:Duendita
Early life
Candace Lee Camacho was born and raised in Jamaica, Queens, New York.{{cite web|url=https://i-d.co/article/duendita-makes-folk-music-from-queens-in-2019/|title=duendita makes folk music from queens in 2019|work=i-D|date=April 10, 2019|accessdate=February 20, 2025|first=Frankie|last=Dunn}} She went to Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School then participated in New York University's Future Music Mogul program.{{cite web|url=https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2017/october/spotify-artist-duendita-alum-of-future-music-moguls.html|title=With a Boost from Spotify, a Rising Star Contemplates Her Next Step|work=New York University|date=November 3, 2017|accessdate=February 20, 2025|first=Niv M.|last=Sultan}}
Her moniker duendita came from her high school nickname which was a play of duende, a concept explored by Spanish writer Federico García Lorca.
Career
duendita released a single "one of one" in 2014. In May 2017, she released a single "yikes!" as the lead single of her upcoming debut studio album.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/05/12/duendita-yikes|title=duendita Wades Through The Aftermath Of Heartbreak On "yikes!"|work=The Fader|date=May 12, 2017|accessdate=February 20, 2025|first=Atoosa|last=Moinzadeh}} Her debut studio album, direct line to My Creator, was released on November 9, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.wherethemusicmeets.com/2019/01/25/duendita-direct-line-to-my-creator/|title=New Secret: duendita - direct line to My Creator|date=January 25, 2019|accessdate=February 20, 2025|first=Adam|last=Kessler}} It served as her senior thesis project from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/meet-duendita-a-spiritual-soul-singer-who-worships-at-the-altar-of-self-love/|title=Meet duendita, a Spiritual Soul Singer Who Worships at the Altar of Self-Love|work=Pitchfork|date=March 6, 2019|accessdate=February 20, 2025|first=Vrinda|last=Jagota}} Following its release, duendita took a hiatus from music due to mental health crisis.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2024/10/29/duendita-interview-the-mind-is-a-miracle|title=duendita is overflowing|work=The Fader|date=October 29, 2024|accessdate=February 20, 2025|first=Raphael|last=Helfand}}
In March 2024, duendita presented an audiovisual performance about resilience on the East River that was recorded in riverside Puerto Rican communities across New York City, Sound River, at the Abrons Arts Center.{{cite web|url=https://www.abronsartscenter.org/programs/sound-river|title=Sound River|accessdate=February 20, 2025|work=Abrons Arts Center}} In September 2024, she released an extended play the mind is a miracle.{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/duendita-announce-new-ep-the-mind-is-a-miracle/|title=duendita Announce New EP 'the mind is a miracle'|work=Clash|date=August 21, 2024|accessdate=February 20, 2025|first=Shahzaib|last=Hussain}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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| scope="row"| direct line to My Creator
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=Extended plays=
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| scope="row"| the mind is a miracle
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=Singles=
==As lead artist==
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| scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Album |
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| scope="row"|"One of One"
| 2014 | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "yikes!"
|rowspan="2"| 2017 | direct line to My Creator |
| scope="row"|"Another Time (World$Tar Money)" (Simon Eng with duendita) | rowspan="4" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"Let Me Live"
| rowspan="4"|2020 |
| scope="row"|"Mind" |
| scope="row"|"Yaya My Favorite" |
| scope="row"|"Us (How Sweet It Was)" (Ricky Reed with Jim James and Duendita) | The Room |
| scope="row"|"Open Eyes"
| rowspan="2"|2021 | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"bio" |
| scope="row"|"feel" (featuring Joy Guidry) | 2022 |rowspan="3"|the mind is a miracle |
| scope="row"|"planetary"
|rowspan="2"| 2024 |
| scope="row"|"born with power" |
==As featured artist==
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| scope="row"| "On a Warm Spring Night You Stunned Me" (Zugzwang featuring duendita) | 2016 | rowspan="6" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"Paradise" (AKATSUKI featuring duendita) | 2018 |
| scope="row"|"Onsite" (Bakery featuring duendita) | 2019 |
| scope="row"|"How Beautiful (she is)" (Salt Cathedral featuring duendita) | 2020 |
| scope="row"|"Lethal" (Noah Becker featuring Isaiah Barr and duendita) | 2022 |
| scope="row"|"RUNNIN" (polarboiyeahz featuring duendita) | 2023 |
=Guest appearances=
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| scope="row"|"angel"
| 2018 | rare. |
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| scope="row"|"I Will Go Until No End to Feel Your Heart Beat Next to Mine"
|rowspan="4"| 2019 | cxltgod | The Freakshow of the Century, Pt. 1 |
| scope="row"|"#memories"
| MIKE | Tears of Joy |
| scope="row"|"Different cloth."
| did this in detroit. |
| scope="row"|"Promises"
| Wiki | Oofie |
| scope="row"|"Paint Ain't Mine"
| rowspan="2"|2020 | Gremlin |
| scope="row"|"Glitch"
| OBLIVION |
| scope="row"|"Still Here"
| 2021 | Wiki | Half God |
| scope="row"|"Time Is"
| 2022 | Zelooperz | Get WeT.Radio |
| scope="row"|"Tiny Garden"
| 2023 |
| scope="row"|"Miss U"
| 2025 | MIKE | Showbiz! |
Tours
Opening act
- Crumb – Ice Melt Tour (2021){{cite web|url=https://vanderbilthustler.com/2021/10/27/crumb-and-duendita-rock-nashville-and-annihilate-me-in-bowling/|title=Crumb and duendita rock Nashville (and annihilate me in bowling)|work=The Vanderbilt Hustler|date=October 27, 2021|accessdate=February 20, 2025|first=Samuel|last=Hyland}}
- Homeshake – North American Tour (2022){{cite web|url=https://republicnola.com/event/homeshake-north-american-tour-2022/|title=Homeshake: North American Tour 2022|accessdate=February 20, 2025|work=Republic NOLA}}
- Etran de L'Aïr – North American Tour (2024){{cite web|url=https://www.3sarts.org/events/316282173611|title=Etran de L'AÏr w/ duendita|work=3S Artspace|accessdate=February 20, 2025}}
- Empress Of – For Your Consideration Tour (2024){{cite web|url=https://www.louderchicago.com/event/empress-of-with-duendita-chicago-thalia-hall-2024-10-07/|title=Empress Of with duendita|work=Louder Chicago|accessdate=February 20, 2025}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://duendita.com/}}
- {{MusicBrainz artist|id=fd94094a-32d3-4997-9d60-f4c10cb90dbe|name=duendita}}
- {{Discogs artist|duendita|name=duendita}}
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Category:21st-century American musicians
Category:21st-century American women singers
Category:American soul singers
Category:Singers from New York City
Category:American musicians of Puerto Rican descent
Category:Hispanic and Latino American singers
Category:Tisch School of the Arts alumni