Lágrimas Cálidas | ||||
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Studio album by Fanny Lu | ||||
Released | January 1, 2005 | |||
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Language | Spanish | |||
Label | Universal Music Latino | |||
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Lágrimas Cálidas (English: Warm Tears) is the debut studio album by Colombian recording artist Fanny Lu, released on January 1, 2005. The record contains ten tracks, most of which were composed by Jose Gaviria, and produced with Andres Munera. Musically, the album experiments with tropipop, which is composed of the genres of vallenato, merengue, and pop music. Recording for the album took place in 2004 in three cities: Miami, Bogota and Medellin. An international version of the album, containing two remixes, was released exclusively in United States, Spain and Colombia.
The album was certified gold in Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador and ranked number thirteen on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart in the United States. The album earned Lu many accolades, including a Latin Grammy nomination, five Billboard Latin Music Awards nominations, and three Premios Shock nominations, winning two. Three singles were released from the record, two of which, "No Te Pido Flores" and "Y Si Te Digo", reached number one on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart.
While studying for a degree in engineering at the University of Los Andes in 1994, Fanny Lu began her career in the entertainment industry as a host for shows such as Locomotora, Siempre Música, and Radio Hits y Bailoteca. As a host on Locomotora, she was given the opportunity to work with musicians such as Luis Manuel Díaz, Gil Magno, and Cesar Franco. She met Colombian producer, Jose Gaviria, during her career in television, and they began working on a musical project, but the production was halted, because Fanny was busy in her television career. Eight years later, she reunited with Gaviria to finish this recording. Her experience as a television host led to her signing a music deal with Universal Music Latino. Her first album under that agreement was Lágrimas Cálidas, which was released in Colombia on January 1, 2005.