Adriana Gabriela Erosa Rodríguez, better known as Adrianna Foster (b. 8 July 1986,

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, and pop. She gained fame in 2008 with her single ''Pienso en ti'' and has been referenced as being "the Mexican

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have called her "the Voice of Mexico" ().

Biography

Beginnings

Foster was born in

. She began to show a talent for music singing at the age of three. She won her first singing competition at the age of eight and would then on be invited regularly to sing at local festivals. In 1998, a 12-year-old Foster met and impressed Barry Ivan White of

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at a singing competition in

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with her singing aptitude and on-stage charisma. White invited her to sing at a famous hotel in the city and there she sang

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's signature song, ''

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''. White would again invite Foster to sing, but this time at a Platters concert on

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, near

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, Massachusetts where she sang four songs.

2000–2007: Career begins

In 2000, Foster traveled to Miami, Florida to receive musical tutoring from Gina Maretta and in that same year performed as the main artist of the " Victory for Youth" festival. In 2004, she returned to her native Guadalajara to study audio at the 8 Bit school and would remain there as an audio assistant for 10 months, combining that with her guitar and piano lessons. Also in 2004 was the

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"Fashion Rock" festival in which she among 2000 other competitors placed very high, obtaining the event's prize for Best Youth Singer. In 2005, Foster joined the Guadalajara band Stinky Cows, performed at the

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event held in the city that year, and would graduate from the

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in Miami in audio design and music production. The next year, she would sing in the chorus of the

song '' Say Somethin'''. In 2008, Foster released her first album, ''Esperandote'', and found herself at the top of popularity charts for three months.

References

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