Renata Flores

Renata Flores
Renata Flores in 2019
Born	(2001-03-20) March 20, 2001 (age 24) [1] Huamanga, Peru
Alma mater	San Cristóbal National University
Occupation	Singer-Songwriter
Known for	Quechua-language trap songs, indigenous activism, song covers translated to Quechua

Renata Flores Rivera is a Peruvian singer, made famous in South America by a viral Quechua cover of Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel", released in 2015. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Career

Flores began studying Quechua at the age of 13, and, growing in fluency, continued to do so at university. ^[6] She translated "The Way You Make Me Feel" with help from Ada, her 72-year-old grandmother. ^[7] In 2014, she participated in "The Voice Kids Peru", a Peruvian talent show. ^{[8] [9]} She went on to release several original trap songs in her ancestral language of Quechua, the lyrics often addressing issues faced by indigenous communities in Peru. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

In March 2021, Flores released her first album, Isqun, largely in Quechua. She also appeared (again speaking Quechua) in adverts for a perfume brand. ^[6] In 2024, she acted in the drama film Tattoos in Memory directed by Luis Llosa. ^[13] In August of 2024, she presented a quechua version of "Aguita del Equilibiro" with Alejandro y María Laura. ^[14]

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Album
Mirando la Misma Luna [15]	2018	Single
Miradas [16]	2018	Single
Tijeras [17]	2018	Single
Qam Hina [18]	2019	Single

References

1. Flores, Renata. "Acerca de Renata". Renata Flores Peru (in Spanish).
2. "Renata Flores, la peruana que enamoró a las redes sociales con Michael Jackson... en quechua - BBC Mundo". BBC Mundo (in Spanish). 10 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
3. "Renata Flores cantará en quechua, Fallin´de Alicia Keys". rpp.pe (in Spanish). August 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
4. "Peruvian teen aims to revive language with Michael Jackson, Bob Marley covers". CTVNews. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
5. Ojeda, Hillary. "Listen to Peruvian Renata Flores sing a Michael Jackson song in Quechua". www.peruthisweek.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
6. 'Renata Flores, a Peruvian singer, embraces her Quechua heritage', The Economist (22 May 2021).
7. "Peru teen aims to revive Quechua, one pop song at a time". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
8. "Peruvian girl does a Michael Jackson cover in a dying language, and the result is gorgeous". Fusion. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
9. "Una niña busca salvar el El Quechua con Michael Jackson - SomosVoz". SomosVoz (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
10. Renata Flores. Genius. Retrieved from https://genius.com/artists/Renata-flores on 29 June 2020.
11. Turkewitz, Julie. Peru’s Queen of Quechua Rap Wants to Rescue Indigenous Culture With Her Music. The New York Times . Published April 28, 2020. Last updated April 30, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
12. Moreno Herrera, Rodrigo. Renata Flores: "Quiero representar a los quechuahablantes, a la mujer andina". El Comercio. Last updated May 5, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020
13. "'Tatuajes en la memoria': Nueva cinta de Luis Llosa con guion de Mario Vargas Llosa se estrena en agosto". Perú 21 (in Spanish). 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
14. "Agüita del Equilibrio (Hemisferio II) - Alejandro y Maria Laura (Feat. Renata Flores)". Youtube (in Spanish). 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
15. Mirando La Misma Luna. Genius. Retrieved from https://genius.com/Renata-flores-mirando-la-misma-luna-lyrics on June 29, 2020.
16. Miradas. Genius. Retrieved from https://genius.com/Renata-flores-miradas-lyrics on June 29, 2020.
17. Tijeras. Genius. Retrieved from https://genius.com/Renata-flores-tijeras-lyrics on June 29, 2020.
18. Qam Hina. Genius. Retrieved from https://genius.com/Renata-flores-qam-hina-lyrics on June 29, 2020.