Isabella Lovestory

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Isabella Lovestory
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Lovestory in 2020
Background information
Birth nameIsabella Rodriguez
Born (1993-11-30) 30 November 1993 (age 30)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • musician
  • producer
  • singer-songwriter
Years active2018–present
LabelsTwin Records
Giant Music
Website isabellalove.store

Isabella Rodriguez (born 30 November 1993), known professionally as Isabella Lovestory, is a Honduran pop and reggaeton singer based in Montreal, Canada. [1] [2] [3] Her music has been described as perreo-pop. [4] She collaborated with producer Mura Masa in the development of Amor Hardcore, her first full-length studio album released in 2022. [5]

Contents

Early life and education

Lovestory was born as Isabella Rodriguez in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. [1] Her father was a radio DJ. She moved to the United States state of Virginia with her family at the age of 13, [6] which she described as a culture shock, before moving to Montreal a few years later. She enrolled in art school, but found its rules and structures dissatisfying. [1] She initially started recording music for her cat, first recording in 2018. [1]

Career

She released her debut single in 2019, and her debut album Amor Hardcore in 2022, with production from her main collaborator Chicken. The album was recognized in various music and culture publications. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Lovestory's music reflects themes of self-expression and women's empowerment. [10] [11] She commented that Lovestory is a persona, and enjoys exaggerating her personality and having fun through the character. [11] Lovestory's character embraces her own sexual objectification and commented: "Mocking men is fun. Mocking what society views as degrading to women is fun, because nobody gets to decide what a woman's true desires are." [2]

In late 2022, she played at the Pop Montreal festival [5] and release her full-length album Amor Hardcore, which was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize. [12] It was also ranked at 21st in the "50 Best Spanish-Language Albums of 2022" by Rolling Stone . [13]

In July 2023, she played at the Festival d'été de Québec where she opened for Pitbull.[ citation needed ]

She released "Fuetazo" featuring Villano Antillano in December 2023. [14] The song was featured on Pitchfork 's weekly selects playlist. [15]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
TitleDetails
Amor Hardcore

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
TitleDetails
Juguete

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
TitleDetails
Humo
  • Released: 14 February 2019
  • Label: TWIN Records
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
Mariposa
  • Released: 16 October 2020
  • Label: none (self-released)
  • Formats: digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, and originating album
TitleYearAlbum
"Humo"2019Humo
"1 Time Thing"
"JETAIME"2020Non-album single
"Golosa"Mariposa
"Kitten Heel"
"Mariposa"
"Aló"2021Non-album single
"Vuelta"
"Tranki"
"Fuego"
(featuring MC Baby Perigosa)
2022
"Cherry Bomb"Amor Hardcore
"Fashion Freak"
"Sexo Amor Dinero"
"Latina"2023Non-album single
"Fuetazo"
(featuring Villano Antillano)
"Botoxxx"2024
"VIP"
List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released, and originating album
TitleYearAlbum
"Sunnyside"
(Coco & Clair Clair featuring Isabella Lovestory & Paul Maxwell)
2018Non-album single
"Castasrofe"

(Florentino featuring Isabella Lovestory)

2019Ilimitado
"Entra In Me"

(CECILIA featuring Isabella Lovestory)

2021Summer In Sexilla
"O Sea, Si Te Quiero"
(Nicola Cruz featuring Isabella Lovestory)
Sentimientos Encontrados
"Bad Vibes"
(Palmistry, Bladee, Isabella Lovestory)
2022PALMISTRY
Tonto
(Mura Masa featuring Isabella Lovestory)
demon time

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released, and originating album
TitleYearAlbum
"Sunflower"2023The Sunflower Covers (From and Inspired by the Motion Picture "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse")

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released, and director
TitleYearDirector(s)
"Humo"2019Pepi Ginsberg
"1 Time Thing"Chicken
"JETAIME"2020Chicken
"Golosa"Tyler Cunningham
"Kitten Heel"Isabella Lovestory & Shahan Assadourian
"Mariposa"Chicken, Finnbar Porteous, Heji Shin & Isabella Lovestory
"Whiskey & Coca Cola"Isabella Lovestory & Chicken
"Aló"2021Isabella Lovestory
"Vuelta"Isabella Lovestory
"Tranki"Isabella Lovestory
"Cherry Bomb"2022Isabella Lovestory
"Fashion Freak"Isabella Lovestory
"Sexo Amor Dinero"MOSHPXT
"Exibisionista"Samuel Ibram
"Keratina"Isabella Lovestory
"Gateo"
(featuring Ms Nina  [ es ])
MOSHPXT
"Latina"2023Hugo Matula & Isabella Lovestory
"Fuetazo"
(featuring Villano Antillano)
JMP & Isabella Lovestory
"Botoxxx"2024Ariel Poupart
"VIP"Chicken & Isabella Lovestory

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