Fanny Lu

Fanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura (born 8 February 1973), better known professionally as Fanny Lu, is a Colombian singer, songwriter, and actress from Santiago de Cali, Colombia. She studied at the University of the Andes and received a degree in industrial engineering. She is the mother of two children, Mateo and Valentina.

Fanny Lu's first job in the entertainment industry was in Colombia, as a hostess to a music magazine called Siempre Música. She then moved on to radio voice in the principal radio stations from her country. However, she wasn't recognized until 1998, when she made part of the cast of the Colombian soap opera Perro Amor.

In 2006, Fanny Lu released Lágrimas Cálidas, winning fame in Colombia and some countries from Latin America, with her two singles that reached the top of the Latin charts. Her 2008 album Dos consolidated her music career, giving her credibility as an artist. Her single "Tú No Eres Para Mi" was number one in several countries.

Acting career In 1994, Fanny Lu became a TV presenter on the popular show Locomotora. Afterward, she went into the music industry. She has appeared in many television series such as, Perro Amor and Más Vale Tarde. She also voices Beth in the Spanish version of the Sony Pictures animated film, Open Season (Amigos Salvajes). In 2012, in the second season of Pequeños Gigante's reality show, she was chosen as a replacement judge.

Music career

Lu's debut album, Lágrimas Cálidas was released in 2006. The album spent five weeks at No. 1. The lead single "No Te Pido Flores" also spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 Billboard charts in Latin America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Mexico. In the U.S., the song peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and No. 1 on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart. The second single from her debut album, "Y Si Te Digo", peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.

Her second album, Dos, was number one in its first week in Colombia. Dos was released the following week in the United States and Puerto Rico on 16 December. The lead single, "Tú No Eres Para Mi", was the No. 1 song played on the radio for 12 weeks.

In 2010, Fanny Lu was chosen to record the Spanish version of the theme song, "Something That I Want", ("Algo Quiero") for the Disney film Tangled.

She released the first single, "Fanfarrón", from her third studio album, Felicidad y Perpetua. The second single is "Ni Loca".

Filmography +Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Open Season (2006 film) Beth Latin American Spanish (Dub) 2008 Sopa Norteña Unknown role Minor role 2010 Paulina and Friends Herself Television film 2018 The Grinch Donna Latin American Spanish (Dub) +Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Hermosa niña Bianca Lead Role 1998 Perro Amor Ana María Brando Lead Role 2000 Pobre Pablo Silvanna Lead Role 2000 La Caponera Unknown role Lead Role 2008 Más Vale Tarde Herself (1 episode) 2012 Pequeños Gigantes Herself Judge 2012 La Voz Colombia Herself Coach 2013 11-11 In my Block nothing Blocks Danna Invited 2013 La Voz Colombia Herself Coach 2014 La Voz Kids Colombia Herself Coach 2015 La Voz Kids Colombia Herself Coach 2020 ¡Mira Quién Baila! Herself Participant

Discography

Lágrimas Cálidas (2006) Dos (2008) Felicidad y Perpetua (2011)

Awards and nominations Fanny Lu was nominated for two Lo Nuestro Awards. The ceremony took place on 21 February 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.

Lu 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 on Telemundo in April 2007. She went on to win the award for Tropical Airplay New Artist Song of the Year for her song "Y Si Te Digo".

Premios Nuestra Tierra A Premio Nuestra Tierra is an accolade that recognize outstanding achievement in the Colombian music industry. Fanny Lu has received four nominations.