Lena Burke, also known as Lena Pérez or simply Lena (February 18, 1978, in

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) is a Cuban singer-songwriter.

Biography

She is the oldest daughter of

Malena Burke Malena Burke (born September 15, 1958 in Havana, Cuba) is a well-known Cuban singer now living in Miami. She began her musical studies at various art schools when she was only 8 years old and graduated from the Amadeo Roldan Conservatory with d ...

and granddaughter of

Elena Burke Elena Burke (born Romana Elena Burgues Gonzalez on February 28, 1928, in Havana, Cuba – June 9, 2002 in Havana, Cuba) was a revered and popular Cuban singer of boleros and romantic ballads. Biography She started her career by working in rad ...

. 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 Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been ...

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and

Alejandro Sanz Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Awar ...

. Sanz introduced Burke to executives at his label, who signed her. Her debut single, "Tu Corazón", a duet with Sanz, received a Latin Grammy nomination for Song of the Year. Her second album ''La Mala'' was released in 2008. She participated in the chorus of many important productions:

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among others. In 2010, Burke joined

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and

Jorge Villamizar Jorge Alberto Villamizar Iregui (born 14 October 1970) is a Colombian musician, singer and composer, leader of the band Bacilos, and one of the most representative Latin American singers. Villamizar came to prominence as the lead member of the ...

on the trio

Alex, Jorge y Lena Alex, Jorge y Lena is a Latin supergroup, formed in 2010, that consists of singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Lena Burke, Álex Ubago and Jorge Villamizar. Their sound is influenced by all three members, who played instruments and wro ...

Discography

''Lena'' (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

, 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.

) *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 Lupe Victoria Yolí Raymond (23 December 1936 – 29 February 1992), better known as La Lupe, was a Cuban singer of boleros, guarachas and Latin soul, known for her energetic, sometimes controversial performances. Following the release of her ...

, Lena released this soundtrack and movie in 2009 which contains 9 song covers of La Lupe with one of them featuring with

Yotuel Yotuel Omar Manzanares Romero (born October 6, 1976), mononymously known as Yotuel, is a Cuban singer, actor, and current lead singer and co-writer of the 2003 Latin Grammy Award-winning Platinum album-selling rap group Orishas (band), Orishas. ...

from the Cuban rap group Orishas, 3 original songs written by Lena and a cover of the famous jazz song

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in Spanish and featuring of the reggaeton singer

Tito El Bambino Efraín David Fines Nevares (born October 5, 1981) known professionally as Tito "El Bambino" is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter who rose to fame as part of the duo Héctor & Tito. In 2010, his song, " El Amor", written with Joan Ortiz Esp ...

Track list: *La Tirana *Que Te Pedi *

(feat.

) *Puro Teatro *Con El Diablo En El Cuerpo (feat.

from Orishas) *Yo No Lloro Mas *Si Vuelves Tu *Porque Asi Tenia Que Ser *Que Te Pedi coustic*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

and the ex-

Bacilos Bacilos is a music group based in Miami, Florida, US. A leading practitioner of latin pop, the band had several hits on the Billboard Latin charts and had considerable success in the Latin Grammies, most notably, their album '' Caraluna'' which w ...

member, Colombia's

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 The Lo Nuestro Awards or Premios Lo Nuestro (Spanish for "Our Thing") is a Spanish-language awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by Univision, a Spanish-language television network based in the United States. The awards began in ...

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

External links

Yahoo Music biography (Spanish)
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