Gaudy Mercy
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| Born | Gaudy Mercedes Rodriguez[1] Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Occupation | Musician |
Gaudy Mercedes Rodriguez better known by her stage name Gaudy Mercy is a rapper and journalist from the Dominican Republic.
Biography
[edit]Rodriguez was raised in the Santo Domingo neighbourhood of Los Mina.[2][3] She began writing music lyrics when she was 9.[2][1]
She has been a competitor and judge[4][5][3] on Red Bull Batalla,[6] an annual freestyling competition that takes place in Spanish speaking-countries.[7] She has the record as the competitor to make it to the most national finals.[7][3]
She has also appeared on the TV programs "El Gobierno Urbano" and "Freedom".[7]
In 2014, she released her first LP, "La Dama de Hierro" (The Iron Lady).[1]
In 2022, she starred in the reality TV series "El Heredero" (The Heir), where 20 rappers from 7 countries competed for a $50,000 prize.[7] The show aired on the Disney Plus « Star + » platform.[7]
In 2023, Rodriquez performed at Hip Hop al Parque in Bogota.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Olmos, Isabel (Jun 22, 2018). "Lo Mejor del Miami Performance International Festival". El Nuevo Herald. Miami, Florida. pp. C2. Retrieved 4 October 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Frias, Jeury (2019-11-04). "Gaudy Mercy: la rapera que confronta las injusticias del sistema con sus letras" [Gaudy Mercy: The rapper who confronts the injustices of the system with her lyrics]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- 1 2 3 Libre, Diario (2023-01-23). "Rapera dominicana Gaudy Mercy forma parte de nueva serie de StarPlus". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-09-24.
The Dominican rapper from Los Mina, Gaudy Mercy...who has been the woman with the most participations in Red Bull Battle National Finals and a twice competition judge
- ↑ "The run-up to the Red Bull Final Central America 2022". News. CE Noticias Financieras (English). September 3, 2022 – via NewsBank: Access Global.
Some of the best freestylers in Central America and the Caribbean will compete to become champions of Red Bull Batalla Centroamérica at the Final... in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) on Saturday, September 3. Dominican rapper Gaudy Mercy, Puerto Rican Yartzi, two-time Red Bull USA champion, and Mexico's Rapder, 2020 international champion, will form the jury.
- ↑ "Exodus Lirical is the two-time champion of Red Bull Battle Dominican Republic". News. CE Noticias Financieras (English). October 17, 2021 – via NewsBank: Access Global.
Yesterday Exodo Lirical not only took the top spot at the nationals... In addition, Jony Beltran, Gaudy Mercy and UFO were the jurors responsible for defining the results of each of the battles and crowning a champion.
- ↑ "Red Bull Batalla Dominican Republic National Final". News. CE Noticias Financieras: English. October 16, 2021.
Today the best 16 MCs from the Dominican Republic will cross paths in the Red Bull Batalla National Final.... the three jurors who will be in charge of choosing the winner: the two-time Mexican champion Jony Beltran; Gaudy Mercy, who after casting in this same instance in 2020, now debuts in the role of jury of a National Final; and UFO.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Gaudy Mercy, the Dominican rapper who is participating in the Star+ reality show". Listin Diario. 26 Jan 2022. Retrieved 22 Apr 2026.
- ↑ Pérez, David Ruíz (2023-07-25). "Gaudy Mercy se luce en festival "Hip Hop al Parque" en Colombia" [Gaudy Mercy shines at the festival "Hip Hop al Parque" in Colombia]. CDN - El Canal de Noticias de los Dominicanos (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
External links
[edit]- "Gaudy Mercy." La Cuarta Parte. 30 May 2017. Radio 3 (Spain).