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pop and electronic musician. She is most noted for her single "see", which was a
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nominee for Dance Recording of the Year at the
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.Richard Trapunski
"Junos 2022: a more diverse nominees list?"
. ''
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'', March 2, 2022.
Born in
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,
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, to immigrant parents from
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, Ceréna released music, including the full-length album ''House Arrest'' in 2018, as Andrés Sierra before coming out as
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,Richard Trapunski
"The Sound of Toronto in 2022: 20 local artists to watch"
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'', February 24, 2022.
and was one of the organizers of the
Club Quarantine ''Club Quarantine'' (Club Q) is a Virtual community, virtual gay club based in Toronto that began hosting URL (online) parties in early 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Created by four friends, recording artist Ceréna, Ceréna Sierra, DJ Casey ...
series of
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-based club nights for LGBTQ audiences during the
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. She released the album ''resurrection'' in 2021, and considers the album her true debut as it represents her first time making music as her full and true self. She originally paid the full fee to submit her music for Juno consideration, only to have the organizers contact her and offer to refund the fee under its new submission access program to waive submission fees for new and emerging artists. She had also originally submitted only in the new Underground Dance Single of the Year category, only to be encouraged by the organizers to submit in the established dance category as well. She has also composed music for the television series ''
Sort Of ''Sort Of'' is the debut studio album by the avant-rock band Slapp Happy. It was recorded in Wümme, Bremen, Germany in May and June 1972 with Faust (band), Faust as their backing band, and released on LP by Polydor Records in 1972. In 1980 Re ...
''. Alongside Emily Persich, Moël, Terrell Morris,
Shan Vincent de Paul Shan Vincent de Paul (SVDP) is a Sri Lankan-born Tamil Canadian recording artist and director from Toronto. Paul released his debut album "Saviors" in 2016 and his second album "Trigger Happy Heartbreak" along with an EP "SVDP 1" in 2017. He i ...
and
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, she won the
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for Best Original Music in a Comedy Series at the