Ana Gabriel

For the Costa Rican professional boxer, see Hanna Gabriel.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Araujo and the second or maternal family name is Yong.
Ana Gabriel
Ana Gabriel performing in 2006
Born
María Guadalupe Araujo Yong

(1955-12-10) December 10, 1955 (age 68)
Guamúchil, Sinaloa, Mexico
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Musical career
GenresLatin pop, Latin ballad, ranchera, mariachi, rock
Years active1974–present
LabelsSony

María Guadalupe Araujo Yong (born December 10, 1955), known professionally as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. With over 40 million records sold worldwide, Gabriel is the best-selling Mexican female artist, and one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time. Dubbed as the "Diva de América" and the "Luna de América",[1] during her long career, she has performed different genres of music (primarily Latin pop, Latin ballad and Ranchera).

As of 2013, Gabriel had released twenty studio albums, three live albums, and fifteen compilation albums. Three of Gabriel's albums have topped the Top Latin Albums chart, and has achieved 7 number-one singles and 20 top 10 hits on the Hot Latin Songs chart, including "Ay Amor", "Es Demasiado Tarde", and "Quién Como Tú"; for which she has been named the chart's seventh Greatest of All Time Artist.[2]

She was included among the Greatest Latin Artists of All Time by Billboard.[3] Her accolades include a Grammy Award nomination, four Latin Grammy Award nominations, five Billboard Latin Music Awards, thirteen Lo Nuestro Awards (including the Excellence Award),[4] the Living Legend Award by Billboard Latin Women in Music; as well as awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017.[5]

  1. ^ Johnson, Catalina Maria (February 7, 2020). "Ana Gabriel lives up to the title 'La Diva de América'". Chicago Reader. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  2. ^ tolsen (October 17, 2016). "Greatest Of All Time Hot Latin Songs Artists". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Cabison, Rosalie (October 19, 2020). "Greatest of All Time Latin Artists". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Ana Gabriel será Máxima Excelencia de Lo Nuestro" (in Spanish). terra.com. February 13, 2006. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  5. ^ Flores, Griselda (February 6, 2017). "Romeo Santos & Ana Gabriel Among 2017 Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2024.