Gloria Trevi
Gloria Trevi (born Gloria de los Ángeles Treviño Ruiz on February 15, 1968) is a Mexican pop-rock singer-songwriter. She was described as the "Supreme Diva of the Mexican Pop" by the music channel VH1 and sold over 12 million records worldwide 1.Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Debut 2.1 Lyrics 2.2 Techniques 2.3 Film and calendars 2.4 Touring 3 Scandal 3.1 Capture 4 Released 5 Discography 5.1 Studio Albums 5.2 Singles (U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs) 6 Filmography 7 References 8 External links
[edit] Biography
Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, she left Monterrey at the age of 12 to pursue a career in Mexico City,[1] where she met her future manager Sergio Andrade. Before that she had sung and danced on the streets for spare change, teaching aerobics and serving quesadillas at a food stand. In 1985, she was a member of a short-lived girl group named Boquitas Pintadas.[1] After the break up of the band in 1988, Gloria Trevi approached Sergio Andrade for the production of her first solo album, "...Qué Hago Aquí?".[2] She is now married to Armando Gómez and has two children. She now resides in McAllen, Texas. [edit] Debut
Trevi released her first album in 1989, ¿Qué hago aquí?. The album scored an instant number one hit, "Dr. Psiquiatra", and four other songs from the album climbed the charts. Trevi followed her first record with Tu ángel de la guarda, which was more successful than the first. "Pelo Suelto" became her most widely known hit, reaching number one all over Latin America and Spain as well as becoming popular with the Latino population of the United States. Her third album, Me siento tan sola, was released in 1992 garnering another hit, "Zapatos Viejos". All three albums were recorded in Los Angeles. [edit] Lyrics
Though her lyrics were heavy sexual references, direct or indirect, she also aimed at exposing hypocrites, addressing the upper class, hunger, prostitution, religion and war deaths, issues few wanted in Mexico to confront at the time. Thus she made powerful enemies, including the Mexican government. Trevi also became known as a challenger to the machismo ideas of many of Mexico's men, breaking social standards and taking a feminist stand in many of her songs, while exploring sexuality in a way no other female Mexican entertainer had attempted. To taunt social conservatives, she engaged in antics such as stripping male members of her audience. Despite the way she portrayed herself on stage, she was very popular with Mexican and Latin American children. It was common for girls to imitate Trevi's concert attire. "A Gatas", an attack to those who suck up to the wealthy. In the song she says she would "prefer to walk like a cat on all fours than be like the upper class", and knocks those trying to keep in fashion by saying, Prefiero ser naca que ser una tarada. She goes on to trash those who suck up to people with fancy last names (the rich) commenting they are involved in drug trafficking. "Qué Bueno Que no fui Lady Di", she would rather be a "regular person" than to be Royalty since she would not be a good example. Gloria also states that she has her own opinions and she would never let anybody tell her what to say or feel. Therefore, Trevi is unwilling to compromise herself for the Royal Family. "El curita, la niña y la loca" is a song recorded in 1996, when Gloria shows her thoughts about the love between people of the same sex and teenagers. "Todos me miran" (2007) Is Gloria Trevi's most recent successful single, which brought her to fame for second time in all Latino America, Spain, and the US.
In other songs, she talks of children screaming in shops that they are penniless, or screaming out the window how lonely she is, or that her blood boils every time she meets a man chosen for her against her will, or entering the church, on her knees, screaming, and refusing to repent for her sins, or screaming to the psychiatrist ("Dr. Psiquiatra") that she is not insane but quite desperate to live her own life.
Trevi also, however, showed herself to the public as a girl who could break down and cry at any minute and about anything. Many times during television interviews, she would end up crying when hosts and interviewers mentioned her childhood. [edit] Techniques
Gloria Trevi employed unique recording techniques. Many of her songs utilized background chorus and uncommon antics along with sounds. In "Dr. Psiquiatra" she starts the song with bottles of glass breaking. In most of her songs, she shouts incessantly; except in Hoy no voy a Gritar, where she remains silent for children who have died as forced soldiers, among other things. [edit] Film and calendars
Trevi then filmed a movie, called Pelo Suelto. In it, she participated with Humberto Zurita. The film topped the Mexican box office, setting new box office records. Her second movie, also named like her song, Zapatos Viejos, was released, acting alongside boxing champion Jorge "el Maromero" Paez.
Gloria Trevi also released a calendar, which was considered by fans and critics to be very suggestive and sexually oriented. After the initial success of the first one, Gloria released several calendars in the following years. Her calendars were the first to be released in Mexico, and every calendar sold around 200,000 copies. [edit] Touring
In 1992, she began a tour all over the Caribbean and South America, which took her to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Venezuela and Chile.
Meanwhile, she kept talking in public about such things as teen sex, abortion, drugs, AIDS, prostitution, panhandling, and gay, women's, and children's rights. [edit] Scandal
For years, rumors and speculation surrounded Gloria Trevi. In 1998, Sergio Andrade's former wife published a book claiming that Andrade would pick up teenage girls and lure them into a web of sex and slavery by promising to make them superstars. According to the book, named De la Gloria al Infierno, Trevi was also a willing participant of Andrade's scams, and she had fallen in love with her manager, supposedly participating in her manager's sexual orgies and slavery acts with the teenage girls to please him.
Around 1999, many of the girls who were allegedly abused escaped from Andrade and exposed on television stories of horror and violence. Andrade and Trevi fled from Mexico. She was believed to be hiding in McAllen, Texas, stopping in Spain and Chile before they were declared, along with a third accomplice named Mary Boquitas, as fugitives of the Mexican judicial system.[3] Soon after, Karina Yapor, a girl from Chihuahua, Mexico, gave birth to a baby boy she alleged to be Andrade's son. By this time, Trevi, Boquitas and Andrade were the talk of every Spanish tabloid television show in the United States, and most of Latin America. Trevi, Andrade and the rest of their 'troup' soon escaped to Argentina, where the remaining girls escaped. [edit] Capture
Before Trevi, Andrade and Boquitas were caught, they escaped to Brazil, where they were able to live for several months, until they were finally caught by Brazilian police and arrested. When they were captured, the news quickly spread throughout Latin America.
A legal battle ensued, because Brazilian prosecutors wanted to charge them, but Mexican prosecutors claimed the three prisoners should be tried in Mexico as they had begun their practices while still in Mexico. Trevi, Andrade and Boquitas were flown from their original jail to another facility due to overcrowding. Soon after, a tape where Trevi can be heard singing songs (allegedly to Andrade) on the plane ride became public. In one song, which did not seem to be a written song, but one she was making up, she talks of how she had "done everything for the love of" a man.
In the new jail facility, Trevi became pregnant. She was released under a Brazilian law that allows women, who give birth while prisoners, to live in a house with their children. However, her freedom was brief, because the Mexican authorities renewed extradition proceedings against her again, and she was returned to jail.
Brazil's authorities came to an agreement with the Mexican authorities on December 21, 2002 to extradite Trevi and Boquitas to Mexico. Her baby was sent to live with his grandmother, Trevi's mother. Andrade was sent back to Mexico a few months later.
There were allegations that, while fugitive, Trevi gave birth to a baby girl by Andrade, and that they left the baby to die. However, no evidence or body was found. Lack of evidence made it impossible for them to be charged with homicide. Trevi later admitted in a comic strip that she does not know of the whereabouts of this daughter.
On November 27, 2003, Andrade was jailed in the same facility as Trevi, but they were not allowed contact with each other.
On February 24, 2004, Trevi was expecting to be set free by Mexico's justice system, but was denied freedom at the time. After she learned that she would not be allowed to go free, she began a hunger strike. [edit] Released
On September 21, 2004, Trevi was acquitted and set free by the court citing lack of evidence. She had spent 4 years, 8 months, 8 days in prison in Brazil and Mexico.
Upon her release, Trevi quickly hit the studio, recording her famous album, Cómo nace el universo, which was a success in the United States, being certified platinum and being nominated for Pop Album of the Year at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards. She subsequently embarked upon a nation-wide sold-out tour titled Trevolucion. The tour played arenas like El Palacio de Los Deportes in Mexico in front of 14,000+ fans as well as Arena Monterrey with 12,000+ fans in attendance. The tour was briefly postponed due to an unexpected pregnancy. The tour was resumed in Phoenix, Arizona.
Afterwards, she promoted La Trayectoria, which includes 14 of her greatest hits Live as well as four new unedited songs including "Todos Me Miran". The album also includes a live DVD of her songs, La Trayectoria has been certified gold in Mexico (for her 50,000+ copies sold). "Todos Me Miran" become a popular song in Latin America and Spain. It became a hit in Argentina, Venezuela, Spain, United States, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico and Mexico. The album has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide.
In 2007, Gloria Trevi released the album Una Rosa Blu. It shipped over 48,000 copies the first day in the United States. It has been certified platinum in Mexico and USA. It hasn't been released in Spain, and Argentina. Its first single, "Psicofonia" has peaked #1 in Mexico. After the successful release of "Psicofonia" Gloria Trevi released, in Mexico, the now #1 hit, "Cinco Minutos" in March 2008. Within weeks of its release, the song became an instant hit for the singer/songwriter. Una Rosa Blu has sold over 200,000 copies in Mexico and the United States combined. She has embarked on a nation-wide tour, Tour La Rosa Blue, packing arenas, theaters and other venues.
In 2009, her single Psicofonia was certified Gold in Spain, selling over 20,000 units in the official Spanish singles chart. She made a duet and a videoclip shooted in Los Angeles with the popular Spanish singer Chenoa. The aim of this collaboration is to promote both singers in Spain and America. [edit] Discography [edit] Studio AlbumsYear Album Top Latin Albums Latin Pop Albums Top Heatseekers The Billboard 200 Mexico 1989 ¿Qué Hago Aquí? - - - - 1 1990 Tu Ángel de la Guarda - 4 - - 1 1992 Me Siento Tan Sola - 8 - - 1 1994 Más Turbada Que Nunca 43 - - - 1 1995 Si Me Llevas Contigo - - - - 2004 Cómo Nace El Universo 4 2 5 - 2007 Una Rosa Blu 9 3 - 169 5
Year Album Top Latin Albums Latin Pop Albums Top Heatseekers Mexico 2006 La Trayectoria 29 8 42 3
[edit] Singles (U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs)
con los ojos cerradosYear Single Peak Position 1989 Dr. Psiquiatra 1 1989 El Ultimo Beso 36 1989 Satisfecha n/ch. 1989 ¿Que Voy a Hacer Sin El? 22 1989 Mañana 5 1989 ¿Que Hago Aqui? 9 1990 Pelo Suelto 1 1990 Tu Angel de la Guarda 2 1991 Agárrate 12 1992 Con los Ojos Cerrados 6 1992 Zapatos Viejos 6 1992 Me Siento Tan Sola 6 1992 Los Borregos 19 1992 La Acera de Enfrente n/ch. 1994 La Papa Sin Catsup 1 1994 A Gatas n/ch. 1994 Que Bueno que no fui Lady Di! n/ch. 1994 El Recuento de los Daños 1 1994 Siempre a Mi 17 1995 Ella Que nunca Fue Ella 8 1995 Si Me Llevas Contigo n/ch. 2004 En Medio de la Tempestad 4 2006 Todos Me Miran 1 2006 Sufran con lo Que Yo Gozo (single) 39 2006 Estrella de la Mañana 38 2007 Psicofonía 12 2008 Cinco Minutos 1 2008 Pruébamelo 4 2009 El Favor de la Soledad 1 2009 Lo que una chica por amor es capaz 1 2009 Que Emane n/ch.
