Julieta VenegasBirth Place: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Date of Birth: November 24, 1970 Heritage: Mexican Contact Julieta Venegas | 
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Sí Background: “I have been going through a constant process of finding my way of writing and the emotions I want to transmit in my songs. On 'Aqui,' I was very shy and because some of those songs were the very first ones I ever wrote, they were very introspective. On 'Bueninvento,' I was feeling very experimental and whatever feelings of tenderness I had on the first album I think I left out on the second one. On 'Si,' I went directly to trying to express feelings of happiness and tenderness that I was too shy to try on any other album. I don’t mind 'Si' being called a pop record at all. I did turn to pop when I started writing the songs for it because I was mostly attracted to the simplicity of pop songs. I was looking to do the opposite of 'Bueninvento.' Just by instinct, I wanted to try something different and I thought that was the place to start.” Julieta Venegas Singer/songwriter Julieta Venegas performed with some of Mexico's
biggest names before enjoying victory as a soloist. Bursting into
mainstream pop with her debut album “Aquí” (1998),
from which she won a Nuestro Rock Award and a MTV Video Music Award,
she picked up two Latin Grammy nominations with her second album
“Bueninvento” (2000). She also enjoyed success with the
third album “Sí” (2003), which has gone triple
platinum in Mexico and won a Latin Grammy Award, three MTV Video
Music (Latin America) Awards and a Grammy nomination. She eventually
took home a Grammy Award for her outstanding work in the fourth album
“Limón y Sal” (2006). The album also earned the
multi faceted musician a Latin Grammy Award and two MTV Video Music
(Latin America) Awards.
Childhood and Family: “I always had one foot in Tijuana and the other in El Otro Lado. I grew up with the way of thinking of my parents, which was very Mexican and traditional, but also musically. My mom was all about popular music, Pedro Infante, Juan Gabriel, Jose Jose, yet when I was a kid I thought that everything that wasn’t Mexican was much cooler, The Police, Madness, Culture Club, so there was always a combination. I discovered much later that the way that my mom listens to music is really the way I like to listen too, just a good song that you can sing along to in the car or around the house.” Julieta Venegas Julieta Venegas Percevault was born on November 24, 1970, in Long Beach, California. She was raised in Tijuana, Mexico, and Baja, California, with her four siblings. She started taking music lessons at age 8 and played for her first band when she was a teenager. She was educated at the prestigious Escuela de Msica del Noroeste and Southwestern College in San Diego. Julieta plays several instruments, including the piano, cello, accordion, acoustic guitar and keyboard. She also sings and writes songs Julieta has a twin sister named Yvonne, who is a photographer.
Career: Studying music by age eight, Julieta Venegas got her musical career start by joining Chantaje, a group that later evolved into Tijuana No! A key figure in the Tijuana’s underground rock scene, she made a name for herself as the co-writer of the song “Pobre de Ti,” which went on to become the band's signature anthem. Despite the success, she grew bored with the predictability of the group’s sound and decided to leave. Afterward, she made her way to Mexico City to further pursue her career. Venegas wrote music for theater productions in Mexico City and joined the group Lula as an accordion player before rising to fame with La Milagrosa, a trio with Jorge Fratta and Rafa Gonzlez. The group was then renamed Julieta Venegas. During that period, she met Cafe Tacuba, which thrust her into stardom. In the music industry since 1992, Venegas was introduced to mainstream pop in 1996 when she landed a contract with BMG Ariola and flew to Los Angeles to record her first solo album. “Aquí” was released on March 24, 1998, and rose to No. 16 in Mexico and went gold. The album had hits with the songs “De Mis Pasos” and “Cómo Sé” and earned a Nuestro Rock in 1997 for Best New Album of the Year. Also in 1997, Venegas, who sang and played the accordion and piano on the album, received notice from MTV when the “Cómo Sé” video won a Best Female Performance MTV Video Music Award. She later composed music for Alejandro González Iñárritu's “Amores Perros” (2000). On August 21, 2000, Venegas launched the highly anticipated sophomore effort “Bueninvento,” which like its predecessor was produced by Latin music's most sought after producer Gustavo Santaolalla and saw her collaborate with Tom Waits’ guitarist Joe Gore, REM drummer Lenny Waronker and Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin. “Bueninvento” peaked at No. 7 in Mexico and was nominated for two Latin Grammys in the categories of Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song for the song “Hoy No Quiero.” Meanwhile, her participation in the year's tribute album to Los Tigres del Norte strengthened her position in Latin pop rock and she spent the next three years touring and collaborating in the Spanish speaking world. A critics' favorite in the U.S and Latin America, Venegas, however, did not really emerge as a public celebrity until the release of her third album “Sí” (November 13, 2003). The album was certified triple platinum in Mexico and went gold in America and Chile thanks to such No.1 hits as “Andar Conmigo” (2003), “Lento” and “Algo Está Cambiando” (both 2004). For her effort, Venegas picked up a Latin Grammy for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album and three MTV Video Music awards (Latin America) for Best Solo Artist, Artist of the Year and Best Mexican Artist. Additionally, she was nominated for a Grammy in 2005 for Best Latin Rock Album/Alternative Album. Venegas' next album, “Limón y Sal,” hit the music stores on May 30, 2006. Comprising of songs like “Me Voy” (2006, #1 in Mexico and Spain), “Limón y Sal” (2006, #2 in Mexico and Columbia) and “Eres Para Mí” (2007, #1 in Mexico and Columbia and #2 in the U.S. Latin) and featuring Anita Tijoux, the album took home a Grammy in 2007 for Best Latin Pop Album and a Latin Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. It also brought Venegas a 2006 MTV Video Music award (Latin America) for Best Solo Artist and a 2007 MTV Video Music (Latin America) for Best Pop Artist. Commercially, “Limón y Sal” has gone platinum in Mexico, Spain and Argentina and gold in America, Colombia and Chile and has sold more than 800,000 copies worldwide.
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