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Jennifer Lopez
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Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez is an American singer, actress and dancer of Puerto Rican descent, and one of the biggest Latina entertainers in the world. She has sold over 80 million records.

Origins

Born in the Bronx in 1969 to Puerto Rican parents, she started as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color (1991–1993). Her breakthrough role in Selena (1997) led to her debut album On the 6 in 1999.

The sound

Her music mixes dance-pop, R&B and hip-hop with Latin rhythms, and she records in both English and Spanish. Como Ama una Mujer (2007) was her first fully Spanish-language album.

Legacy

In 2001 she became the first woman to have a number-one album and a number-one film in the US at the same time. She co-headlined the Super Bowl LIV halftime show with Shakira in 2020, and has won nine Billboard Latin Music Awards and the MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

Signature song

Jenny from the Block

"Jenny from the Block" is her signature song, the 2002 hit about staying true to her Bronx roots.

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