Samo (singer)
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Samo performing in 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samuel Parra Cruz |
| Born | December 2, 1975 |
| Origin | Veracruz, Mexico |
| Genres | Latin music, soul, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Sony Music |
| Associated acts | Camila |
| Website | www |
Samuel Parra Cruz (born December 2, 1975), known professionally as Samo, is a Mexican pop singer and songwriter, born and raised in Veracruz. Samo rose to fame in the late 2000s as the backup singer of the band Camila.
Samo was born in Veracruz. Since age five, Samo was part of the choir of the Christian Church who directed his father in Boca del Río. In 1993, at 18 years old, he was part of a group called Salmo 40 which toured the United States and some Mexican cities. The group did not get the expected results and in 1995, Samo decided to try his luck in the talent competition "Junior Securities" in Mexico City, being among the first places in the final.
In 1998 he managed to be chosen to sing in the choir section Alejandra Guzman which participated in the tour of the discs titled I and Lipstick.
During the recording of En la Luna by Reyli Barba, Samo met Mario Domm. Domm invited him to join forces to create a new project. They began rehearsing with a piano and decided to add a guitarist to the newly created band. Pablo Hurtado, the first one to audition, was selected. The band was named Camila, meaning "close to god", as the "appropriate thanks to the granting of the group's collective dream." The band released in 2006 their début album entitled Todo Cambió, which sold one million copies worldwide and reached number-one in Mexico and the United States. The album yielded six singles, "Abrázame", "Coleccionista de Canciones", "Todo Cambió", "Sólo Para Ti", "Me Da Igual" and "Yo Quiero". Camila received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Song of the Year in 2008 for the single "Todo Cambió".
In 2009, Samo composed the theme "Sin Querer", which was coauthored with Rafael López Arellano, and it was included in the album Soy from Puerto Rican singer Ednita Nazario. In the same year, he composed, along with Alfredo León Canedo and Carolina Rosas, the theme "No Puedo" included on the album Lo que soy from Mexican singer Diego Schoening.
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