Julieta Venegas Percevault (born November 24, 1970) is a Mexican singer, instrumentalist, and songwriter who performs Spanish-language rock and pop music. Venegas grew up in Tijuana and began studying music at the age of eight. She went on to join several bands, including Tijuana No!, before starting a career on her own. In addition to singing and writing her own songs, she plays instruments including acoustic guitar, accordion, and keyboard. She has won two Latin Grammys and one Grammy. She has sold more than 6.5 million albums. She speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish fluently.
Julieta began playing music at the age of 10 when her parents first sent her to piano lessons. In the years that followed, music grew to be her passion. At the beginning of her career, she collaborated with a few bands in Tijuana, and then later in Mexico D.F. Her first solo album, Aqui, was released in 1998 with the collaboration of Gustavo Santaolalla.
She has a twin sister, Yvonne, who is a photographer.
