Alicia Villarreal (born Martha Alicia Villarreal Esparza on August 31, 1974, in Monterrey, Mexico) is a Mexican singer. In 2004 she won a Latin Grammy. Music critics pointed to her as one of the few possible "next Selena" when Selena Quintanilla passed away in 1995. She is divorced from ex-soccer player Arturo Carmona, with whom she had a daughter, Melanie Aidée, in 1999. She is currently married to Cruz Martinez of the Kumbia Kings fame. In December 2005, she gave birth to a son. Image File history File links Alicia_Villareal. ... Image File history File links Alicia_Villareal. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... This article is about the Mexican city; for other uses, see Monterrey (disambiguation). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Selena Selena Quintanilla Perez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was a Mexican-American singer who is considered to be one of the most popular and influential Hispanic music icons of all time. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kumbia Kings are a Latin pop group from Texas. ...

Villarreal first performed the song Mundo De Juguetes at Pipo, a national TV show her parents took her to. Her first professional performance was at a church fundraiser.

In 1995, Limite, with her as lead singer, started touring with the more famous Grupo Bronco. Limite became a wildly successful group of Musica Grupera, with hits including "Acariciame", "Te Aprovechas" and "Solo Contigo". Grupo Limite released six albums altogether, including a live CD recorded in Mexico City. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grupo Bronco was a Mexican northern regional music group from Apodaca, N.L.. Broncos modern take on the Norteño style in the 80s and 90s helped earn them a number of international hits. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides...

In 2003, Alicia released a solo album in the ranchera style titled "Soy Lo Prohibido." It launched a widely popular single "Te Quedo Grande la Yegua." In it she sings to her man, telling him that she is too much woman for him to handle. It is rumored that she wrote the song about her ex-husband. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The ranchera is a type of Mexican song. ...

In 2004, after parting ways with her bandmates, she released another solo album entitled "Cuando el Corazon se Cruza." The album was produced by her current husband, Cruz Martinez, and they wrote several of the songs together. The album has garnered her several awards, including a Latin Grammy. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...