New York-based Venezuelan vocalist Nella won the 2019 Latin GRAMMY Award in the “Best New Artist” category, the first nomination and first win for the artist. The awards took place at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on November 14 and were broadcast live on the Univision television network.
Nella also made her performance debut on the Latin GRAMMYs when she joined Spanish pop superstar Alejandro Sanz on stage for a performance of his Latin Grammy Song of the Year “Mi persona favorita” together with two other Best New Artist nominees, Aitana and Greeicy.
Nella’s debut CD “Voy” was released on May 31 on Casalimón Records. The CD was a collaboration with multiple GRAMMY-winning producer, composer and musician Javier Limón, who composed all except one of the songs on the album.
Nella dedicated her Latin Grammy win to her native Venezuela and “all those who, like me, have come from another country and every day are fighting for an opportunity. You are my inspiration.”
“I feel very proud of Nella,” said Limón. “I wrote the songs on this album with my heart but her voice took them over the moon. She is the best vocalist of a new generation of artists ready to change the world with music and love”.
Following her Latin GRAMMY win, Nella will perform live on Univision’s national morning show Despierta America! on Friday, November 22.
Born Marianella Rojas in Isla Margarita, Venezuela, Nella cites pop divas Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and Celine Dion as her earliest influences. She left Venezuela at 21 to study voice at Berklee College of Music in Boston.
In addition to her debut CD, Nella also performed “Fin de Fiesta” on Javier Limón’s soundtrack to the film Everybody Knows, directed by Asghar Farhadi and starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz.
Nella will follow her Latin GRAMMY win with November concerts in Athens, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; and Fort Lauderdale and Cutler Bay in Florida. Concert details are listed below.
Nella in concert.
Nella (voice), Gilad Barakan (guitar), Paulo Stagnaro (percussion), Daniel Torres (bass)
Nov 18 Athens, OH Ohio University Memorial Auditorium
Nov 20. Chicago, IL Old Town School of Folk Music
Nov 22. Miami, FL. live performance on Univision TV Despierta America!
droppable-1573841698212 Nov 22 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts / Amaturo Theater
Nov 23. Cutler Bay, FL South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Ctr
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