Bárbara Recanati (born November 27, 1986), better known as Barbi Recanati is an Argentine performing musician and songwriter. She gained recognition as the lead singer and guitarist of the band Utopians from 2005 to 2017 and later as a solo artist.

Career

Recanati began her career as the lead singer and guitarist of the band Utopians alongside Larry Fus (drums), Mario Romero (bass) and Gustavo Fiocchi (guitar). She met Fus when they were attending the same school and formed the band later in 2005. After releasing the EPs ''Factory'' and ''Factory II'', the band released their debut studio album ''Inhuman'' in 2007. The band would go on to release four more studio albums, ''Freak'' (2010), ''Trastornados'' (2012), ''Vándalo'' (2014) and ''Todos Nuestros Átomos'' (2016), the latter received a nomination for

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at the

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. In 2017, the band officially disbanded after the allegations of sexual abuse made by two women against Gustavo Fiocchi, the guitarist of the band. Bárbara Recanati

After performing her last show with Utopians at the Personal Fest on November 12, 2017, Recanati made her debut performing as a solo artist as a guest in a show from the band

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. In August 2018, she released the EP ''Teoría Espacial'', the project was produced by Juan Manuel Segovia and Tomás Molina Lera at Estudio Átomo and was mastered by Hernán Agrasar at Estudio Revolver. Also in 2018, Recanati founded the record label Goza Records in association with the virtual radio station Futurock. Since then, the label has released a project monthly with an emphasis on upcoming and independent female artists and minorities. In 2019, Recanati performed at Lollapalooza Argentina and Festival Ahora. The same year, she received a nomination for Best New Artis at the

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. On March 20, 2020, she released her first studio album titled ''Ubicación en Tiempo Real''. The record was produced by Juan Manuel Segovia and Tomás Molina Lera and was recorded through 2019 and 2020. At the

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, she received a nomination for

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, while at the

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she won Best Alternative Rock Album.

Discography

With Utopians

* ''Inhuman'' (2007) * ''Freak'' (2010) * ''Trastornados'' (2012) * ''Vándalo'' (2014) * ''Todos Nuestros Átomos'' (2016)

As a solo artist

* ''Teoría Espacial'' (EP, 2018) * ''Ubicación en Tiempo Real'' (LP, 2020)

Awards and nominations

Gardel Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

References

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