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Myra (singer)

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Instruments
  
Vocals

Genres
  
Pop music

Years active
  
2000–present

Record label
  
Name
  
Mayra Quintana

Website
  
myrasworld.tumblr.com

Movies
  
Max Keeble's Big Move

Role
  
Singer


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Born
  
May 21, 1986 (age 37) (
1986-05-21
)

Occupation(s)
  
Singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer

Labels
  
Hollywood RecordsSouthern Signal Records

Albums
  
Myra, Milagros, The Venom It Drips, Godspeed, Take My Hand, Valley


Similar
  
Rappin' 4-Tay , Krystal Harris , Taylor Momsen

Myra miracles happen when you believe official music video


Mayra Caról Ambriz Quintana (born May 21, 1986 in Los Angeles, California)—better known under the mononym, Myra— is the daughter of Salvador Ambriz and Consuelo Quintana. Myra is an American singer, dancer and choreographer of Mexican descent. She is the first Latina artist to have been signed to Hollywood Records, Walt Disney Records, and Avex Trax. She rose to prominence in 2001 after recording a cover of Martha and the Vandellas' "Dancing in the Street" for the soundtrack to the 2001 film Recess: School's Out (which she would then re-record in 2002 in Spanish for the Disney Channel original movie, Gotta Kick It Up!). However, her first album released before being signed to Disney -released in 1997, was the Mariachi album Mensajera del Amór, released by Briaz Promotions. At the time of its release, Myra was then known as Mayra Caról. During her Disney-era portion of her career, she contributed her vocals to the song "Miracles Happen (When You Believe)" to the film The Princess Diaries, and it received a 2002 ALMA Award nomination for Outstanding Song in a Motion Picture Soundtrack. Her debut album Myra included these two tracks and were released as singles and both included a music video. The album "Myra" was released in four different formats.

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The self-titled album Myra was released in the US and other English-speaking countries on June 8, 2001. It was also released in Japan in 2001 under the title with three additional bonus remixed tracks of the single "Lie, Lie, Lie.", and re-packaged and re-released in 2002 titled Myra + More including those same three remixes, and a bonus track "You’re the Dream" replacing "Wishing on the Same Star." "You’re the Dream" was the Anthem for The Special Olympics hosted by Walt Disney Records. The album was re-recorded in Spanish and titled Milagros which was released on October 16, 2001. The Spanish version of "Miracles Happen (When You Believe" which is titled "Siempre Hay Milagros" was included on the Spanish Version of The Princess Diaries. The Spanish Version of "Dancing in the Streets, (or "Bailando en la Ciudad") was released as a promotional single for the Disney Channel Original Movie Gotta Kick It Up!

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Myra made an appearance in the film Max Keeble's Big Move as Chelsea (opposite Brooke Ann Smith) as Jenna, Max Keeble's (Alex D. Linz) love interest. It was around this time she was on tour with Aaron Carter opening for his 2000-2001 "Party Tour." Both of the then Teen Pop artists joined the line up of the 2001 Radio Disney Live! 2001 World Tour which included the artists Hoku, A*Teens, Baha Men, Jump5, Krystal (Super Girl, The Princess Diaries) and others. Myra can also be found on several compilation albums released by Disney.

Since then, Myra has worked with other artists, being featured on a single, "Back to You" by Chicano rapper, Veze Skante which was accompanied by a music video and is a part of the compilation set "La Costa Nuestra." "La Costa Nuestra is available on iTunes. Myra has also independently released songs via-MySpace which can be found on YouTube and her Official Facebook account in video format. After an extended hiatus, Myra is currently working on her latest project(s) to date and is due for a tremendous return to the music world!

In 2016, Myra started photography with Flower God Productions on May 11 in San Francisco, CA. On August 15, 2016, Myra won the award for Female Singer of the Year by Premios Lo Nuestro Gay 2016, hosted by Dorys Presenta and Valeria Montero at Lido's Nightclub in San Jose, CA. Her nomination was announced on a Facebook poll by Valeria Montero which fans were invited to vote for their favorite local artists for different categories. Myra was the headlining musical guest for Modesto's Annual Pride in the Park Festival in Modesto, CA on October 1, 2016 for which a promotional video had been produced and released on her official Facebook and YouTube. In honor of her performances, she offered a free download of "Dance Mix Medley" which is a megamix that includes three dance remixes from her previous work, and her independent song "Give It Up" exclusively on her SoundCloud account.

Myra dancing in the street official music video


Discography

† = Japan Only

† = Japan Only

Video Games

On April 27, 2001 the Radio Disney company released a PC video game on CD-ROM compact disc called Radio Disney Music Mix Studio. It featured music by Myra, Youngstown, and Lil' J as it read on the packaging. Marketed to the 'tween and teen age group, players had the opportunity to mix and create their own songs and music videos.

Award Nominations

  • The single "Miracles Happen (When You Believe)" received an award nomination for Outstanding Song in a Motion Picture Soundtrack by the ALMA Awards.
  • Myra won the award Female Singer of the Year by Premios Lo Nuestro Gay 2016, hosted by Dorys Presenta and Valeria Montero at Lido's Nightclub in San Jose, CA.
  • References

    Myra (singer) Wikipedia