Shery (born August 18, 1985) is a
Guatemalan
Latin pop singer and songwriter. She has recorded songs in Spanish and
Italian
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, and shared stage with such international superstars as
Chayanne
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,
Cristian Castro,
Manuel Mijares
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,
Miguel Bosé,
Enrique Iglesias,
Vikki Carr
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and
Aleks Syntek. Two of her original compositions (namely "El amor es un fantasma" and "En la vida y para siempre") have been finalists in the
John Lennon Songwriting Contest, in
New York City
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.
"El amor es un fantasma" ("Love is a Ghost"), her first album, was released in January 2008 after two and a half years of production. The CD is named after the first song ever written by the artist, which debuted in radio with 26 straight weeks in the Top 40 in her natal Guatemala in 2005.
The album features 11 original songs written by Shery, a song written by legendary Spanish songwriter
José Luis Perales, as well as duets with Italian producer / songwriter
Francesco Sondelli, Guatemalan singer Jorge "El Bardo" and another with Cuban-American vocalist
Daniel René, former member of
Latin Pop band
Menudo /
MDO. The album includes a track mixed by
Eddie Kramer
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, who has produced for
Led Zeppelin
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,
Jimi Hendrix,
Kiss
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,
The Rolling Stones
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,
Joe Cocker and
David Bowie
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.
In 2011 she released "Uno solo en este juego", a pop/rock song featuring el Bardo. The official videoclip, which features a real racing car and 3D animation effects, was directed by Jimmy Lemus and Leonel Álvarez.
[Vicente, Alfredo. "Shery propone un 2011 lleno de sorpresas", Prensa Libre, page 80, January 24, 2011]
Videoclips
*2011: ''Me converti en roca''
*2011: ''Uno solo en este juego''
*2006: ''Libre''
Number 1 National Radio Hits (Guatemala)
*2011: ''Uno solo en este juego''
*2008: ''En la vida y para siempre''
*2007: ''El Amor (duet with
Daniel René)''
*2006: ''Me converti en roca''
*2006: ''Todo se termina aqui''
*2005: ''El amor es un fantasma''
Discography
Singles
*2011: ''Me converti en roca''
** Me converti en roca (electro-pop)
** Me converti en roca (banda)
** Me converti en roca (ballad)
** Me converti en roca (instrumental / karaoke)
** El sol esperara
*2011: ''Uno solo en este juego''
** Uno solo en este juego (feat. el Bardo)
** Uno solo en este juego (solo version)
** Uno solo en este juego (Rafa midnight mix)
** Uno solo en este juego (Instrumental / sing along track)
*2008: ''En la vida y para siempre''
** En la vida y para siempre (radio cut)
** En la vida y para siempre (album version)
*2007: ''El amor''
** El amor (duet with
Daniel René)
** Todo se termina aqui
*2006: ''Me converti en roca''
** Me converti en roca
** Me converti en roca (extended version)
*2005: ''El amor es un fantasma (single/sencillo)''
** El amor es un fantasma
** Libre
Albums
*2008: ''El amor es un fantasma''
**En la vida y para siempre
**Nos desgarramos el alma
**Muerteamor
**Cuatro paredes
**El amor (duet with
Daniel René)
**Uno solo en este juego (duet with "El Bardo")
**Me convertí en roca
**El amor es un fantasma
**Continuamente (duet with Francesco Sondelli)
**Libre
**Mis lágrimas
**Todo se termina aquí
**El suspiro se me va (feat. Francesco Sondelli)
Notes
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External links
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Living people
1975 births
People from Guatemala City
Women rock singers
Italian-language singers
Rock en Español musicians
Guatemalan women singer-songwriters
21st-century women singers