Myriam Hernández

Myriam Raquel Hernández Navarro (born 2 May 1965) is a Chilean singer, songwriter and television presenter. She has dabbled mainly in romantic ballad, which is why she is sometimes nicknamed "La baladista de América" ("America's balladeer"), although she has also fused her style with other genres such as electronics or hip-hop.

She began her musical career in the late 1980s with her album Myriam Hernández and the single "El hombre que yo amo" that reached No. 10 on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks in 1989, while her first album reached No. 4 on Billboard's Latin Pop Songs the same year. She has released nine studio albums, two live albums, five compilation albums, two DVDs and 39 singles, including duets with various artists from the Ibero-American music scene such as Marco Antonio Solís, Cristian Castro or Gilberto Santa Rosa.

She has sold more than 10 million physical records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling Chilean music artist of all time. Thirteen of her singles have entered Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart, with "Peligroso amor" and "Te pareces tanto a él" reaching number one, while her album Dos reached the same position on the Latin Pop Albums chart. On the Latin Pop Songs chart, "Huele a Peligro" and "Ese hombre" also reached number one. and in 2015 she received the President's Merit Award from the Latin Recording Academy; in the same year she entered the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.

She has also ventured into hosting and participating in various television programs in Chile, including sporadic participation as an actress. She co-hosted the Viña del Mar International Song Festival between 2002 and 2006, and has performed there as a headliner five times.

Biography Prior to her debut, she had television appearances on a handful of TV shows, including Generación Joven and La Pandilla, both by Televisión Nacional de Chile; also, she performed a small role in the soap opera De Cara al Mañana, where she appeared in five episodes. At 18 she was named Artista Revelación (Best New Artist) by the Chilean press before having even recorded a single album.

In October 1988, Hernández released her first album under record label EMI entitled Myriam Hernández. She became the only woman to host for 25 nights with 3 different entertainers. She also was an entertainer on Chilean television programs such as "La Movida del Festival," "Con Mucho Cariño," "Protagonistas de la Música," and "La Noche del Mundial."

In 2004, Hernández released Huellas, a collection of her greatest hits including three never before-released songs. Armando Manzanero composed a new hit for her, "No te He Robado Nada", and Myriam Hernández and her son Jorge Ignacio, then only eight, composed the song "He Vuelto por Ti". The album included a new version of the song "Mio" recorded with Argentine group Los Nocheros as well as the song "El Amor de mi Vida", which featured Chilean hip-hop band Los Tetas. Huellas was released across Latin America and went Gold and Platinum. She also released her first DVD. In 2005, she produced her first live concert DVD-CD bundle entitled Contigo en Concierto.

In 2007, she released her seventh studio album Enamorándome, which became her first Billboard entry in the United States in 9 years, since Todo el amor released in 1998.

In 2009, she signed a contract with US-based label, Universal Music Latino (currently Universal Music Latin Entertainment). During this period, she also decided to move back to Chile along with her family, although maintaining her artistic base in Miami.

In 2010, she recorded a new song entitled "Rescátame", which was included in the soundtrack of Chilevisión's telenovela Mujeres de lujo. The song received significant radio airplay and achieved significant success in Chile.

In 2011, she released her eighth studio album, Seducción, which featured collaborations with Marco Antonio Solís and Cristian Castro. The album achieved platinum status in Chile, and granted Hernández first Latin Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Album at the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.

In 2014, she released the non-album single "Mi pequeño amor" on digital platforms. The song was part of the soundtrack of Canal 13's telenovela Valió la pena. Apart from this, her music activity was considerably limited for several years. During this period, she mostly focused on television, most remarkably in her role as coach on the TV show Yo Soy.

In 2015, she was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame during the third annual La Musa Awards.

During 2019, she embarked on her Soy Mujer international tour throughout Latin America. She also wrote a new song with the same title which she performed live on the tour.

In 2020, she released two stand-alone singles on digital platforms: "Sentirás mi amor", a cover with Spanish lyrics of Bob Dylan's song "Make You Feel My Love" popularized by Adele, and "Amorfoda (Respuesta)", a new version of Bad Bunny's "Amorfoda" with reformulated lyrics.

In 2021, Hernández made her official comeback to music in over a decade with her single "Hasta aquí", under the production of Jacobo Calderón (son of the producer of her 1992 third album, Juan Carlos Calderón).

In 2022, she released her ninth studio album, Sinergia, which became her first studio album in a decade, and also her first record released independently and exclusively on digital platforms. This same year, she received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for having made "creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to Latin music and its communities".

In 2025, Hernández performed at the Viña del Mar Festival for the first time in two decades, and was awarded the Platinum Gaviota, becoming the fifth artist and first female performer to receive this ultimate honor in the 64-year history of the festival, following Luis Miguel, Juan Gabriel, Lucho Gatica, and Los Jaivas. This year she was also ranked the 32nd "Best Female Latin Pop Artist of All Time" by Billboard.

Personal life Hernández married Jorge Saint-Jean Domic, her then manager, on August 15, 1992. On December 27, 2024, they announced their divorce. The couple had two children: Jorge Ignacio (born 1994) and Myriam Isidora (born 1997).

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications USLatin Pop USLatin Dos Released: August 21, 1990 Label: EMI Odeon Chilena, Capitol/EMI Latin Formats: Cassette, LP, CD, digital download, streaming 1 — SCD: Gold III Released: July 7, 1992 Label: WEA Latina Formats: Cassette, LP, CD 23 — IV Released: December 13, 1994 Label: WEA Latina Formats: Cassette, LP, CD — — SCD: 2× Platinum Todo el amor Released: April 21, 1998 Label: Sony Music Chile, Sony Discos Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, streaming 8 18 + y más... Released: August 29, 2000 Label: Sony Music Chile, Sony Discos Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, streaming — — Enamorándome Released: August 28, 2007 Label: Sony-BMG Chile, La Calle Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 10 49 Seducción Released: April 26, 2011 Label: Universal Music Latino Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 11 39 SCD: Platinum Sinergia Released: May 27, 2022 Label: JenesisPro Formats: Digital download, streaming — — Nuestra Navidad Released: December 2, 2022 Label: JenesisPro Formats: Digital download, streaming — — Tauro Released: January 18, 2024 Label: JenesisPro Formats: Digital download, streaming — — "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory

Compilation albums 1991: Mis mejores años 1992: Todo lo mío 1993: 17 Grandes éxitos 1995: Éxitos y recuerdos 1997: Lo Mejor 1998: Simplemente humana 2001: Solo lo mejor: 20 éxitos 2004: Huellas 2018: 10 grandes éxitos

Live albums 2001: El amor en concierto 2005: Contigo en concierto

Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum USLatin "Ay amor" 1988 15 Myriam Hernández "El hombre que yo amo" 10 "Quiero saber" — "Eres" — “No es preciso” 1989 — “Mío” 1990 — Dos “Peligroso amor” 1 “Herida” 3 “Te pareces tanto a él” 1 “Tonto”1991 — “Un hombre secreto”1992 4 III “Si no fueras tú” 8 “Yo soy la única”1993 ─ “Se me fue” 14 “Ese hombre”1994 6 IV “No hace falta más que dos” 25 “Lloraré” 1995 — “Lo mejor que me ha pasado” — “Huele a peligro” 1998 5 Todo el amor “La fuerza del amor” — “Deseo” — “Me vas a querer” 1999 — “No puedo olvidarte” — “Mañana” 2000 — + y más... “Quién cuidará de mí” — “Cenicienta de tu amor” — “Leña y fuego”2001 — “Si yo me vuelvo a enamorar” — “No te he robado nada”2004 — Huellas “He vuelto por ti” — “El amor de mi vida” (feat. Los Tetas and DJ Ju) — “Mío” (feat. Los Nocheros) 2005 — “No pensé enamorarme otra vez” (with Gilberto Santa Rosa) 2007 28 Enamorándome “Donde estará mi primavera” 49 “Vuela muy alto” — “Rescátame” 2010 — “Sigue sin mí” (with Marco Antonio Solís) 2011 — Seducción “Si pudiera amarte” — “Todo en tu vida” (with Cristian Castro) 2012 — “Mi pequeño amor” 2014 — “Sentirás mi amor” 2020 — “Amorfoda (Respuesta)” — “Hasta aquí” 2021 — Sinergia “Te quiero, ti amo” — “Ya es tarde” — “Dunas” (with Javiera Mena) — Nocturna “Mi paraíso” 2022 — Sinergia “Luz” — Nuestra Navidad “Navidad Navidad” — “Estaré en mi casa esta Navidad” — “Noche de paz” — “Nuestra canción de Navidad” — “Ecco” (with Franco Simone) 2023 — “Nos lo hemos dicho todo” — Tauro “Invencible” — “Solo cuídate y adiós” — “Con los cinco sentidos” — “No siempre es Navidad” — Nuestra Navidad (Edición especial) “Campanas de plata” — “Gracias a la vida” (with Mocedades) — “Mi burrito sabanero” — Nuestra Navidad (Edición especial) “Ternura” (with Franco Simone) 2024 — “No x él” (with Karen Paola) 2025 — “Yo no me rendiré” (with Flor de Rap) —"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.