Wendy Sulca
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| Also known as | La Pequeña Wendy (Little Wendy) |
| Born | Wendy Sulca Quispe 22 April 1996 San Juan de Miraflores, Perú |
| Origin | Chiclayo, Lima, Peru |
| Genres | Huayno, Andean |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, vocalist |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Wendy Sulca Quispe (born 22 April 1996) is a Peruvian singer of Huayno music.
Career
In April 2010 Sulca released the song "En tus Tierras Bailaré" (In your land I shall dance) with the "YouTube stars" Delfín Quishpe and La Tigresa del Oriente. The song received attention in Latin American media and got one million hits in a few weeks.[1] It was called a "Youtube We are the World" by Calle 13 singer Residente.[2]
She was invited to participate in the music video for the song "Pal' suelo con Quique Montenegro" by Dante Spinetta along with Calle 13, Andrés Calamaro y La Tigresa del Oriente.[3]
In December 2010, Sulca made a video called "Tetita Riquita".[4] On 11 June 2011, Sulca performed her first tour to Chile playing in two discotheques, El Huevo in Valparaíso and Blondie in Santiago.[5][6]
In 2018, Sulca shifted into more urban folk styles, collaborating with Mexican group Café Tacvba, and launching a World Cup-inspired song called "Boom Boom" with Quechua rapper Liberato Kani.[7]
References
- ↑ Diario El Tiempo, Ecuador
- ↑ Diario El comercio, Peru
- ↑ Diario El comercio, Peru
- ↑ El Tiempo, Colombia
- ↑ Wendy Sulca: "Hay personas que saben valorar mi música". Emol.
- ↑ Wendy Sulca Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Emol panoramas
- ↑ "Tercer parlante | Blog". 15 June 2018.