Maribel Pérez
(born on January 29, 1976 in Neerpelt, Belgium), best known by her stage name Belle Perez
, is a Belgian musician and songwriter.
Born in Neerpelt to Spanish parents as María Isabelle Pérez Cerezo. The 32 year old Belgian singer was discovered for her musical talents by her current manager Patrick Renier at a local talent show. In 1999 she participated in the Belgian preselections of the Eurovision Song Contest and from then on Belle's career in music took off. She started off in pop music but in 2002 she changed her style to Latino/pop and went live on stage with her own "Baila Perez"-band. The album that came with it was an instant success and remained on the top spot in the Belgian charts for several weeks.
As of 2006, she has achieved a relatively high level of fame in her native Belgium and the Netherlands. She has also become the presenter of a popular Dutch music show in the meanwhile. Perez participated in the Belgian tryouts for the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, but ended up getting 3rd place. Her newest album Gotitas De Amor was released on August 23 2006.
In December 2006 she released her 4th single of "Gotitas de amor", called "Hoy (Le pido a dios)", a ballad.
On 5 May she will be performing another "Mega Latino"-Concert in the "Sportpaleis" Antwerpen. She will be performing in front of about 15,000 people. According to some articles on her fan-site she is planning to release a CD in Germany, Austria and Switzerland upcoming summer. She has already signed a contract. Due to some rumours "El mundo bailando" is going to be the first single in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Before summer she will release another single from her album "Gotitas de amor" in Belgium and Netherlands which will be "Amor Latino" and it peaked in Belgium on Position 11.
In June 2007 she released her first album "Gotitas de amor" and the first single "El mundo bailando" in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In the mean time she recorded a new single called "Djolei! Djolei!" which has been released on 15 June 2007 in Belgium and Netherlands. Once again it is a song for the upcoming summer and so she is heading again for her next Radio 2-Summer-Award-Trophy
in August 2007.
Belle Perez is also well known in line dance circles with dances to many tracks featuring in Linedancer Magazine.
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BELLE PEREZ TICKETS
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Year
| Title
| Peak-Positions
| Information
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BE
| NL
| GER
| AT
| CH
|
2000
| Hello World
| 13
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|
2001
| Everything
| 10
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
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2003
| Baila Perez
| 1
| 20
| -
| -
| -
|
- Third studio album
- First Spanish album
|
2004
| Arena 2004
| 9
| -
| -
| -
| -
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- Fourth studio album
- Spanish and English songs
|
2005
| The Best of Belle Perez
| 2
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
- Best-Of compilation
- Only released in Belgium
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2005
| Que viva la vida
| -
| 9
| -
| -
| -
|
- Compilation of former Hits
- Only released in Netherlands
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2006 / 2007
| Gotitas de Amor
| 3
| 4
| -
| -
| -
|
- Fifth studio album
- First album in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
- Released in GER, AT & CH on June 22 2007
- Special Edition: Edición Especial
with Live-Material from the "Sportpaleis"-Concert
- Gold-Award for 35.000 sold copies in NL
|
2007
| Greatest Latin Hits
| -
| 12
| -
| -
| -
|
- Compilation of former hits
- Only released in Netherlands
|
2008
| Gipsy
| 9
| 5
| -
| -
| -
|
- Sixth studio album
- Recorded Fall 2007
- Release June 20 2008
|
Year
| Tile
| Peak-Positions
| Information
|
BE
| NL
| NZ
| GER
| AT
| CH
|
1999
| Hello World
Hello World
| 61
| 84
| 42
| -
| -
| -
|
- Third Position at the Belgium Qualifying Show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
- Soundtrack to the movie Down To You
|
2000
| Honeybee
Hello World
| 6
| 67
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|
This Crazy Feeling
Hello World
| 60
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|
Kiss And Make Up
Hello World
| 50
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|
2001
| Planet Of Love
Everything
| 40
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|
Get Up And Boogie
Everything
| 29
| 61
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|
2002
| Me & You
Everything
| 10
| 8
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
- Radio 2
Sommerhit-Award 2002
- featuring Jody Bernal
|
Everything
Everything
| 66
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|
2003
| Hijo De La Luna
Everything
| 8
| 28
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|
Bailaremos
Baila Perez
| 15
| 57
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|
Enamorada
Baila Perez
| 7
| 45
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
- Radio 2
Summerhit-Awards 2003
|
Sobreviviré
Baila Perez
| 34
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
- planned as a release in Germany, AT & CH
|
2004
| Light Of My Life
Arena 2004
| 11
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
- Radio 2
Summerhit-Award 2004
|
Loca De Amor
Arena 2004
| 23
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
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El Ritmo Caliente
Baila Perez / Arena 2004
| Promo
| 38
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
- Original Live-Version of a 1999-Hit from Esperanza
|
2005
| Que Viva La Vida (Chiquitan)
The Best Of / Que Viva La Vida
| 2
| 2
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
- Radio 2
Summerhit-Award 2005
|
Dime
The Best Of / Que Viva La Vida
| 9
| 16
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|
2006
| El Mundo Bailando
Gotitas De Amor
| 1
| 7
| -
| 109
| -
| -
|
- Third Position at the Belgium Qualifying Show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
- First Single in Germany, Austria & Switzerland, released on June 15 2007
|
Ave Maria
Gotitas De Amor
| 11
| 18
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
- Cover-Version of a song from Spanish singer David Bisbal
- Radio 2
Summerhit-Award 2006
|
Gotitas De Amor
Gotitas De Amor
| 63
| 61
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|
Hoy (Le Pido A Dios)
Gotitas De Amor
| 74
| 63
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
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2007
| Amor Latino
Gotitas De Amor
| 11
| 50
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|
Djolei, Djolei!
Greatest Latin Hits
| 32
| 40
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
- Participant at the Radio 2
Summerhit-Awards 2007
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2008
| Dime Que Tu Quieres
Gipsy
| 10
| 6
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
- Release date: Mai 16th 2008
|
Amame
Gipsy
| 24
| 90
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
- Release date: August 15 2008
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Tú / You
Gipsy
| -
| 31
| -
| -
| -
| -
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- Release date: November 2008
- English version You
from her Holiday On Ice
Show
|