Maria Da Graça Xuxa Meneghel
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Xuxa (pronounced [ˈʃuʃɐ] "shoo-shah" -, Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel, March 27, 1963, Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a Brazilian Grammy Award Winner, cinema and television actress, singer and children's television show host. Her various shows have been broadcast in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. Xuxa is of German, Austrian, Italian, and Polish descent.
She was a famous idol to Latin American children in the late 1980's and early 1990's. Her achievements include the best-selling album in the history of Brazil, and being the singer with the second highest total of number-one hits in the Brazilian charts, surpassed only by Daniela Mercury. Xuxa has some of the biggest box office results in Brazilian history and a fortune of over $250 million dollars.
Between 1991 and 1993, Xuxa became very popular in the whole of Latin America, widening her appeal among Spanish-speaking audiences, when she recorded a program in Argentina, Show de Xuxa, which was also popular when broadcast in Chile, Mexico and 16 other Latin American countries. The first two seasons of the show, the most populars, were produced by Argentine TV channel Telefé while the third one, in 1993, was produced independently and then sold for broadcast to Canal 13. Her last Spanish speaking show aired in Latin America on December 31st 1993.
In 1993 Xuxa hosted an English language series in the United States, Xuxa, but it did not achieve the popularity she had enjoyed throughout Latin America and Spain. It was initially broadcast by 124 stations across the country. The shows were produced on Sound Stage 36 at CBS Television City in Los Angeles. 65 episodes were taped for the first season of the show. Taping of the episodes was done in a 5-week period in the summer of 1993. The shows were broadcast Monday through Friday, generally in the early morning or mid-afternoon. All 65 episodes were broadcast during the initial 13 weeks before there was a repeat. Helping Xuxa on the show were the Pixies (three U.S. "Paquitas" plus one Brazilian Paquita), the Mellizas (uncredited), Jelly, Jam, and ten "child wranglers" for the 150 kids on set. Starting September 1994, Xuxa began airing on The Family Channel cable network, at 8:00am ET/PT on all stations affiliated to The Family Network. They reprised original episodes on a new children's block until February 19, 1996 when Xuxa stopped airing on The Family Channel.
The show was sold to a great number of countries throughout the world, among them Japan, Israel, Russia, Australia and some Arab countries.
Xuxa Park, the 1992 Spanish game show in which she presented, drew good ratings. The theme song of the show, 'Sabor de la Vida' ('Flavor of Life'), was a big hit in Spain, topping the charts. Her Xuxa Park album also sold well for 8 weeks, and was certified gold.
Her international ambitions apparenly ended after the gruelling taping schedule for her American show. She was hospitalized for several days due to exhaustion, and decided to give up her international career.
On 7 July 2007, Xuxa presented at the Brazilian leg of Live Earth in Rio de Janeiro
Xuxa is one of the richest Brazilian entertainers. In 1991, she was one of the 40 best-paid celebrities in the World according to Forbes. She was the only Latin American on the list. Xuxa is one of the richest women in Brazil, with a net worth of more than US$260 million.
In 1992 People Magazine included Xuxa in its annual list of the 50 most beautiful people in the world, along with Princess Diana and Elizabeth Taylor.
Xuxa has dated the notable Brazilian figures Pelé and the late Ayrton Senna.
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