- Fanny Lú
Infobox musical artist
Name = Fanny Lú
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Fanny Lucía Martínez
Origin =Cali ,Valle del Cauca , flag|Colombia
Occupation =Singer-songwriter
Genre =Latin Pop ,Vallenato
Years_active = 2006–presentFanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura, more commonly known as Fanny Lú, is a singer from
Santiago de Cali ,Colombia .Early life
Fanny Lu completed her studies in Colegio Bolivar and then later went on to study at Universidad de Los Andes (University of Los Andes). In 1994, she became a TV presenter. Afterward, she went into the music industry.
Discography
Fanny's debut album, "Lágrimas Cálidas" (Warm Tears), was released in 2006. The album was an instant hit in Latin America, especially in Colombia, where it spent five weeks at #1. The lead single "No Te Pido Flores" (I'm Not Asking for Flowers) also spent seven weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 Billboard Charts in Latin America,
Colombia ,Perú ,Venezuela , andMéxico , and has received a numerous amount of airplay in Latin radio in the U.S., the song has also peaked at #16 on theBillboard Hot Latin Songs and #1 on Billboard's Tropical chart. The second single from her debut album is the song called "Y Si Te Digo"(And If I Tell You) and it peaked at #1 on the BillboardHot Latin Tracks . Rumors have been circulating that the third single from the album was the song, "Te Arrepentirás" (You Will Regret).With much anticipation, her second album titled "Dos" (Two), will be released in December 2008. The lead single will be "Tú No Eres Para Mi" (You Are Not For Me) which is already the #1 song on Colombian radio.Awards and nominations
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Latin Grammy "Fanny Lú received her first
Latin Grammy nomination onAugust 29 ,2007 for her debut single, "No Te Pido Flores", under the "Best Tropical Song" category but lost toJuan Luis Guerra 's "La Llave de mi Corazón ". The awards were handed out onNovember 8 ,2007 ."
Lo Nuestro "Fanny Lú was nominated for two
Lo Nuestro Awards. The ceremony took place onFebruary 21 ,2008 and aired onUnivisión . She was nominated for "Female Aritst of the Year" and "Artist of the Year" under the Tropical-genre categories.
="Latin Billboard"=As a result of her on-going success, Fanny Lú received six Latin Billboard Music Award nominations in 2008, including Tropical Album of the Year and Tropical New Artist Album of the Year for her album "Lagrimas Calidas" as well as Tropical Airplay Song of the Year and Tropical Airplay New Artist Song of the Year - categories that her singles "No Te Pido Flores" and "Y Si Te Digo" share together. The awards are set to air in
Telemundo this April. She went on to win the award for Tropical Airplay New Artist Song of the Year for her hit "Y Si Te Digo".ingles
Filmography
Fanny Lu did the Spanish translated voice for Beth, a character in the
Sony Pictures animated film "Open Season" or "Amigos Salvajes", which is the Spanish title.External links
* [http://www.fannylu.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/fannylusongs Official Myspace]
* [http://www.cyloop.com/fannylu Official Cyloop]
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