Belle Perez

**Maribel Pérez** (born 29 January 1976), best known by her stage name **Belle Perez**, is a Belgian-Spanish musician and songwriter.

## Early life

Perez was born on 29 January 1976, she was born in Neerpelt to Spanish parents as María Isabelle Pérez Cerezo, Perez was discovered by Patrick Renier at a local talent show in 1997 at the age of 21.

### Albums

|width="20" rowspan="2"|Year|width="250" rowspan="2"|Title|colspan="5"|Peak positions|width="200" rowspan="2"|Information||||||
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|2000|_Hello World_|align="center"|13|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|****First studio album***|
|2001|_Everything_|align="center"|10|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|****Second studio album***|
|2003|_Baila Perez_|align="center"|1|align="center"|20|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|****Third studio album*** *First Spanish album *Gold award for 25.000 copies sold in Belgium|
|2004|_Arena 2004_|align="center"|9|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|****Fourth studio album*** *Spanish and English songs|
|2005|_The Best of Belle Perez_|align="center"|2|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*Best-Of compilation *Only released in Belgium|
|2005|_Que viva la vida_|align="center"|-|align="center"|9|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*Compilation of former Hits *Only released in Netherlands|
|2006 / 2007|_Gotitas de Amor_|align="center"|3|align="center"|4|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|****Fifth studio album*** *First album in Germany, Austria and Switzerland *Released in GER, AT & CH on 22 June 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_|align="center"|-|align="center"|12|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*Compilation of former hits *Only released in Netherlands|
|2008|_Gipsy_|align="center"|9|align="center"|5|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|****Sixth studio album*** *Recorded Fall 2007 *Release 20 June 2008|
|2016|_Agua y Fuego_|align="center"|6|align="center"|36|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|****Seventh studio album*** *Release 19 February 2016|
|2019|_Fiesta Perez_|align="center"|16|align="center"|82|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*Released 31 May 2019|

### Singles

|width="20" rowspan="2"|Year|width="250" rowspan="2"|Title|colspan="7"|Peak positions|width="200" rowspan="2"|Notes|||||||||||
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|1999|"Hello World" <small>_Hello World_</small>|align="center"|61|align="center"|84|align="center"|54|align="center"|42|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*Second place in the Semi-final 1 of _Eurosong '99_ (Belgian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999) *Soundtrack to the movie _Down to You_ *Theme song for _The Saddle Club_||
|rowspan="3"|2000|"Honeybee" <small>_Hello World_</small>|align="center"|6|align="center"|67|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-||
|"This Crazy Feeling" <small>_Hello World_</small>|align="center"|60|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-||||
|"Kiss and Make Up" <small>_Hello World_</small>|align="center"|50|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-||||
|rowspan="2"|2001|"Planet of Love" <small>_Everything_</small>|align="center"|40|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-||
|"Get Up and Boogie" <small>_Everything_</small>|align="center"|29|align="center"|61|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-||||
|rowspan="2"|2002|"Me & You" <small>_Everything_</small>|align="center"|10|align="center"|8|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*_Radio 2_ Sommerhit-Award 2002 *featuring Jody Bernal|
|"Everything" <small>_Everything_</small>|align="center"|66|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-||||
|rowspan="4"|2003|Hijo De La Luna <small>_Everything_</small>|align="center"|8|align="center"|28|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*featuring Voice Male|
|"Bailaremos" <small>_Baila Perez_</small>|align="center"|15|align="center"|57|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-||||
|"Enamorada" <small>_Baila Perez_</small>|align="center"|7|align="center"|45|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*_Radio 2_ Summerhit-Awards 2003|||
|"Sobreviviré" <small>_Baila Perez_</small>|align="center"|34|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*planned as a release in Germany, Austria and Switzerland|||
|rowspan="3"|2004|"Light of My Life" <small>_Arena 2004_</small>|align="center"|11|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*_Radio 2_ Summerhit-Award 2004|
|"Loca De Amor" <small>_Arena 2004_</small>|align="center"|23|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-||||
|"El Ritmo Caliente" <small>_Baila Perez / Arena 2004_</small>|align="center"|<small>Promo</small>|align="center"|38|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*Original live version of a 1999 hit from _Esperanza: The Movie_|||
|rowspan="2"|2005|"Que Viva La Vida (Chiquitan)" <small>_The Best Of / Que Viva La Vida_</small>|align="center"|2|align="center"|2|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*_Radio 2_ Summerhit-Award 2005|
|"Dime" <small>_The Best Of / Que Viva La Vida_</small>|align="center"|9|align="center"|16|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-||||
|rowspan="4"|2006|"El Mundo Bailando" <small>_Gotitas De Amor_</small>|align="center"|1|align="center"|7|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|109|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*Third Position at the Belgium Qualifying Show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 *First Single in Germany, Austria & Switzerland, released on 15 June 2007|
|"Ave Maria" <small>_Gotitas De Amor_</small>|align="center"|11|align="center"|18|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*Cover-Version of a song from Spanish singer David Bisbal *_Radio 2_ Summerhit-Award 2006|||
|"Gotitas De Amor" <small>_Gotitas De Amor_</small>|align="center"|63|align="center"|61|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-||||
|"Hoy (Le Pido A Dios)" <small>_Gotitas De Amor_</small>|align="center"|74|align="center"|63|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-||||
|rowspan="2"|2007|"Amor Latino" <small>_Gotitas De Amor_</small>|align="center"|11|align="center"|50|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-||
|"Djolei, Djolei!" <small>_Greatest Latin Hits_</small>|align="center"|32|align="center"|40|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|*Participant at the _Radio 2_ Summerhit-Awards 2007|||
|rowspan="3"|2008|"Dime Que Tu Quieres" <small>_Gipsy_</small>|align="center"|10|align="center"|6|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|* Release date: 16 May 2008|
|"Amame" <small>_Gipsy_</small>|align="center"|24|align="center"|90|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|* Release date: 15 August 2008|||
|"Tú / You" <small>_Gipsy_</small>|align="center"|-|align="center"|31|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|* Release date: November 2008 * English version of "You" from her _Holiday on Ice_ Show|||
|2010|"La Colegiala" <small>_-_</small>|align="center"|14|align="center"|79|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|* Release date: 16 July 2010||
|2011|"Shake It Out"|align="center"|75|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|||
|2016|"Ponte a cantar"|align="center"|55|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|||
|2018|"Rumba"|align="center"|60|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|||
|rowspan="2"|2019|"Indirectas"|align="center"|66|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-||
|"Qué Hay de Mal"|align="center"|98|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-|align="center"|-||||

### DVDs

- _Baila Perez_ (2003)
- _The Best of Belle Perez_ (2005)Gold (16.000 sold copies in Belgium)
- _Mega Latino Concert – Sportpaleis Antwerpen_ (2006)
- _Diez_ (2009)

## Awards and achievements

- 2000 – Zamu Award – "Best Pop Artist"
- 2002 – Golden Award for single "Me & You" (both in The Netherlands & Belgium)
- 2002 – Zomerhit Award 'Me And You' Ft Jody Bernal
- 2003 – Platinum Award for "Baila Perez"
- 2003 – Zomerhit Award 'Enamorada'
- 2004 – Zomerhit Award 'Light of My Life'
- 2005 – Zomerhit Award 'Que Viva La Vida'
- 2005 – Radio 2 Zomerhit "Favorite of the public" Award
- 2005 – TMF Award – "Best Female Artist"
- 2006 – Zomerhit Award Radio 2 'Ave Maria'
- 2006 – Radio 2 Zomerhit "Favorite of the public" Award

## Tours

- _Bailando 2006_ (Belgium&Netherlands)May 2006 – November 2006
- _The Best of Belle Perez Live 2005/2006_ (Belgium&Netherlands) August 2005 – March 2006
- _Bailando Tour 2006_ (Belgium&Netherlands) March – September 2006
- _Latin Fever Tour 2006/2007_ (Belgium&Netherlands) September 2006 – March 2007
- _Summer Tour 2007_ (Netherlands) March – July 2007
- _Latin Days Tour 2007_ (Netherlands) August 2007 – November 2007
- _Gipsy Live Tour 2008_ (Belgium&Netherlands) December 2007 – January 2008
- _Gipsy Live Tour 2008, Part Two_ (Netherlands) January 2008 – April 2008
- _Diez Tour_ (Netherlands) January 2009 – April 2009
- _Special Guest @ Holiday on Ice_ (Netherlands) October 2009 – January 2010
- _Latino Mundial_ (Netherlands) January 2010 – April 2010

## Other websites

- Belle Perez at MySpace
- Booking Agency

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Belle Perez
- **image**: Belle Perez (Beatrixtheater 2008 - 1).jpg
- **caption**: Belle Perez (Beatrixtheater 2008)
- **birth name**: Maribel Pérez
- **birth place**: Neerpelt, Belgium
- **nationality**: Belgian, Spanish
- **occupation**: musician