Soraya discography

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Soraya discography
Studio albums5
Compilation albums4
Music videos12
Singles15

The discography of Soraya, who was a Colombian-American Latin pop singer-songwriter, consists of five studio albums and four compilation albums. Soraya has also released fifteen singles and twelve music videos.

Contents

Her first album, En Esta Noche/On Nights Like This, was released in 1996 by Universal Music, and was successful across Latin America, the United States and in Germany. Two more albums Torre de Marfil/Wall of Smiles and Cuerpo y Alma/I'm Yours were released by the same label over the next four years.

In 2000 Soraya was diagnosed with breast cancer and took time off from her career to fight the disease. Having seemingly recovered, she moved to EMI Music in 2002 and released Soraya the following year. Her fifth and final studio album El Otro Lado de Mi was released in 2005, by which point her cancer had returned, and Soraya died in May 2006.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
GER US
Top Latin

[1]
US
Latin Pop

[2]
En Esta Noche/
On Nights Like This
  • Released: February 6, 1996 (US)
  • Label: Island, Polydor
  • Format: CD, cassette
5 [3] 31
Torre de Marfil/
Wall of Smiles
  • Released: October 21, 1997 (US)
  • Label: Mercury
  • Format: CD, cassette
63 [7]
  • World: 4,000,000
Cuerpo y Alma/
I'm Yours
  • Released: May 6, 2000 (GER)
  • Label: Mercury
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download
  • World: 1,000,000
Soraya
  • Released: May 6, 2003 (US)
  • Label: Capitol Latin
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download
259
  • World: 5,000,000
El Otro Lado de Mi
  • Released: March 1, 2005 (US)
  • Label: Capitol Latin
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • World: 2,500,000

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum details
Éxitos Eternos
  • Released: May 10, 2005
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, Digital Download
Herencia
  • Released: June 27, 2006
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, Digital Download
Entre Su Ritmo y El Silencio
  • Released: July 7, 2006
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, Digital Download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[9]
GER US
Hot Latin

[10]
US
Latin Pop

[11]
"De Repente / Suddenly"199664 [12] 51En Esta Noche/
On Nights Like This
"Quédate / Stay Awhile"86 [13] 256
"Amor En Tus Ojos / Love In Your Eyes"61
"Avalancha" / "Avalanche"1997
"Lejos de Aqui" / "So Far Away"51Torre de Marfil/Wall of Smiles
"Si Te Vas" / "If I Lose You"1998
"Paris, Cali, Milan"
"Torre de Marfil" / "Wall of Smilles'"1999
"Cuerpo Y Alma" / "I'm Yours"200027Cuerpo y Alma/I'm Yours
"¿En Dónde Estás?" / "Where Did You Go?"
"Casi"200312Soraya
"Sólo por Ti"1813
"Miento"2004
"Llévame"20051510El Otro Lado de Mi
"Como Sería"
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Crossroads"1998Wall of Smiles
"You And I"2001Cuerpo Y Alma / I'm Yours
"No One Else" / "Por Ser Quien Soy"2002N/A
"Ser Amado"2004Soraya
"Sin Explicación"

Videography

TitleYear
"De Repente/Suddenly"1996
"Quedate/Stay Awhile"
"Avalancha"1997
"Lejos De Aqui/So Far Away/J'aimerais Tant"
"Si Te Vas/If I Lose You"
"Cuerpo Y Alma/I'm Yours"2000
"¿En Dónde Estás?/Where Did You Go?"
"Casi/Almost"2003
"Solo Por Ti/All For You"
"Miento"2004
"Llevame/Lead Me"2005
"Como Seria"

Footnotes

  1. Worldwide sales figures for On Night Like This as of 1996. [4]
  2. Worldwide sales figures for On Nights Like This as of 2003. [5]

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