Lena Burke, also known as Lena Pérez or simply Lena (February 18, 1978, in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban singer-songwriter.
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| Born | Lena Pérez February 18, 1978 Havana, Cuba. |
| Other names | Lena Burke |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | www |
Biography
editShe is the oldest daughter of Malena Burke and granddaughter of Elena Burke. She wrote her first songs at age 3, followed by guitar classes at age 5 by her father (Rey Nerio), and classical piano at age 7. After 12 years of studio recording, Burke becomes a concert pianist, winning several prizes. At this point her voice was discovered.
Burke learned to play guitar and classical piano as a child. Burke started her musical career singing backing vocals on albums by Gloria Estefan, Julio Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Thalía, Jaci Velasquez, Chayanne and Alejandro Sanz.[1] Sanz introduced Burke to executives at his label, who signed her.[1] Her debut single, "Tu Corazón", a duet with Sanz, received a Latin Grammy nomination for Song of the Year.[2] Her second album La Mala was released in 2008.[3]
She participated in the chorus of many important productions: Plácido Domingo, Chayanne, Alejandro Sanz, Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan, Julio Iglesias among others. In 2010, Burke joined Alex Ubago and Jorge Villamizar on the trio Alex, Jorge y Lena.
Discography
editLena (2005)
First record of Lena that came out in 2005 with the successful first single "Tu Corazón" a pop ballad recorded with the Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, after this releasing two other not so successful singles "Puedo Jurarlo" and "Que Seria De Mi", the album have a little quiet success, but was praised by critics due to the lyrics and voice of Lena.
Track list:
- Arrepentido
- Tu Corazón (feat. Alejandro Sanz)
- Que te perdone Dios
- Amanecerte la Vida
- Viejos Tiempos
- Sígueme
- Que sería de mi
- Puedo jurarlo
- Ororeiya
- Ven y ...
- Noche como esta
- Eterna pasajera
La Mala (2009)
Soundtrack of the first film released with Lena acting, "La Mala" a biographic film about the famous Cuban singer La Lupe, Lena released this soundtrack and movie in 2009 which contains 9 song covers of La Lupe with one of them featuring with Yotuel from the Cuban rap group Orishas, 3 original songs written by Lena and a cover of the famous jazz song Fever in Spanish and featuring of the reggaeton singer Tito El Bambino
Track list:
- La Tirana
- Que Te Pedi
- Fever (feat. Tito El Bambino)
- Puro Teatro
- Con El Diablo En El Cuerpo (feat. Yotuel from Orishas)
- Yo No Lloro Mas
- Si Vuelves Tu
- Porque Asi Tenia Que Ser
- Que Te Pedi [Acoustic]
- Que Puedo Hacer
- Cosas De La Vida
- Rumbon (Basado En "Yo No LLoro Mas")
Alex, Jorge y Lena (2010)
With this compilation project, Lena made a comeback in the music industry with Spanish singer Alex Ubago and the ex-Bacilos member, Colombia's Jorge Villamizar forming this new project titled "Alex, Jorge y Lena". Their first single was "Estar Contigo." In 2011 the trio was nominated for a Premio Lo Nuestro for Best Breakout Group or Duo. They also performed "Estar Contigo" during the ceremony.
Track list:
- La Cancion Del Pescado
- Mil Maneras De Querer
- Estar Contigo
- Quien
- Las Cosas Que Me Encantan
- Ya Sabes Como Soy
- Si Ya No Tengo Tu Corazon
- Versos De Amor
- A La Vuelta De La Esquina
- Huella
- Sobre El Suelo Mojado
- Mas Na' Contigo
References
edit- ^ a b Brown, Marisa. "Lena – Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ Faber, Judy (September 26, 2006). "Shakira Leads Latin Grammy Nominations". CBS News. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ "Lena – La Mala". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
External links
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- Yahoo Music biography (Spanish) Archived July 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine