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Renata Flores Rivera
Born (2001-03-20) March 20, 2001 (age 23)[1]
Huamanga, Peru
NationalityPeruvian
CitizenshipPerú
OccupationSinger-Songwriter
Known forQuechua-language trap songs, indigenous activism, song covers translated to Quechua

Renata Flores Rivera is a Peruvian singer, made famous in Latin America by a viral Quechua cover of Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel".[2][3][4][5] She translated the song with help from Ada, her 72-year-old grandmother.[6] In 2014, she participated in "The Voice Kids Peru", a Peruvian talent show.[7][8] More recently, she has released several original trap songs in her ancestral language of Quechua, the lyrics often addressing issues faced by indigenous communities in Peru.[9][10][11]

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Album
Mirando la Misma Luna[12] 2018 Single
Miradas[13] 2018 Single
Tijeras[14] 2018 Single
Qam Hina[15] 2019 Single

References

  1. ^ Flores, Renata. "Acerca de Renata". Renata Flores Peru (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Renata Flores, la peruana que enamoró a las redes sociales con Michael Jackson... en quechua - BBC Mundo". BBC Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  3. ^ "Renata Flores cantará en quechua, Fallin´de Alicia Keys". rpp.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  4. ^ "Peruvian teen aims to revive language with Michael Jackson, Bob Marley covers". CTVNews. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  5. ^ Ojeda, Hillary. "Listen to Peruvian Renata Flores sing a Michael Jackson song in Quechua". www.peruthisweek.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  6. ^ "Peru teen aims to revive Quechua, one pop song at a time". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  7. ^ "Peruvian girl does a Michael Jackson cover in a dying language, and the result is gorgeous". Fusion. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  8. ^ "Una niña busca salvar el El Quechua con Michael Jackson - SomosVoz". SomosVoz (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  9. ^ Renata Flores. Genius. Retrieved from https://genius.com/artists/Renata-flores on 29 June 2020.
  10. ^ Turkewitz, Julie. Peru’s Queen of Quechua Rap Wants to Rescue Indigenous Culture With Her Music. The New York Times. Published April 28, 2020. Last updated April 30, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  11. ^ Moreno Herrera, Rodrigo. Renata Flores: "Quiero representar a los quechuahablantes, a la mujer andina". El Comercio. Last updated May 5, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020
  12. ^ Mirando La Misma Luna. Genius. Retrieved from https://genius.com/Renata-flores-mirando-la-misma-luna-lyrics on June 29, 2020.
  13. ^ Miradas. Genius. Retrieved from https://genius.com/Renata-flores-miradas-lyrics on June 29, 2020.
  14. ^ Tijeras. Genius. Retrieved from https://genius.com/Renata-flores-tijeras-lyrics on June 29, 2020.
  15. ^ Qam Hina. Genius. Retrieved from https://genius.com/Renata-flores-qam-hina-lyrics on June 29, 2020.