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Noelia
Birth nameNoelia Lorenzo Monge
Born (1979-08-31) August 31, 1979 (age 45)
San Juan, Puerto Rico[1]
Genres
OccupationsSinger, songwriter entrepreneur
Years active1999–present
Labels
Websitenoeliaofficial.com

Noelia Lorenzo (Née Noelia Lorenzo Monge; born August 31, 1979)[1][2][non-primary source needed] mostly known as Noelia, is a Puerto Rican pop singer who rose to fame in 1999.

Her self-titled debut album was certified as a RIAA gold album in the United States. During her career she has had ten Latin Billboard Top 40 hits and Five Top 40 Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs.[3] She is a Latin Billboard Award Winner.[4]

Musical career

Noelia started working on her first full-length album in 1998. The self-titled album was released in 1999, making her debut at the Madison Square Garden. The album produced the hit single "Tú", written by Estéfano. The album was certified gold in the U.S.

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 No. 5 on Billboard Hot Latin Tracks.[5] The album also featured songwriting contributions from Latin Producer Kike Santander and Jose Gaviria.[6]

In 2004, she released her fourth studio album, titled Melao, which was a fusion of pop with reggaeton.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9] The song was also chosen as the theme for the Mexican telenovela Barrera de Amor and peaked at No. 8 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs.[10]

In 2007, she released her sixth full-length album titled Volverte a Ver.

She then worked on two albums, her first English single for the European market was titled "Caribbean Queen". It was released in May 2009 mostly in Italy. The song is a cover version of Billy Ocean's hit song of 1984 with added lyrics by Noelia.

In mid-2011 Noelia broke a record for Hispanic online audience in the U.S. with her online concert produced by Hispanic Media Giant Univision. "In Studio" with Noelia on Univision.com attracted more than 3.5 million viewers.[11]

In 2012 Noelia released the single "Kiss Me". On April 2 it appeared in the Billboard Charts both in the Dance and Latin Hot Track categories.[12]

On June 15, 2013, Noelia launched her "Mind Blown" Tour at the House of Blues on Sunset in West Hollywood California.[13][14] In October 2013 she released the "Mind Blown" music video, which reached more than 1 million views combined in less than 15 days.[15][16]

February 2014 Noelia made another Hot Shot Debut on the Billboard Charts with "Mind Blown" produced by Timbaland and remixed by DJs Dave Aude, Tracy Young and Dan De Leon[17]

In July 2018 Noelia released the first single from the new album "La mas Completa Coleccion". This is a remake of her song "Clavame tu Amor" recorded with Mexican Banda and Norteño Sounds.

In total, Noelia has sold almost 10 million albums worldwide.[18]

Philanthropy

Noelia is a supporter of the Boys and Girls Club of East Los Angeles.[19]

Noelia also supports the "Juarez Sin Frio" Initiative, a movement to raise funds to provide warm clothing and portable heaters to the villages in the high altitude mountains of Chihuahua State, Mexico.[20]

Entrepreneur

Noelia is the founder and creator of "Noelicious", a woman's lingerie and sexy clothing brand;[21] she is also the founder of Noelia's Cabaret, an adult entertainment club chain.[22]

In 2020, Noelia founded the company "Protecciones Comerciales de México" (Protecom) company dedicated to the production of acrylic products, such as masks, screens, and dividers in Mexico.[23] Also in 2020, she was named entrepreneur leader of the year by the magazine "Executive Woman" in the edition of the 30 business leaders of Mexico.[24]

By the end of 2021, Noelia launched two social media platforms – Celebriffy and Cherryland.vip. Celebriffy is a full social media platform with the features found in Facebook, YouTube and Instagram but content creators can monetize their content.[25] Celebriffy is already available at Appstore and Playstore. Noelia has stated that the company that she commands and owns has a staff of more than 65 engineers who wrote and maintain the proprietary code of the platforms.[citation needed]

In November 2021, Noelia launched her own branded Mastercard Debit Card Program for the general market in the U.S.[26]

Personal life

Noelia, the first daughter of Puerto Rican singer and actress Yolandita Monge and Uruguayan businessman Alfredo Lorenzo,[27] showed interest in music from childhood.[28] Noelia has two half-siblings from Monge's subsequent marriages. In 2007 she secretly married Mexican American aviation entrepreneur and music producer Jorge Reynoso in Las Vegas, Nevada.[29] Her secret marriage was exposed by Maya Magazine's publication of unauthorized photos of the wedding in gossip magazine TVNotas, leading to a lawsuit.

In June 2007, a sex tape of Noelia and her ex-boyfriend Yamil engaged in anal intercourse was leaked on the Internet.[30]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • Mind Blown (2013)
  • Spell (2014)
  • Explode (2016)

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 -
2008 "Caribbean Queen Reloaded" Non-album Single - -
2010 "Here I Go Again" Non-album Single - -
2012 "Kiss Me (feat. Baby Boy") Non-album Single 14 16
2013 "My Everything" Mind Blown - 2
2014 "Mind Blown" Mind Blown - 16
2015 "Spell" Spell - 6
2020 "Broken" Non-album Single - -

References

  1. ^ a b "Noelia celebró sus 32 años como niña". Univision.com. 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011. La cantante boricua festejó su cumpleaños acompañada de su marido y amigos en Disney
  2. ^ "About NOELIA". myspace.com. Noelia Official MySpace. 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2007. Noelia born August 31, 1982 in San Juan Puerto Rico
  3. ^ Chart history. billboard.com
  4. ^ "Noelia". artistdirect.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "Billboard.com Artist Chart History". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Noelia Discography Natural". Billboard.
  7. ^ Press Release: Latin Pop Sensation Noelia Takes Critically Acclaimed Music Genre Reggaeton by Storm on Her New Album Titled “Melao”. univision.net (June 22, 2004)
  8. ^ Henderson, Alex (AllMusic.com). "Melao Overview". {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ Chiff.com. "2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards Nominees & * Winners".
  10. ^ "Noelia Chart History". Billboard.
  11. ^ Noelia rompiendo records – Univision Música Archived February 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Musica.univision.com (May 11, 2011). Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  12. ^ Chart Highlights: Beyonce 'On Top' of Dance/Club Play Songs Archived July 14, 2012, at archive.today. Billboard. April 2, 2012
  13. ^ "International Sensation Noelia Launched her Mind Blown Tour With an Explosive Performance at House of Blues in Los Angeles, California". online.wsj.com. Dow Jones. June 26, 2013. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  14. ^ "International Sensation Noelia Launched her Mind Blown Tour With an Explosive Performance at House of Blues in Los Angeles, California". finance.yahoo.com. June 26, 2013. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  15. ^ YouTube. Retrieved April 25, 2016.[dead YouTube link]
  16. ^ Noelia – Mind Blown (BSharry Mix Italy). September 24, 2013. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2016 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ "Chart Highlights: U2 Makes History On Alternative Songs With 'Invisible'". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  18. ^ Noelia.tv. "International Music Artist Noelia to Perform at Legendary 'Genesis' Event New Years Day, Jan. 1, 2015, in Miami Beach". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  19. ^ "SBS Radio DJ LAZ & Singer NOELIA donate to the Boys & Girls Club of East LA! (video)". iwatchmike.com. Iwatchmike.com. August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  20. ^ "Noelia quiere hablar sobre el tema de la bulimia y anorexia". Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  21. ^ "Noelicious by Noelia". noelicious.com. noelicious.us. 2018.
  22. ^ "Noelia's Caberet". noeliascabaret.com. Noelia. 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  23. ^ "Noticias". Protecom (in Spanish). Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  24. ^ Ramírez, Selene (November 25, 2020). "Mujer Ejecutiva premia a las 30 Líderes de México". Mujer Ejecutiva (in Spanish). Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  25. ^ "Celebriffy, the most promising new content monetization platform, pays creators more money from their content by utilizing the web and app base platform". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  26. ^ "Noelia launches a debit and credit card in the United States to help Latinos who lack bank support". American Post. November 16, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  27. ^ Music of Puerto Rico: Bailyn, Evan (2006). "Yolandita Monge". musicofpuertorico.com.
  28. ^ "Biografia de Noelia". univision.com.
  29. ^ Gajda, Amy (2015). The First Amendment Bubble: How Privacy and Paparazzi Threaten a Free Press. Harvard University Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-674-36832-3. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  30. ^ Noelia | Noelia Sex Tape Hits Net Archived February 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Contactmusic. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
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