Andrea Echeverri Arias (born September 13, 1965) is a Colombian rock/pop singer and guitarist. She holds a degree in Fine Arts from University of Los Andes and was a ceramist before becoming a musician. She is the lead singer in Aterciopelados where she also plays the acoustic guitar.[2] In March 2005 her debut solo album Andrea Echeverri was released by Nacional Records, a label focused on promoting the best in Latin alternative music. According to NPR's Felix Contreras "It's possible to chart the development of Latin Alternative music by following the career of Andrea Echeverri."[3]
Andrea Echeverri | |
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 Andrea Echeverri performing in 2010. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | September 13, 1965 |
| Origin | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Genres | Rock en español, Latin pop |
| Labels | Nacional Records, EMI Music |
| Website | [1] |
Solo career
editAfter the critical and commercial success of 2000's Gozo Poderoso, which landed Aterciopelados on the Top 10 of the Billboard Top Latin Albums Sales chart as well as a coveted appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Echeverri took time off for the birth of her first child Milagros, who has proven to be a new point of artistic inspiration. The result is the self-titled album Andrea Echeverri, her first solo release.[4] The disc was produced by Héctor Buitrago from Aterciopelados and mixed by Thom Russo (Juanes, Kinky, Johnny Cash), and also features a remix from Richard Blair (Sidestepper).
On "A Eme O", the album's upbeat first single, Echeverri sings “Since you were born, I've become a better lover. Its as if you've unplugged my tubes.” On the chill-out lullaby track "Baby Blues" (which was featured in the soundtrack for the film La mujer de mi hermano), she observes the bond between mother and daughter as Milagros cries late at night. "Some songs are written for Milagros, but they sound like they're written for a lover," said Andrea. Going ever further, she satirizes the highly sexualized lyrics of the Colombian genre called champeta, naming one of the album's tracks "Lactochampeta". “It's kind of a joke, because it has explicit lyrics about lactating,” muses Andrea.
Performances and projects
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A series of tour dates followed the album's release, including headlining the Latin Alternative Music Conference's Women Who Rock concert in front of 10,000 people at the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, as well as the La Banda Elastica Magazine Awards.
In December 2007 Echeverri exhibited her ceramic works at the Feria del Libro in Guadalajara, Mexico, where she also performed with Aterciopelados.
Recognitions
editIn 2005 the album "Andrea Echeverri" was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for “Best Female Pop Vocal Album.” The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Latin Pop Album" in 2006.
For the MTV-LA Awards in 2005, Echeverri was nominated in four categories, winning for “Best New Artist – Central.”
In 2006 the album received two nominations for the Premios Lo Nuestro Awards – "Rock Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year" for the single “A Eme O.”
Aterciopelados
editEcheverri is currently working and performing with Héctor Buitrago in their group Aterciopelados. Their album "Oye", released by Nacional Records in 2006 was awarded a Latin Grammy for "Best Alternative Album" in November 2007. Their latest album is "Río" which released in October 2008. In November 2010 he released his second album as a solo artist, entitled DOS, an emancipated, self-produced, neo-hippie and maternal album.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Andrea Echeverri |
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| Dos |
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| Ruiseñora |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) (with Aterciopelados) |
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Awards and nominations
editGrammy Awards
editThe Grammy Award is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement on the music industry. Andrea Echeverri has had one nomination.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2006 | Andrea Echeverri | Best Latin Pop Album | Nominated |
Latin Grammy Awards
editA Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Andrea Echeverri has had two nominations.[9][10]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Andrea Echeverri | Best Female Pop Vocal Album | Nominated |
| 2013 | Ruiseñora | Best Singer-Songwriter Album | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Andrea Echeverri | AndreaEcheverri". Andreaecheverriarias.wixsite.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Top South Florida News, Sports, Weather and Entertainment - South Florida Sun-Sentinel". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ "First Listen: Andrea Echeverri, 'Ruiseñora'". NPR.org. Retrieved Mar 1, 2021.
- ^ "Andrea Echeverri presenta su disco en solitario en España". Elmundo.es (in Spanish). 2019-01-04. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Andrea Echeverri by Andrea Echeverri". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ "Dos by Andrea Echeverri". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ "Ruiseñora by Andrea Echeverri". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ "Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) - EP by Andrea Echeverri & Aterciopelados". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ "Complete list of 6th annual Latin Grammy nominations". USA Today. Gannett Company. November 2, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Premios Latin Grammy 2013: conozca la lista de nominados". Terra Networks (in Spanish). Telefónica. September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
External links
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- Andrea Echeverri – official
- El Arte en Colombia (Andrea as ceramist)
- Andrea Echeverri Says Ruiseñora is "Intimate, Confrontational and Creative" Archived 2013-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with Andrea and People en Espanol
- Article/Interview with Andrea about solo album