Eva María Angélica Ayllón Urbina (born February 7, 1956) better known by her stage name Eva Ayllón, is a female composer and singer, one of

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's foremost Afro-Peruvian musicians, and one of the country's most enduring living legends. She held the record for most nominations without a winning the

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. In 2019, she received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Also known as ''La Reina del Landó'' (''"The Queen of Landó"''), Ayllón is a winner of the Latin Grammy for Musical Excellence for her contribution to

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, and has been nominated ten times for Best Folk Album. Considered one of the icons of Creole and ''musica criolla'', Ayllón also ventured into various musical genres and collaborated with a number of prominent artists such as

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. With an uninterrupted singing career of nearly 50 years, Ayllón is considered one of the greatest icons of the traditional Peruvian music.

Early life

Ayllón was raised in a traditional Limeño family with her maternal grandmother. Ayllón adopted the stage name "Eva" from her maternal grandmother, Eva, who initiated her in vocalization at the age of three. As a child and teen, Eva Ayllón sang in school competitions and later on television and radio. Throughout the early 1970s, Eva appeared in many '' música criolla'' musical groups (locally called " peñas criollas") such as Rinconcito Monsefuano, La peña de los Ugarte, Los Mundialistas o Callejón and

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. Ayllón sang as the lead voice in this popular trio from 1973 through 1975, eventually leaving the group to pursue a solo career.

Career

In 1979, Ayllón began touring internationally, with appearances in

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, and Japan and since then her music and live performances are requested on a yearly basis at international music events. In 1989, Ayllón was invited to join ''Los Hijos del Sol'', a supergroup made up of Peruvian musical stars, developed by producer Ricardo Ghibellini in an effort to promote Peruvian music through performance and recording. Ayllón released her first US

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, ''Eva! Leyenda Peruana'', on Times Square Records in 2004. Since then, Ayllón's musical presence continues to expand boundaries. In her commitment to broaden the awareness of Afro-Peruvian culture, Ayllón changed her residence from

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that same year. ''Leyenda Peruana'' gained praise and recognition in different latitudes, and in

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it received the

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for Best Traditional Recording. In 2007, Ayllón participated as a judge at Latin America's largest music festival, the

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. In April, Ayllón released a live concert DVD recording titled ''Live from Hollywood''. Ayllón has produced over 30 records, and nominated ten times for the

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. Her latest release, "48 años después", is a compilation of her greatest hits, and revisits the musical styles that she has performed over the last four decades. In 2008, she performed at a sold out Carnegie Hall on November 8 in

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Discography

* ''Kipus y Eva (Iempsa, 1977)'' * ''Esta noche (Sonodisc 1979)'' * ''Al ritmo de Eva Ayllón (Sono Radio, 1980)'' * ''Señoras y señores (Sono Radio, 1981)'' * ''Cuando hacemos el amor (Sono Radio, 1982)'' * ''Eva Ayllón (CBS, 1983)'' * ''Eva Ayllón en escena (CBS, 1984)'' * ''Para mi gente (CBS, 1985)'' * ''Para Todos (CBS, 1986)'' * ''Huellas (CBS, 1987)'' * ''Landó de la vida y yo (Sono Radio, 1989)'' * ''Eva siempre Eva (Sono Sur, 1990)'' * ''Concierto de gala en vivo (Discos Independientes, 1992)'' * ''Gracias a la vida (Discos Independientes, 1993)'' * ''Para tenerte (Discos Independientes, 1994)'' * ''25 años, 25 éxitos (Discos Independientes, 1995)'' * ''Ritmo color y sabor (Discos Independientes, 1996)'' * ''Amanecer en ti (Discos Independientes, 1998)'' * ''Juntos llevamos la Paz (Pro Estudios, 1999)'' * ''30 años en Vivo (Iempsa, 2000)'' * ''Eva (Sony 2002)'' * ''Eva! Leyenda Peruana (Times Square Records, 2004)'' * ''Live From Hollywood DVD (NIDO Entertainment, 2007)'' * ''Kimba Fá (Times Square Records, 2008)'' * ''Canta A Chabuca Granda (SURA MUSIC S.R.L, 2009)'' * ''Celebra 40 Años Enamorada Del Perú '' * ''Eva + Inti Illimani Histórico (Macondo Koncerte, 2009)'' * ''Como la primera vez (Aylloncito Producciones, 2014)'' * ''Un Bolero Un Vals 1 (Aylloncito Producciones, 2015)'' * ''Clavo y Canela (Aylloncito Producciones, 2017)'' * ''Sencillamente Eva (Aylloncito Producciones, 2018)'' * ''48 Años después (Aylloncito Producciones, 2018)'' * ''Un Bolero Un Vals 2 (Aylloncito Producciones, 2019)'' * ''Quédate en casa'' (Aylloncito Producciones, 2021)'' * ''Esta Noche - Versión Eva'' (Aylloncito Producciones, 2021) * ''Al Ritmo De Eva Ayllón - Versión Eva'' (Aylloncito Producciones, 2022) * ''Señoras y Señores - Versión Eva'' (Aylloncito Producciones, 2022) * ''Cuando Hacemos el Amor - Versión Eva'' (Aylloncito Producciones, 2022) * ''En Escena - Versión Eva'' (Aylloncito Producciones, 2022) * ''Para mi gente - Versión Eva'' (Aylloncito Producciones, 2022) * ''Para Todos - Versión Eva'' (Aylloncito Producciones, 2022) * ''Huellas - Versión Eva'' (Aylloncito Producciones, 2022) * ''Con amor y fe por mi Perú - En Vivo'' (Aylloncito Producciones, 2022) * ''Landó de la vida y yo - Versión Eva'' (Aylloncito Producciones, 2022)

References

External links

*
Official Page
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayllon, Eva 1956 births Living people Peruvian composers 21st-century Peruvian women singers Singers from Lima 20th-century Peruvian women singers Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners Women in Latin music Masked Singer winners