Jennifer Lopez

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Jennifer Lopez

Also known as J. Lo, Jennifer Lopez is an American singer, actress, and dancer with Latin roots who made her debut in 1999.

1 About
- 1.1 Awards & Certifications
- 1.2 Chart Toppers
2 News
- 2.1 Announcements
- 2.2 Tours and Concerts
3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.2 Compilations and Live Releases
4 Other Artists
5 Trivia
6 Reviews
7 External Links

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About

Jennifer Lopez was born on July 24, 1969 and raised in the Castle Hill neighborhood in The Bronx, New York City. Lopez personally finance herself from singing lessosn at the age of 16 and since then has divided her time among working in a legal office, dance classes, and performing in Manhattan Clubs at night.

Audition after audition came and being rejected twice gave Lopez more guts. She was selected as a dance for various rap groups. Soon, she became a back-up dancer of famed singer Janet Jackson. She asked the famed singer to dismiss her to pursue acting career.

Jennifer Lopez then appeared on short-lived television programs such as South Central, Second Chances, and Hotel Malibu. Her big break came in after playing opposite Wesley Snipes in Money Train. Then several more movies came that led her to be the first Latin Actress to get paid 1 Million for the film Selena. Lopez has been married three times.

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Awards & Certifications

1995
- Independent Spirit Awards: My Family-nomination for Best Supporting Actress

1997
- Saturn Awards: Anaconda-nomination for Best Actress

1998
- Golden Globe Awards: nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy for Selena
- Empire Movie Awards: Out of Sight-nomination for Best Actress
- ALMA Awards: Selena-won Outstanding Actress
- Lone Star Film & Television Awards: Selena-nomination for Best Actress

1999
- MTV Video Music Awards: 4 nominations for If You Had My Love – Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video and Best New Artist
- American Music Awards: 2 nominations – Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist and Favorite Latin Artist
- Soul Train Music Awards: On The 6 nomination for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female
- MTV Europe Music Awards: nomination for Breakthrough Artist
- ALMA Awards: Out of Sight-won Outstanding Actress
- Ritmo Latino Awards: New Artist of the Year
- Teen Choice Awards: If You Had My Love won Best Song of the Summer

2000
- MTV Video Music Awards: Waiting For Tonight nomination for Best Choreography; won Best Dance Video
- MTV Movie Awards: The Cell-nomination for Best Female Performance; won Best Dressed in a Movie
- Grammy Awards: Waiting For Tonight nomination for Best Dance Recording
- Saturn Awards: The Cell nomination for Best Actress
- MTV Europe Music Awards: nomination for Best Female; won Best R&B
- VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards: Versace Award
- ALMA Awards: won Outstanding Music Video Performer

2001
- American Music Awards: nomination for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
- MTV Video Music Awards: Love Don't Cost A Thing– Best Female Video and Best Dance Video
- People's Choice Awards: 2 nominations – Favorite Actress and Favorite Female Musical Performer
- ALMA Awards: 4 nominations – Outstanding Female Performer, Album of the Year for J. Lo and Outstanding Performance - Music, Variety or Comedy Special (Let's Get Loud); won Outstanding Music Video - People's Choice Award ("Love Don't Cost A Thing") and Outstanding Actress - Motion Picture (Angel Eyes)
- MTV Europe Music Awards: won Best Female
- Grammy Awards: nomination for Best Dance Recording for Let's Get Loud
- Teen Choice Awards: Female Hottie of the Year

2002
- American Music Awards: nomination for Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B Female Artist
- Stinkers Bad Movie Awards: Nomination for Worst Actress (Enough)
- MTV Europe Music Awards: Nomination for Best R&B, won Best Female
- VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards: Won Most Influential Artist

2003
- American Music Awards: Won Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
- MTV Video Music Awards: 4 nominations for "I'm Glad" – Best Female Video, Best Dance **Video, Best Choreography and Best Art Direction
- MTV Europe Music Awards: nomination for Best R&B
- Teen Choice Awards: won Female Fashion Icon and Best R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
- NRJ Radio Awards: won Best R&B
- Billboard Latin Music Awards: Won Latin Dance Single of the Year Alive

2004
- People's Choice Awards: Nomination for Best Smile

'2005
- Golden Raspberry Awards: nomination for Worst Actress (Monster-in-Law)
- MTV Video Music Awards: 4 nominations for Get Right – Best Dance Video, Best Direction, Best Choreography and Best Editing
- World Music Awards: nominated for World's Best-Selling Pop Female Artist

2006
ALMA Awards: nomination for Outstanding Female Performer

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Chart Toppers

Chart Year	Title	Album	Billboard 100	Hot Dance Club Play	Hot R&B/Hip Hop
2005	Get Right	Rebirth	12	1	38
2005	Hold You Down	Rebirth	64	-	-
2004	Baby I Love U	This Is Me... Then	72	-	55
2003	All I Have	This Is Me... Then	1	-	4
2003	I'm Glad	This Is Me... Then	32	4	-
2002	Ain't It Funny	J. Lo	1	8	4
2002	I'm Gonna Be Alright	J to Tha L-O!: The Remixes	10	-	32
2002	Jenny From The Block	This Is Me... Then	3	-	22
2001	I'm Real	J. Lo	1	2	2
2001	Love Don't Cost A Thing	J. Lo	3	9	40
2001	Play	J. Lo	18	2	-
1999	If You Had My Love	On The 6	1	5	6
1999	Waiting For Tonight	On The 6	8	1	-

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News

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Announcements

Jennifer Lopez Says New Single Came From Marc Anthony's Dream

One early morning Macr Anthony woke up telling Jennifer Lopez about his dream that 'Rocío Dúrcal was dying and he was being called to enter to his room to listen up the song specially made for Jennifer. With this, in her new single, Dúrcal was her motivation to finish up and release the song.

Jennifer Lopez is expecting her First Child

Jennifer Lopez is reportedly expecting her first child with husband Marc Anthony, according to media reports. Sources tell publication In Touch the star is three months pregnant and that the baby will be born around Christmas of this year.

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Tours and Concerts

Temporarily due to her reported pregnancy, there are no current available tours and concerts.

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Discography

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Albums

Year	Title	Release Date	Labels
1999	On The 6	June, 01, 1999	Work
2001	J. Lo	January 23, 2001	Epic
2002	This Is Me... Then	November 19, 2002	Epic
2005	Rebirth	March 1, 2005	Epic
2006	Como Ama Una Mujer	March 27, 2007	Epic