Lilian Maranet, known as K-Mil or K-Mill, is a
Puerto Rican reggaetón
Reggaeton (, ) is a modern style of popular and electronic music that originated in Panama during the late 1980s, and which rose to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s through a plethora of Puerto Rican musicians. It has evolved fr ...
singer-songwriter and record producer. She began her career in 2003 with "Quien Tiene Mas Flow", a song which was featured on
Luny Tunes
Luny Tunes is an American reggaeton production duo consisting of Francisco Saldaña (Luny) and Víctor Cabrera (Tunes) who have been known for creating unique musical rhythms for some of the most popular reggaeton artists since the early 2000s ...
and
Noriega's debut compilation album ''
Mas Flow''. She continued recording with some of the best reggaetón producers including
DJ Nelson
Nelson Díaz Martinez (born on April 7, 1972, in San Juan, Puerto Rico), known professionally as DJ Nelson is a Puerto Rican DJ and record producer who played a significant role in the development and popularization of reggaeton. He first made a n ...
and Rafi Mecenario, appearing on several compilation albums produced by the two, among others. Despite starting her career in 2003, K-Mil has yet to release a studio album.
Musical career
In 2003, K-Mil recorded her first song "Quien Tiene Mas Flow" ("Who Has More Flow") for
Luny Tunes
Luny Tunes is an American reggaeton production duo consisting of Francisco Saldaña (Luny) and Víctor Cabrera (Tunes) who have been known for creating unique musical rhythms for some of the most popular reggaeton artists since the early 2000s ...
and
Noriega's debut compilation album ''
Mas Flow''. Before then, she had been performing at a club called "The Noise" in
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan ( , ; Spanish for "Saint John the Baptist, John") is the capital city and most populous Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the ...
. She has appeared on compilation albums produced by
DJ Nelson
Nelson Díaz Martinez (born on April 7, 1972, in San Juan, Puerto Rico), known professionally as DJ Nelson is a Puerto Rican DJ and record producer who played a significant role in the development and popularization of reggaeton. He first made a n ...
and Rafi Mercenario, among others. In 2004, she appeared on
salsa
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* Salsa (food), a variety of sauces used as condiments
* Salsa music, a popular style of Latin American music
* Salsa (dance), a Latin dance associated with Salsa music
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singer
Tito Nieves
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Early life
Humberto "Ti ...
"Ya No Queda Nada" from his debut record for Sony, ''Fabricando Fantasias''. The song also featured salsa singer
La India
Linda Bell Viera Caballero (born March 9, 1969), known professionally as La India, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, house music and Latin pop. La India has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, winning the L ...
along with reggaetón rapper
Nicky Jam
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. According to Evan Gutierrez of
Allmusic
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, the track was "as bold and modern as it comes". It
reached number one on the
''Billboard'' Tropical Songs chart for the week of February 26, 2005. This resulted in the quartet receiving a 2005 Billboard Latin Music Award nomination for "Tropical Airplay Track of the Year, Duo or Group".
Other songs performed by K-Mill are "A Ver Quien Da Más", "Aquí Llego La Que Le Mete Flow", "Asi Es Que Eh" with
Lisa M
Mary Lisa (Marlisa) Marrero Vázquez (born January 16, 1974) better known by her stage name Lisa M, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, dancer, record producer, and global DJ. She is known as the first female rapper artist to debut in La ...
, "Con El Fuete" with D'Mingo, "Dale Mas Duro" with
Las Guanabanas, "Gatas", "Mas Perreo", "Métele Perro", "Pa' Que Sudes" and the self-written "Sigo Aquí".
K-Mil has yet to release a studio album, however.
She is good friends with fellow reggaetón artist
Ivy Queen
Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez (born March 4, 1972), known professionally as Ivy Queen, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actress. She is considered one of the pioneers of the reggaeton genre, commonly referred to as the Queen of Reggae ...
.
References
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1983 births
Living people
Singers from San Juan, Puerto Rico
21st-century Puerto Rican women singers
21st-century Puerto Rican singers
Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians
Puerto Rican women rappers
21st-century Puerto Rican rappers
21st-century American women rappers