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Carolina la O

Carolina La O
Carolina La O 1.jpg
Background information
Birth name Carolina Ovalle Arango
Born (1979-04-12) April 12, 1979 (age 37)
Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Origin Colombia
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1995–present
Labels Warner Music Group / WEA Latina (1999–2005)
DG Music / Universal Music Group (2006-2008)
Peer Music (2008-present) / Codiscos (2016-present)
Website www.carolinalao.com

Carolina Ovalle Arango, known to fans as "Carolina La O" (born April 12, 1979 Manizales, Colombia) is a Colombian Salsa and Tropical music singer. Carolina la O made her live debut at the age of six, singing a traditional song called "Campesina Santandereana" at her elementary school. After she graduated from a local university, holding a management degree,

In the late 1990s Carolina joined Colombian tropical group salsa/cumbia Alquimia la Sonora del XXI, the Sonora Matancera tribute band, conquered the Latin region with their version of the sonora's hits, Carolina la O demonstrated her tremendous vocal capacity which took her all over the world and earned the respect of critics and the love of the public. On February 14, 1998, the young artist had the opportunity to perform at New York's Copacabana, performing along with salsa star Celia Cruz.

In 1999, she ventured as a solo artist with her album, El Son de Ahora with a rhythm similar to the work she did while in Alquimia and a style of her own.

In 2001 Carolina la O returned with her second solo album was released Dulce Veneno the title of her first single, where she proved to be among the best in her genre. The album was filled out by including remixes of the title song, Dulce Veneno in ranchera, ballad, and the original salsa romantica, format. Although weaker than her first solo effort, it contains a stunning song "Sabe a Chocolate".

In 2003, her third album was released Carolina which was produced by Kike Santander. That same year, Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) picked Carolina as Latin Image. In 2004 Carolina then continued her success when she was asked to join the Telemundo reality show on the Latin American television hit, Protagonistas de la Fama VIP.

In 2006 Carolina la O returns with a fresh new sensual image to complement her musical production entitled DE MI FUEGO, which contains 11 songs; a fusion of Caribbean Colombian, and Tropical music sounds that are sure to delight music fans everywhere. "CONTIGO" was the first promotional single, a mix of Colombian Cumbia and Modern Tropical rhythms.


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