She is the second youngest out of her eight siblings: Marylin, Corina, Irasema, Verónica, Juan Everardo, Cristina, and Víctor Manuel. Myriam grew up in a home with many brothers and sisters. Since she was a child, she dreamed of becoming a singer. Her musical career began in Monterrey with musical groups such as Obsesión, Conspiración, Ébano, Liberación, and Compass. In 2002, she was selected for the Mexican musical
reality TV show La Academia. During this show, she sang "Como la Flor", "Mudanzas", "De mi enamorate", "Él me mintió," and other songs. Her charm and personality, as well as her great interpretative talent, propelled her to become one of the most popular people on the reality show. After 5 months on the show, she was announced the winner at the Season Finale in the
Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. Myriam signed to
EMI Music for 5 years or 5 albums. A week after winning
La Academia, EMI released her first album, a compilation of the themes that Myriam sang in the show. It sold 25 copies within two months, topping the Mexican charts and being the first ex-student from
La Academia to sell 3 albums worldwide. Her second album,
Una Mujer, was led by the single "Sin Ti No Hay Nada". This album also included a song written by
Soraya titled "Como Seria," which Myriam later released as a single. The album sold 69 copies. At this time,
TV Azteca launched its first
Desafio de Estrellas. Myriam ended up winning third place, coming behind Yahir (1st place) and Nadia (2nd place). After the show was over, a special edition of her album was released with studio versions of several of the songs she performed on
Desafio de Estrellas, along with two unreleased songs, including "Amor Secreto", which was later recorded by
Paulina Rubio for her album
Pau Latina; this album also reached gold status, selling more than 50,000 copies. "Hasta El Limite" was the first single from this album, and was Myriam's most successful single. This album included songs written by Leonel from the duo
Sin Bandera, by the Italian
Tiziano Ferro, and also has a song composed by Estrella and Myriam, "Porque Soy Mujer", which was the second single. Months later, the album reached 250,000 albums worldwide. A year later, EMI released a fourth album, a mix of pop, ballads, and
Tex-Mex. The first single was "Vete de Aqui", which was also the name of
the album. "Traicionera", "Fuego y Pasion"
[Fogo & Paxiao], "Negra Pena," and "Lo Que Siento Es Amor" were also singles. The album sold 7 copies. Myriam returned in 2007 with a tribute album to
Ana Gabriel,
Simplemente Amigos (also the name of the
first single), which entered the top 1 in the Mexican charts. The album reached 30 albums sold. The second single was "Mar & Arena". EMI released a greatest hits album in August 2007 entitled
The Best Of... Myriam, which includes all her singles plus a bonus disc that has the best songs that Myriam sang during
La Academia. All the songs were
digitally remastered. Myriam has received an award from EMI, "The Multiplatinum Range", for the high sales of her albums. This award was also awarded to
RBD and
Robbie Williams. On June 2, 2008, Myriam released a new album,
Cambio de Piel, which she said was her best album so far. It is a pop album with notable composers such as
Mario Domm and
Reyli Barba. Stores in
Mexico City,
Veracruz, Monterrey, and
Guadalajara ran out of CDs on the first day of sale. In 2009, Myriam also participated in
El Gran Desafio De Estrellas, a reality show competition produced by TV Azteca, where she won 2nd place in the final. During the last episode of this program, Myriam made clear her desire to leave TV Azteca. Throughout 2010, Myriam performed in private concerts around the Mexican Republic and made appearances on
Multimedios Television, with events such as "El Corazon Mas Grande" and "Unidos Somos Nuevo León" (the latter of these an effort to raise relief funds after a devastating weather event in Nuevo León, Mexico). In early 2011, Myriam released her 7th full-length album titled
Regio Corazon, Alma Mexicana, which placed in Mexico's Top 100 list for its first few weeks in the market. Promotion of the album was focused mainly in Monterrey and Mexico City, although Myriam presented herself in television programs, concert events, and radio stations throughout all of Mexico, as well as giving interviews to local (and non-local) news. In late April and May 2011, Myriam joined the musical production
Jesucristo Superestrella (
Jesus Christ Superstar), starring Mexican actor Mauricio Martinez as Jesus, where she played the role of
Mary Magdalene while pregnant. Although the season did not last long, the musical was considered to be a hit. ==Currently==