Juana Molina

Infobox musical artist
Name = Juana Molina

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Background = solo_singer
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Born = 1962
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Genre = Folk
Ambient
Indie pop
Folktronica
Occupation = singer-songwriter and actress
Years_active = 1996-present
Label = Domino Records
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Juana Molina (born in 1962 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a singer-songwriter and an actress.

Following the military coup in Argentina of 1976, Molina's family fled the country and lived in exile in Paris for six years. She grew up in a musical environment and her tango-singing father taught her guitar from the age of five.

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 in "Insensible" from her third album which is in French, and often 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" and gained a Shortlist Award 2004 nomination. "Tres Cosas" was placed in the Top Ten Records of 2004 by the "New York Times".

Discography

* "Rara" (trans. "Weird (she)") - 1996
* "Segundo" (trans. "Second") - 2000
* "Tres Cosas" (trans. "Three Things") - 2002
* "Son" (trans. both "They are" and "Tune") - 2006
* "Un Día" (trans. "One day") - 2008

Appearances in other media

In 2004, Molina voiced The Incredibles' Elastigirl for the Argentine dub of the film.

External links

* [http://www.juanamolina.com Official Web Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/juanamolina Juana Molina on MySpace.com]
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* [http://www.diariolau.com.ar/conoce_idolos.asp?IdIdolo=266 Biography] (Spanish)
* [http://www.brassland.org/ahb/writing/archives/2004/04/intima.html Short Q&A interview]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15182395 Juana Molina at NPR Music]
* [https://venuszine.com/articles/music/features/4412/Juana_Molina_decided_that_she_wasnt_meant_to_be_a_drummer_but_that_didnt_stop_the_Argentinean_singer_songwriter_from_beating_the_hell_out_of_rhythm_ Venus Zine feature]