Top 5 Latin American Singers

Do you know that Latin American music does not owe it’s origin to a particular music tradition? Rather various music genres, forms and styles have contributed to make Latin Music diverse. On one hand you can indulge yourself in listening to the peppy numbers; on the other hand you can enjoy the soft, gentle love songs if you are an easy-listen audience. Famous singers like Lopez, Shakira and Paula Abdul have make Latin Music famous world wide.

Jennifer Lynn Lopez:

Jennifer Lynn Lopez is one of the famous Latin American singers. She was born on July 24th, 1969 in South Bronx, New York, USA. She is a multi talented personality. Lopez is also recognized as a dancer, actress, fashion icon and designer. Lopez is a known name in Pop and R&B music of Latin America. Some of her well-known albums include On The 6 (released 1999), J.Lo (released 2000), J To The L-O: The Remixes (released 2002) and so on. You would love to tap your feet at the hit songs like “If You Had My Love” and “Waiting For Tonight” from On The 6 and "Love Don't Cost A Thing" from J.Lo.

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll:

Another popular name that you must have heard is Shakira. Shakira has made a stunning entry in the world of Latin Music. Born on February 2nd, 1977 in Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia, Shakira was soon recognized as a pop singer, who has fluency both in English and Spanish. She started her singing career early and became famous for her belly dance. She recorded her first music album “Magic and Shakira” in 1991 (at the age of 14) with Sony Music. She got world wide fame when her album “Laundry Service” was released in 2001. Probably you are ignorant of the fact that Shakira is also the founder of Pies Descalzos Foundation in Colombia, which supports the education of poor children.

Paula Abdul:

Paula Julie Abdul is a famous pop singer of Latin America. Paula Abdul was born on June 19th, 1962 in San Francisco, California, USA. She started her career in 1980s as a cheer leader. She is also famous as an actress, dancer and choreographer. She won the Grammy Award and Emmy Award twice. Some of her famous albums include Forever Your Girl (1988), Spellbound (1991), Head Over Heels (1995) and TBA (2009). She has also produced some of the greatest singles such as “Straight Up”, “Knocked Out”, “Cold Hearted” etc. If you do not have these collections check it out today.

Miley Cyrus:

The daughter of the famous country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus was born on November 23rd, 1992 in Destiny Hope Cyrus, Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Miley Cyrus is a famous Latin singer, who gained fame at an early age. You might know her not only as a singer but also as an actress. She played the role of Miley Stewart in the hit Disney show Hannah Montana. She was present at the American Music Awards ceremony held at Nokia Theatre L.A. in 2008.

Beyonce Knowles:

Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born on September 4th, 1981 in Houston, Texas, USA. Her singing career was started in the church choir. She started her career at an early age. She formed a group named “Girl’s Tyme”. The group was renamed Destiny's Child and earned immense popularity. She released her successful solo debut album “Dangerously in Love” in 2003. Another album by Knowles “B’Day” was released in 2006. Besides of being a singer she is also popularly known as a dancer and as an actress.

Latin Music has been enriched by these singers.