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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. == Life and career == Daughter of Alberto Guerra and Gloria Vázquez, Ely lived the first 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. Ely wrote her first song at age ten.〔Abelleyra, Angélica. ("Ely Guerra: Soy transparente" ) (in Spanish). ''La Jornada''. Retrieved August 4, 2013.〕 Ely attended school at The Evergreen State College in Washington. In 1986, Ely was the backing vocalist of the band Carmín. At the age of fifteen, Ely decided to follow her dreams and look for opportunities in Mexico City. At age 20, she signed her first contract with BMG. Recorded in Spain and produced by Teo Cardalda, her debut album ''Ely Guerra'' was released in 1992. However, the album failed to achieve the expected success. After finishing her contract with BMG, Guerra signed with another record label, EMI. In 1996, Ely moved to London to work on her next record with Scottish producer Sandy McLelland. Her second album ''Pa' Morirse de Amor ''was released in 1997. "Ángel de Fuego" and "Peligro" were released as singles to promote the album. In August 1998, Ely and Julieta Venegas appeared on the cover of TIME's Latin American Edition and were named "The Most Promising Performers in the Mexican Rock Scene".〔("Era of the Rockera" ). ''Red Bull Panamérika''. Retrieved July 30, 2013〕 Recorded in New York and produced by Andres Levin, her third album ''Lotofire ''was released in 1999. The album spawned three singles "Tengo frío", "Yo no" and "Vete". In 2001, Ely contributed with a cover of "La Tumba Falsa" to the Los Tigres del Norte tribute compilation ''El Más Grande Homenaje a Los Tigres del Norte''.〔("El Más Grande Homenaje a Los Tigres del Norte" ). AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2013.〕 In 2002, her albums ''Pa' Morirse de Amor'' and ''Lotofire'' were re-released. The same year ''Lotofire'' was edited in the United States by Higher Octave, the label also released a 12″ compilation of remixes titled ''The Lotofire Mixes.'' In 2003 a compilation EP titled ''4 ''was released in Argentina and Chile. It contained songs from ''Pa' Morirse de Amor'' and ''Lotofire.'' For her next record Ely worked with five different producers. ''Sweet & Sour, Hot y Spicy ''was'' ''released in 2004. The singles were "Ojos claros, Labios rosas" and "Quiéreme mucho". In 2005, Ely received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album for ''Sweet & Sour, Hot y Spicy.''〔("Complete list of 6th annual Latin Grammy nominations" ). ''USA Today''. Retrieved July 30, 2013.〕 In 2007, Ely released her first live record ''Teatro Metropólitan. '' Ely left EMI and created her own label Homey Company. In 2008, Ely started working on her next record. She asked several male musicians to send her an harmonic sequence that she would use as a base to compose the songs for the album. Some of the collaborators were Enrique Bunbury, Juanes and Gustavo Santaolalla. Ely's fifth album ''Hombre Invisible'' was released in 2009. In October 2010, ''Hombre Invisible'' won the award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 11th Latin Grammy Awards. ''Hombre Invisible'' was also nominated for Best Recording Package.〔("Ely Guerra – First solo production ‘Hombre Invisible’ nominated for two Latin Grammys!" ). ''Bazuca Magazine. ''Retrieved July 27, 2013〕 The same year, Ely released a version of the popular song La Llorona in the album ''Bimexicano, Nuestros Clásicos Hechos Rock''.〔Contreras, Félix. ("Hear Music Inspired By The Mexican Bicentennial" ). ''NPR Music. ''Retrieved August 2, 2013.〕 In the fall of 2010, Ely appeared on the cover of T Magazine. In October 2011, Ely sang the Himno Nacional Mexicano in the Pan American Games closing ceremony. A jazz version of ''Hombre Invisible'', titled ''Invisible Man'', was released on November 22, 2011. In November 2012 Ely participated in a tribute to Chavela Vargas with Eugenia León and Tania Libertad. The event took place on November 27 in Carnegie Hall〔("A Tribute to Chavela Vargas". ) ''Carmegie Hall.'' Retrieved July 20, 2013.〕 and on December 5 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.〔("La Llorona: The Rebel Spirit of Chavela Vargas" ). ''La Phil. ''Retrieved July 30, 2013.〕〔Aguilar, Ángel. ("Ely Guerra, Tania Libertad and Eugenia Leon channel the spirit of Chavela Vargas" ) ''Al borde''. Retrieved August 2, 2013.〕 In February 2013, Ely released her first live DVD, Ciclos, recorded live at Mexico city's Teatro Metropólitan on December 9, 2011. On July 29, it was confirmed that Ely had finished production of 3 tracks for her new album.〔("Ely Guerra ya produjo tres temas para nuevo disco." ) (in Spanish). Grupo Fórmula. Retrieved July 30, 2013.〕 In July 2014 Ely released the live album ''El Origen''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ely Guerra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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