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Miriam Cruz

Miriam Cruz

Dominican singer


Miriam Aracelis Cruz Ramírez, better known as Miriam Cruz (born August 17, 1968), is a Dominican merengue musician and actress. Described as a "world famous merengue artist",[1] she is best known for being the lead vocalist of the successful female merengue group, Las Chicas del Can.[2] In 1992, the group reinvented itself under the name Míriam Cruz y Las Chicas.[3] In 2022, after performing for four decades, she released the single, "Tú ganas". In the same year, she performed at the Lincoln Center.[4][5]

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Discography

Studio albums

  • Chicán (1985)[2]
  • Nada Común (1991)[2]
  • Nueva Vida (1993)[2]
  • Punto y Aparte (2001)[2]
  • Aquí Estoy (2006)[2]
  • Siempre Diva (2013)
  • Me Sacudi (2015)
  • Miriam Collection (2016)
  • Sali De Ti (2017)

Singles

  • "La Loba"[2]
  • "Tómalo Tú"[2]
  • "Te Propongo"[2]
  • "El Ñoño"
  • "Me Siento tan Sola"
  • "Agua de Sal"[2]
  • "Quiero hacerte el amor"
  • "La Guayaba Podrida"
  • "Me Muero"
  • "Quiero"
  • "Oye"
  • "Es Cosa de Él"[2]
  • "Es Necesario"[2]
  • "La Carnada"[2]
  • "Esa Loca"[6]

Honors and awards

  • 2013 Best Merengue Orchestra, Soberano Awards[6]
  • 2014 Merengue of the Year, Soberano Awards ("Esa Loca")[6]

References

  1. "Dominican merengue, Cuban Rumba named heritages of humanity". NBC News. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. "Dominican singers Miriam Cruz and Alex Bueno at Stamford Palace". Stamford Advocate. April 11, 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. "Miriam Cruz y Las Chicas". Apple Music. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  4. "Miriam Cruz · Lincoln Center". lincolncenter.org. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. "Miriam Cruz's merengue resounds at the Lincoln Center in New York". Kariculture. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  6. "Cruz wins Soberano for best meringue with "Esa loca"". Yahoo!News. Associated Press. March 18, 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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