The Biography:
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, USA
DOB: July 24, 1970
Some of her Titles (Click the Album Covers to Buy the CD):
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Review by Amazon.co.uk -- Mike Pattenden
Like Will Smith, Jennifer Lopez has entered the singing, dancing, acting,
can-do-anything zone of the bona fide superstar and has developed an ego to match her talents. J.Lo, the follow-up
to her multi-platinum 1999 debut On The 6, makes little attempt to tinker with the latino soul formula she patented
back then, employing an army of co-producers and writers (including partner Puffy) to assemble a slick, 15-track
affair. If anything, her sound is safe, retro even, with some tracks looking back to the 1980s, particularly the
Michael Jackson-influenced "I'm Real" and the funky, impressive "Play". Her Puerto Rican background
comes to the fore on a handful of Spanish numbers, notably "Cariño", which samples Cuban percussionist
Mongo Santamaria's "Sofrito" to impressive effect. It goes badly wrong on the "La Isla Bonita"
sound-a-like, "Ain't It Funny", which merely serves to reinforce the impression that Lopez is happy to
settle for being the latino Madonna. |
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Review by Amazon.co.uk -- Rickey Wright
Actress Jennifer Lopez's debut album fails in its attempt to provide a worthy
musical backdrop to her much-discussed diva-esque image. Over the course of 13 songs, On the 6 displays barely
a glimmer of the verve, poise, and sensuality of her screen performances in the likes of Out of Sight. With little
vocal talent to rely on, Lopez generally seems content to ape Madonna's middle register like any happy radio listener.
Similarly, several of the tracks here seem too rooted in the Latin-lite clichés of "La Isla Bonita".
With practice--more Lopez CDs will surely follow in the wake of 6's success--the star might develop into a singer
worth reckoning with, but for now she stands as a wonderful actress and a musical artist with an unengaging album
to her name. |
Links to other great websites:
Jennifer Lopez @ http://celebrityindex.virtualave.net/dir/lopez
Jennifer Lopez @ http://www.jenniferlopez.com/ie_index.html
Jennifer Lopez @ http://www.eccentrix.com/entertainment/jenloppics/index.html
Jennifer Lopez @ http://www.lopezfans.com
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