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Milena Warthon
[edit]Milena Victoria Warthon Tamariz[1][2] (born 21 March 2000)[2][3] is a Peruvian singer-songwriter. She is known for fusing pop and Andean music, creating the genre pop andino (Andean pop).[4][5][6] In 2023, she won the folclórico ("folk") category of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival with her song "Warmisitay".[7]
Early life
[edit]Warthon was born in Lima, Peru on 21 March 2000, to an Ancashina mother and Apurimeño father.[8] Though was raised in Lima, she grew up listening to huayno music because her parents are from the countryside, and she identifies as an Andean woman.[9] She has cited her maternal grandmother, who was an amateur singer, as inspiration for her early career.[8][10] At age eight, Warthon performed "What I've Been Looking For" from High School Musical at her school; she says she gained confidence in her abilities after this performance.[8] At age 13, she began taking singing classes.[11][6] At age 15, completed school and enrolled at the University of Lima to study music, but she later changed her course of study to communication.[6][12]
Career
[edit]After being inspired by one of her classmates, Warthon's parents helped connect her with a producer and vocal coach and she began posting covers.[6][8] In February 2018, Warthon released her first cover: "Tú y yo" by Gian Marco.[10][11] In June 2018, she performed reggae–huayno fusion songs on the music competition series Los Cuatro Finalistas.[2] In July 2018, she uploaded a remix of her "Tú y yo" cover with Max Castro.[5]
In July 2020, Warthon started posting videos on TikTok, and by the end of the year, she had accrued about 100,000 followers.[8]
In February 2021, Warthon released a single, "Agua de Mar". The song reached #1 on Spotify's "Viral 50 - Peru" playlist.[5] Also in 2021, she appeared on the music competition series La Voz Perú.[13] On 28 July 2021, Warthon released "Mashup Peruano", a mashup of five Peruvian songs, in celebration of 200 years of Peruvian independence.[14]
On 6 May 2022, Warthon released the single "Warmisitay", with a music video filmed in Yungay, Ancash.[15] The song's title comes from a fusion of Quechua and Spanish and roughly translates to "(my) little young woman".[16][17][18] She wrote the song as an homage to her grandmother.[19][17] In February 2023, Warthon won the gaviota de plata ("silver seagull") at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival for her performance of "Warmisitay" in the folk competition.[7]
Musical style
[edit]Wharton's music is in the pop andino genre, a fusion of pop and Andean music.[4][5] She coined the term.[6] She has described her fusion music project as experimental in its early stages; she tried incorporating different genres into her music, including rock, reggae, reggaeton, criolla, and pop.[10][11]
Among her influences, she has cited North American pop, Spanish-language pop, cumbia, Peruvian music, and Andean music. She has cited Soledad Pastorutti as an influence in her fusion style, and said that she admires the work of Andean composer Pelo d’Ambrosio.[11]
Further reading
[edit]- Militza Martínez Meneses. (2022, December 16). "Sounds of contestation: urban young fans crossing boundaries through Pop Andino music." Social Policy for Development (SPD).
References
[edit]- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2022-10-15). "Milena Warthon abre su corazón: confesiones e imágenes de su debut en la actuación Entrevista | LUCES". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ a b c "Milena Warthon: La voz revelación de la música peruana". Noticias | Información | Cultura | Música | RADIOFOLKPERU.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ "Milena Warthon | Página Oficial". Milena Warthon (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ a b Sourtech. "La sorpresa de Viña del Mar 2023: Milena Warthon y su proyecto de pop andino que inició hace cinco años - Exitosa Noticias". www.exitosanoticias.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ a b c d Bazalar, Micaela (2021-03-27). "¿Quién es Milena Warthon y cómo está dandole vida al pop andino?". LATEX Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ a b c d e PERU21, NOTICIAS (2021-11-22). "Milena Warthon: "Encontré una forma de ser una estrella, pero a mi manera" [ENTREVISTA] | Pop andino | CULTURA". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Quintana, Gabriela. "Milena Warthon triunfa y gana la FINAL de Viña del Mar tras vencer a México y Chile". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ a b c d e PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2021-08-20). "Milena Warthon, la cantante de "La Voz Perú" que quiere vencer con el pop andino: "Es parte de mi identidad" | ENTREVISTA | LUCES". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ Barrientos, Estefany. "Milena Warthon: "Estoy celebrando quién soy"". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ a b c Exitosa Noticias (2022-07-17). "Milena Warthon la joven revelación del 'Pop Andino'". Facebook. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ a b c d "Milena Warthon es la invitada especial de la próxima edición de Café Concierto desde el GTN". granteatronacional.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ "Milena Warthon: Amor andino | Universidad de Lima". www.ulima.edu.pe. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ República, La. "Milena Warthon se pronuncia tras ser eliminada de La voz Perú: "Gracias por todo"". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Milena Warthon rinde homenaje al Perú con un "Mashup Peruano"". InNewsMusic.com (in Spanish). 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ República, La. "Milena Warthon lanza "Warmisitay", una fusión de caporal con música urbana". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ "Milena Warthon en Viña: ¿Qué significa Warmisitay? Una influencer lo explica en TikTok". Publimetro Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ a b "MILENA WARTHON: ¿PARA QUIÉN ESTÁ DEDICADA SU CANCIÓN 'WARMISITAY'?". Radio Nueva Q FM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ Martínez Meneses, Militza (2022-12-16). "Sounds of contestation: urban young fans crossing boundaries through Pop Andino music".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ GrupoRPP (2023-02-21). "Milena Warthon en Viña del Mar 2023: Así fue la presentación de la peruana en el festival". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-26.