Alejandra Ribera is a Canadian pop and jazz singer-songwriter, who performs material in English, French and Spanish. Of mixed Argentine and Scottish descent,"Alejandra Ribera vous invite au voyage"
'' Métro Montréal'', June 25, 2014. Ribera was born and raised in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

, Ontario, and has been professionally based in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. She released her debut album, ''Navigator/Navigateher'', in 2009,"Alejandra Ribera’s La Boca: an exotic and cosmopolitan second album"
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The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', January 31, 2014. and followed up with ''La Boca'' in 2014. NPR's

Alt.Latino ''Alt.Latino'' is a radio show and podcast about Latin alternative music and Latinx culture on National Public Radio. The show launched in 2010 and is hosted by Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre. It features music as well as interviews with ...

referred to ''La Boca'' and her voice as Alt.Latino's favorite of 2014. In 2014, Ribera's song "I Want" won the

SOCAN Songwriting Prize The SOCAN Songwriting Prize, formerly known as the ECHO Songwriting Prize, is an annual competition recognizing the best in Canadian emerging music, both anglophone and francophone. Established in 2006, the competition was designed to recognize so ...

, an annual competition that honours the best song written and released by 'emerging' songwriters over the past year, as voted by the public. Her third album, ''This Island'', was released in 2017."Alejandra Ribera Danced Her Way to Inspiration on New Album 'This Island'"
'' Exclaim!'', February 10, 2017.

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External links

''Alejandra Ribera'' Official Website
Canadian women jazz singers Singers from Montreal Musicians from Toronto French-language singers of Canada Spanish-language singers of Canada Canadian people of Argentine descent Canadian people of Scottish descent Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian women pop singers 21st-century Canadian women singers {{Canada-singer-stub