Martin*

*Jennifer Lopez*

The Purpose of this web page is to inform you about your favorite Latin singer. It will be helpful in finding websites where you can obtain more information about them and their music.

*Enrique Iglesias*

Born in Madrid in 1975, Enrique grew up immersed in three cultures -- Latin, European and American. His parents divorced when he was three and, when he was eight, his mother sent him and his siblings to live with their father in Miami. Enrique led the life of a typical Miami teen. But what his family did not know was that Enrique was secretly writing songs and dreaming of stardom. After a year at the University of Miami, he decided to follow his heart. In 1995 he sang for his soon-to-be manager, who at Iglesias' insistence first shopped his demos under the name Enrique Martinez. It wasn't until he landed a record deal with Fonovisa that he told his parents of his aspirations.

(http://www.enriqueiglesias.com/)

Albums

Enrique Iglesias

Fonovisa Records, 1995

Vivir

Fonovisa Diamante, 1997

Cosas del Amor

Fonovisa Records, 1998

Enrique

Interscope, 1999

Escape

Interscope, 2001

Quizas

Universal Music Latino, 2002

Seven

Interscope, 2003

(<http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Iglesias,_Enrique/>)

Links

*Enrique Iglesias Official Website, (http://www.enriqueiglesias.com/)

*Enrique Iglesias, (http://www.imbd.com/name/nm0005040/)

*VH1.com: Enrique Iglesias, (http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/iglesias_enrique/artist.jhtml)

*Enrique Iglesias Pictures, Biography, Discography, http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Iglesias,_Enrique/

*Record-Registro

*Christina Aguilera*

Before her twenty-first birthday, Christina Aguilera claimed multiple platinum records, three Grammy Awards, and record sales well over twenty million copies. A former child actor on the Disney series The New Mickey Mouse Club, Aguilera made her first recording as a fourteen-year-old on a duet with Japanese singer Keizo Nakanishi. While the song was successful in Japan, Aguilera returned to the life of a high school student in Pennsylvania before gaining a recording contract with RCA Records in 1998. Her first single, "Genie in a Bottle," sold over two million copies in 1999 and its Spanish-language version, "Genio Atrapado," helped Aguilera become a rare crossover success from the pop mainstream to the Latino market. Her first album, Christina Aguilera, was also an immediate hit and eventually sold over eight million copies in the United States alone. Capping off an astounding debut, Aguilera took home the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1999, beating out competition that included her former Mickey Mouse Club cast mate Britney Spears.

Christina Maria Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York. Her father, Fausto Aguilera, was born in Ecuador but had immigrated to the United States and pursued a career in the military. Her mother, the former Shelly Fidler, was a talented violinist who toured with the Youth Symphony Orchestra as a teenager. During her early years, the Aguilera family followed her father's assignments to Florida, Texas, New Jersey, and Japan. After having another daughter, Rachel, the Aguileras separated around 1986. The following year, Shelly Aguilera moved with her daughters back to her hometown of Wexford, a suburb northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After her mother remarried, Aguilera's family included siblings Casey, Robert Michael, and Stephanie. For several years after the divorce, Aguilera had very little contact with her father. (http://connection.christina-aguilera.net/)

Albums

CHRISTINA AGUILERA

Released: August 29, 1999

MI REFLEJO

Released: September 12, 2000

MY KIND OF CHRISTMAS

Released: October 24, 2000

JUST BE FREE

Released: August 21, 2001

STRIPPED

Released: October 29, 2002

(www.answers.com/topic/christina-aguilera)

Links

*The Christina Connection, (http://connection.christina-aguilera.net/)

*Christina Aguilera,(http://www.christinaaguilera.com/)

*MTV.com-Christina Aguilera, (http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/aguilera_christina/artist.jhtml)

*Christina Aguilera Big Noise Page,(http://www.bignoisenow.com/christina.html)

*Christina Aguilera: Biography and much more, (www.answers.com/topic/christina-aguilera)

*Grammy Awards-Grammy Concede

*Shakira*

Born Shakira Mebarak Ripoll in the coastal city of Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira-who goes by her first name only-- is that blend of raw talent, brains and charisma that only rarely comes along in any field. Her name, which in Arabic means "woman full of grace," belies her ancestry.

She is the daughter of a Colombian mother and a Lebanese father-a jeweler and writer whose Arabic background greatly influenced his daughter. Shakira's fondness for music was apparent early on, and she started winning local and national talent contests at age 10.

By 13, she had signed a record deal with Sony in Colombia, which resulted in her first album, "Magia (Magic)," a compilation of songs she wrote between the ages of 8 and 13. It was an effort that put Shakira in Colombia's musical map, and led to her being chosen to represent her country at the Fesival OTI in Spain. Because she was under the minimum age of 16, she wasn't allowed to participate. So instead, Shakira recorded a second album of original material, "Peligro (Danger)." http://www.allstar.org/~shakira/biography.html

Albums

2005: Tortura

2005: Oral Fixation, Vol. 2

2005: Oral Fixation

2005: Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 [DualDisc]

2005: Fijación Oral, Vol. 1

2004: Live & Off the Record

2001: Laundry Service 1998: Dónde Están los Ladrones?

1997:Remixes

1996: Pies Descalzos

(http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Shakira/)

Links

*Shakira,(http://www.shakiraheaven.com/)

*Shakira Central, (http://www.allstarz.org/shakira/)

*Shakira Pictures, Biography, Discography, Filmography, Screensavers, Videos, Wallpapers, (http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Shakira/)

*Shakira Music,(http://www.shakiramusic.com/)

*Talent-Talento

*Ricky Martin*

Ricky Martin (b. December 24, 1971) was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. As a child, he sang in the choir and performed in school plays. When he was six, he began acting in television commercials. Shortly afterward, he took professional singing and acting lessons, which paved the way for his auditions for Menudo. In 1984, when he was 12 years old, he became a member of Menudo. For the next five years, he was the lead singer of the group, helping it to become an international sensation. Once he outgrew Menudo in 1989, he went back home to Puerto Rico, where he completed high school. After graduation, he moved to New York, where he simply relaxed for several months. (http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/martin_ricky/bio.jhtml)

Albums

Ricky Martin (Spanish)

Sony Discos

1991

Me Amaras

Sony Discos

1993

A Medio Vivir

Sony Discos

1995

Vuelve

Sony Discos

1998

Ricky Martin

C2/Columbia

1999

Sound Loaded

SONY/Columbia

2000

(http://www.nabou.com/celebrities/ricky_martin/discography/index.html)

Links

*Ricky Martin, (http://www.rickymartin.com/)

*MTV.com-Ricky Martin, (http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/martin_ricky/artist.jhtml)

*VH1.com:Ricky Martin, (http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/martin_ricky/artist.jhtml)

*Ricky Martin - Nabou.com, (http://www.nabou.com/celebrities/ricky_martin/)

*Singing-Cantar

*Jennifer Lopez*

Actress/singer Jennifer Lopez was born in the Bronx, NY, on July 24, 1969; after starting out in musical theater as a child, at age 16 she made her film debut in the little-seen My Little Girl, but her career then stalled until she was tapped to become one of the dancing "Fly Girls" on the television sketch comedy series In Living Color. A recurring role on the TV drama Second Chances followed before Lopez was thrust into the limelight co-starring with Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson in the 1995 feature film Money Train; smaller roles in pictures including My Family/Mi Familia, Jack, and Blood and Wine followed before she landed the title role in 1997's Selena, portraying the slain Tejano singer. Co-starring opposite George Clooney in 1998's acclaimed Out of Sight, Lopez (the product of a Puerto Rican family) became the highest-paid Latina actress in Hollywood history; the following summer, she returned to her musical roots with her debut pop album, On the 6, scoring a major hit with the infectious single "If You Had My Love." Lopez didn't waste time perfecting a sophomore effort, the appropriately titled J.Lo, which was issued in early 2001. The following year Lopez released J to tha L-O!: The Remixes and This Is Me...Then, which spawned another hit single, "Jenny From the Block." Her follow-up, 2005's Rebirth, was also a success. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/lopez_jennifer/bio.jhtml