Florencia "Flor" Caserta (born April 13, 1984) is an
Argentine female
pop and
rock
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singer.
Biography
Caserta was born in
El Palomar,
Buenos Aires
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. She met Pablo Romero, singer of the band , who heard her singing and invited her to make a disc of
covers from different bands from El Oeste (the western zone of
Greater Buenos Aires). It was there that she recorded her first song, “Mañana en el Abasto”, by
Sumo.
After that, they proposed that she record some demos of pop music. The process lasted two years, until they obtained five songs which they presented to producer
Gustavo Santaolalla
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.
Discography
Flor's first album is the self-titled ''Flor'' (2006). Tracks include:
*"La Respuesta" (The Answer)
*"No, nada" (No, nothing)
*"Aire" (Air)
*"Igual" (Same One)
*"Sal" (Get Out)
*"Girar" (To Turn)
*"Así" (Like This)
*"¿Qué será?" (What Will Be?)
*"Jazmín"
"Jazmín" was the album's first single. "La Respuesta" was its second single.
Charts
Production
Pablo Romero, Gustavo Santaolalla, Adrián Sosa. Associated Producer:
Aníbal Kerpel
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.
The album was recorded in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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by Aníbal Kerpel. Mixed in "La Casa" studies in Los Angeles.
See also
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Mononymous persons
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External links
Official websiteBiography of FlorFlor, the "Argentine rock princess"
in Clarín Journal
in Página 12
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Flor, nominated at two Gardel AwardsFlor, nominated
at the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America as Best New Act (South)
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1984 births
Living people
21st-century Argentine women singers
Women rock singers
People from Morón Partido