Jenny Rivera
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Jennifer "Jenni" Rivera (born July 2, 1969) is a Mexican-American singer, better known for her work within the banda
and norteña music genres. She's been active in the music scene since 1992 and her recordings include many topical songs and material dealing with social issues, infidelity, and relationships. Her tenth studio album, Jenni
in 2008, became her first number-one album in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States.
Jenni Rivera plans to record her first Pop song in early 2012 which will feature music produced by Manny and Gil THE LATIN. The new material will be recorded in English and target the general market.
) in a tight-knit musical household. While still in high school she became pregnant with the first of her five children, and eventually married the child's father, José Trinidad Marín.
When she first started singing she was Jenni "La Fea" Rivera.
In 1996 she released her first album Chacalosa, on the Capitol/EMI label, which became popular in Mexico and the American Southwest.
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, "Chiquis & Raq-C",and is all around the world, and now stars in her sequel/spin-off
show called I Love Jenni
. Gerardo Reyes is often credited for changing her fashion image to appeal to a greater public.
Compilation albums
Banda music
Banda is a brass-based form of traditional music. Bandas play a wide variety of songs, including rancheras, corridos, cumbias, baladas, and boleros. Bandas are most widely known for their rancheras, but they also play modern Mexican pop, rock, and cumbias...
and norteña music genres. She's been active in the music scene since 1992 and her recordings include many topical songs and material dealing with social issues, infidelity, and relationships. Her tenth studio album, Jenni
Jenni (album)
Jenni is the tenth studio album from EMI recording artist, Jenni Rivera, and the fourteenth overall. The album was released in the United States, Mexico and Canada on September 9, 2008. The album features the hit banda song "Chuper Amigos" and the hit single "Culpable o Inocente". The album...
in 2008, became her first number-one album in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States.
Jenni Rivera plans to record her first Pop song in early 2012 which will feature music produced by Manny and Gil THE LATIN. The new material will be recorded in English and target the general market.
Early Life and Career
Rivera was born Dolores Janney Jennifer Rivera Saavedra in Long Beach, CA. Her parents were Mexican immigrants who raised Jenni and her four brothers and sister (including Lupillo RiveraLupillo Rivera
Guadalupe Rivera in La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico, is a Mexican regional singer.As a youngster, Lupillo, his sister Jenni Rivera and the rest of the Rivera family moved to Long Beach California, where Lupillo graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in 1990.Rivera wanted to be a restaurant...
) in a tight-knit musical household. While still in high school she became pregnant with the first of her five children, and eventually married the child's father, José Trinidad Marín.
When she first started singing she was Jenni "La Fea" Rivera.
In 1996 she released her first album Chacalosa, on the Capitol/EMI label, which became popular in Mexico and the American Southwest.
Family
Jenni Rivera currently lives in Encino, California with her 5 children, husband and grand-daughter. Her 5 children are Janney Marin(Chiquis), Jacquie Marin, Michael Marin(Trinidad), Johnny Lopez and Jenicka Lopez. Her grand-daughter's name is Jaylah Hope Yanez, and her husband is Former Major League Baseball Player Esteban LoaizaEsteban Loaiza
Esteban Antonio Loaiza Veyna [lo-EYE-sa] is a former Major League Baseball pitcher...
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Achievements
Jenni Rivera is a Mexican-American singer/songwriter raised in Long Beach, has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Rivera was nominated at the 2003, 2008 and 2010 Latin Grammys. A successful Regional-Mexican artist and entrepreneur, including Divina Realty, Divina Cosmetics, Jenni Rivera Fragrance, Jenni Jeans, Divine Music and The Jenni Rivera Love Foundation. Jenni Rivera became the first female Banda artist to sell-out a concert at the world famous Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA and most recently became the first artist up-to-date to sell-out two back-to-back nights at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California on August 6, 2010 and August 7, 2010. On August 6, 2010, Jenni Rivera was named spokeswomen for the National Coalition against battered women and domestic violence in Los Angeles. A proclamation was given "officially naming" August 6 “Jenni Rivera Day” by the LA City Council for all her charity work and involvement in the community. Jenni Rivera was also the producer to her oldest daughter's (Janney Marin) reality TV show on the cable network MUN2Mun2
mun2 is a national cable television broadcast network in the United States owned by NBC Universal and aimed at young Latinos. It is the sister network of Telemundo and was mostly digital television subchannels launched in 2001. The programming of mun2 is primarily music videos and shows designed...
, "Chiquis & Raq-C",and is all around the world, and now stars in her sequel/spin-off
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
show called I Love Jenni
I Love Jenni
I Love Jenni is a Mexican-American reality television series airing on mun2 that premiered on March 5, 2011. The first season consists of 13 episodes. It is unknown if a second season is planned...
. Gerardo Reyes is often credited for changing her fashion image to appeal to a greater public.
Discography
Studio albums- 1995: 'Laa mor'Chacalosa
- 1999: Si Quieres Verme Llorar
- 1999: Reina de Reinas
- 2000: Que Me Entierren con la Banda
- 2001: Se Las Voy a Dar a Otro
- 2001: Dejate Amar
- 2004: Simplemente... la Mejor
- 2005: Parrandera, Rebelde y Atrevida
- 2007: Mi Vida Loca
- 2008: JenniJenni (album)Jenni is the tenth studio album from EMI recording artist, Jenni Rivera, and the fourteenth overall. The album was released in the United States, Mexico and Canada on September 9, 2008. The album features the hit banda song "Chuper Amigos" and the hit single "Culpable o Inocente". The album...
- 2009: La Gran Señora
- 2010: En Vivo Desde Hollywood
- 2011" Joyas Prestadas
Compilation albums
- 1996: 17 Exitos
- 2003: Homenaje a las Grandes
- 2009: Jenni Super DeluxeJenni Super DeluxeJenni Super Deluxe is the second deluxe version of the studio album Jenni, by Mexican banda, corrido singer Jenni Rivera. The CD includes most of the songs previously included in the album Jenni, except for the track "La Cama"...