Ana Victoria

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Ana Victoria
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Singer Songwriter Ana Victoria on set for her single "La Reina"
Background information
Birth nameAna Victoria Boccadoro Miguel [1]
Also known asAV
Born (1983-12-08) December 8, 1983 (age 40) [2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S. [3]
Origin Manhattan Beach, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer
  • producer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1997–present
LabelsDIAM Music
Website anavictoria.com
Parents Amanda Miguel (mother)
Diego Verdaguer(father)

Ana Victoria Boccadoro Miguel (born December 8, 1983) is an American and Mexican singer, songwriter, dancer and record producer. She is the daughter of the singers Amanda Miguel and Diego Verdaguer. [4] In 2012 she was nominated for a Latin Grammy while most of her success is in Mexico. [5] [6]

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Biography

2007-2010: Ready and AV

Ana Victoria is the daughter of Latin American singer-songwriters Amanda Miguel and Diego Verdaguer. She was born on December 8, 1983, in Los Angeles, California. At the age of 13 she began working as a backup singer for her parents. [5]

In 2007 she released her first album, Ready, co-produced with Rob Meister and released under her parents label DIAM Music distributed by Warner Music Group. [5] It included the songs "Siempre pude ver" (Whenever I can see) and "P.D. Te amo" (PS I Love You) which reached the Mexican top 10 while the video for the first single won the Excellence Award at the Accolade Awards.

In April 2012 Ana Victoria released her second album, entitled "AV" co-produced by Axel Dupeyron. The eleven songs included a cover of her father's song "Yo No Lloro por Llorar" (I Don't Cry for the Sake of Crying) and the singles "Nada" and "Sorry". [5]

2012-2013: Latin Grammy Nomination and Color Amor

In 2012 she was nominated in the category "Best New Artist" at the Latin Grammy Awards. In 2009 a live DVD and CD Ana Victoria: En Vivo, was released. In early 2013 she performed two duets: "Más vale tarde que nunca" with Christian Chavez , and "Simplemente amor" with Erik Rubin. The covers album Color Amor was released on August 21, 2013. [6] It included her first song in English, a rendition of "I Belong To You" by Lenny Kravitz.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

Tours

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