Jeanette, an English-born Spanish pop star who was popular throughout the 1970s and 1980s, scoring a long string of hit singles, most notably "Porque Te Vas," was born Janette Anne Dimech on October 10, 1951, in London, England, but grew up in the United States. During the 1960s she took an interest in American folk music and began writing songs of her own, resulting in 1968's full-length album with the band Pic-Nic. During the early '70s she embarked on a solo career and scored her first hit single in 1971 with "Soy Rebelde," a song written by Manuel Alejandro, with whom she would collaborate in later years. ~ Jason Birchmeier