Ana (American singer)
{{short description|Cuban-American singer (born 1974)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ana
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name = Ana Maria Rodríguez
| alias = Mía
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|02|22}}
| origin = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|dance-pop|freestyle|Latin}}
| occupation = Singer
| instrument =
| years_active = 1987–1990
2003
| label = Univision Records
El Cocodrilo Records
Epic Records
Parc Records
| website = {{URL|www.facebook.com/anamrperez/}}
}}
Ana Maria Pérez (née Rodríguez){{cite web |url=http://musicrareobscure.blogspot.com/2008/04/ana.html |title=Ana |website=Rare and Obscure Music |date=April 7, 2008 |access-date=November 6, 2021 |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630033516/http://musicrareobscure.blogspot.com/2008/04/ana.html |url-status=dead }} (born February 22, 1974{{cite web |url=http://www.univision.net/corp/es/pr/Woodland_Hills_14102003-2.html |title=Univision Records Presenta su Nueva Tentación: Mia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927051807/http://www.univision.net/corp/es/pr/Woodland_Hills_14102003-2.html |publisher=Univision Music Group |date=October 14, 2003 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=November 6, 2021}} in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-American singer who has recorded under the stage names Ana and Mía.
Biography
Ana Maria Rodríguez was born in Havana, Cuba, on February 22, 1974. She relocated with her family to Miami, Florida in 1979. In 1984, Rodríguez signed to Parc Records when she was 10 years old. Under the name Ana, her self-titled debut album was released in 1987, and while it was not a hit in the U.S., it did achieve success in Japan, where it was titled Shy Boys. Ana's debut single "Shy Boys" peaked at No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 23 on the Billboard Dance Chart.{{cite web |url=http://milkcartonpopstars.blogspot.com/2006/06/got-to-tell-me-something.html |title=Got to Tell Me Something |website=Milk Carton Popstars |date=June 8, 2006 |access-date=November 6, 2021}} With the help of producer Maurice Starr in 1990, she recorded her second album Body Language, which includes the duet "Angel of Love" with New Kids on the Block's Jordan Knight. Debbie Gibson also wrote two songs in the album: "Everytime We Say Goodbye" and "Friendly". The album's only single "Got to Tell Me Something" peaked at No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100. Ana performed "Everytime We Say Goodbye" at the 19th Tokyo Music Festival that year.
After years of absence, Ana re-emerged under the name of Mía and released an all-Spanish language album entitled Tentación on Univision Records in September 2003. The album garnered her a Best New Artist of the Year nomination at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2004.
Discography
=Albums=
As Ana
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| scope="row"|Ana{{AllMusic |id=mw0000309984 |title=Ana |access-date=November 6, 2021}}
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| scope="row"|Body Language{{AllMusic |id=mw0000654993 |title=Body Language |access-date=November 6, 2021}}
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As Mía
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Album details |
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| scope="row"|Tentación{{AllMusic |id=mw0000693369 |title=Tentación |access-date=November 6, 2021}}
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=Singles=
As Ana
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:4em;font-size:85%"|U.S. Billboard |
| scope="row"| "Shy Boys"
|align="center"|1987 |align="center"|94 |align="center" rowspan="2"|Ana |
| scope="row"|"The Boy Next Door" {{Small|(Japan only)}}
|align="center" rowspan="2"|1988 |align="center"|— |
| scope="row"|"Before I Jump"
|align="center"|— |{{non-album single}} |
| scope="row"|"Got to Tell Me Something"
|align="center" rowspan="3"|1990 |align="center"|66 |align="center" rowspan="3"|Body Language |
| scope="row"|"Angel of Love" (feat. Jordan Knight) |align="center"|— |
| scope="row"|"Everytime We Say Goodbye"
|align="center"|— |
| align="center" colspan="4" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As Mía
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:4em;font-size:85%"|U.S. Billboard |
| scope="row"| "Te Tengo Que Aprender a Olvidar"
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2003 |align="center"|— |align="center" rowspan="2"|Tentación |
| scope="row"| "Convéncete"
|align="center"|— |
| align="center" colspan="4" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Facebook|id=anamrperez|name=Ana Pérez}}
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- {{AllMusic|id=mn0000749670|title=Ana}}
- {{Discogs artist|110271-Ana|Ana}}
;Mía
- {{AllMusic|id=mn0000450556|title=Mía}}
- {{Discogs artist|2594353-Mía|Mía}}
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Category:21st-century American women singers
Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters
Category:American child singers
Category:American dance-pop musicians
Category:American entertainers of Cuban descent
Category:American freestyle musicians
Category:American Latin pop singers
Category:American women pop singers
Category:American women singer-songwriters
Category:Cuban emigrants to the United States
Category:Hispanic and Latino American musicians
Category:Hispanic and Latino American women singers
Category:Musicians from Havana
Category:Singer-songwriters from Florida