Olga Tañón (born April 13, 1967 in Santurce) is the first Puerto Rican to win both the American and Latin Grammys for the same song. April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... 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...

Born to a middle class family, Olga is the youngest child of Jose and Carmen Tañon. She has three older siblings. Even though her childhood and teenage years were that of any average child, Olga always wanted to be a singer.

Olga's singing career started when she joined a group called "Las Nenas de Ringo y Jossie" (Ringo and Jossie's Girls) in the 1980s. A short time later a very popular group in Puerto Rico called "Chantelle" noticed her mezzo soprano voice and recruited her. They saw in her what they needed for their "merengue" style of music. When Tañon was a member of Chantelle, they scored their biggest hit, "Aunque Tu no Quieras" (Even if You Don't Want It), which was a popular song across Latin America. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Chantelle was a popular merengue Puerto Rico, which performed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. ... A mezzo-soprano (meaning half soprano in Italian) is a female singer with a range usually extending from the A below middle C to the F an eleventh above middle C. Mezzo-sopranos generally have a darker (or lower) vocal tone than sopranos, and their vocal range is between that... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

In 1992, Olga signed a contract with the "WEA Latina" recording studios to record a solo. Her first recorded album was titled "Sola" (Alone). Among the other songs in the album were "Me Cambio por Ella" (He left me for Another) and "Quiero estar Contigo" (I want to be with You). 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1993, She recorded her second album for "WEA Latina", titled "Mujer de Fuego" (Woman of Fire). Olga also debuted as a composer with the song "Presencie tu Amor" (I felt your Love). 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

In 1994, Olga won her first "Double Platinum Record" and in 1995, she won three more Platinum Records with her albun titled "Siente el Amor" (Feel the Love). This album also included another one of her compositions "Unicornio" (Unicorn), which was written to the rytheme of "Salsa". Olga had gained fame and recognition throughout Latin-America. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Salsa may have one of the following meanings. ... Latin America consists of countries in North America (Mexico), Central America (from Guatemala to Panama), some of the islands of the Caribbean, and South America, whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

Olga recorded a Tex-Mex CD with Mexican singer Marco Antonio Muñiz called "Nuevos Senderos". She was now being heard internationally and with that recording she became the first Puerto Rican to be certified by the "R.I.I.A." to have sold over half a million records. Marco Antonio Muñiz (born March 3, 1933) is a famous singer from Mexico. ...

In 1997, Olga debuted as an actress in the Puerto Rican version of the popular production of Jesus Christ Superstar produced by Rafo Muñiz. She played the part of Mary Magdalene. This version had a tropical feel to it and included some of Olga's songs. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. ... Rafo Muñiz (born approx. ... Mary Magdalene is described as a follower of Jesus both in the canonical New Testament and in the New Testament apocrypha. ...

In 1998, Olga married Juan "Igor" Gonzalez the Puerto Rican major league baseball star. They had a daughter from their union but, in 1999, after many scandals, the marriage ended in divorce. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Juan Alberto González Vázquez (born October 20, 1969 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico), better known as Juan González, and nicknamed Juan Gone or Igor, is a Major League Baseball right fielder. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in St. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

In 2000, Olga, who was now known as the "Woman in Fire" by her fans, recorded her first live concert titled "Olga viva...Viva Olga" in the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida. This production was named by the "National Fundation of Popular Culture" as one the top 20 productions of the year. Olga won a Platinum Record and a Grammy for that production. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The House of Blues is a chain of restaurants founded in 1992 by Dan Aykroyd and his friend (and Hard Rock Cafe founder) Isaac Tigrett in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Skyline of Orlando at night, from across Lake Eola The city of Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. ...

On August 2000, Olga sold-out 12 functions in the "Antonio Paoli Hall" at The Luis A. Ferre Center of the Beautiful Arts in San Juan. Later in that same month she debuted in the "Bass Performance Hall" in Fort Worth, Texas. Her performances received raving reviews from the newspapers "Fort Worth Star" and "The Dallas Morning". Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Antonio Paol (April 14, 1871-August 24, 1946), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was known in his days as The King of Tenors. He was the first Puerto Rican to reach international fame in the musical arts. ... Don Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo (February 17, 1904 – October 21, 2003) was an engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and a patron of the arts. ... San Juan, the Spanish for Saint John, is a common toponym in parts of the world where Spanish is or was spoken: Argentina San Juan Province San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province Cuba San Juan Hill Mexico San Juan, Campeche San Juan, Chihuahua San Juan, Coahuila San Juan... Fort Worth is the sixth-largest city in the state of Texas, located about 30 miles west of Dallas on the West Fork Trinity River and forming part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ...

At the end of the year 2000, Olga presented her musical spectacular at the "Anayansi Theater" in Panama and then she toured the southeastern United States with Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez. Alejandro Fernandez is a Mexican singer. ...

In 2001, Olga recorded a CD titled "Yo por Ti" (Me for You) which won her both the American and Latin Grammys. This CD became a best seller in Puerto Rico, Latin-America and in the United States. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2002, Olga had presentations in many countries, some of which were Venezuela, Panama and the U.S. In 2003, Olga started her European tour in Spain and in that year she also won her fourth Grammy. Olga has made a total of ten recordings for "WEA Latina". 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the continent. ...

Olga Tañon continues to be active recording. She is also planning on a "cross-over" (recording in English), following in the footsteps of her fellow Puerto Rican Ricky Martin. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Ricky Martin is a popular music singer, born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico on December 24, 1971. ...

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans