Giselle (singer)

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Birth_name = Giselle Ortíz Cáceres
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Origin = New York, New York, U.S.
Genre = Merengue
Occupation = Musician
Years_active = 1991 - present
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Giselle Ortíz Cáceres, known simply as Giselle (born March 28, 1969 in New York City, U.S.) is a Puerto Rican-American Merengue singer.

Biography

Musical career

Giselle was born in New York to Puerto Rican parents. She showed interest in the arts from an early age and started dancing at the Ita Medina Academy when she was 15 years old. She participated as a dancer in several shows in venues like the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center. After that she became a regular dancer and performer in variety shows like "Super Sábados" and "El Show de las 12".

It was then that she started to incline towards a career in music. She joined Kaviar, a merengue group comprised of females, with whom she performed for almost two years. From 1991 to 1993, she performed with the group Punto G. After that, she decided to pursue a solo career and was signed by the BMG label.

In 1995, Bonny Cepeda produced her first album that produced several hit singles like "Perfume de mujer en tu camisa" and "Pesadilla". It was also awarded gold and platinum albums, and several awards.

In 1996, her second album - "A Que Vuelve" - was released to much praise. The album reached 200,000 units sold. Her third album, "Quiero Estar Contigo", was equally successful reaching the top places in the Billboard charts. The album featured a version of Juan Gabriel's song "Perdóname, olvídalo" in a duet with Dominican Sergio Vargas which was very successful. Upon this, they released an album together titled "Juntos".

In the late 90s, Giselle released the album "Atada" which garnered her a Grammy nomination. Her follow-up, "Voy a Enamorarte", released in 2000, featured Giselle singing ballads and bachatas. In 2002, she received another Grammy nomination for her album titled simply "8".

Giselle's next album, "En alma, cuerpo y corazón", featured the singer venturing into pop music. However, in 2004 she returned to merengue with her new album "Contra la Marea".

Acting career

Early in her career, Giselle was featured in several comedy sketches in programs like "El Show de las 12" and "No te Duermas".

In 2001, she starred in the play "El bombón de Elena".

Recently, she appeared in the play "La Verdadera Historia de Pedro Navaja", with Gilberto Santa Rosa and Yolandita Monge.

Radio host

In 2007, Giselle was invited to host the morning radio show "El Bayú de la Mañana" at SalSoul. After a couple of months, she changed shifts hosting "La Perrera" at the same station.

Personal life

Giselle was married in the early 90s and has a son, Viadel, from that relationship. Viadel was born in 1994.

After her divorce she has had relationships with model and actor Julian Gil, and baseball player Roberto Alomar.

External links

* [http://www.prpop.org/biografias/g_bios/gisselle.shtml Giselle biography at Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular]