Fanny Lu
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Fanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura (born February 8, 1973), known professionally as Fanny Lú, is a Colombian singer-songwriter
and actress from Santiago de Cali
, Colombia
.
, Colombia
to Colombian
parents. She attended Colegio Bolivar before moving to France
to finish her primary education. After returning to Latin America
, she studied at the University of the Andes, where she graduated with a degree in industrial engineering
.
She has appeared in many television series such as, Perro Amor
and Más Vale Tarde
. She also voices Beth in the Sony Pictures animated film Spanish version of Open Season
(Amigos Salvajes).
, was released in 2006. The album spent five weeks at #1. The lead single "No Te Pido Flores
" also spent seven weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 Billboard Charts in Latin America, Colombia
, Peru
, Venezuela
, and Mexico
. In the U.S., the song peaked at #16 on the Billboard
Hot Latin Songs and #1 on Billboard Tropical Songs chart. The second single from her debut album is the song called "Y Si Te Digo" and it peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks.
was the #1 song played on radio for 12 weeks. This single also peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks in April 2009.
of the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations.
In 2010, Fanny Lú was chosen to record the Spanish version of the theme song "Something That I Want" ("Algo Quiero") for the Disney film Tangled.
and is the official song of her upcoming third studio album.
. She was nominated for Female Artist of the Year and Artist of the Year under the Tropical-genre categories. In 2009, she was once again nominated for Female Artist of the Year under the Tropical-genre category.
on April 2007. She went on to win the award for Tropical Airplay New Artist Song of the Year for her song "Y Si Te Digo".
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and actress from Santiago de Cali
Santiago de Cali
Santiago de Cali , simply referred to as Cali, is a city in western Colombia and the capital of the Valle del Cauca Department. With a population of 2.5 million, Cali is the third largest city in the country. It has one of the fastest growing economies and infrastructure in the country because...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
.
Early life
Lú was born in Santiago de CaliSantiago de Cali
Santiago de Cali , simply referred to as Cali, is a city in western Colombia and the capital of the Valle del Cauca Department. With a population of 2.5 million, Cali is the third largest city in the country. It has one of the fastest growing economies and infrastructure in the country because...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
to Colombian
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
parents. She attended Colegio Bolivar before moving to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to finish her primary education. After returning to Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, she studied at the University of the Andes, where she graduated with a degree in industrial engineering
Industrial engineering
Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
.
Acting career
In 1994, Fanny Lú became a TV presenter on the popular show Locomotora. Afterward, she went into the music industry.She has appeared in many television series such as, Perro Amor
Perro Amor
Perro Amor is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo that originally ran in the United States from January to July 2010....
and Más Vale Tarde
Mas Vale Tarde
Mas Vale Tarde is a Spanish-language variety/talk show which is hosted by Alex Cambert. The show's debut was November 29, 2007 on Telemundo. The show will follows a similar format to other English-language late-night shows...
. She also voices Beth in the Sony Pictures animated film Spanish version of Open Season
Open Season
Open Season may refer to:* Open season , a hunting term* An annual enrollment period- Literature :* Open Season , a comic book series by Jim Bricker* Open Season , a 1992 novel in The Hardy Boys series, #59...
(Amigos Salvajes).
2006: Lágrimas Cálidas
Lú's debut album, Lágrimas CálidasLágrimas Cálidas
Lágrimas Cálidas is the debut album by Colombian singer-songwriter Fanny Lú, released by Universal Music Latino on August 8, 2006.-Tracklisting:-Charts:...
, was released in 2006. The album spent five weeks at #1. The lead single "No Te Pido Flores
No Te Pido Flores
No Te Pido Flores is the debut song by Colombian singer Fanny Lú on her first studio album Lágrimas Cálidas. The song received a Billboard Music Latin nomination for "Tropical Airplay of the Year" and a Latin Grammy nomination for "Best Tropical Song"....
" also spent seven weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 Billboard Charts in Latin America, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. In the U.S., the song peaked at #16 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Latin Songs and #1 on Billboard Tropical Songs chart. The second single from her debut album is the song called "Y Si Te Digo" and it peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks.
2008-2009: Dos
On December 8, 2008, Lú released her second album Dos in Colombia where it was number one in its first week. Dos was released the following week in the United States and Puerto Rico on December 16. The lead single Tú No Eres Para MiTú No Eres Para Mi
"Tú No Eres Para Mi" is a Latin pop song by Colombian recording artist Fanny Lú. It was written and produced by Lú, José Gaviria and Andrés Munera, for her second studio album, Dos .-Track listing:*;Digital remix EP...
was the #1 song played on radio for 12 weeks. This single also peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks in April 2009.
2009-2011
On October 16, 2009, Lú was nominated Goodwill AmbassadorFAO Goodwill Ambassador
The FAO Goodwill Ambassadors Programme was initiated in 1999. The main purpose of the programme is to increase public awareness and to disseminate information on issues related to food security, hunger and poverty in the world...
of the Food and Agriculture Organization
Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
of the United Nations.
In 2010, Fanny Lú was chosen to record the Spanish version of the theme song "Something That I Want" ("Algo Quiero") for the Disney film Tangled.
2011-present: Felicidad y perpetua
On June 29, 2011, Fanny Lú released the single FanfarrónFanfarrón
"Fanfarrón" is a Latin pop song by Colombian recording artist Fanny Lú. It was written and produced by Lú, José Gaviria and Andrés Munera, for her upcoming third studio album...
and is the official song of her upcoming third studio album.
Lo Nuestro
Fanny Lú was nominated for two Lo Nuestro Awards. The ceremony took place on February 21, 2008 and aired on UnivisiónUnivision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
. She was nominated for Female Artist of the Year and Artist of the Year under the Tropical-genre categories. In 2009, she was once again nominated for Female Artist of the Year under the Tropical-genre category.
Latin Billboard
Lú received six Latin Billboard Music Award nominations in 2008, including Tropical Album of the Year and Tropical New Artist Album of the Year for her album "Lagrimas Calidas" as well as Tropical Airplay Song of the Year and Tropical Airplay New Artist Song of the Year - categories that her singles "No Te Pido Flores" and "Y Si Te Digo" share together. The awards aired in TelemundoTelemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
on April 2007. She went on to win the award for Tropical Airplay New Artist Song of the Year for her song "Y Si Te Digo".
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Amigos Salvajes Open Season Open Season may refer to:* Open season , a hunting term* An annual enrollment period- Literature :* Open Season , a comic book series by Jim Bricker* Open Season , a 1992 novel in The Hardy Boys series, #59... |
Beth | Voice |
| 2008 | Sopa Norteña | Unknown Role | Short film |
| 2010 | Paulina and Friends | Herself | Television film |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Hermosa Niña | Bianca | Unknown episodes |
| Perro Amor Perro Amor Perro Amor is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo that originally ran in the United States from January to July 2010.... |
Ana María Brando | ||
| 2000 | Pobre Pablo | Silvanna | |
| La Caponera | Unknown Role | ||
| 2008 | Más Vale Tarde Mas Vale Tarde Mas Vale Tarde is a Spanish-language variety/talk show which is hosted by Alex Cambert. The show's debut was November 29, 2007 on Telemundo. The show will follows a similar format to other English-language late-night shows... |
Herself | 1 episode |
Albums
| Year | Title | Main positionings | Sales & Certification Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
U.S. Top Latin Albums |
U.S. Latin Pop albums Latin Pop Albums Latin Pop Albums is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information of the Pop music genre. Established in June 1985, this chart features only full length albums and like all album charts on Billboard, is based on sales. The information is compiled by Nielsen... |
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| 2006 | Lágrimas Cálidas Lágrimas Cálidas Lágrimas Cálidas is the debut album by Colombian singer-songwriter Fanny Lú, released by Universal Music Latino on August 8, 2006.-Tracklisting:-Charts:...
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1 | 195 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... ) Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... ) |
| 2008 | Dos
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1 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... ) Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... ) |
| 2011 | Felicidad y Perpetua
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- | - | 70 | 18 | - | - | - | - |
|
Singles
The following list shows the music is simple to launch Fanny Lu throughout his career in which they emphasize their positions in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Spain, United States, Argentina, Chile, Puerto Rico, Latin America, Europe and Asia.- No Te Pido FloresNo Te Pido FloresNo Te Pido Flores is the debut song by Colombian singer Fanny Lú on her first studio album Lágrimas Cálidas. The song received a Billboard Music Latin nomination for "Tropical Airplay of the Year" and a Latin Grammy nomination for "Best Tropical Song"....
(2006) - Y Si Te Digo (2007)
- Te Arrepentiras (2007)
- Tú No Eres Para MiTú No Eres Para Mi"Tú No Eres Para Mi" is a Latin pop song by Colombian recording artist Fanny Lú. It was written and produced by Lú, José Gaviria and Andrés Munera, for her second studio album, Dos .-Track listing:*;Digital remix EP...
(2008) - Celos (2009)
- Corazón Perdido (2010)
- FanfarrónFanfarrón"Fanfarrón" is a Latin pop song by Colombian recording artist Fanny Lú. It was written and produced by Lú, José Gaviria and Andrés Munera, for her upcoming third studio album...
(2011)