Born in Long Beach, California, to Mexican immigrant parents, Rivera, 43, released her debut album in 1999.
Her debut album, Some Hearts, spent 11 weeks in 2007 at the top of the Billboard album charts.
In 1998, the 19-year-old established herself as a bold new artist with the release of her debut album, Turn the Heat Up!
She followed up as the Jonas Brothers' opening act on their sold-out cross-country tour before releasing her debut album, Don't Forget, in September.
She has toured and worked with Mystery Jets and her debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim, was produced by Noah and The Whale frontman Charlie Fink.
Finally, with all the songs chosen, Ellie headed into the studio with Tony to record her debut album - something she feared would never happen because of setbacks.
Mvula is currently putting the finishing touches to her debut album with Steve Brown, who mentored singer-songwriter Rumer, and Grammy-winning Tom Elmhirst, who has worked Adele and Amy Winehouse, and who she describes as "the real deal".
Having secured a record contract with Universal Republic in her victory, Pope will soon hit the studio to record her debut solo album.
Simone says her background and the almost nomadic life she has lived have shaped her music immensely (her 2007 debut album was appropriately titled Placelessness).
Since the release of her groundbreaking debut album "La Chacalosa" in 1995, Rivera has released more than 12 hit albums, all reaching Platinum and Gold status in the U.S. and Mexico.
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And she recalls her third album's debut last month at No. 3 on the Billboard album chart -- a career high -- with genuine surprise.
Her previous album, Let It Die, helped solidify her as a darling of the indie-rock scene, but her major label debut is an album that both the critics and the broader public seem to love.
That may have partly contributed to the demise of Britney Spears' ill-fated union with backup dancer Kevin Federline. (She was 22 and he was 26 when they wed.) Spears tried to bolster Federline's nascent music career when she helped finance and even appeared on her husband's doomed debut album, Playing With Fire, released last year to dismal reviews.
"Country Girl, " the first single off Palmer's self-titled 2007 debut album, made her the first African-American female in 20 years to hit Billboard's country chart, according to Country Music Television.
She heads back to Holland in May without a job lined up but with the hope of finishing her second dream: A debut solo pop album, which will likely be in English.
Her seductive, infectious breakthrough album The Reminder came out earlier this year, building on the success of her 2005 debut (Let It Die), as well as a relentless tour schedule.
Katie Melua's second album Piece By Piece equalled the European success of her debut Call Off The Search by selling more than two million copies.
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