Monica Giraldo

Mónica Giraldo is a singer/songwriter from Colombia who released three independent albums before earning a nomination for Best New Artist at the 2008 Latin Grammys. Critically acclaimed, her music blends together pop and jazz, plus a variety of Latin rhythms; sometimes likened to a Latin version of Norah Jones, her music is generally acoustic yet thoroughly contemporary in style. Born in Bogota, Colombia, Giraldo studied music at Universidad de los Andes in her hometown and subsequently studied further at Berklee College of Music in Boston after earning a scholarship there in 1999. A few years later she made her full-length solo album debut with Mónica Giraldo (2002), a self-released effort recorded live at the BPC in Boston in April 2002. She also self-released her second full-length, Muy Cerca (2005), a studio album produced by Felipe Alverez in Bogota. Her third album, Todo da Vueltas (2008), produced by Mauricio Pantoja, was released in association with the Colombian independent label Codiscos. Critically acclaimed, Todo da Vueltas earned her a nomination for Best New Artist at the 2008 Latin Grammys.