Mayré Martínez
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Mayré Adriana Martínez Blanco (Born November 28, 1978 in Caracas, Venezuela), is a Latin-pop singer, songwriter. She rose to popularity in Latin America after winning the first season of the reality show Latin American Idol. In her native country, Venezuela, she was a contestant in Radio Caracas Television's reality show Fama, Sudor y Lágrimas 2006, where she came in fifth place, due to the fact that she decided to back out in order to join the cast of Latin American Idol.
[edit] Career
Martinez is a professional singer, singing teacher, and vocal coach. She created a technique named after herself. She started her singing studies in 1983, with many private teachers coming from all over the world. She studied music in the conservatory "Lino Gallardo" and keyboard in the "Roland Learning Center". She started singing professionally in 1994, performing in countless productions and television advertisings of well-known brands such as Barbie, Ford, and Fundación Pacifico, among others. At present, she is participating in more advertising campaigns, the most recent being TOMI TIPI - some of them made in her own studio.
In 1998, she was invited by Ricardo Montaner, to sing in the chorus, during his tour "Es Así" (It's in this way). Between 1999 and 2001 she entered in several concerts along with the musical productor and guitarist Iván Weinreb, around Venezuela, and internationally. In 2000, they won an award as International talent by the "Festival de la Canción Latinoamericana" (Festival of the Latinoamerican Song) in California for the song composed by Martínez and Weinberg, title "Con Nadie Más" (With No One Else). In 2001, Martinez and Weinberg, decided to found the "Academia El Arte de Cantar"(Academy: The Art of Singing.
At the end of 2004 the International Association of Musical Education included the Academy on their related organizations' directory, recognizing it as the best singing academy in Venezuela. Since 2002, Martinez, has carried out every year the Mayré Martinez Singing Festival, a concert where her students perform for their family and friends.
On the night of October 26th of 2006, she won the first place on the Idol franchise's new show Latin American Idol, beating out approximately 25,000 people who showed up in different cities throughout South America.
[edit] Discography
Singles
- Soy Mi Destino
