Alicia Villarreal
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Alicia Villarreal (born Martha Alicia Villarreal Esparza on August 31, 1974, in Monterrey, Mexico) is a Mexican singer. Music critics pointed to her as one of the few possible "next Selena" when Selena Quintanilla died in 1995.
Biography
Villarreal first performed the song Mundo De Juguetes at Pipo, a national TV show her parents took her to. Her first professional performance was at a church fundraiser.
In 1995, Grupo Límite, with her as lead singer, started touring with the more famous Grupo Bronco. Limite became a wildly successful group of Musica Grupera, with hits including "Acariciame", "Te Aprovechas" and "Solo Contigo". Grupo Limite released six albums altogether, including a live CD recorded in Mexico City.
In 2003, Alicia released a solo album in the ranchera style titled Soy Lo Prohibido. It launched a widely popular single Te Quedo Grande la Yegua. In it she sings to her man, telling him that she is too much woman for him to handle. It is rumored that she wrote the song about her ex-husband.
In 2004, after parting ways with her bandmates, she released another solo album entitled Cuando el Corazón se Cruza. The album was produced by her current husband, Cruz Martínez, and they wrote several of the songs together. The album has garnered her several awards, including a Latin Grammy.
Alicia Villarreal performed for the highly televised Selena Vive, where she preformed Si Una Vez. She later released this song along with 2 other new songs Punalada Trapera and Ya No Hay Amor on a dual disc of the album Cuando El Corazón Se Cruza. The dual disc also contained 5 remixes to her previous songs and a collection of all her music videos. The dual disc was released in Mexico in 2005. There is still no release date set for United States. She has also released a fragrance in Mexico.
On April 18, 2006 Villrreal released Orgullo de Mujer. The albumn was produced by Joan Sebastian. Her first single off the album Insensible A Ti (Me Pone A Mil) reached the number one spot and has managed to maintain itself there for several weeks.
She divorced from ex-soccer player Arturo Carmona, with whom she had a daughter, Melanie Aidée, in 1999. She is currently married to Cruz Martinez of the Kumbia Kings fame. In December 2005, she gave birth to a son, Cruz Angelo.
Discography
Solo albums and singles
| File:Aliciasoyprohibido.jpg | Soy Lo Prohibido
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| File:Cuandocorcruav.jpg | Cuando el Corazón Se Cruza
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| File:Alicia Villareal.jpg | Cuando el Corazon Se Cruza (Dualdisc Special Edition)
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| File:Orgullodemujer29858661.jpg | Orgullo de Mujer |
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