Calma Carmona | |
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Birth name | Myraida Desireé Carmona Díaz |
Origin | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
Genres | Latin Soul, soul |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | There's No Other Girl |
Website | www |
Myraida Desireé Carmona Díaz , publicly known by the stage name Calma Carmona, is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter whose music is primarily soul & Latin soul[1][2] with influences[3][4] that cross between Sade Adu, Santana, PJ Harvey, La Lupe and Tina Turner. She sings in both English and her native Spanish.[5][6]
In August 2013, Carmona was voted MTV Iggy Artist of the week. In the same year, she opened for Beyoncé's The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in Puerto Rico.[7][8] She is known for her "wide-ranging influences",[9] singing in the vocals style of Jill Scott and Erykah Badu.[10] She released her debut EP, There's No Other Girl, in September 2013 on mun2.
In 2015, Carmona was hired by Gravity Thinking[11] to sing the Franz Ferdinand track Love Illumination for the Glenfiddich 21-year-old whiskey campaign.[12][13] She was accompanied in the track by the Scottish Opera Orchestra with music arranged and conducted by Derek Williams.[14][15] The YouTube version of the recording amassed over 1.7 million hits in its premiere run.
Albums and Singles[16]
Top Songs[17]