by: John Rodriguez
She’s a hit within Mexico, so could singer Ximena Sariñana become a hit within the United States? We will find out soon enough when she releases her first English-Language album. And as an introduction, of sorts, Sariñana warns her listeners at the start of her new album, “Keep in mind I’m from a different world,” and she isn’t mentioning the difference within the Mexican and American cultures. In fact, she is describing herself.
Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Sariñana didn’t get her start as a singer. At age 11, Sariñana began a prominent acting career starring in three telenovellas and 11 Mexican films. A feat that may have been due to the acting and creative gene she was bestowed with as a progeny of her father, an acclaimed movie director, Fernando Sariñana, and her mother, screenwriter, Carolina Rivera. At age 23, Sariñana began her rising climb as a singer and songwriter.
Sariñana’s impact on the Latino Music industry started back during her first album Mediocre released back in 2008 and debut at No. 1 on the Mexican charts and earned her the Best New Artist award at the Latin MTV awards. The album received raved reviews and earned Sariñana with the recognition of reinventing new wave pop. A style which she continues in her newest album, a follow-up to the success of her first one but the only difference is that Sariñana has decided to sing every song in English with only one song being sung in Spanish.
In her new self-titled album, Sariñana sings about how complex her character is and describes it as a self-satirizing sophistication that results in the homogenous union of both being earnest and hilarious. Her musical style is described as being confusing yet delightfully. On her new album, the tracks are rippled with gurgling synth additions, whooping whistles, and energetic piano runs.
While managing to keep her style, Sariñana is drawing comparisons to Fiona Apple and Nora Jones due to several tracks being piano ballads given the Sariñana twist. Tracks like “Shine Down” known for its hard-hitting dance beat with a new wave bass hook is comparing Sariñana to the Queen of Pop herself, Madonna due to Sariñana’s track containing a sound similar to songs made by Madonna during the 80s pop scene. Named one of Latin most alternative stars, Sariñana could be on her way to becoming the world’s next biggest alternative rocker.
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