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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Belinda Peregrín Schüll |
| Born | August 15, 1989 Madrid, Spain |
| Origin | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Genres | Pop, pop rock, latin pop |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, drums |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG (2003-2006) EMI Televisa Music (2006-2009) Capitol Latin (2009-present) |
| Associated acts | ,Flex, Pitbull |
Belinda Peregrín Schüll (born August 15, 1989 in Madrid, Spain),[1] is a two-time Latin Grammy Award nominated Mexican singer, songwriter and actress.[2][3][4]
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Belinda was born in Madrid, Spain on August 15, 1989 to a Spanish father, Ignacio Peregrín and French mother, Belinda Schüll. She has a younger brother named Ignacio. Ignacio Peregrín owned several factories in Mexico. The family moved to Mexico City when Belinda was five years old, and has lived there ever since.[5][6]
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.[7] Belinda also contributed a total of 4 songs to Soundtrack, which was released on August 15, 2006 and debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200[8] and it has sold 1.4 million copies to date in the US.[9]
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.
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. The album was produced by Rudy Pérez, Graeme Pleeth, Mauri Stern and Robin Barter.[10] 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",[11] "Belinda (Enhanced)"[12] and "Belinda: Edición Especial"[13] 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 Bjorn Ulvaeus for the album "Shine", released by another former member of ABBA - Frida.
Her second studio album Utopía reached #3 on the Mexican Charts.[14] 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.[15] 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 and Armando Garcia were 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.
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.[16] Her first single for the album was "Egoísta" featuring Pitbull, which was released on February 8, 2010 on radios.[17] Belinda also wrote the song "Lolita", will be the main theme of Niñas Mal, the first soap opera on MTV Latinoamérica. The album's second single is "Dopamina", which was released on August 10, 2010 on radios.[18] The video for Dopamina was released on February 2, 2011.[19] Belinda also stated on her Facebook that she is putting the final touches on her next two videos for the singles Gaia and Amor Transgénico. She has Already Confirmed that shes working on her new project with songs such as "Morir" "New Day" and "scream". Her new work will be out Somewhere In 2012. It is said this will be her greatest CD. [20]
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | The Cheetah Girls 2 | Marisol Durán | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2008 | Despereaux: Un Pequeño Gran Héroe | Princess Pea | Latin America Spanish voiceover |
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | ¡Amigos X Siempre! | Ana Capistrán Vidal | Main role |
| 2001 | Aventuras En El Tiempo | Violeta / Rosenda | Main role |
| 2002 | Cómplices Al Rescate | Mariana Cantú / Silvana Del Valle | Main role |
| 2004 | Corazones al límite | Elena 'Elenita' Arellano Gómez | Supporting role |
| 2007 | Patito Feo | Herself | Special participation |
| 2009 | Camaleones | Valentina Izaguirre / Valentina Jaramillo | Main role |
| 2010 | Mujeres Asesinas 3 | Annette VanDiryk | Main role |
| 2011 | Belinda, Un Reality Sobre Mi Vida (Belinda, A Reality About My Life) | Herself | Aired on Most Latin American Cosmopolitan Channels |
The Latin Grammy Awards are awarded annually in the United States since 2000 for outstanding contributions to Spanish language music. Belinda has received three nominations.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 2002 | Cómplices Al Rescate | Best Latin Children's Album | Nominated |
| 2007 | Bella Traición | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| Utopía | Best Female Pop Vocal Album | Nominated |
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