Alondra is a Mexican multi-platinum Billboard award winner and Latin Grammy-nominated recording artist. She was also known as "La Madrina de Menudo" for having a group of teenagers open for her concerts. This group eventually became known as the world famous Menudo. Alondra herself became a teen-age idol in the early 1980s. She performed in 4 "OTI" contests and was named Billboard's Best New Artist 1981.
Alondra's career spanned for six years and six albums with Discos RAFF, Melody and Fonovisa. Some of her radio hits include Baila Vanidoso(Dance, Vain Guy), Pega la Vuelta (Turn around and go), and Tango(The Tango). Alondra then retired completely to take care of her children.
In 2003, Alondra came back with a grupero album, which awarded her with a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Grupero Album of the Year. This marked a complete shift from her early pop music years. Since then Alondra has recorded two new albums in various formats like pop, rock, trance, cumbia, tango and ballad. |
