Girl Ultra

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Girl Ultra
Birth nameMariana de Miguel
BornMexico City, Mexico
GenresRhythm & Blues
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
LabelsFinesse Records

Mariana de Miguel, (born 1995) [1] [2] better known as Girl Ultra, is a Mexican R&B artist. [3] [4] She signed to Mexican label Finesse Records in 2016 [5] and released her debut EP, Boys, in 2017. Boys includes a Spanish language cover of Daniel Caesar track "Get You". She released her second EP, Adiós, in 2018. [6]

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Early life and Artistry

Mariana 'Nan' de Miguel [7] was born and raised in Mexico City. [8] She was part of a disco band called Affer in high school. [9] Her influences included music by Beyoncé and Destiny's Child. [10]

In 2019 Girl Ultra collaborated with Cuco on a bilingual song in English and Spanish called Damelove, recorded in Los Angeles. [10]

She has also notably collaborated with Little Jesus for her 2022 song "Punk" which samples Gwen Stefani's Bubble Pop Electric.

Discography

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