María José Castillo
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María José Castillo is a Costa Rican singer. She is best known for her participation in Latin American Idol
. On the show she ended as the runner-up, losing to Margarita Henríquez
. Her debut album, "María José", was released on November 25, 2008. The album had lots of success debuting on the Costa Rican Top 10 albums on position 5. Also its lead single, "Abre Tu Corazón", entered the Costa Rican Top 40 on the poisition 3.
in 2008. On that same year she was chosen to participate on the workshops to see if she was going to be chosen for the concerts. She was chosen on the third workshop and the later got to the top 10.
Castillo got to the semi-finals along with other three contestants. She got to the finals with Margarita Henríquez. Castillo got as the runner-up on the show, but later it was revealed that she got the same prizes that the winner, Margarita Henríquez, won. She won a music contract with Sony BMG, a contract for publicity with Westwood Entertainment and an agent. Toyota Latin America gave her a car also. When she got back to Costa Rica after her participation on the show, the National University, gave her the chance to study any career she wanted and gaving her a therapy for her voice.
María José got to release her debut album later that year. The self titled album got lots of success on Costa Rica entering the Top 10 Costa Rican albums. Also its lead single entered the Top 40 Costa Rican songs on the position 3, having one of the highest debuts of the year on that chart. The album was certified Gold by Sony BMG. The album's lead single, "Abre Tu Corazón
", premiered on radio stations on November 10, 2008. On 2008, she was chosen as the leader for a Costa Rican festival called El Festival De La Luz (in English
: The Light Festival). She was chosen by San José's mayor, Johnny Araya.
There has been reports that Castillo has changed her artistic name to "MaJo". Also other reports have stated that Castillo will start recording a second studio album in 2009, for a release date of late 2009 or early 2010. Castillo will start recording the album on June or July. Her agent stated that the album will not be recorded in her home country, Costa Rica, they have plans of recording it on the United States (the first option is Miami, Florida) and Mexico. Other plans will be later announced.
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— (The single has not charted yet, or failed to chart)
(NOTE: All links are on Spanish)
Latin American Idol
Latin American Idol is the Latin American edition of the popular British franchise of Idols, well-known for its American version American Idol. The show aims to discover the pop idol of the Latin American region...
. On the show she ended as the runner-up, losing to Margarita Henríquez
Margarita Henríquez
Margarita Henríquez is the winner of the third season of Latin American Idol which she won on October 9, 2008.- Biography :...
. Her debut album, "María José", was released on November 25, 2008. The album had lots of success debuting on the Costa Rican Top 10 albums on position 5. Also its lead single, "Abre Tu Corazón", entered the Costa Rican Top 40 on the poisition 3.
2007-2008: Latin American Idol and debut EP
Castillo made her debut for the music business on the auditions for the third season of the show, Latin American IdolLatin American Idol
Latin American Idol is the Latin American edition of the popular British franchise of Idols, well-known for its American version American Idol. The show aims to discover the pop idol of the Latin American region...
in 2008. On that same year she was chosen to participate on the workshops to see if she was going to be chosen for the concerts. She was chosen on the third workshop and the later got to the top 10.
Castillo got to the semi-finals along with other three contestants. She got to the finals with Margarita Henríquez. Castillo got as the runner-up on the show, but later it was revealed that she got the same prizes that the winner, Margarita Henríquez, won. She won a music contract with Sony BMG, a contract for publicity with Westwood Entertainment and an agent. Toyota Latin America gave her a car also. When she got back to Costa Rica after her participation on the show, the National University, gave her the chance to study any career she wanted and gaving her a therapy for her voice.
María José got to release her debut album later that year. The self titled album got lots of success on Costa Rica entering the Top 10 Costa Rican albums. Also its lead single entered the Top 40 Costa Rican songs on the position 3, having one of the highest debuts of the year on that chart. The album was certified Gold by Sony BMG. The album's lead single, "Abre Tu Corazón
Abre Tu Corazón
"Abre Tu Corazón" is the lead off single from María José Castillo's first studio album, María José.-Background and promotion:...
", premiered on radio stations on November 10, 2008. On 2008, she was chosen as the leader for a Costa Rican festival called El Festival De La Luz (in English
English language
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: The Light Festival). She was chosen by San José's mayor, Johnny Araya.
There has been reports that Castillo has changed her artistic name to "MaJo". Also other reports have stated that Castillo will start recording a second studio album in 2009, for a release date of late 2009 or early 2010. Castillo will start recording the album on June or July. Her agent stated that the album will not be recorded in her home country, Costa Rica, they have plans of recording it on the United States (the first option is Miami, Florida) and Mexico. Other plans will be later announced.
2009 onward: First studio album
On the 40 Principlaes event, she performed the song "Para Siempre", which is set to be included on her upcoming album. To date it has been the only song confirmed to be on the album. Castillo said that the song is "one of her favorites". Castillo also said that she will have a "new look" and she said that she has plans to change her stage name to MaJo.Singles Chronology
The following chart contains Castillo's singles to date, the year of release and the chart peak. The peak is on the Costa Rican Top 40 Chart, the main chart is Costa RicaCosta Rica
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| Year | Song Title | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Abre Tu Corazón Abre Tu Corazón "Abre Tu Corazón" is the lead off single from María José Castillo's first studio album, María José.-Background and promotion:... " |
3 |
| 2009 | "Vuela" | 15 |
— (The single has not charted yet, or failed to chart)
Television Appearances
| Year | Television Show | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nace Una Estrella | A singing contest, first runner-up |
| 2008 | Latin American Idol Latin American Idol Latin American Idol is the Latin American edition of the popular British franchise of Idols, well-known for its American version American Idol. The show aims to discover the pop idol of the Latin American region... |
Singing contest, runner-up |
| Bailando Por Un Sueño | Performed 2 songs | |
| Teletón 20-30, Panama 2008 | Performed two duets with Margarita Henríquez Margarita Henríquez Margarita Henríquez is the winner of the third season of Latin American Idol which she won on October 9, 2008.- Biography :... and one song solo. |
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| El Festival De La Luz | Mariscal of the event | |
| El Chinamo | Performed 2 songs |
Studio Albums & EPs
- 2008: "María JoséMaría José (María José Castillo album)María José is an EP by María José Castillo, released in 2008 by Sony BMG Latin America. It has been certified Gold for selling +5,000 copies. It is often considered as only an EP because it only has six tracks and has not enough length to be an album...
" (EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) - 2009: "Mi Destino"
External links
(NOTE: All links are on Spanish)