Zoe Gotusso (born 22 May 1997) is an

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singer and songwriter. She gained recognition as one of the members of the duo Salvapantallas and later as a solo artist, releasing her debut solo album ''Mi Primer Día Triste'' in 2020.

Career

Gotusso began her career as one of the members of the musical duo Salvapantallas alongside the musician Santi Celli, they formed the project in 2016 in Córdoba,

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and released their first album ''SMS'' in 2018, the album was recorded at El Mar, a studio in

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and featured

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as a guest singer for one of the songs. The duo received two nominations at the

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, for Best New Artist and Best Pop Group Album. In August 2019, Gotusso and Celli decided to end the project to pursue solo careers, they performed a series of shows as a final tour named "#HastaluegoSalvapantallas", performing their last show at the

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on 2 November 2019. After releasing the songs "Una Bossa +", "Monoambiente en Capital" and "Calefón" during 2019, Gotusso released "Ganas" on 18 June 2020 as the first single from her first album, followed by "Cuarto Creciente" as the album's second single, released on 30 October of the same year. Her debut

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''Mi Primer Día Triste'' was released on 4 December 2020. The album was recorded at

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with production from

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and the participation of musicians such as Diego Mema, Alejandro Terán,

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, Nicolás Ibarburu and the members of

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, Javier Casalla and Gabriel Casacuberta. The record was accompanied by a documentary film named ''Retrato en Movimiento'', which shows the process of recording and production of the album. At the

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, Gotusso was nominated for Best New Artist, this time as a solo artist and won Best Pop Album.

Discography

With Salvapantallas

* ''SMS'' (2018)

As a solo artist

* ''Mi Primer Día Triste'' (2020)

Awards and nominations

Gardel Awards

References

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