Aymée Nuviola

Aymée Regla Nuviola Suárez (Havana, Cuba, January 8, 1973) is a Cuban singer, pianist, composer and actress, nicknamed "La Sonera del Mundo". She is also known for having played Celia Cruz in the Colombian telenovela Celia.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nuviola and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.
Aymée Nuviola
Background information
Birth nameAymée Regla Nuviola Suárez
Also known asLa sonera del mundo
BornJanuary 8, 1973
Havana, Cuba
GenresTimba, Jazz, Son, Salsa, Filin, Bossa Nova
Occupation(s)Singer / Composer / Actress
LabelsTop Stop Music/Sony Latin
Websiteaymeenuviola.com

She won a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album with A Journey Through Cuban Music in the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020. «Como anillo al dedo», Aymée Nuviola, winner of the Latin Grammy 2018 as the best tropical fusion album and nominated for Cubadisco 2018 in the category of dance music voices, in 2014 nominated for the Latin Grammy and Grammy G 2015 with the album «First Class to Havana» as best Salsa album and best Tropical album.

She has also collaborated on multiple Grammy winning albums, the last of which was «No quiero Llanto» del Septeto Santiaguero in 2016. She was nominated for the Billboards Awards in 2010, the result of her first production in the United States"Corazón Sonero", by three consecutive years, 2014, 2015, 2016 was nominated for the Cubadisco (Cuba) contest, as best singer-songwriter and best popular music album with the productions «En la intimidad», «First Class to Havana» and «El regreso a La Habana» the latter produced by Sergio George.

In 2014, Aymée was selected among the 25 most influential figures in Miami by the newspaper New Times, at the end of 2016, she reached # 1 on the Billboard Tropical list with the theme «Bailando todo se olvida» and she is the first Afro-Latina in the history of Spotify, in representing with her image and her music the Black History Month, of the year 2017 (annual celebration in the United States) through the playlist with the name, "Viva Afro-Latino".

Biography

Aymee was born in the neighborhood of San Leopoldo in Havana, Cuba. Her mother, Adelaida Elisa Suárez Hernández was professor of history and head of tourism at the school of the Sevilla Hotel in Havana, collaterally, gave piano lessons at home and composed songs for children. Her father, Nelson Vicente Nuviola Bofill, is an industrial engineer and amateur singer. Aymée Nuviola shared her childhood with her three siblings, Lourdes, Alexander and Nelson and with her cousins Renón, José Ángel and Mercita.

Born into a family of musicians, she began playing piano at the age of 3 years, later she graduated from the Manuel Saumell Conservatory in Havana.[1] As a child Aymée composed and sang along with the piano and inspired by the work of Benny Moré, Elena Burke, Omara Portuondo, José Antonio Méndez and others. With these influences, she became the voice in several recordings of groups like "Irakere" and "NG La Banda". Later, she and her sister Lourdes were the singers of the Cuban music group "Pachito Alonso y sus Kini Kinis".[2]

With 9 years of age she began to sing professionally with her sister Lourdes, forming the duo "Las hermanas Nuviola", name with which both became known in their native Cuba, where they won the "Todo el mundo canta" contest.

The music of Aymée is a fusion between genres such as Jazz, Timba, Son, Guaguancó, Guaracha and Charanga, all of them decorated with urban electronic colors. Aymée also ventures into genres such as: the Bolero, the Filin, Bossa nova and the romantic song. However, it was with the salsa and the fierce Timba, (genre in which is one of its founders.) As it became known internationally.

Aymée has participated in jazz festivals such as the North Sea Jazz Festival and Curaçao and has performed practically in the five continents, from her native island Cuba to Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, Panama, Brazil, Spain, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Hungary, and in several places in the United States, including the emblematic Madison Square Garden, The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami among others.

In 2015, she was invited to participate in the most important audiovisual event in Puerto Rico, "The Banco Popular Christmas Special." In 2016, she was given the key to the city of Miami and Mayor Tomas Regalado proclaimed February 10 as the day of Aymée Nuviola in the city of Miami, a distinction repeated by the mayor of the city of Houston, Sylvester Turner proclaiming October 14, 2016 as the day of Aymée Nuviola in that city.[3]

Private life

In 2010, Aymée met Paulo Simeón, a producer and director of Television and Radio, (he is currently her universal manager) with whom she had a one-year engagement before getting married.

In 1998, Aymée, although raised and educated as a Catholic, converted to Protestantism.

Philanthropy

Aymée, has been cooperating for more than 12 years with the "League Against Cancer" in the city of Miami, also with the organization "Walk Now for Autism Speaks" and with several aid organizations in Colombia, Venezuela and Puerto Rico, for the latter, was part of the collection and distribution of a private plane provided by Gregory Elias and Top Stop Music, with more than three tons of food for the victims of Hurricane Maria on the island, as well as he wrote and later recorded along with the singer Rey Ruiz, the song: "Pa'lante Puerto Rico", which donated all the rights of authorship and distribution to raise funds for the victims of said hurricane.

Discography

Albums
  1. «Pa’ que la gente se entere»
  2. «Soy yo quien te enseñó»
  3. «Lo que tú me pidas»
  4. «Rumba de la buena»
  5. «Donde está el billete»
  6. «Dame un like»
  7. «Como anillo al dedo»
  8. «Quedamos en paz»
  9. «Quiero enamorarme»
  10. «Bailando todo se olvida»
  1. «La vida es un carnaval»
  2. «La negra tiene tumbao»
  3. «Te busco»
  4. «Toro mata»
  5. «Yerbero moderno»
  6. «Quimbara»
  7. «Burundanga»
  8. «Vieja luna»
  9. «Bemba colora»
  10. «Cúcala»
  11. «Mi so den boso»
  1. «Paco»
  2. «Tú sí vives contento»
  3. «El espacio»
  4. «De La Habana hasta aquí»
  5. «Foto de familia»
  6. «Yo te quiero un montón»
  7. «El ratón»
  8. «Un amor genial»
  9. «Brindemos»
  10. «Yo soy así»
  11. «La Habana y tú»
  1. «Si me vas a amar»
  2. «Gracias por el consuelo»
  3. «Me equivoqué»
  4. «Tú no te das cuenta»
  5. «Contigo»
  6. «Confía en mí»
  7. «Nada quedó»
  8. «Nada es para ti»
  9. «Ya no creo en ti»
  10. «Quédate»
  11. «Sin ver el final»
  12. «Fiesta»
  13. «La niña que yo más quiero»
  • Corazón Sonero (2008)[13]
  1. «Salsa con timba»
  2. «Amor de película»
  3. «Un poco de salsa»
  4. «Nada quedó»
  5. «Mejor tarde que nada»
  6. «Algo más que amigos»
  7. «Para no verte más»
  8. «Bandido»
  9. «Yo sé que es mentira»
  10. «En guayabero»

Singles
  • 2017: «Rumba de la buena»[14]
  • 2016: «Bailando todo se olvida» Feat. Baby Rasta & Gringo
  • 2016: «La negra tiene tumbao» Feat. Kat Dahlia[15]
  • 2014: «El espacio»[16]
  • 2013: «Fiesta»[17]
  • 2013: «Ya no creo en ti»[18]
  • 2008: «Salsa con timba»[19]

Collaborative

record label
  • Top Stop Music
  • Sony Music Latin
  • Valorty Records
  • Select-O-Hits
  • Worldwide Entertainment

Filmography

TV soaps
AñoTV soapscharacter
2015-2016 Celia[30]Úrsula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso / Celia Cruz Adulta[31][32][33]

Documentaries
Domumentary Producer Place Director
El Regreso a La Habana Gegory Elías/ Paulo Simeón Cuba Paulo Simeón

Videography
Song Producer Place Director
Rumba de la buena Paola Fallas Miami Paola Fallas
Bailando todo se olvida Julio E. Pérez/Paulo Simeón Cuba Paulo Simeón
La negra tiene tumbao Paolo Croce Miami Paolo Croce
El espacio Sebastian Sorin Argentina Sebastián Sorin
Te quiero un montón Julio E. Pérez Miami Paulo Simeón
Sin ver el final Edwin Gonzáles /Paulo Simeón Miami Paulo Simeón
Me equivoqué Justo Piñero Miami Paulo Simeón
Quédate Justo Piñero Miami Paulo Simeón
Gracias por el consuelo Justo Piñero Miami Paulo Simeón
Fiesta Justo Piñero Miami Paulo Simeón
Ya no creo en ti Justo Piñero Miami Paulo Simeón

Awards and nominations
Year Awards Álbum Category Result
2010 Billboard Latino[34] Corazón sonero Artista tropical airplay del año, femenino Nominated
2014 Latin Grammy First class to Havana Mejor álbum de salsa Nominated
2014 Cubadisco[35] En la intimidad Mejor cantautora Nominated
2015 Grammy Award[36] First class to Havana Best Tropical Latin Album Nominated
2015 Cubadisco First class to Havana Mejor álbum de música tropical Nominated
2016 Cubadisco El Regreso a La Habana Mejor álbum de música tropical Nominated
2018 Latin Grammy Como anillo al dedo Mejor álbum fusión tropical Winner[37]
2018 Cubadisco Como anillo al dedo Voces de música bailable Nominated
2020 Grammy Award A Journey Through Cuban Music Best Tropical Latin Album Winner

Important scenarios
  • Teatro de verano, Montevideo (21/10/17) Gilberto Santa Rosa[38]
  • "North Sea Jazz Festival", Holanda (14/07/2017)[39]
  • Teatro Leal, La Laguna (16/06/2017)[40]
  • "A lo Grande" Sinfónico, Santo Domingo (10/05/2017) Rey Ruiz[41]
  • "Cuatro pianos para Meme", Teatro Manuel Artime, Miami (23/05/2017) Meme Solis
  • "Hollywood Salsa Festival", Miami (8/05/2017)[42]
  • "De Cuba Soy", Santiago de Chile (16/11/2016)
  • "Latin AMAs" (06/10/2016) Baby Rasta & Gringo
  • " Curacao North Sea Jazz festival" (02/06/2016) Charlie Aponte*[43]
  • "Día Nacional de la Salsa", Puerto Rico (2016) Charlie Aponte*[44]
  • "Feria de Cali", Cali (26/12/2015)[45]
  • "Tributo a Celia", Adrienne Arsht Center Miami (19/9/15) Diego El Cigala
  • "Latin AMAs" (09/10/2015)
  • "Salsa Gigants" (2014) Sergio George

References
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  2. "Aymée Nuviola, "La Sonera del Mundo", nunca pensó en emigrar" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  3. "Aymee Nuviola recuerda a Celia Cruz y se impone como "la sonera del mundo"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  4. "Como Anillo Al Dedo". iTunes (in Spanish). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. "Como Anillo Al Dedo". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. "Aymée Nuviola llega "Como anillo al dedo" a los sonidos urbanos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. "El Regreso A la Havana". iTunes (in Spanish). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  8. "El Regreso A la Havana". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  9. "Aymee Nuviola regresa a La Habana y rinde tributo a Celia Cruz" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  10. "ElRegreso A la Havana". iTunes (in Spanish). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  11. "En la Intimidad". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  12. "En la Intimidad". iTunes (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  13. "corazonSonero". iTunes (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  14. "Rumba de la Buena".
  15. "La Negra Tiene Tumbao (feat. Kat Dahlia)". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  16. "El Espacio". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  17. "Fiesta". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  18. "Ya No Creo En Ti". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  19. "Salsa Con Timba". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  20. "Pa' Lante Puerto Rico". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  21. "Sunny". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  22. "Bailando Todo Se Olvida". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  23. "La Negra Tiene Tumbao (feat. Kat Dahlia)". iTunes (in Spanish). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  24. "Cachita". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  25. "Acentúan el sabor de Cuba y Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). 2015-08-21. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  26. "De la Habana Hasta Aquí (feat. Gonzalo Rubalcaba)". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  27. "La Habana y tu (Feat. Alexis Valdés". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  28. "Algo Más Que Amigos". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  29. "Metiste la Pata (feat. Aymee Nuviola)". Spotify (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  30. "++AymeeNuviola: "Interpretar a Celia Cruz fue un reto"5" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  31. "Aymee Nuviola es Celia en su etapa adulta" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  32. "Aymee Nuviola es la 'Guarachera' en su época dorada" (in Spanish). 2015-11-24. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  33. "Celia Cruz, adulta" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  34. "Nominados a los Billboard Latinos 2010" (in Spanish). 2010-02-12. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  35. "El disco En la Intimidad, de la talentosa cantante cubana, fue nominado a la edición de Cubadisco 2014" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  36. "AyméeNuviola nominada al GRAMMY® 2015" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  37. ""Es un momento único": Aymeé Nuviola, cantante cubana que ganó su primer Grammy Latino" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  38. "Aymee Nuviola" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  39. "AYMEE NUVIOLA CAUTIVÓ EL PÚBLICO EUROPEO PRESENTE EN EL NORTH SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  40. "Aymee Nuviola, la 'Sonera del mundo' llega al Teatro Leal" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  41. "Rey Ruiz y Aymee Nuviola, a lo sinfónico en el TN" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  42. "Melina Almodovar y Aymee Nuviola colmaron de belleza el Hollywood Salsa Fest 2017" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  43. "Aymee nuviola curacao" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  44. "Aymee Nuviola se unirá a Charlie Aponte en el Día Nacional de la Zalsa" (in Spanish). 2016-03-05. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  45. "AymeeNuviola en el Encuentro de Melómanos y Coleccionistas de la 58ava feria de Cali" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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