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Patricia Giovanna Cantú Velasco (born 25 November 1983), known professionally as Paty Cantú, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the Mexican pop duo Lu.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cantú and the second or maternal family name is Velasco.
Paty Cantú
Background information
Birth namePatricia Giovanna Cantú Velasco
Born (1983-11-25) 25 November 1983 (age 38)
Houston, Texas, United States
OriginGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Genres
  • Pop
  • rock
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active
  • 2000–2007 (group)
    2008–present (solo)
LabelsCapitol Latin
Websitepatycantu.com

Early life


Cantú was born in Houston, Texas on November 25, 1983, to Armando Cantú and Mercedes Velasco. A few months later, her familty moved to Sonora and in 1987 they established in Guadalajara, Jalisco.[1] At the age of 16, Cantú was drawn to entertaining people; she started taking bass and guitar lessons,[2] eventually leaving law school to pursue her musical career.


Music career



Lu


Main article: Lu (duo)

Paty Cantú became a member of the Mexican pop duo Lu alongside Mario Sandoval. The pair rose to fame with hits like Por Besarte, Una Confusión and La Vida Después de Ti and being certified gold and platinum for both records in Mexico and USA.[3] Their self-titled debut album was released in 2004, which was produced by Aureo Baqueiro, producer of artists like Natalia Lafourcade, Sin Bandera, Kabah, and Moenia, had success in Mexico and Brazil in which enjoyed success because they and their song "Por Besarte" were featured on Rebelde. Her songwriting skills were shown in the track "Sé" and in writing songs for Eiza González and Alejandra Guzmán. After various reeditions from their first album, and a sophomore one called "Álbum", it was announced on August 27, 2007 that Mario and Paty parted ways due to artistic ideas, giving their last concert in October in Reynosa, Tamaulipas.[4]


Solo


Cantú on stage
Cantú on stage

After the split, Cantú started to write songs for her debut album, having 54 songs[5] before selecting the final 10. In 2008, she was featured in Motel's "Dos Palabras" which was released on August 12 and appeared in the reedition of their second album 17 Bis. After that, Paty Cantú debuted as a solo artist on October 17 as an opening act for Mexican singer Aleks Syntek, making this her start as a successful solo singer. In November 2008,[5] Paty Cantú released her first single "Déjame Ir", which reached Top 10 in the Mexican Radio Airplay proving an instant hit and the video was premiered in MTV on November 18.[6] Her album Me Quedo Sola was released on January 27, 2009 [7] under EMI composed of 10 songs, 9 written by her and 1 written by Billy Mendez from Motel. In only three days of sales, Me Quedo Sola debuted at #8 in "Lo Mas Vendido" in Mixup and after a week, the album reached #1. However, in the Mexico Main Top 100 Albums Chart reached #2, just under Vicente Fernández.

"No Fue Suficiente", her second single was released on February 21 and its video was inspired by Tim Burton[8] was produced by Esteban Madrazo and debuted in "Los 10+ Pedidos" of MTV. She started to write songs for Alejandro Fernández, Dulce María's debut album as well as upcoming greatest hits from Alejandra Guzmán.[5]

In August 2009 it was announced that Paty Cantú would participate in the movie Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure as part of the soundtrack with the song Historia Ancestral, which was to be released on September 4, 2009.[9][needs update] She also announced in her MySpace that her debut album would have a reedition which include new tracks like Muñeca de Papel written by Billy from Motel, Casi Divas featuring Alfonso Pichardo, lead singer from Moenia and Mi Amor Destruye featuring Ballesteros.

Paty Cantú was nominated for Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009 in two categories, one alongside her former mate Mario Sandoval and his group Sandoval.[10] On September 29, Paty Cantú received two nominations for Premios Oye!, the Mexican Grammy Awards for Breakthrough of the Year alongside Alexander Acha, Beto Cuevas, Tush and Victor & Leo and Best Female Solo competing against Colombian Fanny Lú, Italian singer Laura Pausini and connationals María José and Natalia Lafourcade.[11]

Paty Cantu's song "Afortunadamente no eres tu" became widely known throughout Mexico and within the United States Hispanic community. The song was used in a MasterCard commercial as well as Ninas Mal's soundtrack.

She is featured in the single "The World is Ours" used by Coca-Cola to promote the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The single is featured in the album One Love, One Rhythm.

In 2018, she released her fourth album, #333.

On April 16, 2020, she participated in a charity single for the people of Mexico, titled "Resistiré México".[12]


Acting career


Paty Cantú appeared as a musical guest in Rebelde, in the 2nd season of El Show de los Sueños and in Verano de Amor starred by Dulce María but her acting debut was in the 3rd season of the Mexican series El Pantera as the character of María, a car thief and a love interest of El Pantera.[13] In 2013, she voiced Gossip Girl in Gossip Girl: Acapulco.


Discography



Studio albums


List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
MEX
Me Quedo Sola
  • Released: January 27, 2009
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, digital download
 3
  • MEX: 83,000[citation needed]
Afortunadamente No Eres Tú
  • Released: August 17, 2010
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, digital download
 10
Corazón Bipolar
  • Released: November 6, 2012
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, digital download
 1
  • MEX: 30,000[citation needed]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums


List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Certifications
Drama Queen En Vivo
  • Released: March 18, 2014
  • Label: Universal Music Mexico
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download

Compilation albums


List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Certifications
#333
  • Released: May 25, 2018
  • Label: Universal Music Mexico
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download

Singles



As lead artist


List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Certifications Album
MEX US
Latin
"Déjame Ir" 2008 —2 Me Quedo Sola
"No Fue Suficiente" 2009 —5
"Me Quedo Sola" ——
"Afortunadamente No Eres Tú" 2010 —3 Afortunadamente No Eres Tú
"Clavo Que Saca Otro Clavo" —5
"Goma De Mascar" 2011 ——
"Se Desintegra El Amor" ——
"Adelante"
(featuring María León, Rodrigo Dávila, Ha*Ash)[15]		 2012 —— Non-album single
"Corazón Bipolar" —3 Corazón Bipolar
"Suerte" 2013 —5
"Manual" ——
"Valiente" 2015 —1
  • AMPROFON: Platinum[14]
 #333
"Amor, Amor, Amor" 2016 —3
"Rompo Contigo" ——
"Natural"[16]
(featuring Juhn)		 2018 — —
  • AMPROFON: Platinum[14]
"War (En Vivo)"
(featuring Bea Miller)		 ——
"Cuenta Pendiente"[17]
(featuring Alejandro Sanz)		 —2 #333Deluxe
"—" denotes a title that did not chart.


List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
Airplay Español
Airplay		 US
Latin
"Dos Palabras"
(Motel featuring Paty Cantú)		 2008 —341 17
"La Copa de Todos"
(Wisin featuring Paty Cantú and David Correy)		 2014 —144 One Love, One Rhythm
"Entre Tu Boca y La Mía"
(Álex Ubago featuring Paty Cantú)		 2017 ——— Non-album single
"Resistiré México"
(among Artists for Mexico)		 2020 4[18] 15[19] — Non-album single
"—" denotes a title that did not chart.

Other appearances


Title Year Album
"Si Crees En Ti" 2009 Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure Soundtrack
"Libre"
(Álvaro Soler featuring Paty Cantú)		 2015 Eterno Agosto (International Edition)
"No Llores Por Mí Argentina"
(Andrea Bocelli featuring Paty Cantú)		 Cinema (Edición en Español)
"No Discutamos"
(Juan Gabriel featuring Paty Cantú)		 Los Dúo, Vol. 2

Awards and nominations


Los Premios MTVs are awarded annually by MTV Latin America. Cantú has received two nominations. She received two nominations again in the 8th gala of the Premios Oye!

Year Nominee / work Award Result
Premios MTV 2009 Paty Cantú Best New Artist — North Won
Breakthrough Artist Nominated
Premios Oye! 2009 Paty Cantú Breakthrough of the Year Nominated
Best Female Soloist Nominated

References


  1. "Paty Cantú". Sociedad de Autores y Compositores Mexicanos (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. Lu's biography Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Certificaciones". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  4. http://www.rebeldedigital.com/79602.html
  5. Paty Cantú persigue su propio sueño Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Paty Cantú first show Archived 2009-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Paty Cantu Archived 2009-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
  8. http://www2.esmas.com/ritmoson/sin-reservas/064392/paty-cantu-se-confiesa-sin-reservas [dead link]
  9. Dominika Paleta hace doblaje de Tinkerbell
  10. Los Premios MTV Archived 2009-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Yahoo". Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  12. "'Resistiré' en las voces de Yuri, Trevi, Sariñana, Yahir, Ha*Ash, Belinda y más en tiempos de coronavirus". Los Angeles Times en Español (in Spanish). 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  13. Paty Cantú roba coches en acción
  14. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Paty Cantú in the box under the ARTISTA column heading.
  15. "Adelante - Single de Paty Cantú, Ha-Ash, Maria & Rodrigo", iTunes (in Mexican Spanish), January 2012, retrieved 30 January 2020
  16. TKM (15 February 2018). "Paty Cantú presenta #Natural, su nuevo sencillo junto a Juhn". TKM United States (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  17. "Paty Cantú y Alejandro Sanz saldan 'cuenta pendiente'". 3 September 2018.
  18. "Mexico Espanol Airplay Chart". Billboard. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  19. "Mexico Airplay Chart". Billboard. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.


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Patricia Giovanna Cantú Velasco,[1] (Houston, Texas, 25 de noviembre de 1983)[2][3]conocida artísticamente como Paty Cantú, es una cantante,[4] actriz y compositora[5] mexicana. Ha sido ganadora de diferentes reconocimientos como los Premios MTV Latinoamérica por mejor artista nuevo en 2009,[6] los MTV Europe Music Awards por mejor artista latinoamericano en 2013[7] y el premio de la Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México por su trayectoria y composición.[8] También ha sido nominada tres veces a los Premios Telehit,[9] dos veces a los Premios Oye!,[10] y cinco veces a los Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards México.[11]


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