During 2007, María José posed for the cover of
MAX magazine, the equivalent of
Maxim in the US. She opened for
Gwen Stefani's
The Sweet Escape Tour in Mexico. This part of the tour included concerts in
Arena Monterrey in
Monterrey and in
Palacio de los Deportes in
Mexico City. She also appeared in the
Reventour, a series of concerts in several places in Mexico, both as a singer and as a host. In late July, she was part of an American tour with
Lu and
Motel and announced the release of her first album in August in the United States, which she promoted extensively. She was also invited to participate in
Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar, the Mexican musical based on the career and songs of the Spanish pop group
Mecano. She was nominated for Best New Artist in the Premios Oye!, the Mexican equivalent of the
Grammys. She participated in
El Show de los Sueños from September 30 to October 19, 2008, finishing in fourth place. In the first show, along with her counterpart Thalía, she sang "Tocando Fondo". In the following show the two sang "Te Aprovechas". In the third show they sang "No me quedas mas" and in the fourth show they sang "Quererte a ti". In the fifth show "Amores Extranos" followed by the sixth show with "Amiga Mia". On February 6, 2010, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors proclaimed February 6 as "María José Day" during her club performance in the city.
2007-2008: First album María José In 2007, her first solo album,
María José, was announced and the first single "
Quien Eres Tu?", featuring
Trey Songz and of dance and hip-hop influences, started to receive airplay in Mexico. Two weeks after its release, the album reached number 84 in the Mexican charts. This song also appeared on iTunes as a free single during the week of January 11, 2008. She has said in various interviews that she expected the second single to be "Mas de ti" or "Habla menos". "Me Equivoque", another track from the album, had major digital sales in Mexico. In late August, "Me Equivoque", along with its video, was released. "¿Donde Esta?", the third and final single of the album, was officially released in April 2008. The song's video was filmed in
Mexico City at Estudios Churubusco. 20 fans, who were chosen after winning a contest, were invited to attend the filming. María José announced on April 18, 2008, that she had officially left
Warner Music. No explanation was given, but her third single was released as an independent artist and not with the help of Warner Music.
2009-2011: Amante de lo Ajeno and Amante de lo Bueno Promotion of her second album began with a short performance as the opening act of
Rihanna's
Disturbia tour in Mexico City on January 24, 2009. She premiered the song "No soy una señora" during the show.
Amante de lo ajeno was released on May 12, 2009. It consists of 11 songs that had been hits by pop divas in the 1980s. "No soy una señora" was released as the first single on March 2, and became very popular in Mexico, especially among teenagers. on November 9, 2010. It is another compilation of hits from the 1980s. The first single, "La Ocasión Para Amarnos", was released in October. The single became another huge success in Mexico.
2012-2018: De Noche and Habla Ahora María José released her fourth album,
De Noche worldwide on iTunes on August 15, 2012. It was her second album with all new songs. The first single, "Tú Ya Sabes a Mí", was released in June 2012. "Extraña" was released as a single in Spain. María José released her fifth album,
Habla Ahora worldwide on iTunes on October 21, 2016. It is her third album to feature original content. The first single, "
Las Que Se Ponen Bien La Falda", featuring Puerto Rican rapper
Ivy Queen, was released on May 13, 2016. The title track "Habla Ahora" was released as the second single from the album preceding the release of the album.
2019-present: Live Album Conexión, Esta historia me suena and La Voz In 2019, María José released a live album,
Conexión. It was released on June 7, 2019, by
OCESA Seitrack. The album was recorded in front of a selected audience at the concert in
Mexico City. Featured guests include
Ha*Ash,
Yuri,
Carlos Rivera and
Vanesa Martin. In 2019, she became a judge of
TV Azteca's
México tiene talento and also became a host of
Televisa's new drama series
Esta historia me suena with Jen Carlo Bautista, in which she also appeared as an actress in a few episodes. On January 21, 2020, it was announced that she would return to TV Azteca, as a coach of
La Voz with
Ricardo Montaner,
Belinda and
Christian Nodal. She later returned for her second and final season in 2021 with
Miguel Bosé,
Edith Marquez, and
Jesús Navarro. == Influences ==