Juana Molina
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 Juana Molina in Los Angeles |
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| Birth name | Juana Molina |
| Born | 1961 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genres | Ambient, Electrofolk, Singer-Songwriter |
| Occupations | singer-songwriter and actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Domino Records |
| Website | http://www.juanamolina.com/ |
Juana Molina (born in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a singer-songwriter and an actress.
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Biography [edit]
Following the 1976 Argentine coup d'état, her mother fled the country and lived in exile in Paris for five years. She grew up in a musical environment her tango-singing father taught her guitar from the age of six.
Juana Molina started her career in 1988 as a comedic television actress in Argentina on the show La Noticia Rebelde. She later starred in Juana y sus hermanas, a hit sketch show across the Spanish-speaking world, for which she remains better known in Latin America.
In 1996, she pursued singing and has released several albums since. The lyrics on her albums are sung in her native Rioplatense Spanish, except "The Wrong Song," from Segundo which is in English, and "Insensible," from Tres Cosas, which is in French. She is usually accompanied by acoustic guitar, among other instruments. Her music features elements of ambient and electronica, and she is often compared by critics to Björk, Beth Orton, and Lisa Germano. She usually writes, mixes tracks and performs on her own. Her second album, Segundo, was named Best World Music Album 2003 in Entertainment Weekly [1] and gained a Shortlist Award 2004 nomination. Tres Cosas was placed in the Top Ten Records of 2004 by the New York Times.[2]
Discography [edit]
- 1996 - Rara (Weird)
- 2000 - Segundo (Second)
- 2002 - Tres cosas (Three Things)
- 2006 - Son (They are / Tune)
- 2008 - Un Día (A Day)
Appearances in other media [edit]
In 2004, Molina voiced the character Elastigirl for the Argentine dub of the film The Incredibles.
References [edit]
- ^ Larry Blumenfeld, Rob Brunner, Chris Willman (2003-12-26). "The Best of the Rest". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Sanneh, Kalefeh (2004-12-26). "The Year's Best Pop Albums: The College Dropout Who Made Good". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
External links [edit]
- Official Web Site
- Juana Molina on MySpace.com
- Juana Molina at Cinenacional.com
- Biography (Spanish)
- Short Q&A interview
- Introduction and remix in WNYC's Radiolab podcast
- Juana Molina at NPR Music
- Venus Zine feature
- Video Interview and Performance in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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