Julieta Venegas Percevault (Spanish pronunciation: [xuˈljeta βeˈneɣas]; born 24 November 1970) is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer who specializes in pop-rock-indie music in Spanish. She embarked on her musical journey by joining several bands, including the Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Venegas is proficient in playing 17 instruments, including the acoustic guitar, accordion, and keyboard.

Born in Long Beach, California, Venegas grew up in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico since the age of one month old, and began playing instruments at the age of 8 when her parents first sent her to piano lessons. In the years that followed, music became her passion. She speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Additionally, she has a twin sister named Yvonne, who is a photographer.

In 1997, she released her debut album, "Aquí," to favorable reviews in Mexico from the rock audience. Her subsequent production, "Bueninvento" (2000), also produced by Gustavo Santaolalla, garnered praise from international critics and was considered the third-best album in the history of Spanish Rock by Rolling Stone. In later years, she established herself as one of the most prominent songwriters in Latin pop, achieving fame in 2003 in Latin America and Spain with the album "Sí" and singles such as "Andar Conmigo" and "Algo está cambiando," which topped the Latin Billboard charts.

In 2006, she released her most successful album, "Limón y Sal," which remains her best-selling album to date. "Limón y Sal" attained Platinum status in several countries, propelled by the worldwide hit "Me Voy," certified Gold in Mexico. Her first live album, "MTV Unplugged" (2008), sold more than 400,000 digital copies, earning a diamond certification in Mexico. Under Sony Music, Venegas released her fifth studio album, "Otra Cosa" (2010). She followed with her sixth studio album, "Los Momentos" (2013), marking a transition to indie pop. Her seventh studio album, "Algo Sucede" (2015), debuted at number 1 on the Latin Pop Albums chart.

Since 2017, she has resided in Buenos Aires, where she made her debut as a theater actress in the play "La Enamorada" by Argentine writer Santiago Loza. Additionally, she released the album "La Enamorada" (2019), featuring themes based on the play. It is estimated that she has sold 10 million records worldwide. Throughout her career, she has earned eight Latin Grammy Awards, seven MTV Awards, seven Broadcast Music, Inc. Awards, five VEVO Certified awards, three Oye! Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, and over 100 other awards. She has also received accolades such as the Master of Latin Music Award at Berklee College for her career and a Musa Award in honor of her compositions.

At the beginning of her career, she collaborated with a few bands in Tijuana, and then later in Mexico City.

With the support of BMG, Julieta Venegas recorded her first solo album with producer Gustavo Santaolalla. Released in 1997, Aquí contained twelve tracks composed by Venegas and was distributed in Mexico, Spain, and several Latin American countries. The material proved Venegas to be an extremely inventive artist in Mexican popular music. The first single from the album, "De Mis Pasos," was dramatically accepted by a young audience and quickly positioned as one of the best female rock songs of that time. The second single, "Como Sé," won the MTV award for "Mejor Interpretación Femenina." Following the international release of the album, Venegas received a large number of invitations to collaborate with different musicians and performers in Latin America, including Sasha Sokol, Enanitos Verdes, Sr. Gonzalez, Los Tres, Liquits, Cartel de Santa, León, and Enrique Bunbury.

In 1998, she participated in the tour "De Diva Voz" with Ely Guerra and Aurora y La Academia, appearing at different locations in Mexico and the United States. Soon after, she toured in "Calaveritas y Diablitos" next to Aterciopelados and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs in Spain. The same year she participated in the album Volcán: Tributo a José José, a tribute to the legendary Mexican singer José José. Venegas recorded the song "El Triste."