Marcela Bovio

Marcela Bovio
Bovio performing with The Gentle Storm at Wacken Open Air 2015.
Background information
Birth name	Marcela Alejandra Bovio García
Born	(1979-10-17) October 17, 1979
Origin	Mexico
Genres	Symphonic metal, progressive metal, gothic metal, classical
Occupation(s)	Singer-Songwriter, Violinist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Violin
Labels	InsideOut Music, SPV, Napalm Records
Website	Official Website

Marcela Alejandra Bovio García (born October 17, 1979 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican soprano singer, songwriter and violinist. She was one of the founding members of the Mexican band Elfonía, she responded to a "casting call" of sorts for relatively unknown singers to be featured on Arjen Lucassen's Ayreon album The Human Equation where she landed the part of "Wife". She also sang on the bonus disc of the re-release of the first Ayreon album The Final Experiment.

Marcela Bovio

Later, she was picked as the lead singer of another Lucassen project, Stream of Passion (in which she also plays the violin, one of the defining sounds of the band) who have released four full-length albums; Embrace the Storm, The Flame Within, Darker Days and A War of Our Own, as well as a live album, Live in the Real World. They amicably disbanded in December 2016.

In September 2016, she released her first solo album, Unprecedented. She also acted as backing vocalist for the bands Epica and The Gentle Storm.

Personal life

She married fellow Stream of Passion member Johan van Stratum on 28 October 2011. They live together in Tilburg, The Netherlands.

Discography

Solo albums

• Unprecedented (2016; re-released in 2017 as Unprecedented - The Piano Sessions)

Ayreon

• The Human Equation (2004) - Wife
• The Final Experiment (2005 reissue) - vocals on "Waracle"
• The Theater Equation (2016) - Wife

Elfonía

• Elfonía (2003)
• This Sonic Landscape (2005)

Stream of Passion

Studio albums

• Embrace the Storm (2005)
• The Flame Within (2009)
• Darker Days (2011)
• A War of Our Own (2014)

Live albums

• Live in the Real World (2006) (CD and DVD)

Singles

• Out in the Real World (2006) – No. 49* NL Singles Top 100

Guest appearances

• ReVamp - Wild Card - choir
• Subsignal - Paraíso - The Blueprint of a Winter
• Mayan - Antagonise - vocals
• Epica - The Quantum Enigma - backing vocals
• The Gentle Storm - backing vocals (2015-2016 live shows)
• Kid Harlequin - Itch - guest vocals on " Hounds"

External links

• Official Marcela Bovio Website
• Official Stream of Passion Website
• Official Elfonía Website