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Mexican singer/songwriter Ely Guerra debuted locally in 1992 with the release of a self-titled album. Graduating from Washington's Evergreen State College, her Latin alternative pop/rock style failed to achieve good reviews. However, she moved to London to make her follow-up record, titled Pa' Morirse De Amor and released in 1997, featuring her first hit single called "Angel De Fuego." In addition, her picture next to Julieta Venegas appeared on the cover of Time magazine introducing them as the most promising performers in the Mexican rock scene.
Ely Guerra contributed to the movie soundtrack of Amores Perros and Los Hijos de la Calle before participating in La Ley's MTV Unplugged, singing and playing guitar on "El Duelo," recorded in Miami on June 28, 2001. A year later, her third album Lotofire became her first international release.
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Ely Guerra (born Elizabeth Guerra Vázquez, February 13, 1972) is a Mexican singer-songwriter who was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Biography
The daughter of Alberto Guerra (former Chivas de Guadalajara coach) and Gloria Vázquez, Ely lived the first few years of her life in Monterrey, where she was born, before moving to San Luis Potosí and then to Guadalajara, due to her father's work. It was in Guadalajara where she first discovered her passion for music. At the age of fifteen, the young Ely Guerra decided to follow her dreams and look for opportunities in Mexico City. It was there that she received a contract with BMG. Two years later, she released her first self-titled album Ely Guerra and made her professional debut as a singer in 1992. However, the album was not very successful.
Ely Guerra later left BMG and signed a contract with another record label. With EMI, she released "Pa' Morirse de Amor" in 1997, along with the hit singles "Peligro" and "Angel de Fuego"; and "Lotofire" in 1999, which was edited in the United States by Higher Octave. She also released the LP "4" in Argentina and Chile, which contained a compilation of the albums "Pa' Morirse de Amor" and "Lotofire", as well as her most recent production, titled "Sweet & Sour, Hot y Spicy" released in 2004.
Throughout her successful career, Ely Guerra has collaborated with artists including Sussie 4, Control Machete, José Fors, Fratta, La Ley and Quem, and has also participated in the soundtracks for the films Amores perros, De la calle, and Vacas vaqueras. In addition, her picture next to Julieta Venegas appeared on the cover of Time magazine, introducing them as the most promising performers in the Mexican rock scene. Her latest album "Sweet & Sour, Hot y Spicy", released in 2004, contained the hit singles "Ojos Claros, Labios Rosas" and "Quiéreme Mucho."
Ely Guerra is currently recording a new studio album which will be released in Mexico in early 2008.
On October 18, 2007, Ely sang along with 30 Seconds to Mars on the MTV Music Awards Latin America 2007, in Mexico, the song "From Yesterday".
Vive Latino
Ely has participated in this festival in the years 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005 and 2010. During the festival Vive Latino 2005, suffered a minor incident while performing one of his songs, suggesting part of your bust. During the Festival Vive Latino 2006, Ely had a guest appearance during a performance of "Where are the dead", a song that appears on the album Reina of the group kinky. In the live Latin 2007, during his performance breaks one of his guitars to blows on stage. Recently appeared in the 11th edition of Vive Latino, where she presented part of his new album Hombre Invisible to interpret Stranger, Lontano and Colmena, including its successes as part of their repertoire as Ojos Claros Labios Rosas, Te amo I Llove you and Peligro.
