Alicia Villarreal
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Martha Alicia Villarreal Esparza (born August 31 1974, in Monterrey, Mexico ) is a popular professional 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 Arturo Carmona, with whom she had a daughter. She is currently married to Cruz Martinez, keyboard player for the band Kumbia Kings.
Villarreal first performed the song Mundo De Juguetes at Pipo a national TV showher 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.
In 2003, Alicia released a solo album in the musica 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.
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, and they wrote several of the songs together. The album has garnered her several awards, including a Latin Grammy.