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| Fey | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | María Fernanda Blázquez Gil |
| Born | July 21, 1973 |
| Origin | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Genres | Latin pop / Mexican pop Electropop Dance |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Sony Music (1995–2003) EMI (2004–2007) Mi Rey Music (2008-2009) |
| Website | Official Site |
Fey (born María Fernanda Blázquez Gil in Mexico City, July 21, 1973), is a Latin Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop artist that became a pop symbol for her country in the middle of the 1990s.
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Biography
The niece of Argentine pop duo Gloria y Noemi Gil; Las Hermanas Gil, Fey has been involved with the music industry since she was a child. Fey became well-known in Latin America with her debut album, Fey. It was her next album, however, Tierna La Noche which brought her to worldwide fame.
Fey has sold over 10 million records worldwide, most of them produced by José Ramón Florez. Fey's self-titled debut was released in America in 1995, followed one year later by Tierna La Noche.
Fey, despite being a Mexican native, spent almost her entire childhood in Spain. She spent 19 years there, from the ages of 3 to 22. As a result, her accent sounds more Spanish than Mexican, especially in her early albums. She has sold around 10 million copies around the world
She is a vegetarian.[1]
History
The 1990s and the Fey-Mania
Fey released her first album, titled Fey, in 1995, on the Sony Music Mexico record label. Within a couple of months of the album's release, Fey had scored several hits in her native Mexico, and had reached #1 with "Media naranja", "Gatos en el balcon", "Me enamoro de ti" and "La noche se mueve". Fey also had a massive tour in Mexico, including consecutive concerts in the Teatro Metropolitan, one of Mexico's well-known auditoriums, and all of Latin America, and reached Gold status sales by the end of the year. In 1996 Fey released Tierna la Noche. "Azucar Amargo", the CD's first single, stayed in the Billboard chart for more than 30 weeks. Her tour, Tierna la noche, was also very successful. Overall the tour consisted of more than 40 presentations in Mexico, the U.S. and Latin America, as well as some presentations in Europe.
In 1998, and after more than 8 months of absence, Fey released her third album El color de los sueños, which itself was different from the preceding two in that the album was a mix of different rhythms and styles. "Ni tu ni nadie", the album's first single, instantly reached number one in the Latin charts; "Diselo con flores", "Canela" and "Cielo Liquido" soon followed. Although the record did very well in sales, it did not compare to the over-the-top success of Tierna la noche. In the overall period of the three first albums, Fey’s amazing popularity and promotion caused all but 4 of the singles released to hit #1 in Mexico, with the most important being "Azucar Amargo", "Media Naranja", "Ni tu Ni Nadie", "Muevelo" and "Te Pertenezco", all of them spending more than a month in the top position in Mexico.
After almost a year of promotion and platinum record sales, Fey announced, in a 1999 charity concert, that: "everything has a cycle, and this is the end of mine".
Retirement and return (Fourth Studio Album)
After 3 more years without Fey, she returned in 2002 with a new album. She renovated her image, and brought a new management team composed of Rebeca Mostow for the Anglo market and Octavio Padilla for Latin America market. Epic Records was to release this album in the UK, then in Germany, France, Asia, and in the US. Fey announced in "La Taquilla" (Exa FM radio show) that her first stop was the UK, then she confirmed that Sony Music Germany was preparing promotional work in that country for her English album. And she said that her songs from this album were being released in clubs to get her known. Vertigo, which wasn't as successful as the past albums, reintroduced Fey to a more grown-up crowd, which had waited four years for her return. Vertigo was recorded in English, and it was produced by Graeme Pleeth and R. Jazayerí. As a present to her Mexican fans Vertigo was released as a double edition with both an English and Spanish album. The English album contains three songs not included on the Spanish version. After 2 singles ("The Other Side" and "Dressing to Kill"), Fey leaves Sony and then retires for two years. [2]
La Fuerza del Destino (Fifth Studio Album)
Fey relaunched her career with La Fuerza del destino, a tribute to the Spanish group Mecano. She came back as a married woman, a wedding celebration which she kept private from the public. This album was successful with the three singles "La Fuerza Del Destino", "Barco a Venus" and "Me Cuesta Tanto Olvidarte". Also for December holidays the track: "Un Año Más" released on radio in Mexico.-
Fey toured in support of this album at the Viña del Mar festival 2005, the Selena Vive! festival, and many local clubs across the United States and Latin America. The record did amazingly sales-wise, and it gave Fey her very first Latin Grammy nomination for "Best Pop Female Vocal Album". As well she did it with 4 nominations for Premios Orgullosamente Latino 2005 & 2006-Ritmoson Latino and a Premio Oye nomination. She was recognized by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) in Miami in 2006, thanks to the success of her Tour on gay discothèques in the United States in places such as: New Jersey, Chicago, Miami, San Antonio, Dallas, San Francisco, Los Ángeles, etc. by supporting gay human rights.
Faltan Lunas (Sixth Studio Album)
Fey's sixth album was called Faltan Lunas and was produced by Carlos Jean. It was slated for an August 1, 2006, release, but was released on July 21, Fey's birthday. It features a pop/dance sound along with acoustic elements. The first single released was "Y Aquí Estoy". It was announced by Fey herself that the second single would be "Me has vuelto loca", but it was changed to "Como un Angel". The album was released only in few countries of Latin America and has sold around 10 000 copies worldwide, making it her lowest selling album ever. However, the second single "Como un Angel" was released in January 2007 making no impact. Fey then left EMI. She also announced she would record her next studio album for an independent label.
Sweet Temptation & Dulce Tentacion (Seventh Studio Album)
As of June 2008, Fey gave an interview to her fans through Fey Station. She confirmed she was working on a new album where she would have complete creative control. The album was released April 28, 2009, called Dulce Tentación, and the English version called "Sweet temptation" was set to be released over the next months. The album was produced by Sam 'Fish' Fisher, who also co-wrote half of the songs on the record and will be distributed internationally by Universal Music. One track, "Cicatrices" ["Monsters"] was available for download Fey's official site (http://www.fey.com.mx) at the end of 2008. More than 170.000 downloads were registered while the track was available.
The first official single was "Lentamente" (Let Me Show You), a song that put Fey back in the top of the charts in México. The album was an unexpected success, winning a gold status for over 50.000 copies sold in less than one month in México. [2] The second single Provócame (Games That you Play) was released in July 2009, however, a conflict between Fey and her new record label Mi Rey Music over promotion differences and the concept of the new video led Fey to part ways with the record label.
Over the first days of August loads of rumors surfaced on the internet about Fey being resigned with her old record label Sony Music, label that already bought her catalog owned by EMI music, and supposedly would re-release her current album, Dulce Tentación. These rumors turned out to be false, since Fey decided to create her own record label by buying the rights to her music and to Elephant Music from Mi Rey Music.
Late August 2009 Fey announced on her website that she was now in complete control of Elephant Music and continues to promote "Provócame/Games That you Play". Unlike the sweet image which fans are accustomed to, the singer surprised with this cut from her album, which shows an aggressive side of Fey. The lyrics to the song were drafted by Fey and apparently they are dedicated to a man who made her suffer. Fey suspended promotion of the single due to laryngitis and is debuted the video on September 21, 2009; she also announced that she will go on tour at the National Auditorium and record a live DVD. Fey has already toured in clubs all over the United States and was set to begin her Sweet Temptation World Tour in November, 2009. The world tour had been canceled through a press release made by Elephant Music in December 2009 [3].
In December 2009 Fey's ex-husband, Federico Traeger, released private information about his struggle with Fey in multiple Mexican magazines. He also accused the singer of having hired attackers whom he declared physically beat him outside their once both owned Alcapulco home. In wanting to prove that the allegations are false, Fey has decided to counter sue Traeger to prove she did no such thing. [4]
Discography
- Gold
- 100,000 copies before 1999
- 75,000 from 1999 to 2003
- 50,000 since 2004
- 40,000 since 2009
- Platinum
- 200,000 copies before 1999
- 150,000 from 1999 to 2003
- 100,000 since 2003
- 80,000 since 2009
- Diamond
- 1 million before 2002
- 500,000 since 2002
- 400,000 since 2009
Albums
| Album | Chart positions[5] | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | Top Latin Albums | Latin Pop | ||
Fey
|
1 | - | 1 | 14X Gold, 2X Platinum |
Tierna La Noche
|
1 | 10 | 1 | 26X Gold, 10X Platinum, 1X Diamond (1,000,000) |
El Color de los Sueños
|
1 | 16 | 1 | 19X Gold, 5X Platinum |
Vértigo
Sales:1,000,000 |
1 | - | 2 | 11X Gold, 6X platinum |
La Fuerza Del Destino
|
1 | 42 | 1 | 3X Gold, 2x platinum |
Faltan lunas
|
10 | - | - | 1x Gold |
Dulce Tentación/Sweet Temptation
|
5 [6] | TBR | TBR | 1x Gold |
Singles
1. Fey
- Media Naranja (#1)
- Gatos En El Balcón (#1)
- Me Enamoro De Tí (#1)
- La Noche Se Mueve (#2)
- Bailando Bajo La Lluvia (#16)
- Fiebre Del Sábado(#3)
- Azúcar Amargo (#1)
- Muévelo (#1)
- Te Pertenezco (#1)
- Popocatépetl (#2)
- Subidón(#1)
- Bajo El Arcoiris (#2)
- Las Lágrimas De Mi Almohada (#5)
- Desmargaritando El Corazón (#8)
- Ni Tú Ni Nadie (#1)
- Díselo Con Flores (#1)
- Cielo Líquido (#2)
- Canela (#1)
- Él (#4)
- No Tengo Novio (#20)
4. Vértigo
- Sé Lo Que Vendrá/The Other Side (#1)
- Noche Ideal / Dressing To Kill (#2)
- La Fuerza Del Destino (#1)
- Barco A Venus (#3)
- Me Cuesta Tanto Olvidarte (#13)
- Un Año Más (Promotional Single Only)
6. Faltan Lunas
- Y Aquí Estoy (#7)
- Como Un Ángel (#3 Costa Rica)
7. Dulce Tentación/Sweet Temptation
- Cicatrices / Monsters (Promotional Single Only)
- Lentamente/Let Me Show You (#1 Mex, #20 Arg)
- Provócame/Games That You Play (#16 Mex, #5 Col)
- Adicto A Mi Cuerpo/Guilty Pleasure (#30 Ven)
Compilations
- Fey pistas (Sony Music)
- Colección de oro (Sony Music Inc)
- Éxitos (Sony Music Inc)
- Antología Vol.1 (Sony Music) CD+DVD
- Originales: 20 éxitos (Sony Music)
- Siempre rebelde (Sony Music)
- Best of Fey (EMI Music)
- Antología Vol.2 (Sony Music)
- 10 de Colección (Sony Music)
- Lo Esencial: Fey (Sony Music)
[4] (EMI) CD+DVD
Soundtracks and others
- Niños de la calle -Niños de la calle/ft varios artists- 1995
- Navidad con las estrellas -La edad de la inocencia- 1997
- Allez olla olle! (Music Of The World Cup) - Tamborada - 1998
- Amarte duele (Soundtrack) -The other side- (DJ Grego E-Latin Club)
- Big brother VIP 3 - Todo Cambió - 2005
- La última noche(Soundtrack)- Hoy no me puedo levantar -2005
- Selena ¡vive! - Donde quiera que estés/ft Aleks Syntek - 2005
- El bar provoca...-Y aqui estoy- 2006
Live Concert Video
Tierna La Noche En Concierto (1996) [Live]
- "Múevelo"
- "Bombón"
- "Gatos en el Balcón"
- "Desmargaritando el Corazón"
- "Tierna la Noche"
- "Te Pertenezco"
- "Bajo el Arcoiris"
- "Subidón"
- "Como Pan y Chocolate"
- "Bailando Bajo la Lluvia"
- "Popocatepetl"
- "Fiebre del Sábado (Rojo Y Blanco)"
- "Media Naranja"
- "Azúcar Amargo"
- "La Noche Se Mueve"
- "Múevelo*"
Videos
- Media naranja (1995 Mar.) Dir: Ruben Galindo
- Gatos en el balcón (1995 Oct.) Dir: Ruben Galindo/ Mauri Stern/ Fey
- Niños de la calle /with other artists (1995)
- Me enamoro de ti (1996 Feb.) Dir: Abraham Pulido
- Azúcar amargo (1996 Oct.) Dir: Luis de Velasco
- Subidón (1997 Jun.) Dir: Pitipol/ Pedro Torres
- Ni tú ni nadie (1998 Nov.) Dir: Alejandro González
- Díselo con flores (1999 Mar.) Dir: Sergio Toporek
- Canela (1999 May.) Dir: Luis de Velasco
- Sé lo que vendrá (2002 May.) Dir: Gustavo Garzón
- The other side (2002 May) Dir: Gustavo Garzón
- La fuerza del destino (2004 Dec.) Dir: Oliver Castro
- Barco a Venus (2005 Feb.) Dir: Esteban Madrazo/ Jorge Abarca
- Me cuesta tanto olvidarte (2005 Oct.) Dir: Esteban Madrazo
- Un año mas (2006)
- Y aquí estoy (2006 Aug.) Dir: Julieta Almada
- Lentamente/Let Me Show You (2009 Mar.) Dir: Luis Cage
- Provócame (2009 Sep.) Dir: Chivo Films
References
- ^ The 2008 World's Sexiest Vegetarians Are… // Out There // peta2
- ^ a b [1], 2009.
- ^ [2], 2009.
- ^ [3], 2009.
- ^ U.S. Album Chart Positions (AMG)
- ^ AMPROFON Mexico Top 100
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