Lido Pimienta

Lido Pimienta (born 20 December 1986) She rose to prominence after her 2016 album, La Papessa, won the 2017 Polaris Music Prize. Her music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, including traditional indigenous and Afro-Colombian musical styles such as cumbia and bullerengue, as well as contemporary synthpop and electronic music.

Early life Originally from Barranquilla, Colombia, she later immigrated to Canada, settling in London, Ontario, before moving to Toronto, where she is currently based. The album was produced by Michael Ramey, Pimienta's husband at the time, and was released by Los Angeles–based music label Kudeta.

Following the release of her experimental album La Papessa, which was self-produced by Pimienta, she was awarded the 2017 Polaris Music Prize,

In addition to working as a musician, Pimienta is also a visual artist and curator, and her work has been described as exploring "the politics of gender, race, motherhood, identity and the construct of the Canadian landscape in the Latin American"; her work was exhibited in the group exhibition Feministry Is Here at Mercer Union gallery in Toronto.

She later in 2020 released Miss Colombia, her follow up studio album to her award-winning album La Papessa. The title was derived from the Miss Universe 2015 beauty pageant incident, which sparked an outrage from the Colombian people. The show premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022. Following its premiere, the show was available to stream on CBC Gem beginning September 23, 2022. The show's format will include documentary footage, interviews, sketch comedy, and puppetry performances that are hosted, written, and produced by Pimienta.

Personal life Pimienta is queer. She is of mixed Afro-Colombian and Wayuu descent. and with Li Saumet, lead singer of Colombian band Bomba Estéreo.

Discography Color (2010) La Papessa (2016) Miss Colombia (2020) La Belleza (2025) Caribenya (2026)

Awards and nominations + List of awards and nominations received by Lido PimientaAssociationYearCategoryNominated workResultRef. Latin Grammy Awards 2020 Best Alternative Music Album Miss Colombia Grammy Awards 2021 Best Latin Rock, Urban, or Alternative Album Juno Awards 2021 Recording Package of the Year Miss Colombiawith Orly Anan, Mat Dunlap, Daniela Murillo 2026 Latin Music Recording of the Year La Belleza Polaris Music Prize 2017 La Papessa 2020 Miss Colombia