Marcela Morelo

Morelo has said that she began to study music at age 7 and learned how to sing and accompany herself on the guitar at age 9.{{cite news |title=De paseo entre el pop y el folclore |work=El País (Montevideo) |publisher=Grupo de Diarios América |date=9 July 2005|id={{ProQuest|378154252}} }} Her grandfather played the bandoneon and performed in a tango orchestra. Before dedicating herself to music, Morelo worked as sales clerk in a clothing store and a supermarket cashier.{{cite news |title=La vida es un regalo para desenvolver de a poquito |work=El País (Montevideo) |publisher=Grupo de Diarios América |date=5 December 2012|id={{ProQuest|1222265659}} }}

In 2014, Morelo married her partner of 17 years, musician and producer Rodolfo Lugo.{{cite news |title=Tras de 17 años de noviazgo, Marcela Morelo pasó por el registro civil |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/tras-17-anos-de-noviazgo-marcela-morelo-paso-por-el-registro-civil-nid1728977 |accessdate=20 April 2019 |work=La Nación (Buenos Aires) |publisher=Grupo de Diarios América |date=20 September 2014}} The couple later adopted three children.{{cite news |title=Marcela Morelo: 'Mis hijos cambiaron mi percepción de la vida' |url=https://www.clarin.com/espacio-clarin/marcela-morelo-hijos-cambiaron-percepcion-vida_0_ByvWTxBPM.html |accessdate=20 April 2019 |work=Clarín (Buenos Aires) |publisher=Arte Gráfico Editorial Argentino |date=17 February 2018}}

In 1997, she released her debut album, Manantial, featuring a collection of songs she had written. Several singles released from the album, including "La fuerza del engaño" ("The Power of Deceit") and "Corazón salvaje" ("Wild Heart") were chart hits not only in Argentina but in Europe and Latin America. The album was awarded a Gold Record after three months, and it eventually sold enough copies to receive a Platinum Record.

Further releases by Morelo, including Eclipse, Tu boca (Your mouth), and Invisible, met with acclaim.

Morelo collaborated with Celia Cruz, Chichi Peralta, and Franco De Vita on a holiday-themed song, "Fuerte Navidad" ("Strong Christmas"). She recorded a duet with Miliki on his album "A mis niños de 30" ("To my children at 30"), entitled "Susanita" ("Susie", popular Spanish song for children). To aid in the fight against breast cancer, Morelo along with Rocío Dúrcal, Rosario, Ana Torroja and others recorded an album entitled Mujer (Woman).{{cite news |title=Spain-Music: Spanish singers record "Mujer" to aid anti-breast cancer campaign |url=https://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?P=sa&an=wefe000020020619dxac00mx1&cat=a&ep=ASE |accessdate=20 April 2019 |work=EFE News Service |date=12 October 2001}}

In 2017, Morelo released a "best of" compilation, Los 20 de Morelo, which included a new song, "No voy a cambiarte", a duet with Mexican performer, Carlos Rivera.

In 2019, Morelo released the single "La salida", a duet with Spanish performer, Rozalén.{{cite news |last1=Rodríguez |first1=F. |title='Corazón Salvaje' es la canción que me abrió las puertas |url=https://www.latribunadetoledo.es/noticia/Z7D863E87-0A80-C06F-CD03DBB8E9FDF1BF/201902/corazon-salvaje-es-la-cancion-que-me-abrio-las-puertas |accessdate=20 April 2019 |work=La Tribuna (Toledo, Spain) |publisher=Grupo Promecal |date=21 February 2019}} To promote the single, Morelo and Rozalén performed the song at Buenos Aires' famed Teatro Colón.

• Nominee, Premios Amigo 1998, "Best Female Artist—Latino," for Manantial{{cite magazine |title=Premios Amigo Award nominees |magazine=Billboard |date=21 November 1998 |volume=110 |issue=47 |page=52 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52 |accessdate=21 April 2019}}
• Winner, Premios Gardel 1999, "Best New Artist" for Manantial{{cite magazine |title=Latin Music 6 Pack: Following is a list of Winners of the 1999 Premios Gardel |magazine=Billboard |date=26 June 1999 |volume=111 |issue=26 |page=LM24 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA44 |accessdate=21 April 2019}}
• Winner, Premios Gardel 1999, "Best Female Pop Artist Album" for Manantial
• Winner, Premios Gardel 2010, "Best Female Pop Artist"{{cite magazine |last1=Cobo |first1=Leila |title=Gustavo Cerati Wins Big at Annual Premios Gardel Awards |url=https://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?P=sa&an=BILBIZ0020101111e6b40000h&cat=a&ep=ASE |accessdate=20 April 2019 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Neilsen Business Media |date=4 November 2010}}
• Winner, Premios Gardel 2013, "Best Female Pop Artist Album" for El club de los milagros{{cite news |title=Gané y el corazón se me fue a las nubes |work=El País (Montevideo) |publisher=Grupo de Diarios América |date=23 August 2013|id={{ProQuest|1426972219}} }}
• Winner, Premios Gardel 2017, "Best Female Pop Artist Album" for Espinas y pétalos{{cite news |title=Premios Gardel 2017: todos los ganadores |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/premios-gardel-2017-todos-los-ganadores-nid2031108 |accessdate=20 April 2019 |work=La Nación (Buenos Aires) |publisher=Grupo de Diarios América |date=6 June 2017}}

Source:{{cite web |title=Marcela Morelo: Discography |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/628841-Marcela-Morelo |website=Discogs |access-date=2 December 2020}}

• Manantial (1997)
• Eclipse (1999)
• Tu boca (2001)
• Invisible (2003)
• Morelo 5 (2005)
• Morelo Vivo – Fuera Del Tiempo (2007)
• Otro Plan (2009)
• El club de los milagros (2012)
• Espinas y pétalos (2016)
• Los 20 de Morelo (2017)
• Tu mejor plan (2020)

Source:

• "La fuerza del engaño" (1997)
• "Corazón salvaje" (1997)
• "No me lastimes" (1997)
• "Esperar por ti" (1998)
• "Manantial" (1998)
• "Para toda la vida" (1999)
• "Tu boca" (2001)
• "Gotitas" (2001)
• "No voy a cambiarte" (featuring Carlos Rivera) (2017)
• "La salida" (duet with Rozalén) (2019)
• "Almas gemelas" (duet with Soledad) (2020)

• PH, podemos hablar (2021)
• Bailando 2021 (2021)

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.marcelamorelo.com.ar/ Official Website]
• [https://www.amazon.com/Marcela-Morelo/e/B000AP5R4Y/ref=ac_dpt_sa_bio Marcela Morelo] at the Amazon.com
• [https://www.discogs.com/artist/628841-Marcela-Morelo Marcela Morelo] at Discogs
• [http://www.last.fm/music/Marcela+Morelo Marcela Morelo] at the Last.fm
• {{IMDb name|2289650}}

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