Elsa y Elmar

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Elsa y Elmar
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Background information
Birth nameElsa Margarita Carvajal
Born Bucaramanga, Colombia
Years active2012–present
Labels Elmar Presenta
Website www.elsayelmar.com

Elsa y Elmar is the name of the musical project of Elsa Carvajal, a singer-songwriter from Colombia. The music of Elsa y Elmar can be described as synth-pop, and it integrates elements of folk, tropical, and Latin music. In 2014 Carvajal won the Grand Prize in the Latin category of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest for her song "Me Viene Bien", [1] and in 2016 she played in front of 40,000 people as the opening act for Coldplay at their concert at the Estadio El Campín in Bogotá. Since 2018 she has lived in Mexico. [2]

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History

Born in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Carvajal took some classes in musical appreciation and flute at the age of nine, but admitted that she had little discipline to continue with them. At the age of 16, she enrolled in a jazz academy, and then in 2011, she traveled to Boston, Massachusetts in order to study at the Berklee College of Music. [3] Carvajal came up with the concept of Elsa y Elmar in 2012 during her time in Boston. In an interview with Colombia's W Radio, Carvajal explained that she liked the idea of being accompanied rather than being a solo star, and that the people who surrounded her and supported her music were her "sea" – the name "Elmar" is a play on "el mar", meaning "the sea" in Spanish. [4] In 2013 she recorded a six-track EP titled Sentirnos Bien, [3] produced by San Francisco-born Colombian Mateo Lewis, himself a former student of Berklee. The EP was released in digital format on October 13, 2013. One of the tracks from Sentirnos Bien, "Me Viene Bien", was entered into the second session of the 2014 John Lennon Songwriting Contest for new songwriters and won the Grand Prize in the Latin category. [5] [6]

On completing her studies at Berklee, Carvajal moved to San Francisco, where she assembled a band to accompany her live performances. [7] Elsa y Elmar's first full-length album, Rey, was released on September 25, 2015. It was preceded by a single, "Exploradora", which was accompanied by a video shot in various parks and beaches around San Francisco. [7] Carvajal described Rey as "spiritual pop". [8]

In 2015, Elsa y Elmar performed at a number of music festivals, including Estéreo Picnic Festival in Bogotá, Colombia [9] and Festival Coordenada in Guadalajara, Mexico. [10] On April 13, 2016, Elsa y Elmar performed as the opening act for British band Coldplay's concert at the Estadio El Campín in Bogotá. [11] [12]

2019 brought the release of Elsa y Elmar's second full-length album: Eres Diamante, and a nomination for Best New Artist at the Latin Grammy Awards. [13]

On April 28, 2022 Elsa y Elmar released another LP: ya no somos los mismos . According to Carvajal the album is about a difficult breakup and the process of closing that chapter of her life, healing, and looking for new meaning. [14] The experience left her so shaken that she didn't know if she would continue making music. [15] The album was recorded in Hermosillo, Mexico and is accompanied by a short film (directed by Jorge Leyva) that combines twelve of the album's songs. [16] [17]

Discography

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Latin Grammy Awards 2019 Best New Artist Elsa y ElmarNominated [13]
2020 Best Pop Song "Una Vez Más" (as songwriter)Nominated [18]
2022 Album of the Year ya no somos los mismos Nominated [19]
Best Pop Vocal Album Nominated
Best Pop/Rock Song "qué voy a hacer conmigo??"Nominated
Premios Gardel 2024 Best Pop Song"Pelo Suelto" (with Conociendo Rusia)Nominated [20]
Premio Lo Nuestro 2023 New Artist – FemaleElsa y ElmarNominated [21]
Premios Nuestra Tierra 2020Best Alternative/Rock Song"Ojos Noche"Nominated [22]
2023Best Alternative/Rock/Indie ArtistElsa y ElmarNominated [23]
2024Best Rock/Alternative/Indie Song"Peso Suelto" (with Conocienci Rusia)Nominated [24]
UK Music Video Awards 2021 Best Pop Video - Newcomer"Corazones Negros"Nominated [25]
2024 Best Animation in a Video"entre las piernes"Pending [26]

Note: At the 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, ya no somos los mismos was also nominated for Best Engineered Album, the nomination is given to Julián Bernal, Nico Cotton, Carlitos González, Alberto Hernández, Michel Kuri, Malay, Felipe Mejía, Jv Olivier, Juan Sebastián Parra, Alejandro García Partida, Alan Saucedo, Raúl López, Lewis Pickett, Harold Sanders & Dave Kutch, the engineers and mixers of the album.

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References

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