Laura Fernandez

Laura Fernandez
Born	1960 Madrid, Spain
Occupation	musician,artist,broadcaster

Laura Maria Fernandez (born 1960 on 20 May) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, Latin-musician, music producer, painter, illustrator, designer, radio host/producer for Jazz FM91, and real estate agent. Fernandez was born in Madrid, Spain, and is based in Toronto, Canada. In 2003, Fernandez was named Best Soft Rock musician at the New York International Independent Music Festival. She is currently the host of Café Latino on JazzFM91 (formerly CJRT), Toronto, and her Latin-music was produced by Billy Bryans.

Fernandez was born in Madrid, Spain. She moved from Madrid to Switzerland. She moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada with her family. Her father was an engineer, writer and a painter. In grade 7 she studied piano at The Royal Conservatory of Music. Her native language is Spanish language and learned English upon moving to Canada, as well as some French and Portuguese.

She graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design with Honours (1983). She met artist Rick Jacobson while in college. They married and moved to Toronto, Ontario. They started their own business: Jacobson Fernandez Illustration and Design.

Fernandez became a professional illustrator in 1980. She illustrated for commercial companies and children's books. She has done work for E.D. Smith, Loblaws, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Foster's Lager, and Publix. She painted the Maple leaf logo for Air Canada. Fernandez also created the painted trillium used on the Ontario Driver's License.

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