Paola Fabiana "Lola" Ponce (; born 25 June 1979), is an Argentine singer and actress. Ponce made her breakthrough in Argentina and Latin America with her debut album ''Inalcanzable'', which was released in 2001. She also earned a great popularity in Italy, after starring in musical ''

Notre-Dame de Paris Notre-Dame de Paris ( ; meaning "Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a Medieval architecture, medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the River Seine), in the 4th arrondissemen ...

'' in

Verona Verona ( ; ; or ) is a city on the Adige, River Adige in Veneto, Italy, with 255,131 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region, and is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and in Northeast Italy, nor ...

. Ponce has since released two more albums—''Fearless'' (2004) and ''Il diario di Lola'' (2008)—and has performed in Spanish, Italian and English. In 2008, along with

Giò Di Tonno Giovanni "Giò" Di Tonno (born 5 August 1973) is an Italian pop singer. In duo with Lola Ponce he won the 2008 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, with the song "Colpo di fulmine" written by Gianna Nannini Gianna Nannini (; born 14 Jun ...

, she won the

Sanremo Festival The Sanremo Music Festival ( ), officially the Italian Song Festival (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria, organized and broadcast by (RAI). It is the longest-running ...

with the song "Colpo di fulmine". She sings in many Concerts with Andrea Bocelli and Riccardo Cocciante.

Life and career

Early life and career (1982–1997)

Lola Ponce was born in

Santa Fe Province The Invincible Province of Santa Fe (, , lit. "Holy Faith") is a Provinces of Argentina, province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco Province, Chaco (divided by the 2 ...

, to Hector and María. She has two siblings, Claudia and Alejandro. Born and raised in a musical family, she formed a duo with her brother when she was only eight, performing melodic songs. Ponce took part in many festivals in Latin America as child and teenager. In 1998, she had a role in ''

Chiquititas ''Chiquititas'' (literally translated as "Little Girls", known in English as ''Tiny Angels'') is a children's musical Argentine soap opera, created and produced by Cris Morena. It starred Morena's daughter Romina Yan and Agustina Cherri. The s ...

'', a popular TV series created by

Cris Morena María Cristina De Giacomi (born 23 August 1956), professionally known as Cris Morena, is an Argentina, Argentine Award-winning television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and C ...

, and signed a recording contract with producer Oscar Mediavilla in 1999. Ponce entered the

University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires (, UBA) is a public university, public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the second-oldest university in the country, and the largest university of the country by enrollment. Established in 1821 ...

, but dropped it to pursue her music career.

Stardom (2001–present)

Ponce released her debut album ''Inalcanzable'' in 2001, achieving a great success in Latin America. In 2002, she was cast as Esméralda in theatre musical ''

'', which was shown in

, Italy, and

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

, Spain. Ponce recorded two songs for the musical soundtrack, "Ave Maria Pagana" and "Ali in Gabbia, Occhi Selvaggi", and made her breakthrough in Italy and Europe. In 2004, she released her first album in English, ''Fearless'', and in 2005 performed her song "Sleep" in the revival part of the

San Remo Festival The Sanremo Music Festival ( ), officially the Italian Song Festival (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria, organized and broadcast by (RAI). It is the longest-running ...

. In 2008, she released third studio albums ''Il diario di Lola'', which contains songs in Spanish, Italian and English. Ponce also won the 58th Sanremo Music Festival along with

and the song "Colpo di fulmine". The song reached number one at

Italian Singles Chart The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) or the Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when ...

. In 2010, Ponce appeared in several television series and films, and starred the stage adaptation of

Alessandro Manzoni Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni (, , ; 7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) was an Italian poet, novelist and philosopher. He is famous for the novel ''The Betrothed (Manzoni novel), The Betrothed'' (orig. ) (1827), generally ranked among ...

's novel '' The Betrothed''. She also participated in Argentine version of ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...

'', ''

Bailando por un sueño Bailando may refer to: * Bailando (Paradisio song), "Bailando" (Paradisio song), 1996 * Bailando (Enrique Iglesias song), "Bailando" (Enrique Iglesias song), 2014 * Bailando (Rouge song), "Bailando" (Rouge song), 2018 * ''Bailando!'', special prom ...

'', and released her first

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from ...

''Lola''.

Personal life

Ponce dated Italian lawyer Manuel Malenotti for five years, from 2005 to 2010. She began a relationship with her ''

El Talismán EL, El or el may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, fami ...

'' co-star

Aarón Díaz Aarón Díaz Spencer (born March 7, 1982) is a Mexican actor, singer, and model. He is known for playing in series aired on ABC. Early life Aarón Díaz Spencer was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to an Irish-American mother (surname ...

in 2012. They have two daughters: Erin (born February 2013) and Regina (born August 2014). The couple got married in June 2015, in a private ceremony held in Morocco.

Discography

* 2001: ''Inalcanzable'' * 2002: ''

'' * 2004: ''Fearless'' * 2008: ''Il diario di Lola'' * 2010: ''Lola''

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ponce, Lola 1982 births Argentine female models 21st-century Argentine women singers Argentine film actresses Argentine stage actresses Argentine telenovela actresses Argentine television actresses People from Santa Fe Province English-language singers from Argentina Italian-language singers of Argentina Living people People from San Lorenzo Department Sony BMG artists Sanremo Music Festival winners University of Buenos Aires alumni