Noelia
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Noelia Lorenzo Monge in San Juan
, Puerto Rico
), mostly known as Noelia, is a Puerto Rican
pop
singer who rose to fame in 1999. She is the first daughter of Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge
.
Her self-titled debut album
was certified as a gold album in the United States
. During her career she has had nine Latin
Billboard
Top 40 hits. A Latin Billboard Award Winner.
was finally released in 1999, making her debut at The Madison Square Garden . The album produced the hit single "Tu", written by Estéfano. She has sold almost 4 Million Albums Including almost 1 Million in the U.S from her firs debut Album. RIAA Certified GOLD in the U.S.
In 2000 she released her second album, Golpeando Fuerte.
Her third album, Natural, released in 2003 featured another hit song, "Clávame Tu Amor", which peaked at #5 on Billboard
Hot Latin Tracks. The album also featured songwriting contributions from her then boyfriend, Alexis Grullón.
In 2004, she surprised with her fourth studio album titled Melao, which was a fusion of pop
with reggaeton
. The album was produced by reggaeton producer, DJ Eric, and features Yamil sharing lead vocals with Noelia. They also co-wrote most of the songs of the album.
In 2006, she returned to her musical roots with the album 40 Grados, produced by Adrián Posse. The album featured the single "Como Duele", which was nominated by Billboard as Pop Song of the Year. The song was also chosen as the theme for the Mexican telenovela
Barrera de Amor and peaked at #8 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs.
In 2007, she released her sixth full-length album titled Volverte a Ver.
She has been working on two albums, her first English Single for the European market was titled Caribbean Queen and was released in May 2009 for the Italian Market only a few more Places in Europe, The song is a cover version
of Billy Ocean
's hit song of 1984 with added Lyrics by Noelia.
In 2009 Actress and Top Model Elisabetta Canalis released in Italy a compilation Album called "TOP HITS by Hollywood-Milano" 2009 (Sony-BMG) this album inlcluded the most successful singers from America in Europe, including Noelia's Caribbean Queen Reloaded Version, Katy Perry, Pink, Lady Gaga, The compilation was awarded with Platinum status on the first week of sales. http://styleandfashion.blogosfere.it/2009/06/elisabetta-canalis-presenta-la-sua-compilation-ecco-top-hits-by-hollywood-milano.html
In 2010 Noelia made a soft release "Digital only" not to radio, Digital for the U.S Market Called "Here I Go Again", and original song written and prodeced by British Producer Si Hulbert. 2008|url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1997627,00.html|title=Noelia estrena vídeo en inglés con imágenes atrevidas|accessdate=}}
Recently in mid 2011 Noelia have made history on the Hispanic Market in the United States by breaking a record for online audience with her intimate online Concert produced by Hispanic Media Giant Univision, the concert achieved more than 3.5 million Viewers. It is a record with no precedent in History of Hispanic or Spanish online events. http://musica.univision.com/video/noticias/video/2011-05-11/noelia-rompiendo-records
and Uruguay
an businessman Alfredo Lorenzo, showed interest in music from childhood. Noelia has two half-siblings from Monge's subsequent marriages, sister Paola and brother Imanol.
Noelia has been romantically involved to show business
personalities throughout her career. She had a four-year relationship with former MDO
member, Alexis Grullón. In 2004, she also had a brief relationship with rapper Yamil, with whom she worked on the album Melao. , she is at the present time in a relationship with Mexican
Entrepreneur and Producer Jorge Reynoso who's is also the former Housband of Latin Actress and Singer Pilar Montenegro, Jorge Reynoso is also managing Noelia's international career. Rumors have circulated about them getting married, but both have denied it.
, which caused a media hype around her person. In August 2007, Noelia accused her stepfather and former manager, Topy Mamery, of sexually assaulting her back in 2003; she claimed to have filed a lawsuit, calling singer Ricardo Montaner
as a witness. However, Mamery denied having received any lawsuit, and Montaner denied ever having been called to testify. During an interview with Primer Impacto
, Montaner was asked about this and he said, "I have never seen anything weird (between Noelia and Mamery). Mamery is a gentleman that has loved Noelia as his daughter."
Topy Mamery claims that he was not the first person Noelia had accused of sexual assault. In the last five years, the singer had pointed the finger at Guillermo Santiso, former president of Fonovisa
(her old record label), and singer Alejandro Montaner, son of Ricardo Montaner
. Noelia have deniend many times on the media that she have never made any accusation towards any of the individual that Mamery have mention only him.
It was widely made public that Topy Mamery was in fact who filtered the private video of the star in 2007. Weeks later, Mamery sued Noelia and Jorge Reynoso in Federal Court for defamation and libel. In February 2008, Noelia's lawyer decided to quit representing Noelia in the defamation lawsuit against her. In May 2008, the judge José A. Fusté did an annotation of defiance to the singer Noelia and to her partner and manager, Jorge Reynoso, in favor of the petition presented by Mamery, who sued the couple for defamation for knowingly making a false declaration that he had sexually assaulted Noelia. However, on June 13, 2008, Fusté dismissed the case by declaring that there was no defamation or libel since Mamery was a public figure. Fusté concluded that "although it is true there might be some indication that Reynoso could be connected to the website where the video was sold, the court could not say for sure if he was the one that put it" up for sale. Fusté also reprimanded both sides for public airing of their personal issues.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
), mostly known as Noelia, is a Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer who rose to fame in 1999. She is the first daughter of Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge
Yolandita Monge
Yolandita Monge is an international singer and actress from Puerto Rico and the first Puerto Rican female singer to be nominated to the Grammy Music Awards. She is also Puerto Rico's highest selling female artist. She has been in the music business since adolescence, and has recorded over thirty...
.
Her self-titled debut album
Noelia (album)
Noelia is the eponymous debut album of Puerto Rican singer Noelia. The album was released in 1999 and peaked at #7 on Billboards Top Latin Albums.The album produced the hit single "Tú", which was written by popular songwriter Estéfano...
was certified as a gold album in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. During her career she has had nine Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top 40 hits. A Latin Billboard Award Winner.
Musical career
Noelia started working on her first full-length album in 1998. The self-titled albumNoelia (album)
Noelia is the eponymous debut album of Puerto Rican singer Noelia. The album was released in 1999 and peaked at #7 on Billboards Top Latin Albums.The album produced the hit single "Tú", which was written by popular songwriter Estéfano...
was finally released in 1999, making her debut at The Madison Square Garden . The album produced the hit single "Tu", written by Estéfano. She has sold almost 4 Million Albums Including almost 1 Million in the U.S from her firs debut Album. RIAA Certified GOLD in the U.S.
In 2000 she released her second album, Golpeando Fuerte.
Her third album, Natural, released in 2003 featured another hit song, "Clávame Tu Amor", which peaked at #5 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Latin Tracks. The album also featured songwriting contributions from her then boyfriend, Alexis Grullón.
In 2004, she surprised with her fourth studio album titled Melao, which was a fusion of pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
with reggaeton
Reggaeton
Reggaeton is a form of Puerto Rican and Latin American urban and Caribbean music. After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European and Asian audiences. Reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico but is also has roots from Reggae en Español from Panama and Puerto Rico and...
. The album was produced by reggaeton producer, DJ Eric, and features Yamil sharing lead vocals with Noelia. They also co-wrote most of the songs of the album.
In 2006, she returned to her musical roots with the album 40 Grados, produced by Adrián Posse. The album featured the single "Como Duele", which was nominated by Billboard as Pop Song of the Year. The song was also chosen as the theme for the Mexican telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
Barrera de Amor and peaked at #8 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs.
In 2007, she released her sixth full-length album titled Volverte a Ver.
She has been working on two albums, her first English Single for the European market was titled Caribbean Queen and was released in May 2009 for the Italian Market only a few more Places in Europe, The song is a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean is a Trinidad-born English Grammy Award winning popular music performer who had a string of rhythm and blues international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the most popular British-based R&B singer / songwriter of the early to mid-1980s...
's hit song of 1984 with added Lyrics by Noelia.
In 2009 Actress and Top Model Elisabetta Canalis released in Italy a compilation Album called "TOP HITS by Hollywood-Milano" 2009 (Sony-BMG) this album inlcluded the most successful singers from America in Europe, including Noelia's Caribbean Queen Reloaded Version, Katy Perry, Pink, Lady Gaga, The compilation was awarded with Platinum status on the first week of sales. http://styleandfashion.blogosfere.it/2009/06/elisabetta-canalis-presenta-la-sua-compilation-ecco-top-hits-by-hollywood-milano.html
In 2010 Noelia made a soft release "Digital only" not to radio, Digital for the U.S Market Called "Here I Go Again", and original song written and prodeced by British Producer Si Hulbert. 2008|url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1997627,00.html|title=Noelia estrena vídeo en inglés con imágenes atrevidas|accessdate=}}
Recently in mid 2011 Noelia have made history on the Hispanic Market in the United States by breaking a record for online audience with her intimate online Concert produced by Hispanic Media Giant Univision, the concert achieved more than 3.5 million Viewers. It is a record with no precedent in History of Hispanic or Spanish online events. http://musica.univision.com/video/noticias/video/2011-05-11/noelia-rompiendo-records
Personal life
Noelia, the first daughter of Puerto Rican singer and actress Yolandita MongeYolandita Monge
Yolandita Monge is an international singer and actress from Puerto Rico and the first Puerto Rican female singer to be nominated to the Grammy Music Awards. She is also Puerto Rico's highest selling female artist. She has been in the music business since adolescence, and has recorded over thirty...
and Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an businessman Alfredo Lorenzo, showed interest in music from childhood. Noelia has two half-siblings from Monge's subsequent marriages, sister Paola and brother Imanol.
Noelia has been romantically involved to show business
Show business
Show business, sometimes shortened to show biz, is a vernacular term for all aspects of entertainment. The word applies to all aspects of the entertainment industry from the business side to the creative element ....
personalities throughout her career. She had a four-year relationship with former MDO
MDO (band)
MDO is a Latin American pop/rock band, spun off in 1997 from the Puerto Rican boy band once known as Menudo.-Band history:In the mid-1990s, Edgardo Diaz, Menudo's creator and director, sold the rights for the trademarked name Menudo to a Panamanian company...
member, Alexis Grullón. In 2004, she also had a brief relationship with rapper Yamil, with whom she worked on the album Melao. , she is at the present time in a relationship with Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Entrepreneur and Producer Jorge Reynoso who's is also the former Housband of Latin Actress and Singer Pilar Montenegro, Jorge Reynoso is also managing Noelia's international career. Rumors have circulated about them getting married, but both have denied it.
Controversies
In June 2007, a sex tape of Noelia and former boyfriend Yamil started circulating on the InternetInternet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, which caused a media hype around her person. In August 2007, Noelia accused her stepfather and former manager, Topy Mamery, of sexually assaulting her back in 2003; she claimed to have filed a lawsuit, calling singer Ricardo Montaner
Ricardo Montaner
Ricardo Montaner is an Argentine-Venezuelan singer and songwriter. Starting his career in the early 80s, he has already released more than 15 albums with numerous successful singles and has sold over 22 million record worldwide.-Early years:Montaner was born as Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner, in...
as a witness. However, Mamery denied having received any lawsuit, and Montaner denied ever having been called to testify. During an interview with Primer Impacto
Primer Impacto
Primer Impacto is a Spanish language television news program broadcast by Univision in the USA weekdays at 5pm ET. A later program at 11pm ET/PT airs on Univision affiliates without a local news department , leading into the network's 11:30pm newscast, Noticiero Univision Edicion Nocturna.The...
, Montaner was asked about this and he said, "I have never seen anything weird (between Noelia and Mamery). Mamery is a gentleman that has loved Noelia as his daughter."
Topy Mamery claims that he was not the first person Noelia had accused of sexual assault. In the last five years, the singer had pointed the finger at Guillermo Santiso, former president of Fonovisa
Fonovisa Records
Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label. Fonovisa mainly produces Mexican style music. It is well known for its signing with artists such as Cristian Castro, Enrique Iglesias, and Thalía....
(her old record label), and singer Alejandro Montaner, son of Ricardo Montaner
Ricardo Montaner
Ricardo Montaner is an Argentine-Venezuelan singer and songwriter. Starting his career in the early 80s, he has already released more than 15 albums with numerous successful singles and has sold over 22 million record worldwide.-Early years:Montaner was born as Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner, in...
. Noelia have deniend many times on the media that she have never made any accusation towards any of the individual that Mamery have mention only him.
It was widely made public that Topy Mamery was in fact who filtered the private video of the star in 2007. Weeks later, Mamery sued Noelia and Jorge Reynoso in Federal Court for defamation and libel. In February 2008, Noelia's lawyer decided to quit representing Noelia in the defamation lawsuit against her. In May 2008, the judge José A. Fusté did an annotation of defiance to the singer Noelia and to her partner and manager, Jorge Reynoso, in favor of the petition presented by Mamery, who sued the couple for defamation for knowingly making a false declaration that he had sexually assaulted Noelia. However, on June 13, 2008, Fusté dismissed the case by declaring that there was no defamation or libel since Mamery was a public figure. Fusté concluded that "although it is true there might be some indication that Reynoso could be connected to the website where the video was sold, the court could not say for sure if he was the one that put it" up for sale. Fusté also reprimanded both sides for public airing of their personal issues.
Studio Albums
- 1999: NoeliaNoelia (album)Noelia is the eponymous debut album of Puerto Rican singer Noelia. The album was released in 1999 and peaked at #7 on Billboards Top Latin Albums.The album produced the hit single "Tú", which was written by popular songwriter Estéfano...
- 2000: Golpeando Fuerte
- 2003: Natural
- 2004: Melao
- 2005: 40 Grados
- 2007: Volverte a Ver
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Latin Tracks | Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
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| 1999 | "Tú" | Noelia Noelia (album) Noelia is the eponymous debut album of Puerto Rican singer Noelia. The album was released in 1999 and peaked at #7 on Billboards Top Latin Albums.The album produced the hit single "Tú", which was written by popular songwriter Estéfano... |
5 | - | |||||||||||||
| "Toco la Luz" | 32 | - | |||||||||||||||
| "Candela" | 27 | - | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | "Ni Una Lágrima Más" | Golpeando Fuerte | 15 | - | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | "Ya No Eres El Mismo" | Natural | 24 | - | |||||||||||||
| "Clávame Tu Amor" | 5 | - | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | "Ya No Eres El Mismo" (Notty Cotto Mixes) | - | 40 | ||||||||||||||
| "Enamorada" | 26 | - | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | "Como Duele" | 40 Grados | 8 | - | |||||||||||||
External links
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- Spanish article about Noelia in Primera HoraPrimera HoraPrimera Hora is a newspaper based in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico and distributed daily throughout the island.The newspaper is characterized by its light format and easy reading. Its tagline is "Easy to read".- History :...
about her cover appearance in MaximMaxim (magazine)Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
magazine. - http://931amor.lamusica.com/EEZyEZEyFZibCnMWqJ.shtml
- http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/galleries/0,22491,1731611,00.html