Alicia Villarreal

Alicia Villarreal
Birth name	Martha Alicia Villarreal Esparza
Born	August 31 1974 (1974-08-31) (age 33)
Origin	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Genre(s)	Latin
Years active	1995–Present
Label(s)	Universal

Alicia Villarreal (born Martha Alicia Villarreal Esparza on August 31, 1974, in Monterrey, Mexico) is a Mexican singer.

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, group of Musica Grupera with her as lead singer, started touring with the more famous Grupo Bronco. Among their songs were "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 the 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. In 2005, she was recognized as Queen of the Mariachis at the XV Anniversary of the World Day of the Mariachi musician in Mexico. univision.com Alicia Villarreal performed for the highly televised Selena Vive, where she performed 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 album 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