Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas Percevault (Spanish pronunciation: [xuˈljeta βeˈneɣas];[a] born November 24, 1970)[1] is an American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who sings pop-rock-indie in Spanish. She went on to join several bands including Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Venegas plays 17 instruments including acoustic guitar, accordion, and keyboard.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Venegas and the second or maternal family name is Percevault.
Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas Percevault
November 24, 1970
Long Beach, California, United States
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
- Singer
- songwriter
- musician
- record producer
- Vocals
- accordion
- guitar
1992–present
In 1997, she released her debut album Aquí to favorable reviews in Mexico by the rock audience.[2] Her next production Bueninvento (2000) also produced by Gustavo Santaolalla, was praised by international critics and considered the third best album in the history of Spanish Rock by Rolling Stone. In later years, she positioned herself as one of the most prominent songwriters in Latin pop by achieving fame in 2003 in Latin America and Spain with the album Sí and singles "Andar Conmigo" and "Algo está cambiando" which were positioned at the top of Latin Billboard.
In 2006, she released her most successful album Limón y Sal which is her best-selling album to date. Limón y Sal achieved Platinum status in several countries,[3] including the worldwide hit "Me Voy", which was certified Gold in Mexico.[4]
Her first live album, MTV Unplugged (2008), sold more than 400,000 digital copies and thus obtained a diamond certification in Mexico.[5] With Sony Music, Venegas released her fifth studio album, Otra Cosa (2010).[6][7] She released her sixth studio album Los Momentos (2013), with which she moved to indie pop.[8] Her seventh studio album Algo Sucede (2015)[9] debuted at number 1 on the Latin Pop Albums chart.[10]
Since 2017 she resides in Buenos Aires,[11] where she debuted as a theater actress in the play La Enamorada by Argentine writer Santiago Loza[12] and released the album La Enamorada (2019) with themes based on the play.[13]
It is estimated that she has sold 10 million records worldwide.[14] Throughout her career she has earned eight Latin Grammy Awards,[15] seven MTV Awards, seven Broadcast Music, Inc. Awards, five VEVO Certified, three Oye! Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, plus other 100 awards received. She has also been awarded the accolades Master of Latin Music Award at the Berklee College for her career and a Musa Award in honor to her compositions.[16][17]
Legacy[edit]
According to Billboard "Venegas has maintained one of the most consistent yet understated careers since her solo debut, Aquí, more than two decades ago. A pioneer whose music and image have broken Latina stereotypes, Venegas has forged a path between Latin alternative and pop music, and supported the cresting of a strong wave of Mexican female artists."[31] The Los Angeles Times praised "Her lyrics of wounded idealism and wrecked love affairs [which] extend a rich Mexican tradition of popular music imbued in bitter fatalism."[32] While The Atlantic described her as having "a signature sound unlike anything else in the Latin charts."[33] The website Medium wrote of Venegas, "She has a knack for stirring melodies, haunting harmonies and compelling rhythms. Her cunning lyrics work well as poetry but even better as song, running the thematic gamut from dense introspection to earnest simplicity."[34] Time described Julieta Venegas as "the Frida Kahlo of rock 'n' roll."[35]
Venegas was awarded the Master of Latin Music Award by Berklee College.[36] She was the inaugural speaker in the USC Annenberg Distinguished Lecture Series on Latin American Art and Culture.[37]
In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked her album Bueninvento third in its list of "The 10 Greatest Latin Rock Albums of All Time".[38]
Natalia Lafourcade has cited Venegas as a major influence and described her as "my heaviest teacher."[39] Ximena Sariñana has also credited Venegas as an influence in her sound.[40] Among musician fans of hers include Zayra Alvarez, Nelly Furtado,[41] Tania Libertad,[42] Prince[43] and Enrique Bunbury.[44]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Grammy Awards[edit]
The Grammy Award is an accolade bestowed by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement on the music industry. Venegas has won one award from four nominations.[45]
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