Jimena (singer)

Jimena is a Mexican pop singer,[1] TV host,[2] and actress.[3]

Jimena
Background information
Birth name	Jimena Gallego
Also known as	Jimena Carlsen
Born	1980 (age 42–43)
Origin	Mexico City, Mexico
Genres	Latin
Occupation(s)	Singer, tv host, actress
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Univision Music Crescent Moon Records
Website	Jimena Web Page

In June 2001, Jimena was signed to Crescent Moon Records, record label co-owned by Emilio Estefan and Sony Music.[4] Her first album was Jimena, which included ten songs, she wrote . The single Maldita ignorancia was released in three versions, norteña, ranchera and cumbia. She has worked with and trained with Eugenia Sutti, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Luis Felipe Tovar, Savior Sánchez, and Natalia Travena.

In 2003 she signed an additional contract with Univision Music. Her second album, En Soledad, was also produced by Emilio Estefan.[1] She has been nominated for several awards, including Premios Lo Nuestro in 2004 for Artista Revelación and in 2006 for Singer of the Year, sharing the nomination alongside Paulina Rubio, Laura Pausini and Julieta Venegas.

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She has performed in numerous venues, including Madison Square Garden, Miami Sand, and Staples Center in Los Angeles. She was a special guest in 2004, having been invited by president George W. Bush to perform in the White House.

In 2008, she started serving as a judge on the fifth season of Objetivo Fama, a Puerto Rican show similar to American Idol. She had served as a guest judge on the previous season for several shows.

In 2011 and 2012, Jimena co-hosted backstage the Televisa reality talent show Pequeños Gigantes, hosted by Galilea Montijo. The talent show currently airs on Univision.[2][5]

In 2012, Jimena appeared as a guest star in Baila! Starring David Longoria, a TV Special featuring musical guests and live performances of trumpeter and singer David Longoria, rapper 5 Star and many others. The 90-minute Program included singers, musicians, dancers and guest stars. Jimena performed the Longoria penned pop trio song "Tugga War" along with David Longoria, and 5 Star. The special was broadcast on US public TV stations in 2012 and is scheduled for syndicated commercial US TV stations throughout 2013.[6]

In 2012, Jimena appeared in the Mexican Telenovela Por ella soy Eva Starring Jaime Camil y Lucero, Produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa in 2012. Jimena played a small role as the journalist that cover a story on Eva at the end of the Soap Opera.[7]