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Fanny Lu Biography
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Fanny Lu
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| Fanny LucĂa MartĂnez | |
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| Birth name | Fanny LucĂa MartĂnez Buenaventura |
| Also known as | Fanny LĂș |
| Born | 8 February 1973 |
| Origin | Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
| Genres | Latin Pop, Vallenato |
| Occupations | Singer, Song writer |
| Years active | 2006âpresent |
| Labels | Independent |
Fanny LucĂa MartĂnez Buenaventura (born in 1973) more commonly known as Fanny LĂș, is a singer and songwriter from Santiago de Cali, Colombia.
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Biography
Fanny Lu completed her studies in Colegio BolĂvar 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 LĂș was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Discography
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Fanny's debut album, LĂĄgrimas CĂĄlidas (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, PerĂș, Venezuela, and MĂ©xico, 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 ArrepentirĂĄs" (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 "TĂș 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 LĂș was nominated for two Lo Nuestro Awards. The ceremony took place on February 21, 2008 and aired on UnivisiĂłn. 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 LĂș 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 | |
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| 2007 | "No Te Pido Flores" | #16 | #1 | LĂĄgrimas CĂĄlidas |
| "Y Si Te Digo" | #1 | #1 | ||
| "Te ArrepentirĂĄs" | - | - | ||
| 2008 | "TĂș No Eres Para Mi" | #1 | #1 | Dos |
| 2009 | "Celos" | #21 | #1 | |
| "CorazĂłn 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.



















