Paulina Rubio started walking on the long way to the top at an early age. Success was guaranteed by her looks and energy. Leave Timbiriche became her first step to start a solo career. In 1992, her debut album called "La Chica Dorada" (The Golden Girl) is released by Capitol Records, followed by "24 Kilates", "El Tiempo Es Oro" and "Paulina". That self-titled record turned into her breakthrough, reaching the U.S. Latin market and becoming one of the most popular artists out of the Hispanic scene. That was the right moment to start recording in English. The first attempt to attrack the attention of the non-Hispanic market was "Sexual Lover", the English-language version of her song "Y Yo Sigo Aqui", released in 2001 and first single out of "Border Girl". That album, climbed to the No 11 among the top-selling records in the U.S., while "Don't Say Goodbye" became Paulina's first Top 40 in that market.
Two decades after debuting as part of the children-oriented outfit Timbiriche, she got involved in a major "crossover", trend led by artists such as Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias and Shakira. In 2004, "Te Quise Tanto", composed by singer/songwriter Coti Sorokin, came ahead of her full-lenght record called "Pau-Latina", featuring contributions from Emilio Estefan, Jr., Toy Hernandez from Control Machete and Jorge Villamizar from Bacilos. In 2006 Paulina recorded her eighth album called "Ananda", featuring the hit single "Ni Una Sola Palabra" (video). |
