Xuxa (also known as Xuxa (Shusha), Xuxa Vol. 1 or Xuxa in Spanish) is the sixth studio album and first Spanish-language album by Brazilian children's music artist Xuxa. The album was released internationally on November 18, 1989, in the United States by Globo Records, and in 1990 in Argentina and Latin America by

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, RCA and Polygram, in Brazil by

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, and in Spain by

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. The album sold more than 5,200,000 copies and reached the fourth position of the ''

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chart. ''Xuxa 1'' features versions of major hits such as " Ilarié", "Danza de Xuxa" and "Arco Iris", and led to Xuxa receiving a nomination for Pop New Artist of the Year at the 1990 Lo Nuestro Awards.

Background

The Brazilian singer,

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and actress

Xuxa Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel ( , ; born Maria da Graça Meneghel on 27 March 1963) is a Brazilian TV host, actress, singer, and businesswoman. Nicknamed "The Queen of Children", Xuxa built the largest Latin and South American children's ente ...

it became popular in

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and other

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countries. Her music became a part of ''

El Show de Xuxa ''El Show de Xuxa'' was an Argentine Children's television series hosted by Xuxa, between May 6, 1991 and December 31, 1993 and directed by Marlene Mattos. It was through this program that Xuxa expanded its appeal among Hispanic audiences, the '' ...

'', and with the success of the song "Ilariê" beyond Brazil, a compilation of songs from her first three Portuguese albums was re-recorded in

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. Xuxa did not speak Spanish and took a language crash course, with special focus on pronunciation, in order to perform the songs for the album in

. Song lyrics (like the names of the characters in the song "Bombom") were changed to keep the rhyme structure in the songs. The music composition was not rewritten but did experience many changes during the re-mix. The Spanish album brings together Xuxa's most popular songs, including "

Ilariê "Ilariê" is a song recorded by the Brazilian singer Xuxa, released on June 30, 1988 by record company Som Livre as the lead single from her fourth studio album, ''Xou da Xuxa 3'' (1988). "Ilariê" debuted at the top of the Brazilian radio statio ...

" ("Ilarié"), "Doce Mel" ("Dulce Miel"), "Arco-Íris" ("Arco Iris"), "Dança da Xuxa" ("Danza de Xuxa"), and "Vamos Brincar de Índio" ("Juguemos a Los Indios").

Production

The album was produced by Michael Sullivan, Paulo Massadas, and Guto Graça Mello, with artistic coordination by Max Pierre and Guto Graça Mello. It was recorded in the studios of

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Release

The album was first released in

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and

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on November 18, 1989, by

and in January 1990 in

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and other countries. In

, the album was launched in August 1990 by

. In each country, the design of the album cover, back cover, and the album booklet was changed to reflect differences in the song lyrics or data sheet. In some versions, a text on the cover of the album indicated the correct pronunciation of the name of the artist: "Shu-sha".

Commercial performance

''Xuxa'' reached number 4 in the ''

chart, the album had sold more than 5.2 million copies in ten countries.

Promotion

Beginning the release of the album, on November 18, Xuxa participated in the congress of the

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(OTI) in

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(USA). In the marathon of divulging in the country, the singer realized some shows and gave interviews for radios and TV programs. There he received proposals to take his next tour to Latin American countries. On February 22, 1990, it was the turn to perform at the

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. Xuxa won the top prize of the event and was invited to perform again the next day due to the animation she caused in the audience. With the release of the album in Europe in October 1990, the Queen of Baixinhos recorded special appearances on TV shows in Spain and

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, as well as having performed on some of the major Spanish radio stations. On November 19, in addition to presenting the category of best children's TV program at the

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in the US, the presenter sang the single "Danza de Xuxa". In December, the singer won a special in Argentina shown by

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, where she sang some songs from the album. Throughout 1990, Xuxa participated of programs of TV and radio of diverse Latin countries like Mexico and Uruguay. The Xuxa 90 tour went through

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and Chile with the repertoire changed.

Track listing

Personnel

*Produced: Michael Sullivan, Paulo Massadas and Guto Graça Mello *Xuxa's Spanish voice direction: Graciela Carballo *Recording and mixing technician: Jorge "Gordo" Guimarães *Studio Assistants Mix: Loba and Marcio Barros *Recorded at the studios: Som Livre - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil *Cover: Reinaldo Waisman *Photography: José Antonio (cover) and André Wanderley (back cover) *Artistic Coordination: Max Pierre and Guto Graça Mello *Technicians (Free Sound): Edu, Luiz Paulo, D Orey, Mario Jorge, Beto Vaz and Celio Martins *Technicians (Studio Mix): Andy Mills, João Damasceno and Paulo Henrique *Recording and mixing: Jackson Paulino, Marcelo Serodio, Beto Vaz, Cezar Barosa, Sergio Ricardo, Billy, Julinho Martin

Chart positions

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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