Renata Flores Explained

Renata Flores
Birth Date:20 March 2001[1]
Birth Place:Huamanga, Peru
Alma Mater:San Cristóbal National University
Occupation:Singer-Songwriter
Known For:Quechua-language trap songs, indigenous activism, song covers translated to Quechua

Renata Flores Rivera is a Peruvian singer, made famous in South America by a viral Quechua cover of Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel", released in 2015.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Career

Flores began studying Quechua at the age of 13, and, growing in fluency, continued to do so at university.[6] She translated "The Way You Make Me Feel" with help from Ada, her 72-year-old grandmother.[7] In 2014, she participated in "The Voice Kids Peru", a Peruvian talent show.[8] [9] She went on to release several original trap songs in her ancestral language of Quechua, the lyrics often addressing issues faced by indigenous communities in Peru.[10] [11] [12]

In March 2021, Flores released her first album, Isqun, largely in Quechua. She also appeared (again speaking Quechua) in adverts for a perfume brand. In 2024, she acted in the drama film Tattoos in Memory directed by Luis Llosa.[13]

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearAlbum
Mirando la Misma Luna[14] 2018 Single
Miradas[15] 2018 Single
Tijeras[16] 2018 Single
Qam Hina[17] 2019 Single

References

  1. Web site: Flores. Renata. Acerca de Renata. Renata Flores Peru. Spanish.
  2. Web site: Renata Flores, la peruana que enamoró a las redes sociales con Michael Jackson... en quechua - BBC Mundo. BBC Mundo. 10 August 2015 . es-CO. 2016-03-28.
  3. Web site: Renata Flores cantará en quechua, Fallin´de Alicia Keys. rpp.pe. August 2015 . Spanish. 2016-03-28.
  4. Web site: Peruvian teen aims to revive language with Michael Jackson, Bob Marley covers. CTVNews. 2 September 2015 . 2016-03-28.
  5. Web site: Listen to Peruvian Renata Flores sing a Michael Jackson song in Quechua. Ojeda. Hillary. www.peruthisweek.com. 2016-03-28.
  6. 'Renata Flores, a Peruvian singer, embraces her Quechua heritage', The Economist (22 May 2021).
  7. Web site: Peru teen aims to revive Quechua, one pop song at a time. Yahoo News. 2016-03-28.
  8. Web site: Peruvian girl does a Michael Jackson cover in a dying language, and the result is gorgeous. Fusion. 2016-03-28.
  9. Web site: Una niña busca salvar el El Quechua con Michael Jackson - SomosVoz. SomosVoz. es-ES. 2016-03-29.
  10. https://genius.com/artists/Renata-flores Renata Flores
  11. Turkewitz, Julie. Peru’s Queen of Quechua Rap Wants to Rescue Indigenous Culture With Her Music. The New York Times. Published April 28, 2020. Last updated April 30, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  12. Moreno Herrera, Rodrigo. Renata Flores: "Quiero representar a los quechuahablantes, a la mujer andina". El Comercio. Last updated May 5, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020
  13. Web site: 2024-07-04 . ‘Tatuajes en la memoria’: Nueva cinta de Luis Llosa con guion de Mario Vargas Llosa se estrena en agosto . 2024-11-10 . Perú 21 . es.
  14. https://genius.com/Renata-flores-mirando-la-misma-luna-lyrics Mirando La Misma Luna
  15. https://genius.com/Renata-flores-miradas-lyrics Miradas
  16. https://genius.com/Renata-flores-tijeras-lyrics Tijeras
  17. https://genius.com/Renata-flores-qam-hina-lyrics Qam Hina

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