Paula Arenas

Arenas debuted independently in November 2011 with a self-titled EP, which included singles such as "Me Hace Bien", "Sola", "Lo Que El Tiempo Dejó" (featuring Esteman), "Excesos" and "Un Día Cualquiera". "Lo Que El Tiempo Dejó" was a top 10 hit in Colombia.[5]

In 2014 she was nominated in the New Artist of the Year category at the Colombian Nuestra Tierra Awards.[6]

In 2015 she moved to Miami to start her music career over, after signing to Julio Reyes Copello's label, Art House Records.[7]

In 2016 released her debut single called "Nada," produced by Reyes Copello.[8] It received a generally positive response and support from the public, as well as peers such as Carla Morrison and Colombian singers Juanes and Fonseca.[9]

In May 2016 she joined Alejandro Sanz as the opening act on his 'Sirope Tour' in Colombia.[10]

In 2017 she released a single called 'Tanto, Tanto' followed by her third EP Matices, which earned her a Latin Grammy nomination in the Best New Artist category at the awards' 18th edition in 2017.[11][12]

In 2018 she signed to Sony Music Colombia, and later that year released a single called "Tiempo al Viento" with Cuban singer Diana Fuentes.[13] The song would serve as the lead single from her first full-length studio album, "Visceral," which was released in 2019 and received several Latin Grammy nominations at the awards' 20th edition, including Album of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. The second single off the album, "Buena Para Nada" was also nominated in the Best Pop Song category.[7][14] Later that year, she released a music video for her song "Una Vida Contigo (feat. Santiago Cruz)". The music video was filmed during Arenas' wedding to Beto Perez, where she performed the song with Cruz. [15]

Later that year, Arenas performed her song "Ahora Soy Libre" at the 20th Latin Grammy Awards Ceremony.

In 2020, Arenas received a Premios Nuestra Tierra nomination in the Album of the Year category for "Visceral."[16]

In 2021 she participated in the Latin Recording Academy "Ellas y su Música" tribute concert alongside Olga Tañón, Nella González and Vikky Carr, one of the artists honored in the concert. Later that same year, she released "A Tu Lado", the lead single off her EP "Mis Amores", which was recorded in 2020 in Arenas' home in Miami, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] The EP was released in May 2021 and received several Latin Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. The albums lead single, "A Tu Lado" was also nominated in the Record of the Year category.[18] Arenas was also invited to perform at the ceremony during the tribute to Armando Manzanero, algonside Carlos Rivera and Nella González. [19] This also marked the first time Arenas was nominated for a Grammy award, with the EP receiving a nod in the Best Latin Pop Album category.[20]

In 2022 she signed with Mexican Independent Label Profesor Records and released two singles: "Puro Sentimiento" with Colombian singer Manuel Medrano, in May, and "Un Día a la Vez" in October.[21] In December of that year, she visited Mexico on a press tour, where she also joined mexican pop group Reik as their opening act on their Mexico City stop at Auditorio Nacional on their tour. She also opened for mexican pop group Matisse in Querétaro, and mexican singer-songwriter Ale Zéguer in Texcoco.[22]

In 2023 she released two more singles: "A Ciegas" in March,[23] and "Déjame Llorarte", alongside Reik's frontman Jesús Navarro, in April.[24] Both singles, along with her previous two releases, would become part of her second studio album, also titled "A Ciegas", released on May 19, 2023.[25] The album spawned a mini tour across Miami, Colombia and Mexico, which marked Arenas' first headlining tour,[26]after joining mexican singer Carlos Rivera as an opening act on his 3 shows in Mexico City's Auditorio Nacional.[27] In May of that year, "Puro Sentimiento" received a nomination for Best Pop Song at that year's Premios Nuestra Tierra.[28] In September of that year, Arenas received 4 Latin Grammy nominations at the awards' 24th edition in the Album of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album categories for "A Ciegas", as well as the Record of the Year and Best Pop Song for "Déjame Llorarte".[29]

A Grammy Award is an accolade by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry.

A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry.

a Premio Nuestra Tierra is an accolade by RCN Radio and RCN Television to recognize outstanding achievements for artists in the Colombian music industry.

Notes

• ^{^[a]} Arenas shared the nomination with Manuel Medrano, her collaborator on the song.