PAULINA RUBIO

'Paulina Rubio Dosamantes' (born June 17 1971) is a Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominated Mexican singer and actress.

Contents

Biography

Pre-solo career

EMI: The Golden Years

Discography

Hit compilations

Singles

Total worldwide album sales

With Timbiriche

With Reencuentro Timbiriche

References

External links

Biography

Daughter of Mexican actress Susana Dosamantes, Rubio was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. Her music is popular in Latin America, Spain, and the United States. English-speakers may recognize her from her 2002 hit single "Don't Say Goodbye". Paulina Rubio has sold over 17 million albums worldwide.[1][2]
Paulina Rubio released her latest album ''Ananda'' on September 19th, 2006 in th U.S. and on September 18th, 2006 worldwide. It reached the #1 spot in the U.S. and countries all over Latin America. It reached #25 on U.S. Billboard's "Billboard Hot 200" albums chart, and it reached the #1 spot on Billboards "Top Latin Albums." ''Ni Una Sola Palabra'' has reached the #1 spot on radio in many Latin American countries, as well as the U.S. and Spain. It reached #1 on U.S. Billboard's "Hot Latin Tracks." Paulina Rubio's last three Spanish language albums have all consecutively peaked at the #1 spot on Billboard's "Top Latin Albums" chart.[3]
On April 30, 2007, she married Spanish public relations executive Nicolas Vallejo Najera "Colate" in Xcaret, a Mexican eco-tourism park on the Mayan Riviera.

Pre-solo career

Paulina Rubio is the older of two siblings. She has a younger brother named Enrique. At age 5, Paulina was taking singing, acting, jazz, painting, and dance lessons while enrolled at what is now the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) in Mexico. After two years of being there, Pedro Damián and Martha Zavaleta contacted Paulina's parents for their approval in Paulina joining a band that would be formed by children from the center.
On April 30, 1982, she began her career when she was ten years old, under the guidance of Miguel Bosé and debuting in a children's pop group called Timbiriche. The original band had 7 members: Alix Bauer, Benny Ibarra, Diego Schoening, Mariana Garza, Paulina Rubio, Sasha Sökol, and Erick Rubin (who joined a year later). Rubio recorded a total of 11 albums as part of Timbiriche. In 1985, Timbiriche participated in the musical ''Vaselina'' (Spanish adaptation of the American musical ''Grease''). While in Timbiriche, Rubio also turned to acting in telenovelas with Televisa. She landed her first role in 1988, as the villain Paulina Montenegro in ''Pasión y Poder'' (Passion and Power). In 1992, she also starred in ''Baila Conmigo'' as Andrea, one of the biggest telenovelas of that year. Two soundtracks, ''Baila Conmigo'' and ''Recuerdos de Baila Conmigo'', were released. Many members of the popular soap opera made many television performances on ''Siempre en Domingo'', among other TV programs.

EMI: The Golden Years

In 1991, Rubio left Timbiriche and focused on launching a solo career. She traveled to Spain to begin work on her first project as a solo artist. In 1992, she released her solo debut album, ''La Chica Dorada'' (The Golden Girl) under the EMI Latin record label. The album's title stuck and to this day Paulina is known as "la chica dorada" or "the golden girl" in Latin America. The album's first single "Mío" (Mine) quickly became one of her trademark songs. ''La Chica Dorada'' was certified Diamond in 1997, and she was presented with an award during her promotion of ''Planeta Paulina'' on Veronica Castro's extinct music show, ''La Tocada.'' After many reissues in countries like Mexico, USA, and Spain, the album "La Chica Dorada" has gone on to sell more than 1.2 million copies worldwide.
In 1993, she released ''24 Kilates'' (24 Karats), which sold more than 150,000 copies in just three weeks after its release. In 1995, ''El Tiempo Es Oro'' (Time Is Gold) was released. It included the hit ''Te Daría Mi Vida'' (I Would Die For You) and the theme song to the 1994 Mexican film ''Bésame En La Boca'' (Kiss Me), which starred Paulina Rubio. In 1996, she released her last album with the EMI Latin record label, ''Planeta Paulina,'' which included the hit single ''Enamorada'' (In Love) and featured the theme song of the 1995 telenovela of the same name in which Rubio starred as Alma, ''Pobre Niña Rica'' (Poor Rich Girl). Rubio also recorded English versions of the songs appearing in the album. Some of these would be released years later in a hits compilation.
After ''Planeta Paulina,'' Rubio took the longest retirement of her career. She left the music scene and moved to Spain where she did a little bit of everything. Except for her participation in 1998's Reencuentro Tour with Timbiriche, Paulina was absent from the music scene for nearly four years.
=== ''Paulina'' ===
Rubio's strong comeback to the music scene began in summer of 1999 when she recorded ''Vive El Verano'', the theme song to a summer TV show she was presenting in Spain, which was her first single under her new contract with Universal. In early 2000, the single ''Lo Haré Por Ti'' launched her fifth studio album, the self-titled ''Paulina.'' ''Paulina'' was nominated three times at the second annual Latin Grammy Awards for "Album Of The Year," "Song Of The Year," and "Best Female Pop Vocal Album." She became the winner of multiple awards. It became Rubio's first no. 1 album on Billboard's "Top Latin Albums" chart, as well as the highest selling Latin album of 2001. The album ''Paulina'' has sold more than 4 million albums worldwide to this date. Other singles released from the album include the ranchera ''El Ultimo Adios,'' ''Y Yo Sigo Aquí,'' ''Yo No Soy Esa Mujer,'' ''Sexi Dance,'' and ''Tal Vez, Quizá.'' Such was the success of ''Paulina'' that Universal Records decided it was time for Rubio to prepare her first English-language production.
=== ''Border Girl'' ===
Paulina Rubio's presence in the English-language market came in 2002. The hit single ''Don't Say Goodbye'' rose to the 41st position on the "Billboard Hot 100" Chart and whose music video became a regular on MTV's Total Request Live. On June 18, 2002, ''Border Girl,'' Rubio's first foray into English-language-Pop, was released. The album debuted at the 11th position on the "Billboard Hot 200" Chart and was certified Gold in the US. Although her debut English album did not launch her into superstardom out of the Hispanic world, it did give Paulina the international recognition she sought for years. As of June 21, 2002, the Houston, TX radio station 104 KRBE declared the 21st of June as "Paulina Day" in Houston. Rubio also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, and , among others. She also performed at many international festivals, including Wango Tango, Festivalbar, and Festival di Sanremo in Italy. With ''Border Girl,'' Rubio managed to appear in magazines like ''Stuff'', and ''Blender.'' In Fall 2002, Rubio toured and performed material from ''Border Girl'' with fellow Latin pop star Enrique Iglesias.
=== ''Pau-Latina'' ===
Paulina Rubio's 2004 comeback album, ''Pau-Latina'', proved to be a smash success. The album's first single, ''Te Quise Tanto'', became her biggest single to date, reaching the top position on Billboard's "Hot Latin Tracks" for several weeks. ''Pau-Latina'' became Rubio's second consecutive album to debut at #1 on Billboard's "Top Latin Albums." Other singles released from the album include the #1 track ''Dame Otro Tequila'' and the top ten hits ''Algo Tienes'' and ''Mia''. ''Pau-Latina'' won several awards during the year and was nominated for a Latin Grammy for "Best Pop Female Vocal Album" in 2004. In 2005, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Latin Pop Vocal Album." She was the only woman nominated in that category.
The success of ''Pau-Latina'' opened doors for Paulina, as she hosted The MTV Latin America Awards for the first time. It was the first time a female artist hosted and proved Paulina is a force to be reckoned with. Paulina Rubio was also named People En Espanol's 2005 Star of the Year.
=== ''Ananda'' ===
Paulina Rubio released her latest Album ''Ananda'' on September 19th, 2006 in th U.S. and on September 18th, 2006 worldwide. It reached the #1 spot in the U.S. and countries all over Latin America. It reached #25 on U.S. Billboard's "Billboard Hot 200" albums chart, and it reached the #1 spot on Billboard's "Top Latin Albums." ''Ni Una Sola Palabra'' has reached the #1 spot on radio in many Latin American countries, as well as the U.S. and Spain. It reached #1 on U.S. Billboard's "Hot Latin Tracks."
''Ananda'' was certified a multi-platino award for album sales of 250,000 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Paulina performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Gala in Oslo, Norway, alongside such acts as Rihanna, John Legend, and Lionel Richie, who also lined up to honor 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Muhammad Yunus.

Discography

Album	Information
	'''La Chica Dorada''' (EMI) ★ Released: October 20 1992 ★ Singles: ★ ★ ''Mio'' ★ ★ ''Amor de Mujer'' ★ ★ ''Sabor a Miel'' ★ ★ ''Abriendo las Puertas al Amor'' ★ Awards: ★ ★ Top Mexico Albums: #12 (Platinum) (Diamond) ★ ★ Billboard Top Latin Albums: #42 ★ WW Sales: ★ ★ 2,500,000
	'''24 Kilates''' (EMI) ★ Released: November 18 1993 ★ Singles: ★ ★ ''Nieva, Nieva'' ★ ★ ''El Me Engaño'' ★ ★ ''Asunto de Dos'' ★ ★ ''Vuelve Junto a Mi'' ★ Awards: ★ ★ Top Mexico Albums: #22 (Platinum) ★ WW Sales: ★ ★ 1,500,000
	'''El Tiempo Es Oro''' (EMI) ★ Released: March 21 1995 ★ Singles: ★ ★ ''Te Daria Mi Vida'' ★ ★ ''Nada de Ti'' ★ ★ ''Hoy Te Deje de Amar'' ★ ★ ''Besame en la Boca'' ★ Awards: ★ ★ Top Mexico Albums: #36 (Platinum) ★ WW Sales: ★ ★ 1,000,000
	'''Planeta Paulina''' (EMI) ★ Released: September 3 1996 ★ Singles: ★ ★ ''Siempre Tuya Desde la Raiz'' ★ ★ ''Solo Por Ti'' ★ ★ ''Enamorada'' ★ ★ ''Miedo'' ★ Awards: ★ ★ Top Mexico Albums: #5 (Platinum) (Diamond) ★ WW Sales: ★ ★ 2,500,000
	'''Paulina''' (Universal) ★ Released: May 23 2000 ★ Singles: ★ ★ ''Lo Hare Por Ti'' ★ ★ ''El Ultimo Adios'' ★ ★ ''Y Yo Sigo Aqui'' ★ ★ ''Yo No Soy Esa Mujer'' ★ ★ ''Tal Vez, Quizas'' ★ ★ ''Sexi Dance'' ★ ★ ''Vive El Verano'' ★ Awards: ★ ★ Top Mexico Albums: #1 (4x Platinum) (Diamond) ★ ★ Top Spain Albums: #1 ★ ★ Top Argentina Albums: #1 ★ ★ Top Chile Albums: #1 ★ ★ Top Colombia Albums: #1 ★ ★ Billboard Top Latin Albums: #1 (4x Multi-Platino) ★ ★ Billboard Hot 200: #166 (Gold) +800,000 ★ WW Sales: ★ ★ 5,000,000
	'''Border Girl''' (Universal) ★ Released: June 18 2002 ★ Singles: ★ ★ ''Don't Say Goodbye'' / ''Si Tú Te Vas'' ★ ★ ''The One You Love'' / ''Todo Mi Amor'' ★ ★ ''I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)'' ★ ★ ''Baila Casanova'' ★ ★ ''Libre'' ★ Awards: ★ ★ Top Mexico Albums: #5 (Platinum) (Diamond) ★ ★ Billboard Hot 200: #11 (Gold) +600,000 ★ ★ Top Canadian Albums: #9 ★ WW Sales: ★ ★ 5,000,000
	'''Pau-Latina''' (Universal) ★ Released: February 10 2004 ★ Singles: ★ ★ ''Te Quise Tanto'' - Billboard Hot Latin Tracks: #1 ★ ★ ''Algo Tienes'' ★ ★ ''Dame Otro Tequila'' - Billboard Hot Latin Tracks: #1 ★ ★ ''Mía'' ★ ★ ''Alma en Libertad'' ★ ★ ''Perros'' ★ ★ ''My Friend, Mi Amigo'' ★ ★ ''Volverás'' ★ Awards: ★ ★ Top Mexico Albums: #1 (3x Platinum) (Diamond) ★ ★ Billboard Top Latin Albums: #1 (Platino) ★ ★ Billboard Hot 200: #105 +500,000 (Gold) ★ ★ Top Canadian Albums: #64 ★ WW Sales: ★ ★ 3,200,000
	'''Ananda''' (Universal) ★ Released: September 19 2006 ★ Singles: ★ ★ "Ni Una Sola Palabra" - Billboard Hot Latin Tracks: #1 - Mexico #1 ★ ★ "Nada Puede Cambiarme" - Billboard Hot Latin Tracks: #21 - Mexico #10 ★ ★ "Ayudame" - Billboard Hot Latin Tracks: #36 ★ Awards: ★ ★ Top Mexico Albums: #1 ★ ★ Billboard Top Latin Albums: #1 ★ ★ Billboard Hot 200: #25 ★ ★ Top Spain Albums: #2 (Platinum) ★ WW Sales: ★ ★ 2,000,000

Hit compilations

Album	Information
	'''Top Hits''' (EMI) ★ Released: July 18 2000 ★ Awards: ★ ★ Top Mexico Albums: #88 ★ WW Sales: ★ ★ 500,000
	'''' (EMI) ★ Released: November 20 2001 ★ Awards: ★ ★ Top Mexico Albums: #45 ★ ★ Billboard Top Latin Albums: #75 ★ WW Sales: ★ ★ 500,000

Singles

Year	Single	Album	Chart Positions
			Billboard 100	Latin Tracks	Latin Pop Airplay
1992	'''Mio'''	La Chica Dorada	-	3	-
1992	'''Abriendo Las Puertas Al Amor'''	La Chica Dorada	-	9	-
1992	'''Amor de Mujer'''	La Chica Dorada	-	8	-
1992	'''Sabor a Miel'''	La Chica Dorada	-	22	-
1993	'''Nieva, Nieva'''	24 Kilates	-	27	-
1993	'''Vuelve Junto a Mi'''	24 Kilates	-	20	-
2000	'''El Ultimo Adios'''	Paulina	-	18	13
2000	'''Lo Hare Por Ti'''	Paulina	-	13	7
2000	'''Sexi Dance'''	Paulina	-	34	18
2000	'''Tal Vez, Quiza'''	Paulina	-	42	20
2001	'''Y Yo Sigo Aqui'''	Paulina	-	3	2
2001	'''Yo No Soy Esa Mujer'''	Paulina	-	7	4
2002	'''Don't Say Goodbye'''	Border Girl	41	5	-
2002	'''Si Tu Te Vas'''	Border Girl	-	5	-
2002	'''Todo Mi Amor'''	Border Girl	-	5	2
2002	'''The One You Love'''	Border Girl	97	-	-
2002	'''Baila Casanova'''	Border Girl	-	37	22
2004	'''Te Quise Tanto'''	Pau-Latina	-	'1'	1
2004	'''Algo Tienes'''	Pau-Latina	-	4	1
2004	'''Dame Otro Tequila'''	Pau-Latina	-	'1'	1
2004	'''Alma En Libertad'''	Pau-Latina	-	39	24
2005	'''Mia'''	Pau-Latina	-	8	5
2006	'''Ni Una Sola Palabra'''	Ananda (album)	98	'1'	1
2006	'''Nada Puede Cambiarme'''	Ananda	-	21	6
2007	'''Ayudame'''	Ananda	-	36	11
	Total No. 1 singles		'0'	'3'	'4'
	Total Top Ten singles		'0'	'13'	'11'

Total worldwide album sales

Over '23 Million' copies have been sold worldwide.

With Timbiriche

★ Timbiriche (1982)

★ La Banda Timbiriche (1982)

★ En Concierto (1983)

★ Disco Ruido (1983)

★ Que No Acabe Navidad (1983)

★ Vaselina (1984)

★ Timbiriche Rock Show (1985)

★ Timbiriche 7 (1987)

★ Timbiriche 8-9 (1988)

★ Los Clasicos De Timbiriche (1989)

★ Timbiriche 10 (1990)

With Reencuentro Timbiriche

★ El Concierto (1998)

★ Timbiriche Clasico (1998)

References

★ Paulina Rubio has sold over 16 million albums worldwide

★ Paulina Rubio has sold over 16 million albums worldwide (read section about Paulina Rubio near the end of the article)

★ Billboard.com - Paulina Rubio Album Chart History

★ Billboard.com - Paulina Rubio Singles Chart History

★ RIAA Gold & Paltinum Certification (Type "Paulina Rubio" in artist section and click search

★ Universalmusica.com - Ni Una Sola Palabra #1 on Radio in Spain, Chile, Peru, and Central America

★ Universalmusica.com - Ni Una Sola Palabra #1 on Radio in Bolivia and Columbia

★ Universalmusica.com - Worldwide Chart History & Awards

★ Latino.msn.com - Ananda #1 on Top Latin Albums and #25 on Billboard 200

External links

★ Paulina Rubio - Official Site

★ Paulina Rubio - Official International Fan Club: Pau Power Site

★ Paulina Rubio - IMDB.com