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Peruvian singer
Renata Flores
Renata Flores in 2020
Born (2001-03-20 ) March 20, 2001 (age 23)
[1] 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.
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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 .
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[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 .
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In March 2021, Flores released her first album, Isqun , largely in Quechua. She also appeared (again speaking Quechua) in adverts for a perfume brand.
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Singles
As lead artist
References
^ Flores, Renata.
"Acerca de Renata" . Renata Flores Peru (in Spanish).
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"Renata Flores, la peruana que enamoró a las redes sociales con Michael Jackson... en quechua - BBC Mundo" . BBC Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-03-28 .
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"Renata Flores cantará en quechua, Fallin´de Alicia Keys" . rpp.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-03-28 .
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"Peruvian teen aims to revive language with Michael Jackson, Bob Marley covers" . CTVNews . Retrieved 2016-03-28 .
^ Ojeda, Hillary.
"Listen to Peruvian Renata Flores sing a Michael Jackson song in Quechua" . www.peruthisweek.com . Retrieved 2016-03-28 .
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Renata Flores, a Peruvian singer, embraces her Quechua heritage ', The Economist (22 May 2021).
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"Peru teen aims to revive Quechua, one pop song at a time" . Yahoo News . Retrieved 2016-03-28 .
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"Peruvian girl does a Michael Jackson cover in a dying language, and the result is gorgeous" . Fusion . Retrieved 2016-03-28 .
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"Una niña busca salvar el El Quechua con Michael Jackson - SomosVoz" . SomosVoz (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2016-03-29 .
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Renata Flores . Genius. Retrieved from
https://genius.com/artists/Renata-flores on 29 June 2020.
^ 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.
^ 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
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Mirando La Misma Luna . Genius. Retrieved from
https://genius.com/Renata-flores-mirando-la-misma-luna-lyrics on June 29, 2020.
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Miradas . Genius. Retrieved from
https://genius.com/Renata-flores-miradas-lyrics on June 29, 2020.
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Tijeras . Genius. Retrieved from
https://genius.com/Renata-flores-tijeras-lyrics on June 29, 2020.
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Qam Hina . Genius. Retrieved from
https://genius.com/Renata-flores-qam-hina-lyrics on June 29, 2020.