Jimena (singer)

Jimena is a Mexican pop singer, TV host, and actress. In 1999, she originally signed with Virgin and EMI under the name “Ximena” and released her self-titled debut album. In June 2001, she was then signed to Crescent Moon Records, a record label co-owned by Emilio Estefan and Sony Music. Her second album was Jimena after she reverted back to her birth name, which included ten songs, she wrote . The single Maldita ignorancia was released in three versions, norteña, ranchera and cumbia. She has worked with and trained with Eugenia Sutti, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Luis Felipe Tovar, Savior Sánchez, and Natalia Travena. In 2003 she signed an additional contract with Univisión Music. Her third album, En Soledad, was also produced by Emilio Estefan. She has been nominated for several awards, including Premios Lo Nuestro in 2004 for Artista Revelación and in 2006 for Singer of the Year, sharing the nomination alongside Paulina Rubio, Laura Pausini and Julieta Venegas. In 2006, Jimena released her fourth album, Volar sin Alas, which was also Produced for Emilio Estefan and this time, her single "Que Onda Guey" Ft Akwid was written by Yan weynn [William Ramos Jr ] young writer sing to crescent moon records as a composer and this was an urban hit No. 3 in the album She has performed in numerous venues, including Madison Square Garden, Miami Sand, and Staples Center in Los Angeles. She was a special guest in 2004, having been invited by president George W. Bush to perform in the White House. In 2008, she started serving as a judge on the fifth season of Objetivo Fama, a Puerto Rican show similar to American Idol. She had served as a guest judge on the previous season for several shows. In 2011 and 2012, Jimena co-hosted backstage the...