Julieta Venegas is a famous Mexican singer who has sold over 6,5 million CDs worldwide. Her talent has been recognized by the Grammy Award and the Latin Grammy Award. Juliet not only sang songs, but also composed them.
She is a true multi-instrumentalist. The singer plays the accordion, piano, guitar, cello, mandolin and other instruments.
The beginning of the career of Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas was born in the American city of Long Beach, but moved with her parents to her parents' homeland in Tijuana.
Emigration was forced, because the father of the future star earned a little. He worked as a photographer in the Mexican diaspora and earned pesos, but had to spend dollars.
Yes, and not very Jose Luis loved the American way of life, raising children in strict religious canons. Juliet has a twin sister, two older sisters and another brother.
The girl's mother immediately took up the upbringing and development of her children. Juliet was taken to a music school at the age of 8, where she was taught classical piano and dance. Also, the childhood girl was fond of painting.
Most of the children (following their father) took up photography. Julieta showed a significant interest in music from the very beginning.
She decided that when she becomes an adult, she will leave for the United States. Unlike her father, she was closer to American culture. She was raised on popular music and Hollywood films.
In 1988, Julieta met Alex Zuniga, who played in a band and invited the girl to rehearse with them. Both young people liked the first opuses, and Julieta began performing with the Chantaje group.
The band played punk, ska and reggae. The girl played keyboards and sang a little. When the Chantaje group broke up, the young people created a new team, NO.
Musicians began to create songs on social topics. This allowed the group to immediately become popular among the youth, who were tired of the empty promises of politicians.
At first, Juliet liked to perform with the group. She spent a lot of time at the microphone, improving her keyboard and guitar playing.
But after a few years, Venegas realized that she could not develop further as a musician and composer, so she decided to leave the band.
A new round of life for Julieta Venegas
Juliet moved to San Diego and got a job at the Wherehouse record store. Juliet devoted all her free time to music.
And having saved up some money, she decided to go to study at South Western College de San Diego. After graduating from college, she moved to the capital of Mexico.
Here Juliet earned her English lessons. And in 1993 she became a member of the Lula group, but Venegas did not stay long here either. She was interested in a solo career.
The singer recorded the first compositions on a home tape recorder with an accordion. Demos were sent to various companies that specialized in talent scouting. But they were not interested in the young artist.
From 1994 to 1996 Juliet played in the band Cafe Tacuba. She chose this group when she was offered to become not only a musician, but also a full-fledged songwriter. The musicians introduce the girl to their friend, the Argentinean producer Gustavo Santaolalla.
After listening to the old demos, he was amazed at how Julieta's voice and accordion managed to achieve an amazing sound. Santaolalla undertook to produce the first full-fledged album of the singer.
Julieta Venegas' first album
A record called Aqui was released in 1997. The disc was immediately awarded the Nuestro Rock award, and a year later MTV marked the video clip for one of the album's tracks as the best video with female vocals.
Juliet was a very sought after singer and most of the time from 1997 to 2000. spent on tour. She was invited to participate in tributes to famous musicians, she received orders to compose music for films.
The second disc Bueninvento was released in 2000 and was aimed at the North American audience. Famous musicians from Smashing Pumkins, Tom Waits, Lou Reed and Los Lobos took part in the recording of the disc.
The album won two Grammy awards for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song.
The following year passed in regular tours. This time Julieta performed in Europe. In Hannover, she made a stop to record some compositions in one of the famous studios.
Best Record in Discography
The next record Si came out in 2003. It was a significant commercial success and opened the door for Julieta Venegas even more.
The disc has sold over 1 million copies. Several songs immediately became hits in Latin music. At the MTV VMA LA 2004 awards, the singer received three awards at once.
Before recording the next disc, Venegas took a year off. She collected her thoughts, played music and came up with new songs.
Released after such a sabbatical, the disc Limon y Sal did not become as popular as Si, but was well received by the public.
There were many personal songs on it, which helped the public look into the soul of the singer. The record was awarded as the best alternative album of the year. The following discs have also received this award.
