Julieta Rada Jodara (born 25 May 1990) is a Uruguayan-Argentine singer, songwriter and television personality. Coming from a family of musicians, she began singing in her teens. She released her debut album in 2012 and in 2015 she was nominated for the

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. Since 2023 she serves as a coach on '' La Voz Kids Uruguay.''

Early life

Rada was born in

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, the third and youngest child of Uruguayan singer and percussionist

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and the second with psychologist Patricia Jodara Leizerovich. Her

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was born in Argentina and traces her ancestry to

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from Turkey. Shortly after she was born, she moved with her family to Mexico, where she lived until she was five years old, when she moved to

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. During her childhood she danced ballet, but had to give it up after a herniated disc at the age of 13. She attended Colegio Latinoamericano in ''

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Career

She began studying singing at the age of sixteen and a year later to perform with singer and composer Urbano Moraes' group. In 2012 she released her debut album, ''Afrozen'', which has guests such as

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, Martín Buscaglia, and members of her family: her half-sister Lucila, her brother Matías and her father. That year she toured Uruguay, Argentina and Spain. In 2013 she won the Graffiti Award for Best Alternative Pop Rock Fusion Album. In 2015 she released her second album ''Corazón Diamante'', which combines the genres of candombe, funk, rock, pop and soul. It earned her a

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nomination for

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, as well as the Gardel Award for Best New Pop Artist and the Graffiti Award for Best Female Solo Artist. In June 2019, Argentine band

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, released a joint single with Rada called "Por cel". Rada's third album, ''Bosque'' was released on 9 August 2019. It earned her the Gardel Award for Best Pop Artist Album and the Graffiti Award for Best Pop Album. In November 2022, it was announced that Rada would coach '' La Voz Kids Uruguay'' in a double chair with her father.

Filmography

Discography

* ''Afrozen'' (2012) * ''Corazón diamante'' (2015) * ''Bosque'' (2019)

Personal life

She dated songwriter and producer Nicolás Ibarburu from 2009 to 2017.

References

External links

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