Girl Ultra Explained

Girl Ultra
Birth Name:	Mariana de Miguel
Birth Place:	Mexico City, Mexico
Genre:	Rhythm & Blues
Occupation:	Singer-songwriter
Label:	Finesse Records

Mariana de Miguel, (born 1996) better known as Girl Ultra, is a Mexican R&B artist.^{[1] [2]} She signed to Mexican label Finesse Records in 2016^[3] and released her debut EP, Boys, in 2017. Boys includes a Spanish language cover of Daniel Caesar track "Get You". She released her second EP, Adiós, in 2018.^[4]

Early life and Artistry

Mariana 'Nan' de Miguel^[5] was born and raised in Mexico City.^[6] She was part of a disco band called Affer in high school.^[7] Her influences included music by Beyoncé and Destiny's Child.^[8]

In 2019 Girl Ultra collaborated with Cuco on a bilingual song in English and Spanish called Damelove, recorded in Los Angeles.

She has also notably collaborated with Little Jesus for her 2022 song "Punk" which samples Gwen Stefani's Bubble Pop Electric.

Discography

• Boys (EP, 2017)
• Adiós (EP, 2018)
• Nuevos Aires (First full-length album, 2019)
• EL SUR (EP, 2022)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hormonas de 21 años: Una charla con Girl Ultra. López. Mixar. 2017-03-09. Noisey. es. 2019-04-01.
2. Web site: Meet Girl Ultra, a Bleeding-Heart R&B Diva From Mexico City. 2017-04-25. Remezcla. en-US. 2019-03-09.
3. Web site: Up Next: Meet Girl Ultra, The Mexican Baby Girl Of R&B En Español. 2018-10-09. Fierce. en-US. 2019-03-09.
4. Web site: Manual de los adioses, por Girl Ultra. 2018-03-22. Beatburguer. es. 2019-04-01.
5. Web site: Girl Ultra Takes Mexican R&B Beyond the Border. Lee. Alexa. Pacific Standard. en. 2019-12-08.
6. Web site: Girl Ultra on Exclusive Interview with Out Now. Out Now Magazine. en. 2019-12-08.
7. Web site: Meet The Best Friends Breathing New Life Into Mexico’s R&B Scene. The FADER. en. 2019-12-08.
8. Web site: Interview With Singer Girl Ultra. NPR.org. en. 2019-12-08.