Belinda Peregrín
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Belinda Peregrín Schüll (born August 15, 1989 in Madrid, Spain),[1] is a Latin Grammy Award nominated Mexican singer, songwriter and actress.[2][3][4] She is best known for her dual role playing identical twins Mariana Cantú and Silvana Del Valle in popular Mexican children's telenovela, Cómplices Al Rescate.
Early life
Belinda was born in Madrid, Spain on August 15, 1989 to a Spanish father, Ignacio Peregrín and French mother, Belinda Schüll. She has a younger brother named Ignacio. Ignacio Peregrín owned several factories in Mexico. The family moved to Mexico City when Belinda was four years old, and have lived there ever since.
Television career
At a very early age Belinda showed an incredible talent for singing, acting and making home videos that she wrote and filmed herself. When she was 10, she starred in her first TV series entitled ¡Amigos X Siempre!, produced by Televisa in Mexico and contributed to a soundtrack for the program. Her second role was playing Violeta in the telenovela Aventuras En El Tiempo, that also starred Christopher Uckermann. Following the success of ¡Amigos X Siempre! and Aventuras En El Tiempo, Belinda starred in the dual role playing identical twins, Mariana Cantú and Silvana Del Valle, who were separated at birth in the popular children's telenovela, Cómplices Al Rescate. She recorded a soundtrack for the show, and received her first Latin Grammy nomination for her work on the soundtrack. Before the second season started, Belinda dropped out of the show in order to pursue other projects. For the remainder of the series, her role was played by Mexican actress and singer, Daniela Luján.
In 2006, Belinda returned to the small screen in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Cheetah Girls 2, playing the role of Marisol. The movie premiered on August 25, 2006 and it received a total of over 8.1 million viewers.[5] Belinda also contributed a total of 4 songs to Soundtrack, which was released on August 15, 2006 and debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200[6] and it has sold 1.4 million copies to date in the US.[7]
Belinda has recently been seen in a new telenovela called Camaleones, where she plays a prefect for a high class high school, and doubles as a thief with her love interest, who is also a teacher at the school where she works.
Music career
Belinda
Her international self-titled debut studio album Belinda was released in Mexico by Sony BMG and RCA Records on August 5, 2003 and became as great a success in many different countries, as it was in Mexico. The album was produced by Rudy Pérez, Graeme Pleeth, Mauri Stern and Robin Barter.[8] It included singles such as Lo Siento, Boba Niña Nice, Ángel, and Vivir, which was also chosen as the main theme song for Corazones al límite, another soap opera where she briefly appeared in. There were 4 different versions of the album released: the original version "Belinda", "Belinda (Repackage)" which featured 1 extra track: No Entiendo featuring Andy & Lucas, "Belinda (Enchanced)" which featured 2 Remixes and 2 Multimedia Tracks, and "Belinda: Edición Especial" which included a CD with 18 tracks and a DVD that contained five videos. The albums titled "Belinda",[9] "Belinda (Enhanced)"[10] and "Belinda: Edición Especial"[11] are the only albums that are being sold today, the rest were limited editions.
In 2005, she collaborated with the Mexican rock band Moderatto on their single Muriendo Lento, which is a cover of one of Timbiriche's songs, a Mexican pop group from the 1980s, which in turn was a cover of the record "Slowly", written by ABBA members Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus for the album "Shine", released by another former member of ABBA - Frida.
Utopía
Her second studio album Utopía reached #3 on the Mexican Charts.[12] Belinda revealed in a program aired by Televisa, "Bailando por un Sueño" and "Bailando por la Boda de Tus Sueños", that EMI wanted her to spend one week in Los Angeles recording "Utopía 2", her first album in English which was released in Europe and North America by EMI International on September 25, 2007. This new CD included tracks in English and a DVD.[13] She also appeared as a guest star in Buscando a Timbiriche, La Nueva Banda.
On October 18, 2007, Belinda won two awards, Video of the Year for "Bella Traición" and Best Solo Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamerica. Belinda was nominated in two categories in the 2007 Latin Grammy Awards, which were held on November 8. Her nominations included Song of the Year for "Bella Traición" and Best Female Pop Album for her hit album, "Utopía". Belinda also provided vocals for the Spanglish remix of "Te Quiero" by DJ Flex.
Carpe Diem
On August 18, 2009, "Sal de Mi Piel" was released on iTunes.
On August 27, 2009, EMI Televisa posted a video teaser of Belinda's new song "Sal de Mi Piel". It also announced the new name of her third album, Carpe Diem, which was released on March 23, 2010. Two days after its release, the album was certified gold in Mexico, after 30,000 copies sold.[14] Her first single for the album was "Egoísta" featuring Pitbull, which was released on February 8, 2010 on radios.[15] The album's second single is "Dopamina", which was released on August 10, 2010 on radios.[16]
Discography
- 2003: Belinda
- 2006: Utopía
- 2010: Carpe Diem
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | The Cheetah Girls 2 | Marisol Durán | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2008 | Despereaux: Un Pequeño Gran Héroe | Princess Chanel | Latin America Spanish voiceover |
| Television | |||
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | ¡Amigos X Siempre! | Ana Capistrán Vidal | Main role |
| 2001 | Aventuras En El Tiempo | Violeta / Rosenda | Main role |
| 2002 | Cómplices Al Rescate | Mariana Cantú / Silvana Del Valle | Main role |
| 2004 | Corazones al límite | Elena 'Elenita' Arellano Gómez | Supporting role |
| 2007 | Patito Feo | Herself | Special participation |
| 2009 | Camaleones | Valentina Izaguirre / Valentina Jaramillo | Main role |
| 2010 | Mujeres Asesinas | Annette VanDiryk | Main role |
Awards
- 2000
- TVyNovelas Awards - Child Disclosure - Won
- Palmas de Oro - Best Child Actress - Won
- 2001
- TVyNovelas Awards - Best Female Newcomer - Nominated
- Premios Eres - Best Singer and Actress - Won
- 2002
- Oye Awards - Best Solo Grupero - Nominated
- Latin Grammy Awards - Best Children's Album (Cómplices Al Rescate) - Nominated
- 2003
- Tu Musica Awards - Female Newcomer - Won
- 2004
- Latin Billboard Awards - Best Female Pop Album – Nominated
- MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamerica - Best New Artist - Won
- MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamerica - Best Artist North – Nominated
- Oye Awards - Best Female Solo Singer - Won
- Oye Awards - Album of the Year (Belinda) – Nominated
- Oye Awards - Video of the Year (Ángel) – Nominated
- 2005
- TVyNovelas Awards - Best Soap Opera Theme (Vivir) – Nominated
- Premios Juventud - Perfect combination (Belinda & Moderatto) – Nominated
- MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamerica - Best Pop Artist – Nominated
- MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamerica - Best Female Artist – Nominated
- Oye Awards - Song of the Year (Muriendo Lento) - Won
- Oye Awards - Video of the Year (Muriendo Lento) – Nominated
- 2007
- Lo Nuestro Awards - Video of the Year (Ni Freud Ni Tu Mamá) – Nominated
- Premios Juventud - Favorite Rock Artist – Nominated
- Orgullosamente Latino Awards - Latin Solo of the Year – Nominated
- Oye Awards - Best Female Solo Singer - Won
- Oye Awards - Best Basic 40 – Nominated
- Latin Grammy Awards - Song of the Year (Bella Traición) – Nominated
- Latin Grammy Awards - Best Female Pop Album – Nominated
- Los Premios MTV - Best Solo Artist - Won
- Los Premios MTV - Best Pop Artist – Nominated
- Los Premios MTV - Best Artist North – Nominated
- Los Premios MTV - Video of the Year (Bella Traición) - Won
- Los Premios MTV - Fashionista – Nominated
- Los Premios MTV - Artist of the Year – Nominated
- Latin Music and Sports Awards - Best Artist New Generation of the Year - Won
- 40 Principales Awards - Best Artist International – Nominated
- 40 Principales Awards - Best Artist Mexico – Nominated
- Mi TRL Awards - Female of the year – Nominated
- Mi TRL Awards - You Complete Me Awards (Co-Host Of The Year) – Nominated
- Mi TRL Awards - Should Have DVR'D It Awards (Surprising Moment) – Nominated
- Terra Awards - Song of the Year (Bella Traición) - Won
- Terra Awards - Better disclosure artist of the year – Nominated
- 2008
- Lo Nuestro Awards - Female Artist of the Year - Won
- TRL Awards Italia - Best New Artist – Nominated
- Premios Juventud - Pop Artist – Nominated
- Premios Juventud - Rock Artist – Nominated
- Orgullosamente Latino Awards - Latin Solo of the Year – Nominated
- 40 Principales Awards - Best Artist International – Nominated
- 40 Principales Awards - Best International Song (Bella Traición) – Nominated
- 2010
- Premios Juventud - Hottest Romance (Belinda y Giovanni dos Santos) – Nominated
- Premios Juventud - Perfect Combination (Somos el mundo) - Won
- Premios Juventud - The Best Dressed - Won
- Kids Choice Awards México - Favorite Female Character Series (Valentina "Camaleones") – Nominated
- Monitor Latino Awards - Special Collaboration (Egoísta ft. Pitbull) – Nominated
- People en Español Awards- Best Young Actress – Nominated
- People en Español Awards - Best Couple (With Alfonso Herrera "Camaleones") – Nominated
- People en Español Awards - Álbum of the Year (Carpe Diem) - Won
- People en Español Awards - Best Song of the Year (Egoísta) – Nominated
- People en Español Awards - Best Singer or Pop Group – Nominated
- People en Español Awards - Video of the Year (Egoísta) - Won
- People en Español Awards - Cover of the Year (Somos el Mundo) – Nominated
- Top Glamour Awards - Female Singer - Won
- Telehit Awards - Young Artist of the Year - Won
- 40 Principales Awards - Best Clip (Ay Haití) - - Won
- Premios Quiero - Best Female Video Artist (Egoísta) – Nominated
- 2011
- Lo Nuestro Awards - Video of the Year (Egoísta) - Won
References
- ^ "Belinda Peregrin | Carpe Diem | A La Venta 03.23.10". Belindaonline.com.mx. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ Terra - Belinda se recupera tras shock nervioso
- ^ Belinda - Premio Lo Nuestro 2008 ¡Comienza la cuenta regresiva! - People en Español
- ^ Expreso.com.mx - Los Novel del Rock
- ^ "Disney Movie Skips to Another Record - 2007-01-20 00:04:00 | Multichannel News". Multichannel.com. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ allmusic ((( The Cheetah Girls 2 > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) Allmusic
- ^ Up for Discussion Jump to Forums. "Cheetah Girls Launching 50-Date Tour". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ allmusic ((( Belinda > Credits ))) Allmusic
- ^ Belinda (album) Amazon.com
- ^ Belinda (Enhanced) Amazon.com
- ^ Belinda: Edición Especial Mixup
- ^ Top 100 Album 2006 AMPROFON
- ^ Utopía 2 Allmusic
- ^ Carpe Diem Achieves Gold Status in Mexico
- ^ Belinda Online. "Belinda Fansite | BelindaOnLine.org Tu Fuente Numero Uno Sobre Belinda Peregrin | Carpe Diem | Egoista". Belindaonline.org. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ Belinda estrena 'Dopamina', el nuevo sencillo de 'Carpe Diem' terra.com
External links
- 1989 births
- 2000s singers
- 2010s singers
- Belinda (entertainer)
- Living people
- Mexican actors
- Mexican child actors
- Mexican female singers
- Mexican film actors
- Mexican people of French descent
- Mexican people of Spanish descent
- Mexican pianists
- Mexican pop singers
- Mexican telenovela actors
- Naturalized citizens of Mexico
- People from Mexico City