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the mexican singer Julieta Venegas He is turning 52 years old and in the following work we present a brief summary of his brilliant career.
The first thing to say is that Venegas is undoubtedly one of the most important women in the history of Mexican music.
actually juliet born in california on November 24, 1970. He grew up in Tijuana and his parents are Mexican by birth.
Childhood and early career
At the age of 8 he decided that music would be part of his life and from that moment he dedicated himself to developing his musical ability.
First started playing the piano and some time later he began with the composition of his first songs.
At the age of 17 he was part of a “Ska” group, which would later be called “Tijuana No. A short time later he left that group.
Years later, he arrived in Mexico City, the Mexican capital, where he met the members of Cafe Tacvba and Jaguars.
In 1995 he started a musical project called “The miraculous”it dissolved shortly after, but Venegas continued knocking on doors and looking for an opportunity.
found her
In 1996 it was discovered by sony bmg and signed an agreement for 8 years and his musical career as a soloist officially started.
recorded his first album called “Aquí”. The crucial thing about this is that he produced with Gustavo Santaolalla, a beloved composer by the gaming community, since he is responsible for making the themes for “The Last Of Us”.
During that year’s journey, Venegas was the opening act for Soda Stereo at the Palacio de los Deportes.
At that time Julieta was doing many things, from collaborations with “Enanitos verdes” and sang in tributes to Jose jose. It has also been performing at festivals between South America and Europe.
Turn of the century and stardom
He continued helping other artists until in 2003 he made his leap to definitive stardom with his album “Yes”.
From that moment he began to win many awards, including Latin Grammys. She left as a guest at concerts by Alejandro Sanz and participated in the Vina del Mar Festival.
Since those years he went to Argentina to record his new album “Salt and lemon”in which the topic is included “Leave”, another of his greatest successes.
In 2008 he recorded his “Mtv Unplugged”, which includes another Mexican, Natalia Lafourcade.
In those times he was at festivals producing music for movies and more. In 2010 she released the album “Otra Cosa”, a gem.
He took a break that year because his first daughter, Simonewhich became a priority.
Shortly after, he won another Latin Grammy, before going to live in the United States. She was recognized in one of the most important venues in Mexico, National auditorium.
In 2013, she released “Los Momentos”, her new album, which made Venegas the first Latin American woman to release it via streaming.
In 2014 he went on tour to the US, Mexico and Brazil and a year later he independently released “Ese camino”.
In 2017 she moved to Argentina, for love, and in that she read the work of Santiago Loza and was trapped. She helped stage it. She was offered the leading role, short time Later he accepted and became part of “La Enamorada”.
Already by 2021 he surprised the planet by being part of a collaboration with Bad Bunny called “I’m sorry baby:/“.
Present
This year he has released his new album “Your history” that talks about friendship, love and reconciliation with his past.
Is about his first album in about seven years. It consists of 10 songs that she composed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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