Noelia

Noelia

Noelia Lorenzo Monge (born August 31, 1977 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), mostly known as Noelia, is a Puerto Rican pop singer who rose to fame in 1999. She is the first daughter of Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge and Alfredo Lorenzo.

Her self-titled debut album was certified as a gold album in the United States for 500,000 units sold. During her career she has had nine Latin Billboard Top 40 hits.

Recently People en Español named Noelia as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in 2008.

Biography

Noelia is the first daughter of Puerto Rican singer and actress Yolandita Monge and Uruguayan businessman Alfredo Lorenzo. She showed interest in music since childhood.

In 1998, she started working on her first full-length album titled Noelia which was finally released in 1999. The album produced the hit single "Tu", written by Estéfano, which was awarded by Billboard. In 2000, the album was certified gold by RIAA..

In 2000 she released her second album, Golpeando Fuerte.

Her third album, Natural, released in 2003 featured another hit song, "Clávame Tu Amor", which peaked at #5 on Billboard Hot Latin Tracks. The album also featured songwriting contributions from her then boyfriend, Alexis Grullón.

In 2004, she surprised with her fourth studio album titled Melao, which was a fusion of pop with reggaeton. The album was produced by reggaeton producer, DJ Eric, and features Yamil sharing lead vocals with Noelia. They also co-wrote most of the songs of the album.

In 2006, she returned to her musical roots with the album 40 Grados, produced by Adrián Posse. The album featured the single "Como Duele", which was nominated by Billboard as Pop Song of the Year. The song was also chosen as the theme for the Mexican telenovela Barrera de Amor and peaked at #8 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs.

In 2007, she released her sixth full-length album titled Volverte a Ver. She is also working on her first English language album. The album will be titled Caribbean Queen and the first single, "Caribbean Queen Reloaded" became available in May 2008. The song is a cover version of Billy Ocean's hit song of 1984.

In 2007, she was featured on the cover of the Spanish edition of Maxim magazine. In 2008, she was named as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People en Español.

Personal life

Noelia has been romantically involved to show-biz personalities throughout her career. She had a four-year relationship with former MDO member, Alexis Grullón. In 2004, she also had a brief relationship with rapper Yamil, with whom she worked on the album Melao. As of 2007, she's in a relationship with Mexican producer, Jorge Reynoso, who is also managing her international career. There have been rumors about them getting married but both of them have denied it.

Controversies

In June 2007, a sex tape of Noelia and former boyfriend Yamil started circulating on the Internet, which caused a media hype around her person. In August 2007, Noelia accused her step-father and former manager, Topy Mamery, of sexually assaulting her back in 2003; she claimed to have filed a lawsuit, calling singer Ricardo Montaner as a witness. However, Mamery says he has not received any lawsuit, and Montaner says he has never been called to testify. During an interview with Primer Impacto Montaner was asked about this and he said, "I have never seen anything weird (between Noelia and Mamery). Mamery is a gentleman that has loved Noelia as her daughter" .

According to Mamery, he’s not the first person Noelia has accused of sexual assault. He claims that in the last five years the singer has pointed the finger at Guillermo Santiso, former president of Fonovisa (her old record label), and singer Alejandro Montaner, son of Ricardo Montaner.

In October 2007, Mamery went to the FBI with evidence that allegedly incriminated Jorge Reynoso with the distribution of Noelia's sex tape. Weeks later, Mamery sued Noelia and Jorge Reynoso in Federal Court for defamation and libel. In February 2008, Noelia's lawyer decided to quit representing Noelia in the defamation lawsuit against her. In May 2008, the judge José A. Fusté did an annotation of defiance to the singer Noelia and to his partner and manager, Jorge Reynoso, in favor of the petition presented by Mamery, who sued the couple for defamation for declaring knowingly that it is false that he sexually assaulted Noelia. However, on June 13, 2008, Fusté dismissed the case by declaring that there was no defamation and libel since Mamery is a public figure. Fusté concluded that "although it is true there might be some indication that Reynoso could be connected to the website where the video was sold, the court could not say for sure if he was the one that put it. Fusté also reprimanded both sides for airing publicly their personal issues.

Discography

Albums

• 1999: Noelia - #7 (TLA), Gold
• 2000: Golpeando Fuerte - #26 (TLA)
• 2003: Natural - #54 (TLA)
• 2005: 40 Grados
• 2007: Volverte a Ver
• 2008: Caribbean Queen Reloaded

Singles

Year	Title	Album	Chart positions
			Hot Latin Tracks	Hot Dance Club Play
1999	"Tú"	Noelia	5	-
	"Toco la Luz"		32	-
	"Candela"		27	-
2001	"Ni Una Lágrima Más"	Golpeando Fuerte	15	-
2003	"Ya No Eres El Mismo"	Natural	24	-
	"Clávame Tu Amor"		5	-
2004	"Ya No Eres El Mismo" (Notty Cotto Mixes)		-	40
	"Enamorada"		26	-
2006	"Como Duele"	40 Grados	8	-

Tours

• Noelia Tour (1999)
• Golpeando Fuerte Tour (2001-2002)
• 40 Grados Tour (2006-2007)

External links

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• Spanish article about Noelia in Primera Hora about her cover appearance in Maxim magazine.
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