Paty Cantú

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In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal surname
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Paty Cantú
Background information
Birth namePatricia Giovanna Cantú Velasco
Born (1983-11-25) 25 November 1983 (age 40)
Houston, Texas, United States
OriginGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active
  • 2000–2007 (group)
    2008–present (solo)
LabelsCapitol Latin EMI
Websitepatycantu.com

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.

Early life

Cantú was born in

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

Reynosa, Tamaulipas.[4]

Solo

Cantú on stage

After the split, Cantú started to write songs for her debut album, having 54 songs

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,
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

Moenia
and Mi Amor Destruye featuring Ballesteros.

Paty Cantú was nominated for

Fanny Lú, Italian singer Laura Pausini and connationals María José and Natalia Lafourcade.[11]

Paty Cantu's song "Afortunadamente no eres tu" was used in a MasterCard commercial as well as Niñas Mal's soundtrack.[12]

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.[13]

On April 16, 2020, she participated in a charity single for the people of Mexico, titled "Resistiré México".[14]

Acting career

Paty Cantú appeared as a musical guest 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.[15] In 2013, she voiced Gossip Girl in Gossip Girl: Acapulco.[16]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
MEX
Me Quedo Sola
  • Released: January 27, 2009
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, digital download
 3[17]
Afortunadamente No Eres Tú
  • Released: August 17, 2010
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, digital download
 10[18]
Corazón Bipolar
  • Released: November 6, 2012
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, digital download
 8[19]
#333
  • Released: May 25, 2018
  • Label: Universal Music México
  • Format: CD, digital download
 4[21]
La Mexicana
  • Released: October 30, 2020
  • Label: Universal Music México
  • Format: CD, digital download
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
MEX
Drama Queen En Vivo 4[22]

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)[23] 		2012 — — Non-album single
"Corazón Bipolar" — 3 Corazón Bipolar
"Suerte" 2013 — 5
"Manual" — —
"Valiente" 2015 — 1
  • AMPROFON: Platinum[20]
 #333
"Amor, Amor, Amor" 2016 — 3
"Rompo Contigo" — —
"Natural"[24]
(featuring Juhn) 		2018 — —
  • AMPROFON: Platinum[20]
"War (En Vivo)"
(featuring Bea Miller) 		— —
"Cuenta Pendiente"[25]
(featuring Alejandro Sanz) 		— 2 #333Deluxe
"Cuando vuelvas" 2020 — — La Mexicana
"Llevame contigo" — —
"No Hacemos Nada" — —
"La Mexicana"
(featuring Hispana) 		— —
"Conocerte" — —
"Odiarte"
(featuring Lasso) 		— —
"Si Yo Fuera Tú"
(featuring María Becerra) 		— —
"Bailo Sola" 2022 — — Piscis
"Guadalajara"
(featuring Neto Peña and
Gera MX
) 		— —
"Mi Película" — —
"Feliz Breakup"
(featuring Ximena Sariñana and Zzoilo) 		2023 — —
"—" denotes a title that did not chart.

As featured artist

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 — 3 41
17
"La Copa de Todos"
(Wisin featuring Paty Cantú and David Correy) 		2014 — 14 4 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[26] 15[27] —
"Apagar"
(Raquel Sofía featuring Paty Cantú) 		2021 — — —
"All I Want for Christmas is You"
(María José, María León and Paty Cantú) 		2022 — — —
"Que Pasaría"
(Vadhir featuring Paty Cantú) 		— — —
"El Anillo y Vos"
(SER featuring Paty Cantú) 		2023 — — —
"En el Alma"
(Motel featuring Paty Cantú) 		— — —
"—" 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

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. ^ "NameBright - Coming Soon".
  5. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Paty Cantú se confiesa Sin Reservas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2009.
  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. ^ "Paty Cantú desahoga sus sentimientos en Afortunadamente no eres tú". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Paty Cantú revela su vida en su nuevo álbum 333". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  14. ^ "'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.
  15. ^ Paty Cantú roba coches en acción
  16. ^ Lia. "Paty Cantú es la voz de Gossip Girl Acapulco". Más Telenovelas. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  17. ^ "Top 100 Album 2009" (PDF). AMPROFON. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Top 100 Album 2010" (PDF). AMPROFON. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Album 2013". AMPROFON. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  20. ^ a b c d e "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Paty Cantú in the box under the ARTISTA column heading.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Album 2018". AMPROFON. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Album 2014". AMPROFON. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Adelante - Single de Paty Cantú, Ha-Ash, Maria & Rodrigo", iTunes (in Mexican Spanish), January 2012, retrieved 30 January 2020
  24. ^ TKM (15 February 2018). "Paty Cantú presenta #Natural, su nuevo sencillo junto a Juhn". TKM United States (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  25. ^ "Paty Cantú y Alejandro Sanz saldan 'cuenta pendiente'". 3 September 2018.
  26. ^ "Mexico Espanol Airplay Chart". Billboard. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  27. ^ "Mexico Airplay Chart". Billboard. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

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