Composer
Soraya
Colombian-American singer-songwriter
1969–2006
1 work in the index
- Born
- 1969
- Died
- 2006
- Birthplace
- Point Pleasant
- Place of death
- Miami
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States; Colombia
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas (March 11, 1969 – May 10, 2006) was a Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer.
A successful Colombian music star, she had two number-one songs on Billboard's Latin Pop Airplay charts. She won a 2004 Latin Grammy Award for "Best Album by Songwriter" for the self-titled album Soraya, which she produced, and received a 2005 Latin Grammy Award nomination for "Female Pop Vocal Album" for her album El Otro Lado de Mí (literally "The Other Side of Me"). She was the opening act for the 2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Her career spanned ten years, and she recorded five albums.
Soraya died on May 10, 2006, following a long struggle against breast cancer.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- musician; singer; songwriter; guitarist; singer-songwriter; composer
- Education
- Point Pleasant Borough High School
- Genres
- pop music
- Official website
- http://www.soraya.com/
- Birth name
- Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas
- Pseudonym
- Soraya
- Native languages
- Spanish
- VIAF ID
- 59296148
- ISNI
- 0000000059502022
- GND ID
- 131655116
- Library of Congress ID
- n2003077627
- MusicBrainz ID
- 1792ec1d-f06e-4ff7-9231-19140bdf08a4
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Vocal, Voice
- Genres represented
- pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 1
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llevame | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | pop | 5 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 59296148.