Lilly Goodman
{{Short description|Dominican singer and songwriter (born 1980)}}
{{family name hatnote|Goodman|Meregildo|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lilly Goodman
| image = Lilly Goodman.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Liliana Goodman Meregildo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|12|19}}
| birth_place = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
| nationality = Dominican
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 2001-present
| spouse = David M. Hegwood
| website = {{URL|http://lillygoodman.com/}}
}}
Liliana Goodman Meregildo, known professionally as Lilly Goodman (born December 19, 1980) is a Dominican singer and songwriter. Considered one of the best and most important voices in Christian music. Music has been always a part of her family[http://www.iamsecond.com/seconds/lilly-goodman/ Lilly Goodman], IamSecond.com, Retrieved 3 February 2016 and she is known for singing Christian-themed songs in Spanish. She has also received numerous nominations and awards over the years, some of which include the Latin Grammy and Cassandra Awards (currently Soberano).
Life
Goodman was born in Santo Domingo, DR in the 1980 holiday season. She is of Dominican, Cocolo, and British Virgin Islander descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanandolatierra.org/lilly-goodman-si-puedes-creer/|title=Lilly Goodman - Si Puedes Creer - Ministerio Sanando La Tierra|last=Tierra|first=Sanando la |website=www.sanandolatierra.org|date=21 August 2013|language=es-ES|access-date=2017-05-31}}{{Cite web|url=http://masmusicacristiana.org/lilly-goodman.html|title=Lilly goodman - Musica Cristiana en MasMusicaCristiana|last=AlabaTM|website=masmusicacristiana.org|language=es|access-date=2017-05-31}} She attended church where she taught at Sunday school and sang. Her singing became known via the radio. She set out to work in pharmacy but she decided to sing publicly when she was 19. Her first success was in 2001 with an album titled Contigo Dios.[http://www.buenamusica.com/lilly-goodman/biografia Lilly Goodman], Biography, BuenaMusica.com, Retrieved 3 February 2016 In 2006, she released an album titled "Sobrevivire" which saw one of her songs being sung by Brazil-based Aline Barros in Portuguese. She was declared the best Christian singer in her home country in 2006.
Goodman married David Hegwood in 2007 and set up a production company with her husband. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her two children, and is a worship pastor and artist in residence at Gateway Church in nearby Southlake.
Range and vocal style
Goodman is one of the most prodigious Gospel artists in Latin America.{{Cite web|url=http://www.historymaker.com.ar/tag/lilly-goodman|title=Lilly Goodman | History Maker}} She has a powerful, clear, and impeccable voice. Her voice has great bass and treble. The timbre of voice that it possesses is highly powerful.
Bass Notes: C # 3, D3, E3
Belts: B4, C5, C # 5, D5, Eb5, E5, F5, G5
Head voice and falsetto: A5, Bb5, B5, C6, C # 6
Features on
- Red TV (Colombia) - first year in which featured her singing
- El Juicio Final, 2008
- Alex Campos for Regreso A Ti (which won the Latin Grammy Award for "Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)")
- LillyGoodman.com [http://lillygoodman.com/]
- Teoscar Hernandez (Los Angeles Dodgers), 2024 walk-up music
References
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Category:Musicians from Santo Domingo
Category:21st-century Dominican Republic women singers
Category:Dominican Republic performers of Christian music
Category:Dominican Republic Protestants
Category:Dominican Republic people of Cocolo descent
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