Mary Ann Acevedo

2006–2008: Objetivo Fama, Mary Ann, and Los Favoritos In 2006, Mary Ann was a contestant on the third season of Objetivo Fama 3, which was viewed by around 14 million people over four months. She came in fourth place in the competition.

Songs performed by Mary Ann on Objetivo Fama 3 in 2006: "El Frío de Tu Adiós" (Olga Tañon) "Amar Sin Ser Amada" (Thalía) "Como Tu Mujer" (Rocío Dúrcal) "Bandolero" (Olga Tañon) "Vivo Por Ella" (Andrea Bocelli and Marta Sánchez) "Contigo En La Distancia" (Christina Aguilera) "El Hombre Que Yo Amo" (Myriam Hernández) "Si No Te Hubiera Conocido" (Luis Fonsi and Christina Aguilera) "Que Ganas De No Verte Nunca Más" (Lupita D'Alessio) "Héroe" (Mariah Carey) "A Que Vuelve" (Gisselle) "Si Tu No Estas Aquí" (Rosana) "Tu si que sabes amar" (Rocío Dúrcal) "Fuera de mi vida" (Valeria Lynch) In October 2006, Mary Ann became the first contestant on Objetivo Fama to release her own record, her debut self-titled album (Mary Ann). It was produced by Italian record producer Bob Benozzo and arranged by Sergio George, Eduardo Barreras and Eduardo Reyes.

"Los Favoritos" singing in the Luis Muñoz Rivera ParkOn 2 May 2009, Mary Ann sang a duet of the song "Mírame" (the first single of Mary Ann Acevedo's album) with Hannaní Peraza on the last season of Objetivo Fama.

From 2008 to 2009, Mary Ann performed alongside Arquímides Gonzáles, Ediberto, Mary Ann Acevedo, Blanca Rosa, Jometh Andujar and Jonathan (ex-participants of Objetivo Fama) at the concert Los Favoritos: The Show (which included acting and singing). The first concert was performed at the Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré. Francisco Zamora, their former teacher on Objetivo Fama, also appeared on stage. As a result, Mary Ann, ended her contract with the label.

Mary Ann composed the songs for the album with Torres. The album Cántale a tu Bebé was released on 5 October 5, 2009. It consists of lullabies written for babies that reflect the sentiments of mothers.

2011: Idol Puerto Rico In May 2011, Mary Ann auditioned for the reality show Idol Puerto Rico in Hiram Bithorn Stadium. At the first casting, Acevedo sang the song "Que Lastima" by Lourdes Robles. She was part of the 80 selected to go to the second round. In her second casting (which was divided into two presentations), she sang "No Te Mentia" and then the song "Recuerdame" with Luis Xavier Zayas (participant of Idol Puerto Rico). Mary Ann was selected for the competition as one of 24 semi-finalists. On 4 August 2011, it was announced on the live entertainment program SuperXclusivo that Mary Ann was one of the 12 participants to go through to the finals.

The second live concert was held on 15 September, where Mary Ann was given good reviews for her performance with the song "Todos Me Miran" by Gloria Trevi. The Third Live Concert was held on September 19, where Mary Ann received the best reviews of the jury, but was eliminated as she was given the fewest votes from the public. She was the second participant eliminated from the competition.

2012: Génesis Mary Ann had a break between her second and third studio album to have her child and participate in Idol Puerto Rico.

On 1 January 2012, Mary Ann released her third studio album, Génesis. The album was originally going to be called El Amor es la Solución (Love is the Solution), but Genesis was thought to be a more commercial as it took the name of the first single.

The album including covers of songs previously sung by artists including Rocio Durcal, Celine Dion and Mariah Carey. It also includes a new version of the song "Todo para Mi" (a song that is on her first album with the title "Todo Eres Tú"), this time featuring the jazz flautist Néstor Torres. It also features a merengue version of "Mírame".

Musical influences Mary Ann has been influenced by several Puerto Rican artists. Marc Anthony is a key influence and she has expressed the desire to do a duet with him.

Reception In 2008, Mary Ann was honored by the Mexican gay community during the eighteenth "Parada de Orgullo de las Comunidades Lésbico, Homosexual, Bisexual, Transgénero y Transexual" (LGBT) at the "Parque del Tercer Milenio" in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There she sang songs including "Débil" and "Si No Estas Aquí" and was surprised with the award given by Samantha Love. She thanked the community saying that her music has "no color, no sex, no nothing. I've always thought that when you're happy, do what you want" Interview / Talk show Anda Pa'l Cara Herself Interview / Talk show

Seguro que Yes Herself

Interview / Talk show Calando Fuerte Herself Interview / Talk show 2009–2010 Entre Nosotras Host, TV presenter, musical guest WAPA-TV Talk show, variety show

El Show de Eddie Miro Herself, musical cast Puerto Rico TV Musical show / First season Idol Puerto Rico Herself

Reality show (season 1) SuperXclusivo Herself Interview / Gossip show

Performances Mary Ann and Víctor Manuelle joined their voices in the KQ105 Concert and Sistema102 in Concert.

Mary Ann was a guest artist at the Premios Lo Nuestro.

On June 1, 2009, having tried for more than two years to get pregnant, Mary Ann and Torres announced on the program Anda Pa'l Cara that they were expecting their first child. She had learnt of her pregnancy on May 28, 2009. She planned to have a natural birth, without undergoing a caesarean section. She had planned to name the baby Maria Alejandra if it was a girl or Guillermo Enrique if it were a boy.

On February 1, 2010, Acevedo and Torres had a daughter named Anna Carolina Torres Acevedo at the Auxilio Mutuo Hospital in San Juan. For Guillermo this was his sixth daughter, but the first time attending the birth of a baby.

In 2011, press reported an alleged separation between Mary Ann and Torres, which turned out to be true. After a reconciliation in August, there were other rumours about an alleged pregnancy, but she denied it at the second gala of the reality show Idol Puerto Rico. In November, Mary Ann posted on her official Facebook page that she had started the divorce proceedings with Torres. Both stated that they made the decision seeking the best welfare of their daughter.

Charity work In 2009, Mary Ann joined RED, an organisation that helps children with HIV in Africa. She was involved in the campaign "USA Baby – Child Space", where with each baby car purchased at a store would include a percentage donation to RED.

Return to education In January 2012, Mary Ann announced her intention to return to college and complete studies she began in 2006 and then left to enter Objetivo Fama. On January 24, Acevedo officially restarted her Bachelor of General Music Education-Vocal at Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, San German Campus.