Mónica Naranjo
Mónica Naranjo Carrasco (born 23 May 1974) is a Spanish singer widely popular in Spain and Latin America and recognised as one of the most powerful voices of the Spanish and Latin American music scenes. She has performed with singers such as Luciano Pavarotti, Rocío Jurado and Mina Mazzini amongst others.
Also recorded as Monica Naranjo · Mónica Naranjo Carrasco
Mónica Naranjo

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- Born
- 1974.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- singer, television presenter, actor, songwriter, DJ producer and musician.
- Fields
- pop music.
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Mónica Naranjo Carrasco (born 23 May 1974) is a Spanish singer widely popular in Spain and Latin America and recognised as one of the most powerful voices of the Spanish and Latin American music scenes. She has performed with singers such as Luciano Pavarotti, Rocío Jurado and Mina Mazzini amongst others.
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Early years
Early years
Mónica Naranjo was born in Figueres. Her parents, Francisco, a construction worker, and Patricia, a housewife, migrated from southern Spain (Seville and Málaga) to the north in the 1960s. Mónica, who is the oldest daughter in the family, has two younger siblings, Raquel and Enrique. Despite her troubled childhood, when she was only 4, she realised that music was her favourite activity. At the age of 14, the young Mónica enrolled in a music school to learn singing, and she also was given a voice recorder as a present so that she could start composing and recording her own songs.
Pop career
Pop career
She started singing at a very young age. Cristóbal Sánsano became her first producer. At 18, she emigrated to Mexico. In 1994, she recorded her debut album, the self-titled Mónica Naranjo, after signing with Sony Music. The album resulted in the hit singles "Sola", "Solo se vive una vez", "El amor coloca", "Supernatural", "¡Óyeme!" and "Fuego de pasión". She was nominated for Eres Awards. Although the album went almost unnoticed in Spain, it had a great reception in Mexico, where it sold more than 900,000 copies. In 1997, taking advantage of her popularity in Latin America, she released her second album, Palabra de Mujer. This time, the album was a hit not only in Mexico, but also in Spain, her home country. Managing to sell more than 2,000,000 copies. This success in Spain enabled the singer to return to her home country, and to perform in numerous TV programmes. The album was also successful in the United States, Latin America, thanks to singles such as "Entender el amor", "Desátame", "Pantera en libertad" and "Las campanas del amor". Due to the success of this album, she was awarded with the Amigo Award for the best Spanish female solo artist. In 2000 she released her third album, Minage, a tribute to the Italian singer Mina. In an interview that year, she mentioned that the album was like nothing her producers expected:They were expecting another Palabra de Mujer album, but more than just a hit, I wanted something to let the world know that I am also a fanatic, and that there are many great artists/singers out there who deserve more recognition. An example of such an artist is Mina Mazzini.Minage was known for the song "Sobreviviré", a hit song that would turn into one of the most remembered and representative hits of the singer. This song, which is a cover of Mina Mazzini's "Fiume azurro" is not only considered a fight song, but also an LGBT anthem and a hymn against domestic violence. She performed that song during the "Pavarotti and Friends" gala, where she also performed "Agnus dei" in a duet with the Italian tenor. In 2001, she released Chicas Malas, an album with several collaborations, among them Diane Warren, Gregg Alexander, John Reid, Cliff Masterson, Sam Watters, and many more. Having such worldwide-known influences, the commercial dance album sales were disappointing, having sold only 120,000 copies in its first year, making it the lowest-selling studio album in her Spanish-singing career. In 2001, she decided to make a big leap into the English language public by recording the English version of "Chicas Malas" named "Bad Girls". The international push met very little support, although the song "I Ain't Gonna Cry" did get Mónica some recognition in continental Europe. The album was finally released in 2002, while in some countries it came out in 2003 and 2006. The album was out of print until 2019 and 2020.
Hiatus
Hiatus
After feeling overwhelmed by the music industry in general, and after thinking about her own personal life and career, the performer took the decision of moving away from the stage. In 2005, after a long break from music, Mónica released a greatest hits album, Colección Privada, a big success that also included one new release "Enamorada de ti". With this album, Mónica closed a stage in her life and career. In December 2005, she sang "Punto de partida" as a duet with Rocío Jurado in a TV homage titled Rocío... Siempre. In 2004, she recorded a version of Insensatez, from Mina for her album, Sampa Pa Ti. In 2006, she announced she was recording what would be Tarantula, her next album, and in 2007 the participated in a Spanish TV Program called "Sorpresa Sorpresa." She also made some red carpet appearances.
Return
Return
On 29 February 2008, her new single Europa was officially launched on her official site climbing to No. 1 in the Spanish Single Charts. The Album Tarántula was made available in stores on 22 April 2008. This album, which marked her return to music after almost seven years reached number 1 in Spain, and was certified Platinum. Later, she released a limited special edition of the album, with a DVD and a photographic book of pictures of the Tarántula era. Following the success of her latest album Tarántula, Mónica Naranjo embarked on the tour Adagio Tour in which she offered a new vision of her songs and symphonic CD + DVD is a reflection of this journey. The concert included in this album was recorded on 16 October 2009 at the Teatro de la Ciudad de México, with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Mexico City, one of the most prestigious in America, directed by Pepe Herrero, who also signed the new orchestral arrangements. The 16-track CD was mixed and mastered by John M. Vinader. It was released in Mexico and the U.S. Thanks to the success of Tarántula, in 2010 the singer partnered with Studio Kawaii, (a Madrid-based studio specialised in manga style comics) and released simultaneously two comics, the semiautobiographical "Amor y lujo" and the fictional and futuristic "Todo mentira". Some years she started new projects and also released a recipe book. In 2011, she sang the theme song for Mexican telenovela Emperatriz and in 2012, she released A Opera-Rock, accompanying a novel in Spanish with a few strokes in other languages. It was co-produced by Mónica and by Óscar Tarruella, and arrangements were by Pepe Herrero and Chris Gordon. The release originally due in 2010 was postponed for release to February 2016 which finally had the title of Lubna, based on a same name novel.
New projects
New projects
In 2014, Mónica was part of the jury of the programme Tu cara me suena (Your face sounds familiar to me) which was broadcast by Antena 3. That same year, she was also a juror in the Spanish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, which was won by Ruth Lorenzo, with whom she would perform in future concerts. In 2017, she was also a juror in Operación Triunfo 2018, whose participation was controversial due to her sincere but also severe critics to the participating performers. In 2019, Mónica debuted her new television show called Mónica y el Sexo (Sex and Mónica) on which the performer talks openly about the problems brought by her recent divorce from Óscar Tarruella who had been her husband for 16 years. Her song "Tú y yo y el loco amor" (You and me and that crazy love) was released as the principal song of the OST of the same name film. After that, she started working in a new project called "Mes Excentricités", a project that will be split in three EP's, of which the first one, entitled "Le psiquiatrique" will be released in middle 2019. The first single entitled "Doble Corazón" will be released during the Gay Pride parade in Madrid. In 2020, the singer presented the popular but at the same time controversial reality show "La isla de las tentaciones" (Temptation island) and also performed the opening theme of the program. At the same time, she worked on the second volume of the EP series "Mes Excentricités" entitled "Les quatre saisons". This second volume will feature a cover of Radiohead's song Creep. Mónica released her new single from the album, Mimétika, released in 2022, "Lagrimas de un Angel" on November 4.
Singles
Singles
(—) means the singles did not chart or were not eligible to chart, as they were sent only as a promo to radios.
Tours
Tours
1995/1996 – Mónica Naranjo Tour (America) 1998, 1999 – Tour Palabra de mujer (Spain/America) 2000 – Tour Minage (Spain) 2008 – Tarántula Tour (Spain) 2009/2010 – Adagio Tour (Spain/America) 2011/2012 – Madame Noir (Spain/America) 2014 – Mónica Naranjo: 4.0 Tour (Spain) 2019/2020 – Mónica Naranjo: Renaissance (Spain/America)
Television
Television
El Número Uno, Antena 3 (2012). Judge. Mira quien va a Eurovisión, TVE (2014). Judge. Tu cara me suena, Antena 3 (2014–2017). Judge. Operación Triunfo 2017, TVE (2017–2018). Judge. Mónica y el Sexo, Cuatro (2019). Host. La isla de las tentaciones, Cuatro (2019). Host. Love Never Lies, Netflix (2021–present). Host. Benidorm Fest 2023, TVE (2023). Host.
Life and career
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Life and career
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2001
Mónica Naranjo - Chicas Malas (2001) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2002
Mónica Naranjo - Bad Girls (2002) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
Other releases
Amor y lujo, with Studio Kawaii (Manga) (2008) Todo mentira, With Studio Kawaii (Manga) (2010) Come y calla (Recipe book) (2013)

Mónica Naranjo y Gloria Trevi en un concierto en 2022
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Mónica Naranjo y Gloria Trevi en un concierto en 2022
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- 1.¿Qué le provocó la mala infancia? La adversidad es lo que más nos hace crecer si estamos dispuestos a aprender de ella. Mis padres son muy buena gente, pero entre ellos saltaban chispas. La experiencia me ha servido para aprender a no repetirlo. 10 June 2011.
- 2.Mónica Naranjo – Biografía, Discos y Canciones. todomusica.org.
- 3.DaniSpiceBoy. Mónica Naranjo – Mejor Solista Femenina Española [Premios Amigo 1998]. January 6, 2017.
- 4.INFORMACION. Seis himnos del Orgullo Gay. diarioinformacion.com. 28 June 2018.
- 5.Mónica Naranjo - Chicas Malas Album Reviews, Songs & More AllMusic.
- 6.¿Lo dejó todo? Sí, a los 27 abandoné. Estaba harta, nada tenía sentido, había perdido la ilusión. Estuve siete años completamente desaparecida, aprendiendo la lección de mi vida. 10 June 2011.
- 7.Amor y lujo.
- 8.Todo Mentira Comic.
- 9.Mónica Naranjo responde a los responsables de OT tras ser criticada por calificar el formato de aburrido. HOLA USA. November 23, 2018.
- 10.Mónica Naranjo nos muestra su doble corazón. Cadena Dial. June 7, 2019.
- 11.Gomar, Ignacio. Mónica Naranjo: "La isla de las tentaciones' es un programa feminista". El País. 2020-02-15. 1134-6582.
- 12.EFE. Mónica Naranjo volverá a los 80 en su EP "Les Quatre Saisons". eldiario.es. June 2020.
- 13.Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Chart positions in Mexico. June 17, 2000.
- 14.PROMUSICAE. Spanish albums chart. Billboard. 112. 18. 73. April 27, 2008.
- 15.Recording Industry Association of America. Sales certifications in the United States (searchable database). June 17, 2000.
- 16.Billboard. 114. 45. 48. November 9, 2002.
- 17.International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. IFPI Platinum Awards. 2001.
- 18.PROMUSICAE. Palabra de Mujer sales certification in Spain. October 30, 2005.
- 19.Billboard. 110. 47. 96. November 21, 1998.
- 20.Billboard. 110. 14. 45. April 4, 1998.
- 21.AMPROFON. Mexican sales certification.
- 22.Promusicae. Spanish sales chart.
- 23.AllMusic. Mónica Naranjo biography.
- 24.Productores de Música de España. Awards Records.
- 25.PROMUSICAE. Tarántula sales certification in Spain. January 4, 2009.
- 26.PROMUSICAE. Lubna sales certification in Spain. February 4, 2016.
- 27.Productores de Música de España. Top 100 Albumes – Semana 42: del 11.10.2019 al 17.10.2019.
- 28.Productores de Música de España. Top 100 Albums.
- 29.Productores de Música de España. Top 100 Albumes – Semana 25: del 17.06.2022 al 23.06.2022.
- 30.Productores de Música de España. Top 100 Albumes – Semana 47: del 15.11.2019 al 21.11.2019.
- 31.Spanishcharts.com Monica Naranjo Spanish Singles Chart History
- 32.León, Flor Gragera de. Mónica Naranjo sobrevive entre fogones. El País. December 30, 2013. 1134-6582.
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