Lola Ponce
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Background information | |
Birth name | Paola Fabiana Ponce |
Born | 1982 Santa Fe,Argentina |
Genres | Opera pop,pop rock,Latin pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, producer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | LA Music |
Spouse |
Paola Fabiana Ponce,known professionally asLola Ponce(Spanish pronunciation:[ˈlolaˈponse]), is an Argentine singer and actress.
Ponce made her breakthrough in Argentina and Latin America with her debut albumInalcanzable,which was released in 2001. She also earned a great popularity in Italy, after starring in musicalNotre-Dame de ParisinVerona.Ponce has since released two more albums—Fearless(2004) andIl diario di Lola(2008)—and has performed in Spanish, Italian and English. In 2008, along with Giò Di Tonno, she wonSanremo Festivalwith the song "Colpo di fulmine". She sings in many Concerts with Andrea Bocelli and Riccardo Cocciante.
Life and career
[edit]Early life and career (1982–1997)
[edit]Lola Ponce was born inSanta Fe Province,[1]to Hector and María.[2]She has two siblings, Claudia and Alejandro.[2]Born and raised in a musical family, she formed a duo with her brother when she was only eight, performing melodic songs.[2]Ponce took part in many festivals in Latin America as child and teenager.[1]In 1998, she had a role inChiquititas,a popular TV series created byCris Morena,[3]and signed a recording contract with producer Oscar Mediavilla in 1999.[3]Ponce entered theUniversity of Buenos Aires,but dropped it to pursue her music career.[1]
Stardom (2001–present)
[edit]Ponce released her debut albumInalcanzablein 2001, achieving a great success in Latin America.[1]In 2002, she was cast asEsméraldain theatre musicalNotre-Dame de Paris,which was shown inVerona,Italy, andBarcelona,Spain. Ponce recorded two songs for the musical soundtrack, "Ave Maria Pagana" and "Ali in Gabbia, Occhi Selvaggi",[4]and made her breakthrough in Italy and Europe.[5][6]In 2004, she released her first album in English,Fearless,and in 2005 performed her song "Sleep" in the revival part of theSan Remo Festival.[6]
In 2008, she released third studio albumsIl diario di Lola,which contains songs in Spanish, Italian and English. Ponce also won the58th Sanremo Music Festivalalong with Giò Di Tonno and the song "Colpo di fulmine".[7]The song reached number one atItalian Singles Chart.[8]In 2010, Ponce appeared in several television series and films, and starred the stage adaptation ofAlessandro Manzoni's novelThe Betrothed.She also participated in Argentine version ofDancing with the Stars,Bailando por un sueño,[9]and released her firstcompilation albumLola.
Personal life
[edit]Ponce dated Italian lawyer Manuel Malenotti for five years, from 2005 to 2010.[10][11]
She began a relationship with her co-starAarón Díazin 2012. The pair began dating after meeting on the set of the telenovelaEl Talisman.[12]They have two daughters: Erin (born February 2013)[13]and Regina (born August 2014). The couple got married in June 2015, in a private ceremony held in Morocco.
Discography
[edit]- 2001:Inalcanzable
- 2002:Notre-Dame de Paris
- 2004:Fearless
- 2008:Il diario di Lola
- 2010:Lola
Filmography
[edit]Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Tiny Angels | 1998 | Serena | (TV Series)Chiquititas |
Notre-Dame de Paris | 2002 | Esméralda | (Stage) Produced byVerona Arena |
Notre-Dame de Paris – Live from Verona Arena | 2002 | Esméralda | (TV Film)Notre Dame de Paris – Live Arena di Verona |
Without Code | 2004 | Luna | (TV Miniseries)Sin código |
Never Say Big Brother | 2009 | Herself / co-host | (Comedy Show)Mai Dire Grande Fratello Show |
Powder | 2009 | Marcela | Polvere |
Cinderella 2000 | 2010 | Cenicienta | (TV Film)Cenicienta 2000 |
Love at First Sight | 2010 | Maya Rivera | (TV Film)Colpo di fulmine |
Dancing with the Stars 2010 | 2010 | Herself / Contestant | (TV Show)Bailando por un sueño 2010 |
The Two Faces of Love | 2010 | Jessica | (TV Series; 1 episode)Le due facce dell'amore |
Love & Slaps | 2010 | Gladys | La bellezza del somaro |
The Betrothed – A Modern Opera | 2010 | Monaca di Monza | (Stage)I promessi sposi – Opera moderna |
El Talismán | 2012 | Lucrecia Negrete[14] |
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Official Website of Lola Ponce".Archived fromthe originalon 4 June 2019.Retrieved19 November2011.
- ^abc"Mujeres de la música argentina: Lola Ponce".Cantantes Argentinas(in Spanish). 13 October 2007.Retrieved19 November2011.
- ^ab"Biografía de Lola Ponce"(in Spanish). CMTV. 2008.Retrieved18 November2011.
- ^"Lola Ponce, Notre Dame de Paris".Musictory.com.2002.Retrieved19 November2011.
- ^Seselovsky, Alejandro (20 January 2004)."Lola Ponce:" En Europa no sólo adoran mi voz "".Gente(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon 6 July 2011.Retrieved19 November2011.
- ^abIbáñez, Leonardo (29 March 2005)."Lola Ponce:" Ahora quiero cantar en La Scala de Milán "".Gente(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon 6 July 2011.Retrieved19 November2011.
- ^Vitali, Alessandra (1 March 2008)."Sanremo incorona Di Tonno-Ponce; Baudo, omaggio ai morti sul lavoro".La Repubblica(in Italian).Retrieved19 November2011.
- ^"Giò Di Tonno & Lola Ponce, Colpo di fulmine".Federation of the Italian Music Industry(in Italian). 20 March 2008.Retrieved19 November2011.
- ^Ibáñez, Leonardo (8 June 2010)."Me gustan los hombres morochos, delgados, simpáticos y maduros".Gente(in Spanish).Retrieved18 November2011.
- ^Pepe, Gabriela (27 November 2007)."Lola Ponce:" En mi carrera dije muchos más 'no' que 'sí' "".Gente(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon 31 October 2009.Retrieved19 November2011.
- ^Procopio, Pablo (27 January 2009)."Lola Ponce:" Viví el año más excitante de mi carrera y necesitaba un relax en familia "".Gente(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon 6 July 2011.Retrieved19 November2011.
- ^"Aarón Díaz disfruta de un nuevo amor".www.quien.com.Archived fromthe originalon 24 February 2012.Retrieved17 January2022.
- ^"Lola Ponce Pregnancy: Lola Ponce and Aaron Diaz Give Birth to Baby Girl Erin: Entertainment".Latinospost.com.28 February 2013.Retrieved25 April2020.
- ^"Lola Ponce será una villana sexy en los Estados Unidos".www.clarin.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2 December 2011.Retrieved17 January2022.
External links
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- 1982 births
- Argentine female models
- 21st-century Argentine women singers
- Argentine film actresses
- Argentine stage actresses
- Argentine telenovela actresses
- Argentine television actresses
- English-language singers from Argentina
- Italian-language singers
- Living people
- People from San Lorenzo Department
- Sony BMG artists
- Sanremo Music Festival winners