Singer/actress Alejandra Guzman was born into a performing family, the daughter of Mexican actress Silvia Pinal and Mexican rock star Enrique Guzman. Appropriately enough for a celebrity baby, she made her first TV appearance when she was just two months old. She spent her childhood preparing to be a well-known performer in her own right,... [+] Read More

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Aterciopelados are one of Columbia's top rock en español groups. The recipients of Grammy award nominations in 1997 and 1998, the band has fused its own sound by combining a rock-solid approach with a variety of Latin American musical traditions including mariachi, bolero, tropical, and flamenco. Aterciopelados, whose name translates as "the... [+] Read More

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Mexican female foursome Aurora y La Academia was formed in 1995 by singer/guitarist Aurora and her brother, musician/producer Iñaki from Latin rock band Fobia, who started working together two years earlier. After being joined by ex-Los Druidas keyboardist Alicia, bassist Triny, and ex-Indecisión guitarist Leonor, the band moved to the U.S. to... [+] Read More

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Bebe emerged from near-obscurity in 2005 to become the most talked-about Latin artist in America after she was awarded a shocking five Latin Grammy nominations to become far and away the year's most nominated act. The Spanish singer/songwriter from Valencia doesn't neatly fit into any stylistic category, which made her Grammy nominations sweep... [+] Read More

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Mexican singer/songwriter Ely Guerra debuted locally in 1992 with the release of a self-titled album. Graduating from Washington's Evergreen State College, her Latin alternative pop/rock style failed to achieve good reviews. However, she moved to London to make her follow-up record, titled Pa' Morirse De Amor and released in 1997, featuring her... [+] Read More

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As the guitarist/vocalist of popular rock band Soda Stereo during the 1980s, Gustavo Cerati has continued to impress listeners as a soloist. His debut solo single, "Amor Amarillo," was released in 1993 and remains a classic blend of acoustic instrumentation and electronic enhancement. His debut solo album Whiff, released in 1999, was marked by... [+] Read More

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Argentinean singer/songwriter Maria Gabriela Epumer decided to go on her own in 1998. She formed her own band, creating a project called A1, and released a self-titled album that same year. Ex-Rouge and Maleta de Loca Maria Gabriela Epumer's talent was recognized while recording along with Charly García during the 1980s. In the year 2000, her... [+] Read More

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During the early-'90s alternative rock explosion, several female singer/songwriters rose to prominence, but few were as distinctive or as widely praised as Polly Jean Harvey. Over the course of three albums, Harvey established herself as one of the most individual and influential songwriters of the '90s, exploring themes of sex, love, and... [+] Read More

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Named for a halloween costume based on an Edgar Allan Poe short story, Poe gained a contract with Atlantic during the boom of female singer/songwriters during the mid-'90s. Originally from New York City, she moved around frequently with her parents -- a director and an actress -- but returned to New York at the age of 16 when they divorced. Poe... [+] Read More

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Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos) was one of several female singer/songwriters who combined the stark lyrical attack of alternative rock with a distinctly '70s musical approach. Her music falls between the orchestrated meditations of Kate Bush and the stripped-down poetics of Joni Mitchell. In addition to reviving the singer/songwriter traditions... [+] Read More

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