Zayra Alvarez

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name = Zayra Alvarez


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Zayra Enid Alvarez Dones (b. December 11, 1974) is a Puerto Rican born singer & musician, presently based in Texas.

She was born to Luis Alvarez Cruz and Ana Dones Torres and grew up in the coastal town of Arroyo. Along with her older sister Liza, she took part in talent shows and school plays. At age 14, she started playing in different bands on a quest for self-discovery. Zayra graduated high school with GPA of 4.0 and her parents strongly encouraged her to get a college degree. She continued her education at University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Zayra never stopped singing during her college years. In 1998 she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from UPR. She decided to visit Dallas for an adventure with her best friend from home after finishing college. She landed at a job at Boeing, but after the events of 9-11 she became unemployed. She realized that life was too short and decided to take singing and composing full time. Dallas would be the place where her passion for music would be rekindled greatly. She currently lives in Richardson, Texas.

Zayra also stars in the independent film "Lycanthrope". The movie features one of her original songs, "This Is Love", which can be found on the re-release of her album "Ruleta"

She competed on the CBS show in 2006, and was the eighth contestant eliminated on August 16. Many thought Zayra should have gone on week 4 instead of fellow contestant, Phil Ritchie which stirred a little controversy. Supernova ultimately eliminated Phil due to commitment issues and kept Zayra. She was also known for her controversial outfits that she wore mainly during her performances of Call Me and on 867-5309/Jenny. On week 7, Zayra sang her original song Lluvia De Mar and Supernova liked it but still wanted her to sing a rock song. Zayra was placed in the bottom 3 for a third time and was eliminated due to Supernova not being able to see her fronting the band.

Since leaving the show, Zayra has been working on new material and has formed a band, COBRALUSH. The band is currently working on an EP.

Albums

* "Breaking Up Grey Skies"
* "Ruleta"
* "Ruleta (Re-release)"

Contributions to other albums

* Blue October - "History for Sale", guest vocals on "Come in Closer"
* Blue October - "Argue With a Tree", guest vocals on "Come in Closer"
* Blue October - "Foiled", backing vocals on "Into the Ocean"
* ""

External links

* [http://www.zayraalvarez.com/ Zayra Alvarez' official site]
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