Juanca
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Post by Juanca on Mar 1, 2009 22:05:41 GMT -5
:o VERY pleasantly surprised to discover this new Mexican artist. Very different fom what we typically hear from the Northamerican Latin country... I just read about her and am even more surprised at her background! She starred at 11 as the villain of the kids soap opera "Luz Clarita" (!!), then she participated in other telenovelas till 1998. She was part of a Mexican funk-jazz (!), pop-rock band Feliz No Cumpleaños ! Her first solo album Mediocre was released on February 12, 2008 and received 4 stars from Rolling Stones. The first single was called "Vidas paralelas" (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=24346482) and arguably reached #9 in the Mexican Top 100, but the second single "No Vuelvo Mas" (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=38721477) barely reached Top 40. She was nominated for Latin Grammies in the Best New Artist (lost to Kany García) and Best Alternative Song (lost to "Volver a Comenzar" by Café Tacuba) for "Normal" (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=22109780), the third single. This is the latest single. The video was just recently added to MTV-LA and IMO is not only her best video to date, but her best song!!! Powerful voice, good lyrics, good production, mature sound and style... and nice video. I like this song A LOT! and it can easily become one of my personal favorites of the year! Take a look and listen to "Mediocre": vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=52366116
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Carlitoz
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Post by Carlitoz on Mar 2, 2009 22:40:04 GMT -5
I heard about her late last year when Miguel Bose mentioned her as one of her favorite new singers. Being the huge Bose fan that I am, of course I was very curious. I heard a couple of her songs, but couldn't get into her music. At first I saw her a bit like early Julieta. You know, when Julieta was a more alternative with her first 2 albums. I will have to listen to Ximena's songs a good number of times. Maybe she's one of those whose music I end up loving after listening to it many times. And by the way, this has nothing to do with her being different. I'm ALL for being different, alternative and daring in Latin music. I find Latin radio pretty uneventful lately. Let's see, hopefully I find in her a cool new artist for me. Thanks for recommending her!
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Juanca
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Post by Juanca on Mar 3, 2009 2:57:53 GMT -5
Sure... I like Julieta a lot. I didn't like Ximena's first singles too much, but I really like this one, much better than all of her previous singles IMO. Take a listen to it and maybe you can change your mind ;)
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Post by kinglouiexviii on Mar 4, 2009 15:12:53 GMT -5
I think she should have won the Grammy for BNA. I cannot stand Kany Garcia and her songs get played 24/7 on the radio. I think Ximena has the potential to be around for a while in the music scene.
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Post by Carlitoz on Mar 7, 2009 21:53:32 GMT -5
She's coming to Austin for SXSW. I may check her out.
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Post by kinglouiexviii on Mar 9, 2009 14:19:38 GMT -5
She's coming to Austin for SXSW. I may check her out. Yeah, I think she's doing a semi-extensive tour in the US. She's coming to Dallas in early May as well--playing at the House of Blues, which is a great venue. I may go depending on the price of the tickets. hahahaha.
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Juanca
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Post by Juanca on Mar 11, 2009 1:59:59 GMT -5
She's coming to DC too, soon. I don't think I'll be able to go, since there I have too many concerts I want to go in the next couple of months of artists with at least 10 years of career :)
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Post by Carlitoz on Mar 11, 2009 8:23:30 GMT -5
Yeah... I won't be able to check her out. If I'm not mistaken it's the same night of Tori Amos' show.
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Post by Music Fan on Mar 15, 2009 0:52:35 GMT -5
She got me hooked with 'Vidas Paralelas'! That song is great. I've been looking for her album in stores but can't seem to find it but online, though its like 15 dollars, so I'd rather not buy it lol.
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Post by kinglouiexviii on Mar 17, 2009 11:55:33 GMT -5
I just saw her on an interview on MTV3. She speaks english exceptionally well--no accent at all. Did she live in the states?
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Post by tortuga on Mar 22, 2009 23:00:06 GMT -5
There's nothing on her bio that says she ever lived in the states. She probably learned it at a very young age.
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Post by tortuga on Apr 28, 2009 2:43:55 GMT -5
I saw her live on Saturday, and you were right, her English is excellent. Of course, the show was great as well. I thought it was going to be dull since her music is not that upbeat, but I was surprised how she rocked the stage.
Setlist:
Mediocre Uknown English song No Vuelvo Mas Gris Sintiendo Rara Some English song called "Pajaritos" Uknown Soundtrack song Normal Pocas Palabras La Tina Filler song I never heard before Vidas Paralelas Weird outro instrumental and acappella Crappy love ballad
Encore: Un error
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Post by Music Fan on May 1, 2009 23:59:56 GMT -5
Where did you see her at?
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Post by tortuga on May 2, 2009 18:47:49 GMT -5
Where did you see her at? The Avalon venue in Hollywood. There was a decent amount of people there, not overly full but enough for a good crowd.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2009 23:03:41 GMT -5
Ximena! I am mexican, so I had to put up with the crappy song Vidas Paralelas, and then No Vuelvo Mas. I hate those two, so i was put off by her music.
It was until this song Mediocre, that i decided t give her a chance. And I'm glad i did. Her album is very good, despite the comments about her music career being helped by her father. She has potential, so i will be chacking her music when she releases something new.
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