Alejandra Ribera
| Alejandra Ribera | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Toronto, Ontario | |||
| Origin | Canada | |||
| Genres |
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| Occupation(s) | singer | |||
| Instruments | Vocals | |||
| Years active | 2000s-present | |||
| Website |
Official Website on facebook on Twitter | |||
Alejandra Ribera is a Canadian pop and jazz singer-songwriter, who performs material in English, French and Spanish.
Of mixed Argentine and Scottish descent,[1] Ribera was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, and has been professionally based in Montreal, Quebec.[2] She released her debut album, Navigator/Navigateher, in 2009,[3] and followed up with La Boca in 2014.[3] NPR's Alt.Latino referred to La Boca and her voice as Alt.Latino's favorite of 2014.[4]
In 2014, Ribera's song "I Want" won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize, an annual competition that honours the best song written and released by 'emerging' songwriters over the past year, as voted by the public.[5]
References
- ↑ "Alejandra Ribera vous invite au voyage". Métro Montréal, June 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Alejandra Ribera Wins 2014 SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Exclaim!, July 8, 2014.
- 1 2 "Alejandra Ribera’s La Boca: an exotic and cosmopolitan second album". The Globe and Mail, January 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Hear The Songs Alt.Latino Missed In 2014". NPR.org. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ http://www.socansongwritingprize.ca/past-nominees-and-winners/
External links
- Alejandra Ribera Official Website(English)(French)
- Alejandra Ribera on facebook
- Alejandra Ribera on Twitter
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