Belle Perez

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Maribel Pérez (born on January 29, 1976 in Neerpelt, Belgium), best known by her stage name Belle Perez, is a Belgian musician and songwriter.

Born in Neerpelt to Spanish parents as María Isabelle Pérez Cerezo. The 31 year old Belgian singer was discovered for her musical talents by her current manager Patrick Renier at a local talent show. In 1999 she participated in the Belgian preselections of the Eurovision Song Contest and from then on Belle's career in music took off. She started off in pop music but in 2002 she changed her style to Latino/pop and went live on stage with her own "Baila Perez"-band. The album that came with it was an instant success and remained on the top spot in the Belgian charts for several weeks.

As of 2006, she has achieved a relatively high level of fame in her native Belgium and the Netherlands. She has also become the presenter of a popular Dutch music show in the meanwhile. Perez participated in the Belgian tryouts for the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, but ended up getting 3rd place. Her newest album Gotitas De Amor was released on August 23 2006. In December 2006 she released her 4th single of "Gotitas de amor", called "Hoy (Le pido a dios)", a ballad.

On 5 May she will be performing another "Mega Latino"-Concert in the "Sportpaleis" Antwerpen. She will be performing in front of about 15,000 people. According to some articles on her fan-site she is planning to release a CD in Germany, Austria and Switzerland upcoming summer. She has already signed a contract. Due to some rumours "El mundo bailando" is going to be the first single in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Before summer she will release another single from her album "Gotitas de amor" in Belgium and Netherlands which will be "Amor Latino" and it peaked in Belgium on Position 11.

In June 2007 she released her first album "Gotitas de amor" and the first single "El mundo bailando" in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In the mean time she recorded a new single called "Djolei! Djolei!" which has already been released on 15th June 2007 in Belgium and Netherlands. Once again it is a song for the upcoming summer and so she is heading again for her next Radio 2-Summer-Award-Trophy in August 2007.

In The Netherlands she will release a new album. It will be a compilation with former hits like Que viva la vida and her current hit Djolei, Djolei. The name is going to be Greatest Latin Hits and it will also contain Live-Versions of previous mentioned songs. The following days she will be on a great promotion tour throughout the Netherlands.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Title Peak-Positions Information
BE NL GER AT CH
2000 Hello World 13 - - - -
  • First studio album
2001 Everything 10 - - - -
  • Second studio album
2003 Baila Perez 1 20 - - -
  • Third studio album
  • First Spanish album
2004 Arena 2004 9 - - - -
  • Fourth studio album
  • Spanish and English songs
2005 The Best of Belle Perez 2 - - - -
  • Best-Of compilation
  • Only released in Belgium
2005 Que viva la vida - 9 - - -
  • Compilation of former Hits
  • Only released in Netherlands
2006 / 2007 Gotitas de Amor 3 4 - - -
  • Fifth studio album
  • First album in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
  • Released in GER, AT & CH on June 22th 2007
  • Special Edition: Edición Especiál with Live-Material from the "Sportpaleis"-Concert
  • Gold-Award for 35.000 sold copies in NL
2007 Greatest Latin Hits - 12 - - -
  • Compilation of former hits
  • Only released in Netherlands
2008 Gipsy TBR TBR - - -
  • Sixth studio album
  • Recorded Fall 2007
  • Release June 20th 2008

[edit] Singles

Year Tile Peak-Positions Information
BE NL NZ GER AT CH
1999 Hello World
Hello World		 61 84 42 - - -
2000 Honeybee
Hello World		 6 67 - - - -
This Crazy Feeling
Hello World		 60 - - - - -
Kiss And Make Up
Hello World		 50 - - - - -
2001 Planet Of Love
Everything		 40 - - - - -
Get Up And Boogie
Everything		 29 61 - - - -
2002 Me & You
Everything		 10 8 - - - -
  • Radio 2 Sommerhit-Award 2002
  • featuring Jody Bernal
Everything
Everything		 66 - - - - -
2003 Hijo De La Luna
Everything		 8 28 - - - -
Bailaremos
Baila Perez		 15 57 - - - -
Enamorada
Baila Perez		 7 45 - - - -
  • Radio 2 Summerhit-Awards 2003
Sobreviviré
Baila Perez		 34 - - - - -
2004 Light Of My Life
Arena 2004		 11 - - - - -
  • Radio 2 Summerhit-Award 2004
Loca De Amor
Arena 2004		 23 - - - - -
El Rimto Caliente
Baila Perez / Arena 2004		 Promo 38 - - - -
  • Live-Cover-Version of a 1999-Hit from Esperanza
2005 Que Viva La Vida (Chiquitan)
The Best Of / Que Viva La Vida		 2 2 - - - -
  • Radio 2 Summerhit-Award 2005
Dime
The Best Of / Que Viva La Vida		 9 16 - - - -
2006 El Mundo Bailando
Gotitas De Amor		 1(3) 7 - 109 - -
Ave Maria
Gotitas De Amor		 11 18 - - - -
  • Cover-Version of a song from Spanish singer David Bisbal
  • Radio 2 Summerhit-Award 2006
Gotitas De Amor
Gotitas De Amor		 63 61 - - - -
Hoy (Le Pido A Dios)
Gotitas De Amor		 74 63 - - - -
2007 Amor Latino
Gotitas De Amor		 11 50 - - - -
Djolei, Djolei!
Greatest Latin Hits		 32 40 - - - -
  • Participant at the Radio 2 Summerhit-Awards 2007
2008 Dime Que Tu Quieres
Gipsy		 10 13 - - - -

[edit] DVDs

  • Baila Perez (2003)
  • The Best of Belle Perez (2005)
  • Mega Latino Concert - Sportpaleis Antwerpen (2006)

[edit] Awards And Achievements

  • 2000 - Zamu Award - "Best Pop Artist"
  • 2002 - Golden Award for single "Me & You" (both in The Netherlands & Belgium)
  • 2002 - Zomerhit Award 'Me And You' Ft Jody Bernal
  • 2003 - Platinum Award for "Baila Perez"
  • 2003 - Zomerhit Award 'Enamorada'
  • 2004 - Zomerhit Award 'Light Of My Life'
  • 2005 - Zomerhit Award 'Que Viva La Vida'
  • 2005 - Radio 2 Zomerhit "Favorite of the public" Award
  • 2005 - TMF Award - "Best Female Artist"
  • 2006 - Zomerhit Award Radio 2 'Ave Maria'
  • 2006 - Radio 2 Zomerhit "Favorite of the public" Award

[edit] Tours

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