Lourdes Cecilia Fernández
Lourdes Cecilia Fernández | |
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 Fernández at the Immigrant's Festival. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lourdes Cecilia Fernández |
| Also known as | Lula, Lou |
| Born | 2 April 1984 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genres | Pop, reggae, ska |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, composer, actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG (2001–04, 2008–present) EMI (2004–08) |
| Website | web |
Lourdes Cecilia Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlowɾðes seˈsilja feɾˈnandes]; born 2 April 1981) is an Argentine singer-songwriter, composer and actress. She is the best known as a member of Argentine girl group Bandana and as a frontman of Lourdes, a band that carries her name.
Career
[edit]Bandana (2001—2004)
[edit]As a student, Fernández was a member of two bands, Terikitungo and Seres Humanos. She was a student of Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires.[1] As a player of piano and electronic keyboards, Fernández became composing music on a computer program, which helped her to create more modern sound.[1] In 2001, she went on an audition for talents show Popstars, which selected five girls for a girl group — Ivonne Guzmán, Valeria Gastaldi, Virginia Da Cunha, Lissa Vera and Fernández.[2] As their emergence coincided with a period of nationwide economic depression, one of the series judges commented "this was an opportunity to shine at a very downbeat moment for Argentina".[2] During the Popstars, Fernández was known as "la peti" ("shorty"), which was commented by judge Afo Verde that "appearance didn't matter to us, what each girl conveyed was most important".[2] The band was named Bandana.
Bandana's first album, Bandana, was the best-selling album of Argentina in 2001 and achieved four platinum certifications.[3] Later in 2002, they recorded a Spanish version of "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley, "Muero De Amor Por Ti", for the Disney film Lilo & Stitch. In December, Bandana performed with Mambrú at the José Amalfitani Stadium in front of over 40 thousands spectators. In 2003, Bandana became the first Argentine artist to cover Billboard magazine,[4] while promoting themselves in the United States. After a film Vivir Intentando in 2003, which received mixed reviews,[5][6] and 2004 album Hasta Siempre, Bandana disbanded. They reunited in 2008 for an episode of the show of Susana Giménez.
Lourdes (2004—present)
[edit]Shortly after Bandana disbanded, Fernández formed her own band Lourdes with Hernán "Pájaro" Ripoll, who plays bass guitar and synthesizer, and Federico Casañas, who plays drums. In 2004, they signed with EMI and released album Televisivamente. Unlike pop and dance-pop music Bandana played, Lourdes focused on electropop, reggae and ska. Lourdes' debut single "Televisivamente" picked at number four at Argentine Singles Chart, but the other two did not enter the chart. Their second album, De otro mundo, picked at number one at Argentine Albums Chart, while its singles "De otro mundo" and "Yo te hacía bien" were number one singles. Lourdes will release her third album in 2010 through Sony BMG.
Discography
[edit]With Bandana
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 2004 — Televisivamente
- 2007 — De otro mundo
- 2010 — Third Studio Album
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Argentina Chart |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Televisivamente" | 4 | Televisivamente |
| 2005 | "Tengo que volver" | – | |
| "Hi Hi Hit (Cenizas en el mar)" | – | ||
| 2007 | "De otro mundo" | 1 | De otro mundo |
| 2008 | "Yo te hacía bien" | 1 |
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Format | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Popstars: Argentina | Reality/Talents Show | Herself | |
| 2002 | 1000 millones | TV series | Herself | Guest Appearance |
| Rebelde Way | TV series | Herself | Guest Appearance | |
| 2003 | Vivir Intentando | Film | Herself |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | MTV Video Music Awards Latin America | Best New Artist | Won[7] | With Bandana |
| CAPIF Awards | Best Music Publishing | Nominated | ||
| Best New Artist | Nominated | |||
| Best Pop Band | Nominated | |||
| 2003 | Best Pop Album | Nominated | ||
| 2004 | Best Pop Album | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | Premios Gardel | Best New Female Artist | Nominated | |
| Best New Pop Artist | Nominated | |||
| MTV Video Music Awards Latin America | Best New Artist | Nominated | ||
| Clarín Awards | Best New Artist | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Latinos Awards | Best Female Artist | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Premios Gardel | Best Album by a Female Pop Artist | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lourdes Cecilia Fernández es.wikipedia.org
- ^ a b c "El sueño del estrellato veloz convertido en realidad" Página 12 Article Julián Gorodischer 1 November 2001
- ^ Biography Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Music.com, Drago Bonacich 18 June 2004
- ^ '¡Las chicas en la tapa de Billboard!', Article, Terra.com.ar 15 August 2003
- ^ 'El espectáculo del año' Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Review – Zonafreak.com.ar, Ygnacio Cervio
- ^ 'Una oportunidad fallida' Clarin.com, Review – Diego Lerer 26 June 2003
- ^ Best New Artist Southeast – Winners Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, MTVLA.com – MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica
External links
[edit]- Official Website
- Official Website of Bandana
- Lourdes Cecilia Fernández at the MySpace
- Lourdes Cecilia Fernández at IMDb
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