Mirella Cesa

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Ecuadorian singer

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Field	Value
image	Mirella_Cesa_en_2016.jpg
name	Mirella Cesa
birth_date
origin	Guayaquil, Ecuador
genre	Pop, Andipop
years_active	2006–present
birth_place	Guayaquil, Ecuador
occupations	Singer, songwriter
website	http://www.mirellacesa.com
alias	Mirella Cesa
instruments	Vocal, Guitar
native_name_lang	Spanish
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Mirella Cesa (born December 18, 1984, in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian singer who has won several awards and been called the "mother of Andipop" (Andean pop music).

Early life

When Mirella was young, she would visit her aunt who would play music by Armando Manzanero, Leo Dan, Ana Belén, Vikki Carr, among others. She was considered an "old" young person, because she liked to listen to meaningful "grown up" music. She began singing at the gatherings of her friends and family, church, and parties. She then began guitar lessons to supplement her songwriting and singing. One day after graduating from high school, she traveled to Miami to seek musical opportunities. She then met the successful producer Rudy Pérez, and soon after began recording her first album. From among 80 of her own songs, she selected 13 of the best ones, and out of these only 8 made it to the album, as well as songs by Rudy Pérez, Mario Patiño, Ernesto Alejandro Patiño, and Alejando Sabre. Mirella mixes Andean music with pop. Her musical instrument is the charango, an indigenous instrument that sounds like a harp and has the characteristics of a guitar.

Career

Internationally, she was the first female artist to win the award for the "Los 40 Principales" in Spain representing Ecuador, nominated for 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards Latin America for Best Artist Central. She has participated in the Telethon 20 30 Panama three times, being, in one of these, co-author of the opening song. In 2012, she was the opening act of the show of Elton John, this year she was invited to the Telethon of El Salvador. In Colombia, it was among the 21 unique chain R. time with her single "Darte Mi Amor" in the Venezuelan market, the singles "Deseo Concedido" and "Corazon Abierto" entered the TOP Latino Record Report. She has also toured promotional in El Salvador, Costa Rica and major cities in the USA.

Her videos have rotated music channels since 2010, as HTV, MTV, music Argentina Q, K Music Bogotá. The Proudly Latin Awards 2010 (Mexican chain are Ritmo Latino), the nominated in four categories. Currently, she nominated for the first installment of the Heat Latin music awards in the best new artist category.

A duet sung with artists like Franco de Vita, Carlos Baute, Armando Manzanero and Axel as part of their tours in Ecuador, as well as with Álvaro Torres and Gaitanes in his last album Deseo Concedido.

UNICEF

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Cesa was appointed as an ambassador for UNICEF in Ecuador by their CEO Luz Ángela Melo after several informal contributions of her support in December 2022.

Discography

Albums

Mirella Cesa (2006)
Dejate Llevar (2010)
Deseo Concedido (2013)
La Buena Fortuna (2016)
Arcoiris (2018)
La Quinceañera (2022)

Singles

El Amor Es
Este Amor
9 Meses
No Seré Para Ti
Manantial de Caricias
Juego de Tres
Digan Lo Que Digan
La Pregunta De Cajón
Eclipse
Deseo Concedido
Darte Mi Amor
Te Confieso
Navidad Como en Casa
Corazon Abierto
La Buena Fortuna (feat. Papayo)
Se Acabo El Amor
A Besos (Feat. Sie7e Urban & Acoustic Version)
Somos
La Corriente
En Ti
Respira (with Mr. Pauer)
No Amanece (with Helian Evans)
Vaivén
Una Vez Mas (with Pamela Cortes )
Linda Despedida
El Tesoro
Mi Puerto
Cuando Me Miras
Locura
Dejarme Querer

Awards

2009 Best Artist, Ecuador – Los 40 Principales
2010 Best Artist with International Projection – MBN Ecuador

References

Redacción Ocio Latino. (2010-01-05). "Mirella Cesa, la madre del Andipop".
(October 11, 2018). "El trío 'incontrolable' de Mirella Cesa".
(2016-10-12). "Mirella Cesa sigue alcanzando éxitos en Estados Unidos - PP Digital".
(February 27, 2018). "Los cinco sencillos 'andipop' más exitosos de Mirella Cesa". El Commercio.
"Mirella Cesa es la nueva Embajadora Nacional de UNICEF".
(December 14, 2009). "Mirella Cessa recibió premio 40 principales".
[https://archive.today/20120905050907/http://www.los40.com/articulo/noticias/Shakira-The-Black-Eyed-Peas-triunfadores-Premios-Principales/l40actn01/20091211l40l40not_8/Tes]
[http://www.mbnecuador.com/funciones-portal/categoria-noticias-principales/100-gala-de-entrega-de-los-premios-mbn-ecuador-2010-teatro-sucre-quito.html Gala de entrega MBN Ecuador 2010] {{webarchive. link. (September 17, 2010)

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