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Fanny Lucía Martínez
Birth name	Fanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura
Also known as	Fanny Lú
Born	8 February 1973 (1973-02-08) (age 37)
Origin	Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Genres	Latin Pop, Vallenato
Occupations	Singer, Song writer
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Independent

Fanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura (born in 1973) more commonly known as Fanny Lú, is a singer and songwriter from Santiago de Cali, Colombia.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 Awards and nominations 3.1 Lo Nuestro 3.2 Latin Billboard 4 Singles 5 Filmography 6 External links 7 References

Biography

Fanny Lu completed her studies in Colegio Bolívar and then later went on to study at Universidad de Los Andes (University of Los Andes). In 1994, she became a TV presenter. Afterward, she went into the music industry.

On 16 October 2009, Fanny Lú was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Discography

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Fanny's debut album, Lágrimas Cálidas (Warm Tears), was released in 2006. The album was an instant hit in Latin America, especially in Colombia, where it spent five weeks at #1. The lead single "No Te Pido Flores" (I'm Not Asking You for Flowers) also spent seven weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 Billboard Charts in Latin America, Colombia, Perú, Venezuela, and México, and has received numerous amount of airplay in Latin radio in the U.S., the song has also peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and #1 on Billboard's Tropical chart. The second single from her debut album is the song called "Y Si Te Digo"(And If I Tell You) and it peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks. Rumors were circulating that the third single from the album would be the song, "Te Arrepentirás" (You Will Regret It).

On December 8, 2008, Fanny released her second album Dos (Two) in Colombia with much anticipation. There, the album went straight to number one in its first week. Dos was released the following week in the United States and Puerto Rico on December 16. The lead single "Tú No Eres Para Mi" (You Are Not For Me) has been heralded as the official song of the year in Colombia, ¹ after being the #1 song played on radio for 12 weeks. This single also peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks in April 2009. In the months preceding the release of the album, Fanny has traveled extensively throughout Latin America and the United States to promote it, with much success.

Awards and nominations

Lo Nuestro

Fanny Lú was nominated for two Lo Nuestro Awards. The ceremony took place on February 21, 2008 and aired on Univisión. She was nominated for Female Artist of the Year and Artist of the Year under the Tropical-genre categories. In 2009, she was once again nominated for Female Artist of the Year under the Tropical-genre category..

Latin Billboard

As a result of her on-going success, Fanny Lú received six Latin Billboard Music Award nominations in 2008, including Tropical Album of the Year and Tropical New Artist Album of the Year for her album "Lagrimas Calidas" as well as Tropical Airplay Song of the Year and Tropical Airplay New Artist Song of the Year - categories that her singles "No Te Pido Flores" and "Y Si Te Digo" share together. The awards aired in Telemundo on April 2007. She went on to win the award for Tropical Airplay New Artist Song of the Year for her hit "Y Si Te Digo".

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions		Album
		U.S. Latin	Colombia
2007	"No Te Pido Flores"	#16	#1	Lágrimas Cálidas
	"Y Si Te Digo"	#1	#1
	"Te Arrepentirás"	-	-
2008	"Tú No Eres Para Mi"	#1	#1	Dos
2009	"Celos"	#21	#1
	"Corazón Perdido"	-	-

Filmography

Fanny Lu did the Spanish translated voice for Beth, a character in the Sony Pictures animated film "Open Season" or "Amigos Salvajes", which is the Spanish title.

External links

• Official Site (Spanish)
• Official Myspace
• Official Cyloop
• FAO Goodwill Ambassador website

References