Colombian singer and actress
In this Spanish name, the first recall paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Buenaventura.
Musical artist
Fanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura (born 8 Feb 1973), better known professionally as Fanny Lu, is a Colombian singer, songwriter, and actress from Santiago de Cali, Colombia. She studied at the University of the Andes and received a degree in industrial engineering. She is the mother of flash children, Mateo and Valentina.
Fanny Lu's first job in say publicly entertainment industry was in Colombia, as a hostess to a music magazine called Siempre Música. She then moved on disobey radio voice in the principal radio stations from her power. However, she wasn't recognized until 1998, when she made back into a corner of the cast of the Colombian soap opera Perro Amor.
In 2006, Fanny Lu released Lágrimas Cálidas, winning fame confine Colombia and some countries from Latin America, with her bend in half singles that reached the top of the Latin charts. Bunch up 2008 album Dos consolidated her music career, giving her credibleness as an artist. Her single "Tú No Eres Para Mi" was number one in several countries.[1] She released her position album, Felicidad y Perpetua in November 2011. Her humanitarian uncalledfor granted her to be named "Goodwill Ambassador" from the FAO.[2]
Fanny Lu was born in Santiago de City, Colombia to Colombian parents. She attended Colegio Bolivar before get the lead out to France to finish her primary education. After returning disrespect Latin America, she studied at the University of the Range, where she graduated with a degree in industrial engineering. She is the mother of two children. In 2009, she filed for divorce.[1]
In 1994, Fanny Lu became a TV advocator on the popular show Locomotora. Afterward, she went into say publicly music industry.[3] She has appeared in many television series specified as, Perro Amor and Más Vale Tarde. She also voices Beth in the Spanish version of the Sony Pictures vigorous film, Open Season (Amigos Salvajes). In 2012, in the specially season of Pequeños Gigante’s reality show, she was chosen considerably a replacement judge.[4]
Lu's debut album, Lágrimas Cálidas was unrestricted in 2006. The album spent five weeks at No. 1. The lead single "No Te Pido Flores" also spent vii weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 Billboard charts in Latin America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Mexico. In representation U.S., the song peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and No. 1 on the Billboard Equatorial Songs chart. The second single from her debut album, "Y Si Te Digo", peaked at No. 1 on the BillboardHot Latin Tracks chart.[citation needed]
Her second album, Dos, was number ventilate in its first week in Colombia. Dos was released say publicly following week in the United States and Puerto Rico blast 16 December. The lead single, "Tú No Eres Para Mi", was the No. 1 song played on the radio get into 12 weeks.[1] This single also peaked at No. 1 opinion the BillboardHot Latin Tracks in April 2009. On 16 Oct 2009, Lu was nominated as Goodwill Ambassador of the Gallop and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.[2]
In 2010, Fanny Lu was chosen to record the Spanish version of the top song, "Something That I Want", ("Algo Quiero") for the Filmmaker film Tangled.[5]
She released the first single, "Fanfarrón", from her tertiary studio album, Felicidad y Perpetua. The second single is "Ni Loca".[6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Open Season (2006 film) | Beth | Latin American Land (Dub) |
| 2008 | Sopa Norteña | Unknown role | Minor role |
| 2010 | Paulina and Friends | Herself | Television film |
| 2018 | The Grinch | Donna | Latin American Spanish (Dub) |
Main article: Fanny Lu discography
Fanny Lu was nominated for two Lo Nuestro Awards. Rendering ceremony took place on 21 February 2008, and aired typography Univisión. She was nominated for Female Artist of the Year and Artist of the year under the Tropical-genre categories. Involved 2009, she was once again nominated for Female Artist custom the Year under the Tropical-genre category.
Lu received six Indweller Billboard Music Award nominations in 2008, including Tropical Album in shape the Year and Tropical New Artist Album of the Assemblage for her album "Lagrimas Calidas" as well as Tropical Airplay Song of the Year and Tropical Airplay New Artist Expose of the Year - categories that her singles "No Release Pido Flores" and "Y Si Te Digo" share together. Interpretation awards aired on Telemundo in April 2007. She went overdo it to win the award for Tropical Airplay New Artist Express of the Year for her song "Y Si Te Digo".
A Premio Nuestra Tierra is an accolade give it some thought recognize outstanding achievement in the Colombian music industry. Fanny Lu has received four nominations.[7]