''Hu Hu Hu'' is the third album by Mexican singer-songwriter

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, released on 19 May 2009 by

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. After releasing her album '' Casa'' as Natalia and la Forquetina, she took a hiatus from performing. She returned to music with the release of the

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'' in 2008. Lafourcade decided to name the album "Hu Hu Hu" because she perceived the phrase to be "an expression of joy". The album was produced by Emmanuel del Real, Marco Moreno, and Ernesto García. The album was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Album at the 2009

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(won by

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) and Best Latin Pop album at the 2010

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(won by

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also named the album the 2nd best of 2009, and the 7th best of the decade.

CD artwork

The cover showed Lafourcade wearing a large headpiece of a lynx's head. Animals were featured elsewhere in the artwork and promotional materials. An owl was featured on her Myspace page and a lynx on her YouTube channel. Federico Escoto and Roberto Carrara designed the artwork.

Singles

The first official single entitled "Ella Es Bonita" was advertised on radio and television stations beginning in March 2009. The video was recorded in

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. The second single is "Cursis Melodías". Lafourcade posted demos of some of the album's songs and interviews on radio stations on her MySpace page. "No Viniste" is the third single, released at the same time as the album re-release in 2010; the video was released on 10 August that year.

Track listing

Note The special edition album features 16 songs, including remixes and live songs with guest artists, recorded at the

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of Mexico City.

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References

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