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Chenoa 
Background information Birth name María Laura Corradini Falomir Also known as Chenoa Born June 25, 1975 in Mar del Plata, Argentina Genres Latin, pop, R&B, pop/rock Instruments Vocals, Piano Years active 2002–present Website www.Chenoa.net María Laura Corradini Falomir, popularly known as Chenoa (born June 25, 1975 in Mar del Plata, Argentina, but raised in Majorca, Spain) is a famous Argentine-Spanish female music artist who became successful after appearing on the TV contest Operación Triunfo. Her music style could be described in the United States as pop. Most of her music is in Spanish, although a few tracks on some albums were recorded in English. Although her albums are not readily available in the U.S. record shelves as they are in Spain and Latin America, they can be found on the Internet. She has sold more than 1,000,000 records since 2002.
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Biography
Chenoa was born in Mar del Plata, Argentina on June 25, 1975, although her family moved to Majorca, Spain, when she was seven. She grew up in a musical family; both parents were musicians who used to sing in hotels at live music shows. At the age of 16, Chenoa began to sing professionally, taking part in her parents' show. When her mother fell ill, Chenoa had to stand in for her.
She graduated as a nursery school teacher and started performing in the Casino de Mallorca shows when she was 20. There, Chenoa acquired a good stage presence before entering the first edition of the Spanish television show Operación Triunfo (a talent-search contest for the Eurovision Song Contest) in 2001.
Her first album was Chenoa, released in April 2002 in Spain. The first single was Atrévete, a song whose English version is also included in the album as Mystify, but the greatest hit of this album was Cuando tú vas, played all over Spain in the summer of 2002. Chenoa sold over 500,000 copies in Spain after 61 weeks in the Top 100 chart, and she was nominated for the Spanish music industry awards Premios Amigo as best new female artist and best female artist. Year 2002 finished with a Spanish tour that included more than 90 dates. In April 2003, Chenoa competed in and won Eurobest, a European song contest in which she performed It's Raining Men.
The unplugged album Mis canciones favoritas was Chenoa's second album. It was recorded in Barcelona in April 2003, and included some of her favorite songs such as Man in The Mirror, Respect, Chain of Fools, and Love of My Life. This CD + DVD was released on a limited edition of 100,000 copies.
Soy mujer was the title of her second studio album, recorded in Miami and Madrid in 2003. Pop, rock, Latin, Arab, and Anglo sounds are mixed in this album, which reached number one in the Spanish album chart and sold more than 250,000 copies after 47 weeks in the top 100. The album also charted in Venezuela reaching the number two position.
The singles released were En tu cruz me clavaste, Soy lo que me das, Siete pétalos, Dame (which topped the Spanish charts for three consecutive weeks in 2004), and Soy mujer. Chenoa was nominated again for the Premios Amigo award as best female artist and completed an 80-date tour in Spain. In 2004, she was nominated for the Tu Música award as best new artist in Puerto Rico.
In May and June 2004, she started her Soy mujer promotional tour around Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and Argentina. In December, she visited Panama, Costa Rica, and Dominican Republic.
In April 2005, the Spanish Radio and Television Associations Federation awarded her the Micrófono de Oro 2005. Venezuela has also awarded Chenoa in 2005 with the Mara de Oro 2005 for the best new international artist of the year.
Chenoa's third studio album Nada es igual was released in November. Produced by Dado Parisini (Laura Pausini, Nek, Tears for Fears), and recorded in Milan, this pop-rock album explored a new direction in Chenoa’s music. Nada es igual was not only a sample of her musical evolution, but also of her new personal challenge. Rutinas was the first single, which again reached number one in the Spanish charts. The album sold more than 100,000 copies in Spain after 21 weeks in the top 100 and was also promoted in Mexico and other Latin-American countries. The following singles were Tengo para ti and Donde estés. 2006 finished with a Spanish tour of more than 40 locations. Me enamoro del dolor was covered in English by Maria Arredondo and is called Even When You're With Me.
On October 9, 2007, Chenoa released her fifth studio album called Absurda Cenicienta, for which she wrote all the songs herself. The first single was Todo irá bien. The album peaked at number one in the iTunes Latin Albums and went to the number two position in the Spanish albums charts. It also received Gold certification in its first week in the Spanish album chart. The single Todo irá bien has topped the charts in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Spain, etc. and a total of 12 countries.
On July 25, 2009, Chenoa's new single "Duele" from her upcoming album, Desafiando la gravedad, premiered for the first time on Cadena Dial.
She was selected to join Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in his 2011 World Tour.
Current projects
- Duele (Hurts) is Chenoa's brand new single for Spain from her upcoming album, "Desafiando la gravedad", was scheduled for release (on radio) on July 25, 2009. this album also includes songs titled; "me caes tam bien","como una postal", and "desafiando la gravedad"
- Chenoa's new album, "Desafiando la gravedad", was scheduled for release on October 6, 2009 in Spain (spring 2010 worldwide).
- Chenoa's first single for America is a duet with the Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi.
- Possibly Chenoa will be in the Spanish Preselection for Eurovision 2011, where the fans in November 2010, rated her as their favourite for Düsseldorf.[1]
Discography
Albums
Year Album Peak Certifications SPA 2002 Chenoa (album) 2 SPA: 4x Multi-platinum 2003 "Mis Canciones Favoritas" (unplugged) 4 SPA: Gold 2003 Soy Mujer 1 SPA: 2x Multi-platinum 2005 Nada Es Igual 6 SPA: Platinum 2007 Absurda Cenicienta 2 SPA: Gold 2009 Desafiando la gravedad 3 - Singles
Year Single Position Album ESP ARG CHL COL MEX COR ECU PRI PER URU VEN 2002 "Atrévete" 1 4 — — — — — — — — — Chenoa "Cuando tú vas" 1 14 — — — — — — — — — "Yo te daré" 18 — — — — — — — — — — "El centro de mi amor" 28 — — — — — — — — — — 2003 "Desnuda frente a ti" 8 — — — — — — — — — — Mis canciones favoritas "En tu cruz me clavaste" 1 — — — — — — — — — 1 Soy mujer 2004 "Soy lo que me das" 13 — — — — — — — — — — "Siete pétalos" 10 — — — — — — — — — — "Dame" 4 — — — — — — — — — — "Soy mujer" 21 — — — — — — — — — — 2005 "Rutinas" 1 — — — 100 — — — — — — Nada es igual 2006 "Tengo para ti" 16 7 — — — — — — — — — "Donde estés..." — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 "Todo irá bien" 6 17 11 6 18 1 1 1 1 — 3 Absurda Cenicienta 2008 "El bolsillo del revés" 14 — 89 — — 1 4 2 — — — "Absurda cenicienta" — — 94 — 46 1 2 1 1 — — 2009 "Duele" 14 — — — — — — — — — — Desafiando la gravedad "Buenas noticias" — 56 — — — 11 13 — — 1 — 2011 "Como un fantasma" 14 — — — — — — — — — — Upcoming album "—" the song did not chart DVDs
Year DVD information DVD contents 2006 Contigo Donde Estés - Release date: December, 2006
- SPA peak: #6
- SPA Certification: Gold
- Live Concert In Palma de Mallorca
- Nada Es Igual Tour Documentary film
- Photo Gallery
Notes
- [*] Current in Chart
References
External links
- Chenoa Official Web Site
- Chenoa Official Fan Club
- Foro de Chenoa en Univisión. Meet Latinamerican fans
- English translations of Chenoa's songs
Other albums Mis Canciones Favoritas (2003)DVDs Related articles First Series • Second Series • Third Series • Fourth series • Fifth Series • Sixth Series • Seventh Series • Eighth Series Winners / Finalists 1st series:1. Rosa López • 2.David Bisbal • 3.David Bustamante • 4.Chenoa • 5.Manu Tenorio • 6.Veronica Romeo
2nd series:1. Ainhoa Cantalapiedra • 2.Manuel Carrasco • 3.Beth • 4.Miguel Nández • 5.Hugo Salazar • 6.Joan Tena
3rd series:1. Vicente Seguí Porres • 2. Ramón • 3.Miguel Cadenas • 4.Davinia Cuevas • 5.Mario Martínez • 6.Leticia Pérez
4th series 1. Sergio Rivero • 2.Soraya Arnelas • 3. Victor • 4. Idaira • 5. Fran Dieli • 6. Edurne
5th series:1. Lorena • 2.Daniel Zueras • 3.Leo Segarra Sánchez • 4.Saray Ramírez • 5.Moritz Weisskopf • 6.José Galisteo
6th series: 1. Virginia Maestro • 2.Pablo López • 3. Chipper Cooke • 4.Manu Castellano • 5.Sandra Criado • 6.Mimi
7th series:1. Mario Álvarez • 2.Brenda Mau • 3.Jon Allende • 4.Ángel Capel • 5.Patricia Navarro • 6.Silvia Parejo
8th series:1. Nahuel Sachak • 2.Álex Forriols • 3.Mario Jefferson • 4.Alexandra • 5.Niccó • 6.JoshOther Contestants Naím Thomas • Natalia Rodriguez • Gisela • Mai Meneses • Vega • Elena Gadel • Mayte Macanás • Tony Santos • Nika • Cristie •Hosts Carlos Lozano (series 1-3) • Jesús Vázquez Martínez (series 4-7) • Pilar Rubio (series 8)Related Articles Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Majorca
- People from Mar del Plata
- Spanish female singers
- Spanish people of Argentine descent
- Spanish pop singers
- Star Academy participants
- Spanish people
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