Gloria Trevi

Gloria Trevi (born Gloria de los Ángeles Treviño Ruiz on February 15, 1968 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) is a Mexican pop-rock singer, songwriter. She was described as the «Supreme Diva of the Mexican Pop» by the music channel VH1.

Gloria Trevi left Monterrey at the age of 12 to pursue a career in Mexico City, where she met her future manager Sergio Andrade. Before meeting Andrade, she sang and danced on the streets for spare change, teaching aerobics and serving quesadillas at a food stand. In 1985, she was a member of a short-lived girl group named Boquitas Pintadas [1]. After the break up of the band in 1988, Gloria Trevi approached Sergio Andrade for the production of her first solo album, «…Que Hago Aqui?». She is now married to Armando Gómez and has two children.

Trevi released her first album in 1989, ¿Qué Hago Aquí?. The album scored an instant number one hit, «Dr. Psiquiatra», and four other songs from that album climbed the charts. Trevi followed up her first record with the 1990 album Tu ángel de la guarda, which became more successful than the previous one. «Pelo Suelto» became her most widely known hit, reaching number one all over Latin America and Spain as well as becoming popular with the Latino population in the United States. Her third album, Me siento tan sola, was released in 1992 garnering another hit, «Zapatos Viejos». These albums were recorded in Los Angeles.

Trevi quickly hit the studio, recording her famous album, Cómo nace el universo, which scored a decent success in the United States, being certified platinum and being nominated for Pop Album of the Year at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards. She subsequently embarked upon a nation-wide sold-out tour titled Trevolucion. The tour played arenas like El Palacio de Los Deportes in Mexico in front of 14,000+ fans as well as Arena Monterrey with 12,000+ fans in attendance. The tour was briefly postponed due to an unexpected pregnancy. The tour was resumed in Phoenix, Arizona.

Afterwards, the Mexican Superstar promoted La Trayectoria, which includes 14 of her greatest hits Live as well as four new unedited songs including «Todos Me Miran». The album also includes a Live DVD of her songs, La Trayectoria has been certified gold in Mexico (for her 50,000+ copies sold). «Todos Me Miran» become a popular song in Latin America and Spain. It became a hit in Argentina, Venezuela, Spain, United States, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico and Mexico. The album has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide.

In 2007, Gloria Trevi released the album Una Rosa Blu. It shipped over 48,000 copies the first day in the United States. It has been certified platinum in Mexico and USA. It hasn’t been released in Spain, and Argentina. Its first single, «Psicofonia» has peaked #1 in Mexico. After the successful release of «Psicofonia» Gloria Trevi released, in Mexico, the now #1 hit, «Cinco Minutos» in March 2008. Within weeks of its release, the song became an instant hit for the singer/songwriter. Una Rosa Blu has sold over 200,000 copies in Mexico and the United States combined. She has embarked on a nation-wide tour, Tour La Rosa Blue, packing arenas, theaters and other venues.