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| caption = Zayra Alvarez |
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| birth_place = [[Guayama, Puerto Rico]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aldiadallas.com/2017/11/24/cancion-alma-boricua-de-zaira-alvarez-ayuda-a-puerto-rico/|title=Canción |
| birth_place = [[Guayama, Puerto Rico]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aldiadallas.com/2017/11/24/cancion-alma-boricua-de-zaira-alvarez-ayuda-a-puerto-rico/|title=Canción 'Alma boricua' de Zayra Álvarez ayuda a Puerto Rico|date=24 November 2017 |publisher=www.aldiadallas.com}}</ref> |
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| birth_name = Zayra Enid Alvarez Dones |
| birth_name = Zayra Enid Alvarez Dones |
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| othername = Nena Catalina<ref>{{cite web |title=RAINMAKER ARISTS ::: NENA CATALINA |url=http://www.rainmakerartists.com/nena-catalina.php |website=www.rainmakerartists.com |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref> |
| othername = Nena Catalina<ref>{{cite web |title=RAINMAKER ARISTS ::: NENA CATALINA |url=http://www.rainmakerartists.com/nena-catalina.php |website=www.rainmakerartists.com |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref> |
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==Music career== |
==Music career== |
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Raised in [[Arroyo, Puerto Rico]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.puertorico.com/blog/zayra-reaching-for-the-stars/|title=Zayra - Reaching for the Stars|publisher=www.puertorico.com}}</ref> she attended the [[University of Puerto Rico]], majoring in [[Industrial Engineering]].<ref>[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1142780751.htmldids=1142780751:1142780751&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+10%2C+2006&author=Josh+Kun&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=She%27s+determined+to+be+heard%2C+man%3B+Television+didn%27t+select+Zayra+Alvarez+as+a+%60Rock+Star%2C%27+but+she%27s+singing+out+anyway.&pqatl=google She's determined to be heard, man. ''L.A Times''.]</ref> Subsequently, she moved to Texas where she became active in the local club scene<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.alborde.com/musica-section/noticias-musica/revealing-zayras-poetic-heart/|title=Revealing |
Raised in [[Arroyo, Puerto Rico]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.puertorico.com/blog/zayra-reaching-for-the-stars/|title=Zayra - Reaching for the Stars|publisher=www.puertorico.com}}</ref> she attended the [[University of Puerto Rico]], majoring in [[Industrial Engineering]].<ref>[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1142780751.htmldids=1142780751:1142780751&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+10%2C+2006&author=Josh+Kun&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=She%27s+determined+to+be+heard%2C+man%3B+Television+didn%27t+select+Zayra+Alvarez+as+a+%60Rock+Star%2C%27+but+she%27s+singing+out+anyway.&pqatl=google She's determined to be heard, man. ''L.A Times''.]</ref> Subsequently, she moved to Texas where she became active in the local club scene<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.alborde.com/musica-section/noticias-musica/revealing-zayras-poetic-heart/|title=Revealing Zayra's Poetic Heart|work=Al Borde}}</ref> and signed a record deal with Brando Records. She recorded her debut album, ''[[Ruleta (album)|Ruleta]],'' in Spanish. A few months later, Kevin Lawrie at [[Sony]] Norte heard the tracks and signed her to the Miami-based label. Alvarez continued to work in the Latin music scene, getting airplay for her debut single "Hoy" on stations throughout Puerto Rico and the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latinola.com/story.php?story=3603|title=Zayra Alvarez: Rock Star?|work=¡Latino LA!}}</ref> Picky Talarico directed the video for "Hoy", which was shot on location in Buenos Aires, Argentina.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adendi.com/archivo.asp?num=627742&year=2004&month=8&keyword=|title= Le sonríe la suerte a Zayra}}</ref> After a program director for [[Entravision Communications]] happened upon her performing at the Grove in Los Angeles, "Hoy" enjoyed further airplay, which led Sony Norte to release a second single, "Cada Momento".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://laestrella.com.pa/estilo/farandula/zayra-trae-flow-para-panamenos/23560345|title=Zayra trae su flow para los panameños|work=La Estrella de Panamá}}</ref> |
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While touring and performing in Texas, Alvarez became close friends with her Brando Records label mates [[Blue October]], who invited her to sing on two songs: "Come in Closer" off of their album [[History for Sale]] and "[[Into the Ocean]]" from their platinum-selling album ''[[Foiled]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.puertorico.com/blog/zayra-reaching-for-the-stars/|title=Zayra - Reaching For the Stars|work=puertorico.com}}</ref> |
While touring and performing in Texas, Alvarez became close friends with her Brando Records label mates [[Blue October]], who invited her to sing on two songs: "Come in Closer" off of their album [[History for Sale]] and "[[Into the Ocean]]" from their platinum-selling album ''[[Foiled]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.puertorico.com/blog/zayra-reaching-for-the-stars/|title=Zayra - Reaching For the Stars|work=puertorico.com}}</ref> |
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Alvarez landed a spot on the [[CBS]] TV show [[Rockstar: Supernova]] in 2006. Her performances met with mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/supernova-says-nay-39939/|title=Supernova Says Nay to Z|work=TV Guide}}</ref> [[Los Angeles Times]] pop music critic [[Ann Powers]] stated that "Rockstar's most intriguing contestant, the Puerto Rican punk chanteuse Zayra Alvarez"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2006/aug/08/entertainment/et-navarro8|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Powers|last=Ann|date=Aug 8, 2006|access-date=January 28, 2010 | title=He cleans up good}}</ref> while her hometown paper, the ''[[Dallas Observer]]'', referred to her as having a "serious, possibly fatal, pitch deficiency".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/2006-08-31/music/person-with-disability|title=Person With Disability: Rest in peace—please—Zayra Alvarez|newspaper=[[Dallas Observer]]|first=Merritt|last=Martin|date=August 31, 2006|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref> Marc Hirsh declared that "Zayra quickly learned to own her weirdness and start driving it without fear... without changing her style or even necessarily improving, she revealed herself to be what allmusic.com’s postseason roundtable referred to as 'the most exciting, original, and audacious' singer in the entire competition."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.today.com/popculture/sanjaya-was-idol-reality-tv-original-wbna18197480|title=Sanjaya was an |
Alvarez landed a spot on the [[CBS]] TV show [[Rockstar: Supernova]] in 2006. Her performances met with mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/supernova-says-nay-39939/|title=Supernova Says Nay to Z|work=TV Guide}}</ref> [[Los Angeles Times]] pop music critic [[Ann Powers]] stated that "Rockstar's most intriguing contestant, the Puerto Rican punk chanteuse Zayra Alvarez"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2006/aug/08/entertainment/et-navarro8|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Powers|last=Ann|date=Aug 8, 2006|access-date=January 28, 2010 | title=He cleans up good}}</ref> while her hometown paper, the ''[[Dallas Observer]]'', referred to her as having a "serious, possibly fatal, pitch deficiency".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/2006-08-31/music/person-with-disability|title=Person With Disability: Rest in peace—please—Zayra Alvarez|newspaper=[[Dallas Observer]]|first=Merritt|last=Martin|date=August 31, 2006|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref> Marc Hirsh declared that "Zayra quickly learned to own her weirdness and start driving it without fear... without changing her style or even necessarily improving, she revealed herself to be what allmusic.com’s postseason roundtable referred to as 'the most exciting, original, and audacious' singer in the entire competition."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.today.com/popculture/sanjaya-was-idol-reality-tv-original-wbna18197480|title=Sanjaya was an 'Idol,' and reality TV, original|author=Marc Hirsh}}</ref> [[TMZ]] referred to her as the "breakout star" of the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2006/08/03/rock-star-supernovas-breakout-star/|title="Rock Star: Supernova's" Breakout Star|work=TMZ}}</ref> During her tenure, she covered many well-known songs, including "[[Call Me (Blondie song)|Call Me]]", "[[867-5309/Jenny]]", and "[[Everybody Hurts]]". On week 7, Alvarez performed her original song, "Lluvia de Mar". She was eliminated from the show on August 16. |
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After the show Alvarez dropped her last name and became known simply as Zayra. Her third album, [[Baby Likes To Bang]], was released on September 14, 2010 by Brando Records. The album was a stylistic shift, more influenced by dance music.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/musica/nota/lanuevadivadeldance-851601/|title=La nueva diva del "dance"}}</ref> The album spawned two singles, "V.I.P." and "Baby Likes To Bang." "V.I.P." was a Top 5 ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Dance Club Hit, and "Baby Likes To Bang", released subsequently, was declared a #1 Dance Breakout by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://repeatingislands.com/2010/12/30/zayra-alvarez-new-diva-of-popdance//|title=ZAYRA ÁLVAREZ, NEW DIVA OF POP/DANCE}}</ref> |
After the show Alvarez dropped her last name and became known simply as Zayra. Her third album, [[Baby Likes To Bang]], was released on September 14, 2010 by Brando Records. The album was a stylistic shift, more influenced by dance music.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/musica/nota/lanuevadivadeldance-851601/|title=La nueva diva del "dance"}}</ref> The album spawned two singles, "V.I.P." and "Baby Likes To Bang." "V.I.P." was a Top 5 ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Dance Club Hit, and "Baby Likes To Bang", released subsequently, was declared a #1 Dance Breakout by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://repeatingislands.com/2010/12/30/zayra-alvarez-new-diva-of-popdance//|title=ZAYRA ÁLVAREZ, NEW DIVA OF POP/DANCE|date=30 December 2010 }}</ref> |
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Her songs have been covered by singer Marcela Mendez.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westfield.com/utc/events/plaza-unplugged0|title=Westfield Unplugged}}</ref> |
Her songs have been covered by singer Marcela Mendez.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westfield.com/utc/events/plaza-unplugged0|title=Westfield Unplugged}}</ref> |
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==Other ventures== |
==Other ventures== |
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Zayra acted in the independent film "Lycanthrope."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.werewolf-movies.com/movie.php?MovieID=142|title=Lycanthrope (2006)|work=Werewolf-Movies.com}}</ref> The movie features one of her original songs, "This Is Love", which can be found on the re-release of her album "Ruleta".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ruleta-2006-mw0001491230|title=Ruleta[2006]}} |
Zayra acted in the independent film "Lycanthrope."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.werewolf-movies.com/movie.php?MovieID=142|title=Lycanthrope (2006)|work=Werewolf-Movies.com}}</ref> The movie features one of her original songs, "This Is Love", which can be found on the re-release of her album "Ruleta".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ruleta-2006-mw0001491230|title=Ruleta[2006]|website=[[AllMusic]] }} |
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She has worked as a photographer for [[Blue October]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diffuser.fm/exclusive-blue-october-debris/|title=Exclusive Premiere: Blue October, |
She has worked as a photographer for [[Blue October]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diffuser.fm/exclusive-blue-october-debris/|title=Exclusive Premiere: Blue October, 'Debris'|access-date=7 February 2016}}</ref> and co-directed a [[music video]] for Tori Velasquez with Merritt Fields.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videostatic.com/watch-it/2014/12/11/tori-vasquez-wear-you-thin-merritt-fields-zayra-alvarez-dir|title=Tori Vasquez "Wear You Thin" (Merritt Fields, Zayra Alvarez, dir.)|website=VideoStatic |access-date=7 February 2016}}</ref> In 2014, Zayra started a line of prints she illustrated named The Sleepy Heads Collection by Pepper Love. She has also designed jewelry for the line Z+V for Vinca in addition to working as an [[interior designer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nuinteriorsdesign.com/|title=Nu Interiors Design}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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Zayra Alvarez | |
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Born | Zayra Enid Alvarez Dones |
Other names | Nena Catalina[2] |
Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (B.A.)[3] |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Website | http://nenacatalina.com/ |
Zayra Enid Alvarez Dones Nugent also known as just Zayra, is a Puerto Rican[4] singer and musician, currently based in Texas. Zayra has recorded in the genres of rock en español,[5] Latin pop[6] and EDM.[7]
Music career
Raised in Arroyo, Puerto Rico[8] she attended the University of Puerto Rico, majoring in Industrial Engineering.[9] Subsequently, she moved to Texas where she became active in the local club scene[10] and signed a record deal with Brando Records. She recorded her debut album, Ruleta, in Spanish. A few months later, Kevin Lawrie at Sony Norte heard the tracks and signed her to the Miami-based label. Alvarez continued to work in the Latin music scene, getting airplay for her debut single "Hoy" on stations throughout Puerto Rico and the US.[11] Picky Talarico directed the video for "Hoy", which was shot on location in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[12] After a program director for Entravision Communications happened upon her performing at the Grove in Los Angeles, "Hoy" enjoyed further airplay, which led Sony Norte to release a second single, "Cada Momento".[13]
While touring and performing in Texas, Alvarez became close friends with her Brando Records label mates Blue October, who invited her to sing on two songs: "Come in Closer" off of their album History for Sale and "Into the Ocean" from their platinum-selling album Foiled.[14]
Alvarez landed a spot on the CBS TV show Rockstar: Supernova in 2006. Her performances met with mixed reviews.[15] Los Angeles Times pop music critic Ann Powers stated that "Rockstar's most intriguing contestant, the Puerto Rican punk chanteuse Zayra Alvarez"[16] while her hometown paper, the Dallas Observer, referred to her as having a "serious, possibly fatal, pitch deficiency".[17] Marc Hirsh declared that "Zayra quickly learned to own her weirdness and start driving it without fear... without changing her style or even necessarily improving, she revealed herself to be what allmusic.com’s postseason roundtable referred to as 'the most exciting, original, and audacious' singer in the entire competition."[18] TMZ referred to her as the "breakout star" of the show.[19] During her tenure, she covered many well-known songs, including "Call Me", "867-5309/Jenny", and "Everybody Hurts". On week 7, Alvarez performed her original song, "Lluvia de Mar". She was eliminated from the show on August 16.
After the show Alvarez dropped her last name and became known simply as Zayra. Her third album, Baby Likes To Bang, was released on September 14, 2010 by Brando Records. The album was a stylistic shift, more influenced by dance music.[20] The album spawned two singles, "V.I.P." and "Baby Likes To Bang." "V.I.P." was a Top 5 Billboard Dance Club Hit, and "Baby Likes To Bang", released subsequently, was declared a #1 Dance Breakout by Billboard'.[21]
Her songs have been covered by singer Marcela Mendez.[22]
In 2019, Zayra prepared to launch a new album, under the name Nena Catalina."[23] This album "50/50" was released on April 29, 2022.[24]
Other ventures
Zayra acted in the independent film "Lycanthrope."[25] The movie features one of her original songs, "This Is Love", which can be found on the re-release of her album "Ruleta".[26] She has worked as a photographer for Blue October[27] and co-directed a music video for Tori Velasquez with Merritt Fields.[28] In 2014, Zayra started a line of prints she illustrated named The Sleepy Heads Collection by Pepper Love. She has also designed jewelry for the line Z+V for Vinca in addition to working as an interior designer.[29]
Discography
Studio albums
- Breaking Up Gray Skies (2002)
- Baby Likes to Bang (2010)
Appearances in other albums
- Blue October - History for Sale, guest vocals on "Come in Closer"
- Blue October - Argue With a Tree, guest vocals on "Come in Closer"[30]
- Blue October - Foiled, backing vocals on "Into the Ocean"
- Stormaid: The Concert
References
- ^ "Canción 'Alma boricua' de Zayra Álvarez ayuda a Puerto Rico". www.aldiadallas.com. 24 November 2017.
- ^ "RAINMAKER ARISTS ::: NENA CATALINA". www.rainmakerartists.com. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Rockstar Supernova".
- ^ Polo Morales (March 7, 2006). "ZAYRA ALVAREZ DE PUERTO RICO".
- ^ "7th Annual LA Latin Pride Festival". HispanicAd.
- ^ "Zayra Is Pretty". Forth Worth Weekly.
- ^ "Live From Mona Island". zayra.podbean.com.
- ^ "Zayra - Reaching for the Stars". www.puertorico.com.
- ^ She's determined to be heard, man. L.A Times.
- ^ "Revealing Zayra's Poetic Heart". Al Borde.
- ^ "Zayra Alvarez: Rock Star?". ¡Latino LA!.
- ^ "Le sonríe la suerte a Zayra".
- ^ "Zayra trae su flow para los panameños". La Estrella de Panamá.
- ^ "Zayra - Reaching For the Stars". puertorico.com.
- ^ "Supernova Says Nay to Z". TV Guide.
- ^ Ann, Powers (Aug 8, 2006). "He cleans up good". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ Martin, Merritt (August 31, 2006). "Person With Disability: Rest in peace—please—Zayra Alvarez". Dallas Observer. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ Marc Hirsh. "Sanjaya was an 'Idol,' and reality TV, original".
- ^ ""Rock Star: Supernova's" Breakout Star". TMZ.
- ^ "La nueva diva del "dance"".
- ^ "ZAYRA ÁLVAREZ, NEW DIVA OF POP/DANCE". 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Westfield Unplugged".
- ^ "Nena Catalina Bio".
- ^ "Last FM: Nena Catalina".
- ^ "Lycanthrope (2006)". Werewolf-Movies.com.
- ^ "Ruleta[2006]". AllMusic.
- ^ "Exclusive Premiere: Blue October, 'Debris'". Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Tori Vasquez "Wear You Thin" (Merritt Fields, Zayra Alvarez, dir.)". VideoStatic. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Nu Interiors Design".
- ^ "Argue With a Tree: Credits". All Music.