Biography:

Trevi was born Gloria de los Angeles Treviño on February 15, 1970 in Monterrey, Mexico, an industrial city in the northern part of the country. The singer had a rough childhood; she was quite poor, and her parents (both of whom allegedly mistreated her) divorced when she was 10. But none of those things discouraged Trevi from becoming seriously interested in the arts. As a pre-teen, she studied ballet dancing and learned to play the piano; eventually, she learned to play the drums as well. Trevi was not only interested in Latin music; she was seriously into American and British rock and listened to Led Zeppelin, the Doors, Deep Purple, Pat Benatar and Janis Joplin (among others) extensively.

Against her mother's wishes, Trevi left home when she was only 12 and moved from Monterrey to Mexico City to pursue a career in the arts. At first, life in Mexico City was a struggle for Trevi, who survived by doing everything from singing on the streets for money to selling tacos; she also taught aerobics for awhile. But her career started to take off when, in 1984, a 14-year-old Trevi met producer Sergio Andrade, who was about 28 at the time and went on to become her manager and mentor as well as her husband. After briefly singing with the all-female group Boquitas Pintadas in the mid-‘80s, Trevi became a full-time solo artist and, with Andrade's help, recorded her debut solo album, Que Hago Aqui?, in 1989. Released on an independent Mexican label, that album and its lead single "Dr. Psiquiatra" (which made it to 1 on the Latin charts) were a smash--and in 1990, Trevi landed a deal with RCA/BMG's Latin division.

By 1993, she had sold more than five million albums overall. The Mexican Madonna was selling out large venues all over Latin America, where she embraced mostly Spanish-language material but also performed covers of songs by Zeppelin, the Doors and other English-speaking rockers on stage. Between her albums, live performances and racy pin-up calendars (which sold millions of copies), someone who had been dirt poor as a child had become one of Mexico's wealthiest, most affluent and famous women. Gloria Trevi is currently featured on Verdad y Fama on LATV.

Discography:

• Una Rosa Blu (2007)

• La Trayectoria [CD/DVD] (2006)

• Como Nace El Universo (2004)

• Ellas Cantan Asi (2003)

• Recuento De Los Anos (2001)

• Rock Del Milenio (1999)

• No Soy Monedita De Oro (1999)

• De Pelos: Lo Mejor De Gloria Trevia (1997)

• Si Me Llevas Contigo (1995)

• Mas Turbada Que Nunca (1994)

• Cantalo Tu Mismo (1993)

• Me Siento tan Sola (1992)

• Tu Angel De la Guarda (1991)

• Que Hago Aquí ? (1989)

Websites:

• www.gloriatreviweboficial.com/index.php

• www.myspace.com/gloriatrevimyspace

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