Paulina Rubio Dosamantes was born in Mexico City on June 17th, 1971 to her parents, Mexican film star Susana Dosamantes and Enrique Rubio. This little princess soon found herself playing behind movie sets. No one can blame her, for her mother is one of Mexico's greatest soap opera and film stars. Paulina is the oldest of two siblings. She has a younger borther named Enrique.

At age 5, Paulina was taking singing, acting, painting, jazz and dance lessons while enrolled at what is now the CEA in Mexico. AFter two years of being there, Pedro Damián and Martha Zavaleta called her parents to ask for their approval for Paulina to join a band which would be formed by children from the center.

Some time later, after months of rehearsing, on the 30th of April 1982 and under the guidance of the Spaniard Miguel Bosé, Miss Paulina Rubio became part of one of Mexico's all-time favorite bands: Timbiriche! The original band had 7 members: Alix Bauer, Benny Ibarra, Diego Schoening, Mariana Garza, Paulina Rubio, Sasha Sökol and Erick Rubin, who joined the group a year later. The band was a huge success. Paulina-as part of Timbiriche-recorded 10 full albums, participated in countless concerts and performances, and contributed toward the sales of more than 6 million albums!

In 1992, having left Timbiriche behind, Paulina is ready to become Mexico's Golden Girl. She had traveled to Spain earlier to record her first solo album, La Chica Dorada ('The Golden Girl' in English), with the record label EMI. After being a great accomplishment, Paulina recorded three more albums with EMI: 24 Kilates in 1993, El Tiempo Es Oro in 1995, and Planeta Paulina in 1996.

After Planeta Paulina, the Mexican blonde closed her era with EMI and concentrated her energy in the 'reunion', which recruited the original members of Timbiriche and thanks to a generous acceptance, began touring cities across Mexico and USA.

After the 'reunion', Paulina crossed the Atlantic Ocean to Spain where she demonstrated her artistic capability when she hosted the TV series Vive el Verano, where she was an interviewer, a daner and of course, a singer. The show's official theme song, also titled "Vive el Verano", was just a taste of what would be her fifth discographic production.

The year 2000 arrived, and to everyone's surprise, Paulina announces the release of the self-titled album Paulina, her first album with Universal. The album synthesizes what she wants to represent in the closing of the millenium. Mexico's Golden Girl aroused and took pleausre in shaking things up with singles like "Lo Haré Por Ti", "El Último Adios", "Tal Vez, Quizá", "Y Yo Sigo Aquí", "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer", and "Sexi Dance". Paulina soon found herself becoming the winner of multiple awards, gaining 3 Grammy nominations, selling over 3 million copies of Paulina, and going-not only Platinum-but Double Diamond with the album.

After the great success of 2000's Paulina, Paulina was finally able to make one of her dreams come true two years later in 2002; whne she released her English debut album, Border Girl, and became the first Mexican singer to crossover into English. With only one week after its release, Border Girl claimed the 11th position on the Billboard chart for the top selling albums in the US during its first week. HEr first singles, "Don't Say Godbye" and "Si Tú Te Vas", became a classic hits on radio. Paulina began to conquer the world, setting foot on places she had never been or been heard of before. These included Russia, Poland, Hungary, the UK and Asia, to name a few. But her main target, the US, is not to be forgotten; as she definitely did not miss it. The Golden Girl dominated magazine covers including Blender, Stuff, Ocean Drive, and Maxim, to name a few. Apart from magazines, she was also touring with English radio stations and hitting cities like San Diego, Dallas, Miami, Chicago, Houston, and Los Angeles. She also visited the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn. Who can forget her tour with Enrique Iglesias? Paulina went on tour once more as Enrique Iglesias' opening act in various cities. It can be proudly said taht Paulina not only made her dream of recording an English album true, but definitely earned satisfaction!

Paulina kicks off 2004 with a big-bang with the name of Pau-Latina. Pau-Latina was released on February 10, 2004 under Universal and quickly became the number one Latin selling album in the US for several weeks. Its first single, "Te Quise Tanto", also remained number one for several consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. Shortly, Paulina's face was everywhere from presenting an award at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards to performing "Te Quise Tanto" as the opening act for the 2004 Billboard Latin Music Awards. She was chosen as the first female to host the MTV Latin America Music Awards that fall and prepared perhaps her most ambitious and memorable tour next spring. The Pau-Latina Tour began in Mexico that fall and kicked off the US leg in April 2005. Pau-Latina definitely left Paulina with a sweet taste, earning her two number one singles and in December 2005, she was named the "Star of the Year" by People en Español magazine.

Paulina disappeared for several months to prepare the release of her next album, whose first single "Ni Una Sola Palabra" began conquering the airwaves in July 2006 and went on to become Paulina's third number one single in September, when her eighth album Ananda also topped Billboard's chart for the top selling Latin albums in the US. Ananda took Paulina once again to perform at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and, for the first time in Paulina's career, to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in December, where she performed along artists such as Rihanna. In Spring 2007, Paulina kicked off the Spanish leg of her Amor, Luz y Sonido Tour followed by the US leg of Love, Light and Sound in May of that year. Ananda did not live up to the standards of previous albums as far as sales, producing only one Top 20 single in the US. Singles "Nada Puede Cambiarme" and "Ayúdame" failed to crack the Top 20 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart. And Paulina took nearly two years to prepare her ninth studio album.

2009 saw the release of her new album, Gran City Pop, an imaginary mega city where Paulina gathers in one sight some of her musical and life experiences in the last few years in different cities of the world. On Monday 30th of March her new single "Causa y Efecto" was premiered on radio worldwide, and it went on to hit the top of the charts in Mexico, Spain, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and of course, the US, for several weeks. Paulina is reclaiming her crown as the Queen of Latin Pop with this album. Her new single "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" is currently on the airwaves and Paulina is set to kick off her Gran City Pop Tour in October 2009.

Nominations, Awards, Distinctions and Special Recognitions

Album La Chica Dorada (1992-1994)

1993 Best New Artist for her debut solo album La Chica Dorada
1993 Gold Certification in Mexico for La Chica Dorada
1993 Gold Medal for performance at AcaFest Music Festival
1993 Nominee for Best New Release in Eres Awards
1993 Nominee for Best Female Singer in Eres Awards
1993 Nominee for Best Video "Mío"in Eres Awards
1993 Pop Album of the Year La Chica Dorada in Eres Awards
1993 Award GalardÛn a los Grandes
1993 Pop Album of the Year ìLa Chica Doradaî - Premios Lo Nuestro
1994 2nd Gold Certification for La Chica Dorada - EMI Capitol
1994 3rd Gold Certification for La Chica Dorada - EMI Capitol
1994 Platinum Certification for La Chica Dorada - EMI Capitol

Album 24 Kilates (1994-1995)

1994 Receives medal for her debut performance at Viña del Mar Music Festival in Chile
1994 ìNaranjaî Award for her participation at Viña del Mar Music Festival
1994 Gold Certification for 24 Kilates
1994 Nominee for Best Female Artist - Eres Awards
1994 Nominee for Best Concert 24 Kilates - Eres Awards
1995 2nd Gold Certification for 24 Kilates
1995 Platinum Certification for 24 Kilates

Album El Tiempo es Oro (1995-1996)

1995 EMI Capitol releases ìEl Tiempo Es Oroî in 14 countries
1995 Receives gold medal for performing at AcaFest Music Festival
1995 First Single ìTe DarÌa Mi Vidaî is released in Italy and Brazil, reaching the top 5 positions
1995 Invited to be part of the jury for "Miss Mexico"
1995 Gold Certification for El Tiempo Es Oro
1995 Invited to record the song for soap opera Pobre Niña Rica, where she also appeared with one of the main roles
1996 Invited to appear on the cover of the book Perséfone
1996 Selected to record and be part of the album 96 Atlanta Olympics with other international stars

Album Planeta Paulina (1996-1997)

1996 EMI Capitol releases album Planeta Paulina in 23 countries (USA, Latin America and Europe)
1997 Due to her popularity Paulina records tracks in Portuguese and English
1997 Nominee for Best Concert Planeta Paulina - Eres Awards
1997 Selected as one of the fifty most beautiful people for Mexican magazine Somos
1997 Receives gold medal for performing at AcaFest Music Festival
1997 Releases first calendar Paulina 98: all earnings were donated to Teleton (Biggest Foundation in Mexico for disabled children)

Album Paulina (2000)

2000 Receives a special medal for her performance at the Viña del Mar Music Festival in Chile
2000 Invited to the last edition of the Eres Awards to promote and sing her first single "Lo Haré Por Ti" from her album Paulina
2000 Is awarded a special medal for her performance at the AcaFest Music Festival in Acapulco, Mexico
2000 SOHO magazine selects Paulina to be the first Mexican artist on their cover
2000 Her album Paulina stays on the top 10 albums the whole year
2000 Special recognition at the 7th annual Furia Music Awards in Mexico
2000 Eres magazine selects "Lo Haré Por Ti" as one of the best all time 100 songs in Spanish
2000 Special recognition as "Celebrity of the Year" from E! Entertainment channel
2001 Gold and Platinum Certification in México and US
2001 Double Gold and Platinum Certification in Colombia, Venezuela and Costa Rica
2001 Best Female Pop Vocalist - Premio Lo Nuestro Awards
2001 Pop Album of the Year - Premio Lo Nuestro Awards
2001 Sells out her five consecutive shows at the Auditorio Nacional of Mexico City, where the capacity is just over 10,000 people
2001 Marco Bissi, who was Universal Music's president, declared Paulina as the label's international priority
2001 Triple Platinum Certification in Mexico
2001 Her first Platinum Certification in Spain
2001 Her first Diamond Certification for selling more than one million copies in the world with her album Paulina
2001 Nominee for Best Female Pop Vocalist - Latin Grammy Awards
2001 Nominee for Best Female Pop Album - Latin Grammy Awards
2001 Nominee for Best Female Artist - Latin Grammy Awards
2001 Triple Platinum and Diamond certification in Mexico
2001 Double Gold Certification and Platinum Certification in the US
2001 Gold and Platinum Certification in Colombia
2001 Platinum Certification in Chile
2001 Gold Certification in Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela
2001 Best Female Pop Vocalist - Premios Lo Nuestro Awards
2001 Album of the Year - Premios Lo Nuestro
2001 Wins Premio Amigo in Spain for Best Latin Artist of the Year
2002 Wins Premio OYE Mexico for Mexican Artist with the Most International Exposure

Album Border Girl (2002)

2002 Gold Certification in the US
2002 Gold Certification in Japan for 100,000 copies
2002 Debuts at #11 on the Billboard 200 chart
2002 "Don't Say Goodbye" video debuts on the top 10 TRL countdown
2002 Texas radio station 104 KRBE declares June 21st as Paulina Day in Houston, TX
2002 Receives the key to the city of Dallas, TX
2002 Makes her first performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilburn to promote her debut English album
2002 On covers of Rolling Stone, Stuff, and Blender
2002 Makes an appearance on the TV show CD:UK in the UK

Album Pau-Latina (2004)

2004 Gold Certification in Mexico and the US
2004 Double Platinum certification in Mexico
2004 Is given "Premio De la Gente" (People's Choice Awards)
2004 Selected as the 1st female ever to host the MTV Latin America Awards
2005 Wins Gaviota de Plata at Viña del Mar Music Festival in Chile
2005 Best Female Pop Album - Billboard Latin Awards
2005 Best Female Pop Artist - Billboard Latin Awards
2005 Album of the Year - Billboard Latin Awards
2005 Best Female Pop Album - Premio Lo Nuestro
2005 Best Female Pop Vocalist - Premio Lo Nuestro
2005 Tribute award for her career - Premio Lo Nuestro
2005 Nominee for Best Female Pop Artist - MTV Latin America Music Awards
2005 Nominee for Best Female Pop Vocalist - Latin Grammy Awards
2005 Star of the Year Award by People en Español magazine
2005 Nominee for Latin Pop Album of the Year - Grammy Awards

Album Ananda (2006)

2006 First single "Ni una Sola Palabra" maintains at #1 for 11 weeks on Billboard Hot Latin Songs
2006 Ananda debuts #1 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart and 25th on Billboard's Top 200
2006 "Ni Una Sola Palabra" maintained as #1 for four consecutive weeks in national radio in USA, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Spain
2006 Platinum Certification in US, Puerto Rico and Spain
2006 Gold Certification in Mexico
2006 Selected to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Gala in Oslo, Norway along with other international stars Rihanna, John Legend and Lionel Richie
2007 Launches "Rubia" lipstick for MAC cosmetics
2007 Gold Certification in USA and Puerto Rico
2007 Wins GQ Award in Spain
2007 Song of the Year "Ni Una Sola Palabra" in Latin Billboard Awards
2007 Best Female Pop Artist - Latin Billboard Awards
2007 Nominee for Best Female Pop Vocalist for MTV Latin America Awards
2007 Nominee for Best Pop Song of the Year for MTV Latin America Awards
2007 Best Dressed artist at the MTV Latin America Awards
2007 Nominee for Solo Artist of the Year at Premio de La Gente Awards
2007 "Tarabu de Oro" award for 200,000 of her music downloads to cell phones in Mexico
2007 "Ni Una Sola Palabra" is the #3 most popular song in Finland
2007 "Ni una sola palabra" is certified double platinum for digital downloads in Spain
2007 Receives an award at Dial Awards in Spain
2008 Nominee for Best Female Vocal Pop - Premio Lo Nuestro

Album Gran City Pop (2009)

2009 Oracle Brand releases "Oro" perfume by Paulina Rubio
2009 First single "Causa y Efecto" maintains at #1 for over four consecutive weeks on Billboard Hot Latin Songs
2009 Gran City Pop debuts #1 in Mexico, and #1 in Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart in US