Vanessa Forero
Vanessa Forero (born Vanessa Chapman and sometimes performing as Vanessa James), is an English-Colombian singer-songwriter and author who has written film and television scores. She plays the keyboard and has performed with various groups, including the orchestral rock band Starling.[1][2][3]
Forero is the daughter of Marina Chapman, an ethnic Colombian woman best known for her story of being raised by monkeys in the jungle in the 1950s.
Career
[edit]Forero spent two years researching and writing her mother's memoir, with author Lynne Barrett-Lee, which was published in 2013 as The Girl With No Name.[4] Forero and her mother both appeared on BBC Breakfast Time.[5]
In January 2024, Forero appeared on the feature length first episode of the new documentary adventure series, Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild on Channel 5 that was first broadcast in the United Kingdom.[2][6][7][8][9]
Personal life
[edit]Forero is the youngest daughter of Marina Chapman, an ethnic Colombian woman best known for her story of being raised by monkeys in the jungle in the 1950s.[10]
Forero grew up and attended a Pentecostal Protestant Church in England, with her family, and was very involved in the church's music services and programs- even touring the world as part of the denomination's Contemporary Christian Music Missions band for a time.[11] At age 19, Forero married a pastor's son and music producer.[citation needed] They separated 15 years later.[citation needed]
As of 2024, Forero resides in a round cabin that she built and created for herself in the middle of a jaguar reserve in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.[12] Forero has installed a home recording studio with electricity and Wi-Fi access. Her studio is home to an extensive collection of musical instruments, which she uses to record and produce her own indie-folk recordings. Her debut EP was From The Uproar.[2][10][13]
Discography
[edit]Solo
[edit]- From the Uproar (2016)
- Same Boat (2016)
- La Catrina (2019)
- Pablo Escobar (2019)
- Fuego (2020)
- No One's Singing Today (2021)
- Aluna (2023)
With Starling
[edit]- Dream Again (2014) as part of her touring band Starling
References
[edit]- ↑ "Vanessa Forero: The Colombian folk singer/ songwriter back and gigging". Cross Rhythms. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- 1 2 3 Harvey, Chris (2 January 2024). "'My mum was raised by monkeys – I'm not worried about snakes in my jungle kitchen'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ↑ Concepts, Lucid Design. "Member Spotlight". She Is The Music. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ Chapman, Marina (1 April 2013). The Girl With No Name. Pegasus Books. ISBN 978-1-60598-474-2.
- ↑ TheMarinachapman (13 April 2013), Marina Chapman on BBC Breakfast (with Vanessa Forero), YouTube, retrieved 11 January 2024
- ↑ "Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild". Sky. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "Ben Fogle bursts into tears in emotional moment in New Lives In The Wild". Yahoo News. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ↑ Mata, William (2 January 2024). "Daughter of woman 'raised by apes' plans to move from Bradford to the jungle". Metro. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "New Lives in the Wild". www.channel5.com. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- 1 2 "Bradford woman returns to country where her mother was 'raised by monkeys'". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ↑ ""Where the Wild Men are with Ben Fogle - Vanessa Forero (Season 7)". BBC iNews. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Bradford woman returns to country where her mother was 'raised by monkeys'". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "INTERVIEW: Vanessa Forero". Music Musings & Such. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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