StatsBirth Name: Belinda Peregrín Schüll Age: 23, born 15 August 1989 Country of origin:  Spain Currently Residing In:  Mexico Height: 5' 6" Ethnicity: Latino / Hispanic
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Belinda Peregrín Schüll (born August 15, 1989 in Madrid, Spain), is a three-time Latin Grammy Awards nominated Mexican singer, songwriter and actress. Together, her three studio albums and soundtracks have sold over 16 million copies worldwide.
Belinda was born to a Spanish father, Ignacio Peregrín and French mother, Belinda Schüll, born in Toulouse. She has a younger brother named Ignacio. Ignacio Peregrín owned several factories in Mexico. The family moved to Mexico City permanentl
Belinda Peregrín Schüll (born August 15, 1989 in Madrid, Spain), is a three-time Latin Grammy Awards nominated Mexican singer, songwriter and actress. Together, her three studio albums and soundtracks have sold over 16 million copies worldwide.
Belinda was born to a Spanish father, Ignacio Peregrín and French mother, Belinda Schüll, born in Toulouse. She has a younger brother named Ignacio. Ignacio Peregrín owned several factories in Mexico. The family moved to Mexico City permanently when Belinda was five years old. Her grandfather was the famous late French bullfighter, Pierre Schüll.
At a very early age Belinda showed an incredible talent for singing, acting and making home videos that she wrote and filmed herself. When she was 10, she starred in her first TV series entitled ¡Amigos X Siempre!, produced by Televisa in Mexico and contributed to a soundtrack for the program. Her second role was playing Violeta in the telenovela Aventuras En El Tiempo, that also starred Christopher Uckermann. Following the success of ¡Amigos X Siempre! and Aventuras En El Tiempo, Belinda starred in the dual role playing identical twins, Mariana Cantú and Silvana Del Valle, who were separated at birth in the popular children's telenovela, Cómplices Al Rescate. She recorded a soundtrack for the show, and received her first Latin Grammy nomination for her work on the soundtrack. Before the second season started, Belinda dropped out of the show in order to pursue other projects. For the remainder of the series, her role was played by Mexican actress and singer, Daniela Luján.
In 2006, Belinda returned to the small screen in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Cheetah Girls 2, playing the role of Marisol. The movie premiered on August 25, 2006 and it received a total of over 8.1 million viewers. Belinda also contributed a total of 4 songs to The Cheetah Girls 2 soundtrack, which was released on August 15, 2006 and debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 and it has sold 1.4 million copies to date in the US.
Belinda has recently been seen in a new telenovela called Camaleones, where she plays a prefect for a high class high school, and doubles as a thief with her love interest, who is also a teacher at the school where she works.
Debut Album: Belinda
Her international self-titled debut studio album Belinda was released in Mexico by Sony BMG and RCA Records on August 5, 2003 and became as great a success in many different countries, as it was in Mexico, selling over 2.5 million copies worldwide. The album was produced by Rudy Pérez, Graeme Pleeth, Mauri Stern and Robin Barter. It included singles such as Lo Siento, Boba Niña Nice, Ángel, and Vivir, which was also chosen as the main theme song for Corazones al límite, another soap opera where she briefly appeared in. There were 4 different versions of the album released: the original version "Belinda", "Belinda (Repackage)" which featured 1 extra track: No Entiendo featuring Andy & Lucas, "Belinda (Enchanced)" which featured 2 Remixes and 2 Multimedia Tracks, and "Belinda: Edición Especial" which included a CD with 18 tracks and a DVD that contained five videos. The albums titled "Belinda", "Belinda (Enhanced)" and "Belinda: Edición Especial" are the only albums that are being sold today, the rest were limited editions.
In 2005, she collaborated with the Mexican rock band Moderatto on their single Muriendo Lento, which is a cover of one of Timbiriche's songs, a Mexican pop group from the 1980s, which in turn was a cover of the record "Slowly", written by ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus for the album "Shine", released by another former member of ABBA - Frida.
Second Album: Utopía
Her second studio album Utopía reached #3 on the Mexican Charts. As of September 2007, the album had sold 1 million copies worldwide. Belinda revealed in a program aired by Televisa, "Bailando por un Sueño" and "Bailando por la Boda de Tus Sueños", that EMI wanted her to spend one week in Los Angeles recording "Utopía 2", her first album in English which was released in Europe and North America by EMI International on September 25, 2007. This new CD included tracks in English and a DVD. She also appeared as a guest star in Buscando a Timbiriche, La Nueva Banda.
On October 18, 2007, Belinda won two awards, Video of the Year for "Bella Traición" and Best Solo Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamerica. Belinda was nominated in two categories in the 2007 Latin Grammy Awards, which were held on November 8. Her nominations included Song of the Year for "Bella Traición" and Best Female Pop Album for her hit album, "Utopía". Belinda also provided vocals for the Spanglish remix of "Te Quiero" by DJ Flex.
Third Studio Album: Carpe Diem
On August 18, 2009, "Sal de Mi Piel" was released on iTunes. On August 27, 2009, EMI Televisa posted a video teaser of Belinda's new song "Sal de Mi Piel". It also announced the new name of her third album, Carpe Diem, which was released on March 23, 2010. Two days after its release, the album was certified gold in Mexico, after 30,000 copies sold. Her first single for the album was "Egoísta" featuring Pitbull, which was released on February 8, 2010 on radios. The album's second single is "Dopamina", which was released on August 10, 2010 on radios. The video for Dopamina was released on February 2, 2011. Belinda also stated on her Facebook that she is was putting the final touches on her next two videos for the singles Gaia and Amor Transgénico.
Fourth Album: Catarsis
Belinda announced in her Twitter that she would dedicate 2011 and 2012 to write and record for her new album. On June 5, 2012, "En El Amor Hay Que Perdonar" was confirmed as the album's lead single. It was officially released for digital download on June 19, 2012. On July 21, 5 new tracks from the album were leaked online, including next single "I Love You (Te Quiero)" featuring Pitbull alongside "Bailaría Sobre El Fuego", "Litost", "Aguardiente", "Como Si Fuéramos Novios", "Dame Mas", and "Con Los Ojos Cerrado".
"En El Amor Hay Que Perdonar" debuted at number seven on the Mexican Singles Chart and peaked at number one, and stayed for one week. The second single, "Te Voy A Esperar" (which features Juan Magan), for the soundtrack of the film Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones was digitally released in Spain, debuting and staying at number one for eleven weeks, receiving the Platinum certification by PROMUSICAE for sales of over 40,000. In Mexico, "Te Voy A Esperar" was only released for airplay and peaked at number seven. Catarsis was originally scheduled to be released on September 25, 2012. However, it was pushed back and will be released on February 26, 2013.
Artistry
Sonically, her music falls under the electropop, dance-pop, and pop rock genres.
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