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Claudia Brant Birth name Claudia Brant Born July 21, 1968
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOccupations Composer Years active 1987–present Website Claudia Brant Office Website (in English and Spanish) Claudia Brant is an Argentina singer and composer of international acclaim. She has composed songs for singers like Il Divo, Ricky Martin, Santana, Luis Fonsi, Chayanne, Tito Nieves, Olga Tañón, Paulina Rubio, La Ley, Gisselle or Víctor Manuelle. Claudia also has teamed with composers as famous as the acclaimed David Foster, Walter A., Noel Schajris (Sin Bandera), Gianmarco, Jorge Luis Piloto, Luis Fonsi and Gabriel Flores.[1]
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Biography
Claudia Brant was born July 21, 1968 in Buenos Aires, Argentina where she grew up.[1] Influenced by his parents, that listened to a diverse range of music (Frank Sinatra to Nino Bravo), Claudia Brant discovered his love for music since the age of six, when he composed his first song. Professionally, she started composing at 19 or 20 years [2] y started singing in 1991. It was in this year when she won the Festival OTI in Mexico with the theme ‘¿Dónde estás ahora?’ ('Where are you now? )". Seeing this, his parents gave him a guitar and started playing it by ear. Then put him in guitar lessons.[1][3] Then she learned to play bass and piano.[1] Writing verses, however, it was very easy for her.[3] His first experiences in music she lived them in the study. She worked in the recording of jingles and even got a contract with a label.[1] When she was 16 and 17 years, worked in Argentina, writing songs about the typical problems of adolescents. Diego Torres and Christian Castro recorded his songs. That led him to Los Angeles, California.[3] Later, she returned to Buenos Aires, where she studied architecture.[1] Since 2006 or 2007 she began working with regional Mexican music exponents. [4] She has also released five solo albums that include songs written for other artists. [2] She composed songs like "Más" (More) by Ricky Martin, "Gritar" (Scream) and "Respira" (Beathe) by Luis Fonsi, "Camina conmigo" (Walk with me) by Haash or "Hasta el final" (Until the end) by Il Volo. [5]
Awards
She won the OTI Festival in 1991 [1][3] and the Festival of Viña del Mar as author and interpreter in 1995.[1] The two songs were sung by her.[2] Songwriter of the Year of latina SESAC in three consecutive times in America from the period 2006-07. In the 2010, Claudia Brant has been awarded three international awards: the Latin Grammy 2009 (from the Latin Academy of Recording United States) in Las Vegas for his song "Aquí estoy yo" (Here I Am), Hey Prize 2009 (Academy Mexican Music) in Guanajuato, México, "No me doy por vencido (No I give up) in the category of Song of the Year, and the title of Songwriter of the Year 2009 awarded by the Monitor Latino Convention in Los Angeles, California.[1]
The latter has received the decision of a broad panel of representatives from radio and the music industry across the United States. To this is added to SESAC Latina Award # 1 in 2009 for his song "Aquí estoy yo" (Here I Am), that performed by co-author Luis Fonsi with David Bisbal, Aleks Syntek and Noel Schajris and swept the charts in Latin America and Spain, and spent 35 weeks at the top of the Billboard chart in the U.S.[1][3] She also received two nominations Latin Grammy for the album "Manuscrito (Manuscripts)" in early 2011, for best recording´s engineering [5] and by Best Female Pop Vocal Album [4].
Personal life
Currently the artist, who is divorced[3] and lives in Los Angeles since 1998,[1][3] with her twins, a girl and a boy of five years old, dreams of making the crossover into English and record an album in her own voice, playing and recording her greatest hits.[3]
Curiosities
- She also has a career as an architect.
- She confessed to the magazine People in Spanish that she and Luis Fonsi are enclosed composing in his lair, a house surrounded of green on a hillside Los Angeles, CA, where she has his studio and where it is natural for she find inspiration that keeps her alive.[6]
- She said her biggest influences are The Carpenters, Charly Garcia, Mercedes Sosa and Brazilian music. [7]
Discography
Claudia Brant in addition of his job as composer, also is singer. These are your records:
- ENTONCES VALE LA PENA
- CLAUDIA BRANT
- TU MARCA EN EL AGUA
- POR CAPRICHO
- MANUSCRITO (own versions of songs composed by her but sung by other artists: "No me doy por vencido" (Luis Fonsi), "Invierno" (Reik), "Si no me amas" (Ednita Nazario), "Ni rosas ni juguetes" (Paulina Rubio), etc...)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Nd_ilriM3m4J:www.sesaclatina.com/writerpublisher/Claudia_Brant.html+Claudia+brant+vive+en+estados+unidos&cd=1&hl=es&ct=clnk&gl=es&source=www.google.es SESAC Latina–Compositores y Editores (In spanish:SESAC Latina, Composers and Publishers). Retrieved July 12, 2011, to 11:49 pm.
- ^ a b c http://www.ahorasi.com/claudia-brant-compositora-de-exitos-para-interpretes-latinos/ Claudia Brant: Compositora de éxitos para interpretes latinos. Publicated by Webmaster. Retrieved July 13, 2011, to 12:50 pm.
- ^ a b c d e f g h http://cubaout.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/la-compositora-argentina-claudia-brant-pone-letra-a-exitos-de-cantantes-latinos/ Cuba out. La compositora argentina Claudia Brant pone letra a éxitos de cantantes latinos (In spanish:Argentina songwriter Claudia Brant composed to Latin singers hits). Posted on 26 octubre 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2011, to 11:04 pm.
- ^ a b http://www.quien.com/espectaculos/2011/09/18/escribe-claudia-brant-para-leona-lewis-y-anahi Escribe Claudia Brant para Leona Lewis y Anahí Notimex (Claudia Brant wrote for Leona Lewis and Anahi Notimex). Posted on Sunday September 18th, 2011 at 19:00 and accessed October 5, 2011, at 0:10 pm.
- ^ a b http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2011/10/03/1036905/claudia-brant-triunfa-versionando.html Claudia Brant triunfa versionando éxitos que escribió para otros (Claudia Brant succeeds successful version she wrote for other), Música AP. Published on Monday, 10.03.11, and retrieved October 5, 2011, to 0:01 pm.
- ^ http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1934296,00.html People en Español: Claudia Brant, la compositora del año (People in Spanish: Claudia Brant, composer of the year)
- ^ http://enbreve.batanga.com/claudia-brant-detras-del-exito-de-los-latinos/ Claudia Brant: Detrás del éxito de los latinos (Claudia Brant: Behind the success of Latinos) Published on October 20, 2009 by Isaldivia. Retrieved on October 5, 2011, at 23:40 pm.
External links
- http://www.sesac.com/News/Article.aspx/2009/Spring/Claudia%20Brant Claudia Brant :: SESAC
- http://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/personajes/Claudia-Brant_0_439156333.html Personajes: Claudia Brant
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/Claudia+Brant Composed and produced albums for other artists.
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