Giggles is a freestyle singer that had a string of hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The original Giggles is Maria Respeto, but there have been many female singers after her that have taken over the Giggles name and identity. In this article we are only going to concentrate on the original Giggles. She is the vocalist that is heard on the famous Giggles freestyle tracks that were recorded. We’ll talk a bit more about why there have been so many Giggles in a section below. FYI, we will also refer to Giggles as Maria “Giggles” Respeto.
Top Maria “Giggles” Respeto songs
In 1987, Maria wrote and recorded a song called “Love letter.” She recorded it with Cutting Records and it became a smash hit, and the most popular song of her career. It is sincerely regarded by many Latin hip-hop fans as a freestyle classic. “Love letter” was such a hit that Maria “Giggles” Respeto had no trouble getting request to perform at clubs both on the East-Coast and the West-Coast. The song peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot Dance / Maxi Single Sales Chart.
The very next year, Maria “Giggles” Respeto would release another single called “Hot spot.” Again, she had a hit as “Hot spot” reached #48 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart and #21 on the Billboard Hot Dance / Maxi Single Sales Chart.
In 1992, Maria “Giggles” Respeto would record her one and only album titled “He loves me… He loves me not.” From this album, “What goes around comes around” was a hit and was Giggles only track to ever make the U.S. Billboard Top 100 Chart. It peaked at #24 on the U.S. Billboard Top 100 while reaching #18 on the Billboard Hot Dance / Maxi Single Sales Chart. Another song called “He said she said” also had success peaking at #24 on the Billboard Hot Dance / Maxi Single Sales Chart.
Maria “Giggles” Respeto fun facts
What is Giggles real name?
Maria Respeto
Where is Maria “Giggles” Respeto from?
Maria “Giggles” Respeto was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
How did Maria Giggles Respeto begin her career?
Maria got her music and vocal training at her high school. This training paid off because just out of high school Maria “Giggles” Respeto would have a smash hit being played all over the airwaves nationwide.
Why have there been other singers performing as Giggles?
It has been reported that music producer Charlie “Rock” Jimenez legally owns the name Giggles, and for this reason, he can use the name in any manner he chooses. This means that he can have a new girl take on the identity of Giggles and perform the hit songs as Giggles if he wishes. Once Maria Respeto was no longer legally under the identity of the freestyle music artist known as Giggles anymore, this is actually what Charlie “Rock” Jimenez did. There have been numerous Giggles throughout the past couple of decades. When performing, these singers generally lip-sync the songs that were originally recorded by Maria Respeto.