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Noelia is the first daughter of Puerto Rican singer and
actress Yolandita Monge and Uruguayan businessman
Alfredo Lorenzo. She showed interest in music since
childhood. In 1998, she started working on her first
full-length album titled Noelia which was finally
released in 1999. The album produced the hit single
"Tu", written by Estéfano, which was awarded by
Billboard.[6] In 2000, the album was certified gold by
RIAA.
In 2000 she released her second album, Golpeando Fuerte.
Her third album, Natural, released in 2003 featured
another hit song, "Clávame Tu Amor", which peaked at #5
on Billboard Hot Latin Tracks. The album also featured
songwriting contributions from her then boyfriend,
Alexis Grullón. In 2004, she surprised with her fourth
studio album titled Melao, which was a fusion of pop
with reggaeton. The album was produced by reggaeton
producer, DJ Eric, and features Yamil sharing lead
vocals with Noelia. They also co-wrote most of the songs
of the album.
In 2006, she returned to her musical roots with the
album 40 Grados, produced by Adrián Posse. The album
featured the single "Como Duele", which was nominated by
Billboard as Pop Song of the Year[12]. The song was also
chosen as the theme for the Mexican telenovela Barrera
de Amor and peaked at #8 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs.
In 2007, she released her sixth full-length album titled
Volverte a Ver. She is also working on her first English
language album. The album will be titled Caribbean Queen
and the first single, "Caribbean Queen Reloaded" became
available in May 2008. The song is a cover version of
Billy Ocean's hit song of 1984.
In 2007, she was featured on the cover of the Spanish
edition of Maxim magazine. In 2008, she was named as one
of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People en Español. In
June 2007, a sex tape of Noelia and former boyfriend
Yamil started circulating on the Internet, which caused
a media hype around her person. In August 2007, Noelia
accused her step-father and former manager, Topy Mamery,
of sexually assaulting her back in 2003; she claimed to
have filed a lawsuit, calling singer Ricardo Montaner as
a witness. However, Mamery says he has not received any
lawsuit, and Montaner says he has never been called to
testify. During an interview with Primer Impacto
Montaner was asked about this and he said, "I have never
seen anything weird (between Noelia and Mamery). Mamery
is a gentleman that has loved Noelia as her daughter".
According to Mamery, he’s not the first person Noelia
has accused of sexual assault. He claims that in the
last five years the singer has pointed the finger at
Guillermo Santiso, former president of Fonovisa (her old
record label), and singer Alejandro Montaner, son of
Ricardo Montaner. In October 2007, Mamery went to the
FBI with evidence that allegedly incriminated Jorge
Reynoso with the distribution of Noelia's sex tape.
Weeks later, Mamery sued Noelia and Jorge Reynoso in
Federal Court for defamation and libel. In February
2008, Noelia's lawyer decided to quit representing
Noelia in the defamation lawsuit against her.
In May 2008, the judge José A. Fusté did an annotation
of defiance to the singer Noelia and to his partner and
manager, Jorge Reynoso, in favor of the petition
presented by Mamery, who sued the couple for defamation
for declaring knowingly that it is false that he
sexually assaulted Noelia. However, on June 13, 2008,
Fusté dismissed the case by declaring that there was no
defamation and libel since Mamery is a public figure.
Fusté concluded that "although it is true there might be
some indication that Reynoso could be connected to the
website where the video was sold, the court could not
say for sure if he was the one that put it. Fusté also
reprimanded both sides for airing publicly their
personal issues.
Noelia has been romantically involved to show-biz
personalities throughout her career. She had a four-year
relationship with former MDO member, Alexis Grullón. In
2004, she also had a brief relationship with rapper
Yamil, with whom she worked on the album Melao. As of
2007, she's in a relationship with Mexican producer,
Jorge Reynoso, who is also managing her international
career. There have been rumors about them getting
married but both of them have denied it. |
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