Mexican singer Ana Gabriel reached the stage for the first time at the age of six, singing José Alfredo Jiménez's "Regalo A Dios," a sweet experience the artist hardly forgets. Daughter of Raúl Araújo and Japanese descendant Isabel Young, Ana Gabriel was always supported by her parents. At the age of 15, the enthusiastic teenager moved to Tijuana to study accountancy and pursue a singing career, having the opportunity to record her first song called "Comprendeme" in 1977. Later, Ana Gabriel came in second place at a local festival known as Valores Juveniles (Youthful Values), after singing "No Me Lastimes Mas." In 1986, Ana Gabriel represented Mexico at OTI's Festival, having her breakthrough two years later after releasing Tierra De Nadie, which included her first smash, a song called "Simplemente Amigos."

During her long career, she has hits in three different genres of music: rock en español, Latin Pop, and rancheras. In 2006 she received the Lo Nuestro award's "Premio a la Excelencia" (Excelence Award).

Although a recent music collection promotes her and Juan Gabriel (another Mexican singer) as "Los Gabriel" (The Gabriels), they are not related to each other.

Review of Ana Gabriel in Santiago, Chile

Simply awesome three uninterrupted hours concert of our Latin Music Diva Ana Gabriel in Arena Santiago, the newest and state of the art venue in Santiago, Chile.
The concert begun at 9pm sharp. The Arena full of ecstatic fans, about 10.000 people, gathered to see their idol and expecting not only to sing her songs, but to touch her or immortalize the moment with a picture.
The moment she appeared on stage, the roar of the Arena just couldn't stop.

The sound and lights were perfect (great venue for concerts).
She played her older hits as well as stuff from her new album Dos amores un amante.

We just couldn’t have enough of her.
What a singer... her voice is intact and preserve that pure style people love so much. What an entertainer! She went out into the crowd to get close to everyone!
She knows how move people and make them go nuts!
Best show I've seen in a long time.
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The great singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel officially kicked off her professional career in 1974. Gaining a reputation as a world class artist. Ana Gabriel has continued giving audiences music that is emotionally honest, vocals that are filled ...   with sentiment and feeling and lyrics that tell unforgettable stories. Over the years, Ana Gabriel has won a huge following among lovers of sincere, honest pop writing with a quintessential Mexican sensivitiy. Her new studio album title 'Arpegios De Amor' include brand new tracks that will continue to capture the hearts of her dedicated fan base.

Latin pop singer Ana Gabriel is as well known for her ballads as she is for her infectious dance-pop, and those ballads are showcased on the compilation CANCIONES DE AMOR. Gabriel specializes in slickly produced, radio-ready love songs that ... are heavy on keys and majestic choruses, and it is exactly this type of accessible fare, delivered in the singer's romantic/dramatic style, that has made Gabriel so popular in Mexico and abroad. Fans of the vocalist's love songs, and of Latin ballads in general, will want to check this one out.

With DOS AMORES UN AMANTE, Mexican pop star Ana Gabriel offers up a typically eclectic set. Songs range from the surging club-ready track "Olvidate De Ellos" to the spare, traditionally minded song "La Farsante" to the gentle ballad "Sin Tu ...  Amor." The album's consistent thread, of course, is Gabriel's passionate, plaintive voice, which is equally as suited for dance-floor workouts as for light, lilting folk numbers. Those particularly drawn to the singer's less poppy material should seek out 2004's appropriately titled TRADICIONAL, while listeners looking for the breadth of her considerable talent can find it on this entertaining and diverse outing.