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Mónica Ygual
12+ albums
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María del Rosario Mounique Igual Herrero (July 6, 1950 - December 27, 1975), known only as Mónica Ygual, was a Mexican singer and songwriter considered one of the most promising stars during the first half of the 1970s, until her death in 1975. She was born in the city of Gómez Palacio, Durango, however, she did not grow up in any specific place, as her family was always in constant change of residence, until she moved to Mexico City, previously known as Distrito Federal, where she began her musical career. She began artistically with the name Monica Feller, because of her admiration for the baseball player Bob Feller, until her uncle asked her to take his family name, so she changed the "I" of Igual, replacing it with a "Y", thus arising the name by which she is known artistically. Ygual received her first opportunity on the radio show "Un Corazón En El Aire", where after several calls that started with her asking for advice, Ygual won the public's sympathy, until she was finally invited to sing on the show. At the beginning of her musical career, she received the support of great show business figures, such as Carmen Salinas and Pedro Vargas, whom she called her godparents in the industry. In 1973, she released her first album under the label Discos Raff, which received a platinum record thanks to its great sales, which positioned her as a rising star in the music industry. The album included 5 of her own songs and 2 by the great Juan Gabriel, who named her his artistic
