Ananda (Sanskrit: Bliss) is the eighth studio album by Mexican singer-songwriter Paulina Rubio, released on September 18, 2006, through Universal Music Group. Its pop rock music incorporates latin, dance, folk, electropop, alternative and flamenco styles with instrumentation from synthpop beats, guitars, drums, synthesizers, strings and Spanish musical instruments. Its themes range from love, empowerment and dancing. Contributions to the album's production came from a wide range of producers, including Cachorro López, Rick Wake, Tricky Stewart, Áureo Baqueiro, TOY Hernández and Gustavo Santaolalla. Among the songwriters and artist collaborators appear on the album are Xabi San Martín from La Oreja de Van Gogh, Slash from Guns N' Roses, Juanes, Julieta Venegas and Coti.

Ananda was generally acclaimed by most critics and Cachorro López received a Latin Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year, and Rubio received other one for Female Latin Pop Album given to 2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards. The record was also a commercial success, reached at number one in Mexico, and top ten in Spain and Finland. In the United States, Ananda reached at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums; it becomes her second top 40 album on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 26,000 copies in its first week . It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold 250,000 copies in the United States, double platinum in Spain by the Productores de Música de España (PROMUSICAE) for selling 200,000 copies. In Mexico received the Tarabu de Oro for selling 200,000 digital s sales and to April 2007 sold over 600,000 copies worldwide.

Four singles were released from the album. "Ni Una Sola Palabra" was released as the lead single and peaked inside top ten in several countries and was certified triple platinum in Spain. "Nada Puede Cambiarme" and "Ayúdame" met chart success, while the final single, "Que Me Voy A Quedar" underperformed on the charts. On March 20, 2007 Ananada was reissued as a deluxe edition "by public demand for having more material of the artist". The same day, "Me Siento Mucho Más Fuerte Sin Tu Amor" was released as the only album's digital single. To further promote the album, Rubio embarked on the Amor, Luz y Sonido Tour in February 2007, where she travelled around Europe, North America and South America.