Adriana Lucía López Llorente (born 1982), known by the stage name Adriana Lucía, is a Colombian singer. She has released nine albums since her debut ''Enamórate Como Yo'' at the age of 14, and has twice been nominated for a

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Biography

Early life

Adriana Lucía was born on 6 July 1982 in El Carito, a town in the municipality of

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, Colombia. Her parents are Antonio López Gracia, a musician and songwriter, and Anoris Llorente.

Music career

Adriana Lucía was "discovered" in

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at the age of 13, and in 1996 was presented by Alfredo Gutiérrez at the

Vallenato Legend Festival The Vallenato Legend Festival () is one of the most important musical festivals in Colombia. The festival features a vallenato, vallenato music contests for best performer of accordion, caja vallenata and guacharaca, as well as piqueria (battle ...

. Early in her career she gained recognition for performing the

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"El Jerre Jerre" by Rafael Escalona, who encouraged her to record it, which she did for her first album ''Enamórate Como Yo'', released in 1997 when she was 14. Adriana Lucía's second album ''Destellos de Amor'' (1998) contained more pop ballads than her debut, and was not well-received in the vallenato community. In 2008 Adriana Lucía released ''Porro Nuevo'', an album of

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s that was nominated for the

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. It was followed by ''Porro Hecho en Colombia'' (2014) and ''Porrock'' (2017). ''Porrock'' was nominated for the

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, and includes a version of Dorindo Cárdenas' song "Festival en Guararé", recorded as a duet with Alfredo Gutiérrez. Adriana Lucía has named

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n singer Lucy González as an influence, and in 2020 she released the EP ''Que No Me Falte la Voz'' which includes the song "Lucy González", a

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of the songs "Sonia" and "La Tabaquera" that were famously sung by González with the group Antolín y su Combo Orense. In 2022 she released ''Maestro Lucho'', an album in homage to Colombian songwriter and bandleader

Lucho Bermúdez Luis Eduardo Bermúdez Acosta (January 25, 1912 – April 23, 1994) better known as Lucho Bermúdez, was a Colombian musician, composer, Arrangement, arranger, director and Performing arts, performer. He is considered to be one of the most importan ...

. In 2025 Adriana Lucía released a self-titled album, which includes "Lamento Sinuano", a song written by her father in 1994, and a medley of "La Candela" and "Adiós Fulana", two songs notably recorded by

Totó la Momposina Sonia Bazanta Vides (born 1 August 1940), better known as Totó la Momposina, is a Colombian singer of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous descent. She reached international attention with the release of her 1993 album '' La Candela Viva'' on Peter Ga ...

on her album '' La Candela Viva''.

Discography

Albums

*''Enamórate Como Yo'' (1997, ) *''Destellos de Amor'' (1998, Sonolux) *''Te Amaría'' (2000, Sonolux) *''De Corazón a Corazón'' (2001, Sonolux) *''Porro Nuevo'' (2008, EMI) *''Porro Hecho en Colombia'' (2014) *''Porrock'' (2017, Sony) *''Maestro Lucho'' (2022) *''Adriana Lucía'' (2025)

Extended plays

*''Que No Me Falte la Voz'' (2020)

Awards and nominations

Latin Grammy Awards

Adriana Lucía has been nominated for two

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Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adriana Lucia Living people 1982 births Colombian singers People from Córdoba Department