Julieta Venegas (born November 24, 1970 in Long Beach, California, United States [1]) is a Mexican-American singer, instrumentalist, and songwriter who performs Spanish-language rock and pop music. Venegas, who grew up in Tijuana, began studying music at the age of eight and went on to join several bands, including Tijuana No!, before starting a career on her own. In addition to singing and writing her own songs, she plays instruments including acoustic guitar, accordion, and keyboard. She has won two Latin Grammys and one Grammy. She speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish fluently. She has a twin sister, Yvonne, who is a photographer.

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Biography

Julieta started playing music at the age of 8, when her parents first sent her to piano lessons. Since then, music grew to be her passion, eventually leading her to become a vocal artist and songwriter. Before her solo career, she collaborated with a few bands in Tijuana, and then later in Mexico D.F. Her first album, Aqui , emerged in 1998 with the collaboration of Gustavo Santaolalla. She recorded, toured and played live. In 2000, she recorded her second album, Bueninvento , where she experimented with the electric guitar, and cooperated with producers and musicians including Gustavo Santaolalla, Meme de Real, Quique Rangel, Toy Hernandez and Joe Chiccarelli. In 2003 she made her third album, Si , which she recorded and produced between Buenos Aires and Madrid with the company of Cachorro Lopez and Coti Sorokin. In 2006, her 4th album, Limon y Sal , debuted with the help of producer Cachorro. In 2007, she collaborated with Miranda! to make Perfecta , which in 2008 became a chart-topping single in Latin America. In 2008 she made her MTV Unplugged debut, from which she has released one video, titled "El Presente" .

Discography

Albums

Studio

Title	Release date	US Sales	Mexico Sales
Aquí	March 24, 1998	-	-
Bueninvento	August 21, 2000	-	-
Sí	November 11, 2003	400,000	250,000
Limón y Sal	May 30, 2006	200,000	100,000

Other

Title	Release date	Type	Mexico Sales
Realmente lo Mejor	December 18, 2007	Compilation	-
Cosas Raras	January 26, 2008 (unreleased)	Compilation	-
MTV Unplugged	June 17, 2008	Live album	500,000

Singles

• From the album Aquí :
• *1997: "De Mis Pasos"
• *1997: "Cómo Sé"
• From the album Bueninvento :
• *2000: "Sería Feliz"
• *2000: "Hoy No Quiero"
• From the album Sí :
• *2003: "Andar Conmigo" — #1 (MEX)
• *2004: "Lento" — #1 (MEX)
• *2004: "Algo Está Cambiando" — #4 (MEX), #4 (US LATIN), #1 (US LATIN POP)
• *2005: "Oleada" — #15 (MEX), #31 (US LATIN POP)
• From the album Limón y Sal :
• *2006: "Me Voy" — #1 (MEX), #8 (US Latin), #1 (SPA), #12 (Euro Airplay), #3 (ITA), #2 (Ibero America),
• *2006: "Limón y Sal" — #2 (MEX), #2 (Colombia), #3 (Ibero America), #7 (SPA)
• *2007: "Eres Para Mí" (featuring Anita Tijoux) — #1 (MEX), #1 (Colombia), #2 (US Latin) ,#26 (SPA)
• *2007: "Primer Día" (featuring Dante Spinetta) — #13 (SPA)
• From the album Cosas Raras :
• *2008: "Mi principio"
• From the album MTV Unplugged :
• *2008: "El presente" — #12* (SPA), — #1 (MEX), — #1 (ARG) - #1 (CHI) #8 US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks

Other Songs

List of other songs by Julieta Venegas

Awards

• Latin Grammy Awards of 2004 :

:* Best Rock Solo Vocal Album (Sí).

• MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2004 :

:* Best Solo Artist

• MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2006 :

:* Best Solo Artist

• Latin Grammy Awards of 2006 :

:* Best Alternative Music Album (Limón y Sal).

• '''Grammy Awards 2007

:* Best Latin Pop Album (Limón y Sal).

• MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2007 :

:* Best Pop Artist

• Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 :

:* Best Alternative Album (MTV Unplugged)

• Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 :

:* Best Music Video Long Form (MTV Unplugged)

References

1. http://www.masbakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/17097 "Interview with Julieta Venegas" audio, Backstage