About
Jennifer
In
front of a 57,000 audience
at only 20 years of age,
Jennifer Peña has
fulfilled one of the most
long-lived dreams of any
young artist: to captivate
thousands of screaming
fans in one of the most
distinguished arenas in
the United States. It’s
in this environment that
this new production comes
to life from one of the
most charismatic and talented
Latina recording artists—a
collection of some of
her greatest hits—performed
live from the world famous
Houston Rodeo, which took
place on March 14, 2004
at the Houston Reliant
Stadium. The new album
“Houston Rodeo Live”
will be released simultaneously
in the U.S., Mexico, and
Puerto Rico on November
2, 2004.
Comprised
of 8 of her top smash
hits, a brand new studio
track, and an English
song, “Houston Rodeo
Live” is a clear
example of the seductive
and powerful singing tenacity
that Jennifer delivers
in every song she performs.
This live album clearly
exhibits Jennifer’s
strong vocal cords in
each and every one of
the tracks she performs
in this beautiful production.
“I
can’t believe I’m
here at the Houston Texas
Rodeo, but I feel like
this is where I began
my career a couple of
years ago for Selena’s
tribute at the Astrodome,
and I’m delighted
to be here again. It’s
a great pleasure and an
honor to be at the Rodeo
and I want to thank you
all from the bottom of
my heart for the support
you have given me all
of these years since I
started my career,”
stated Jennifer.
The
new previously unreleased
track is titled “Por
Amor,” which Rudy
Perez and Roberto Livi
penned. The song is a
soft, mid-tempo romantic
pop ballad, which without
a doubt is Jennifer’s
undeniable signature sound.
During the concert, Jennifer
made a small emotional
parenthesis to thank her
parents and her 2 sisters
for their continued support
and all the love they’ve
shared with her. As a
token of her appreciation
she dedicated to them
her favorite English song,
“Wind Beneath My
Wings,” penned by
Larry Henley and Jeff
Silbar, and also the theme
song of the movie classic
Beaches. This song was
originally performed and
made popular by Bette
Midler, Jennifer’s
ultimate idol and one
of her biggest musical
inspirations to date.
Among
some of the highlights
of the album are “A
Fuego Lento,” “El
Dolor De Tu Presencia,”
“Prefiero Irme Enamorada,”
her smash hit “Entre
El Delirio Y La Locura”
in a hot Salsa version,
and “Vivo Y Muero
En Tu Piel” from
her most recent album
“Seducción”,
to name a few.
The
album will also be offered
as a CD/DVD combo that
features the entire live
concert and behind the
scenes extras: rehearsals
and special moments that
took place before Jennifer
took the stage.
The
music industry nominations
and awards Jennifer has
garnered thus far for
her certified platinum
debut album with Univision
Records, Libre, are undisputable
evidence of her musical
talent and potential.
Following the smashing
success obtained by the
first promotional cut,
“El Dolor De Tu
Presencia” —
evidenced by the 2 awards
she received for “Best
Female Performer of the
Year” and “Female
Artist of the Year”
at the first edition of
the South Texas Music
Awards— Jennifer
received a nomination
for “Best Mexican/Mexican-American
Album” at the 2003
Grammy Awards, and in
the recent 2004 Lo Nuestro
Latin Music Awards, Jennifer
took home her first “Regional
Mexican Female Artist
of the Year” award.
In
the 2003 Billboard Latin
Music Awards, Jennifer
was nominated for 4 awards.
The #1 smash hit “El
Dolor De Tu Presencia”,
which remained in the
#1 position for an impressive
eight consecutive weeks
on Billboard magazine’s
Hot Latin Tracks chart,
was nominated for “Hot
Latin Track of the Year”
and also received a double
nomination for “Airplay
Track of the Year, Female”
in both the Pop and Regional
Mexican genres. Furthermore,
her album Libre won for
“Best Album of the
Year, Female” in
the Regional Mexican category,
one of the most contested
and prestigious awards
in that music genre.
This
talented young lady, born
in San Antonio, Texas,
made her leap into the
public consciousness in
1995 as one of the starring
acts at a tribute to Selena.
Performing for thousands
in the Houston Astrodome
during that show, Jennifer
earned immediate affection
from her audience with
a voice that was both
tender and soaring.
The
following year, in 1996,
Jennifer released her
first album titled Dulzura.
Since then, she has released
Jennifer in 1997 and Mariposa
in 1998. By the time her
fourth record, Abrázame
y Bésame, was issued
in 2000, Jennifer was
already a popular performer
in both the U.S. and Mexico,
where she developed a
substantial fan base after
only a short time. The
last album also garnered
her a Grammy nomination
in the category for “Best
Regional Mexican Performance.”
Undoubtedly,
Jennifer Peña has
stepped up to the challenge
and has become one of
the most complete and
established artists in
Latin music and has taken
advantage of her talent
in both the Pop and Regional
Mexican genres. Jennifer
Peña is by far
one of the leading U.S.
born female artists in
the Latin music industry
and one of the most prolific
and promising young artists
that thousands of Latino
children and young people
have adopted as a key
role model in their lives.
Let Jennifer Peña
continue captivating your
senses and your heart
with “Houston Rodeo
Live."
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