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Soraya Pictures
Artist:
Soraya
Origin:
Colombia, Nacida en Point Pleasant - Nueva Jersey - USAColombia
Born date:
March 11, 1969
Death date:
May 10, 2006
Soraya Album: «Soraya»
Soraya Album: «Soraya» (Front side)
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  • Customers rating: (4.1 of 5)
  • Title:Soraya
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Review - Amazon.com
With themes that run from regrets and self-doubts to ambition and faith, Colombian singer/songwriter Soraya examines the possibilities in romantic adventures. On the upbeat rocker "Casi," she describes the struggle to get back on her feet after a disastrous turn. "Lie for You" takes the perspective of putting on a brave face outwardly while crumbling inside. But there's also hope and healing. In the acoustic and haunting ballad "Solo por Ti," Soraya portrays that falling-in-love moment of happiness with the affecting lyrics "la union de la esperanza y todos mi desos (the union of hope and my desires)." The inspiring and anthemic "A Tu Lado," catalogues the boundless limits of devotion. Soraya's expressive, sometimes half-spoken vocals run the range between Tori Amos' soft whispers and Dolores O'Riordan's yodeling wails. Musically, her pop/rock melodies are tinged by folk and country and recall early Suzanne Vega. Ultimately, Soraya's songs about surviving life's dark turns is especially poignant and relevant considering she's a breast cancer survivor, and an advocate for awareness. --Ramiro Burr
Customer review
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
- Soraya's turn.

After her hard battle with cancer, Soraya comes back full of strengh, great songs and success...the first single from this production "Casi" (almost) has been a hit in the U.S and Latin America. The song delivers an important message about life, faith and reality with lines such as: "Is this a nightmare?, it can't be true, I wake up with a landslide and I start to slip, I've almost lost my faith, I've lost strengh to keep fighting", that was her feeling when she knew about her illness.

The rest of the songs are great, like "Solo por ti" (only for you) which is a beautiful ballad or "Sin explicacion" (without explanation) which is a fusion of pop and flamenco. There's also an acoustic version of "Casi".

If you don't know much about Soraya I'd say that she's one of the most talented singers in the Latin Industry, her style may not be very commercial but she has many hits such as: "Derrepente", "Avalancha", "Si te vas" and "En donde estas?". Her first cd was recorded and realesed in England where she had a big impact with her cd in English.

Customer review
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
- Excellent CD

If there's anything lacking in this CD, that is depression. Please, the songs cover a wide range of emotions from love, happiness, and the joy of overcoming cancer. This cd comes from a true artist who writes her songs, plays her guitar, and sings from the heart. This not your usual commercial nonsense crap. BTW it helps it you UNDERSTAND Spanish otherwise you wont appreciate the beauty of her music which is perhaps what's depressing some ;)

Customer review
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
- Goodbye Soraya! But these in my heart ! FOREVER

Desde peque?o me gusto la musica de soraya, me acuerdo cuando me quedaba dormido escuchando DE REPENTE, nunca me intereso la musica de soraya como ahora, no se porque razon, pero siempre me gusto, ummm debo decir que me desconcerto la muerte de esta gran mujer puesto ademas de talentosa fue muy bella y con una voz que ni que decir, este album es el mejor de todos, sus letras profundas y mensaje de esperanza, son algo que solo ella lo hizo de una forma unica, No se porque solo promociono 2 Sencillos puesto habian muchas canciones las cuales son muy buenas, pero las mejores y las mas hermosas son MIENTO, que en su version en ingles es mejor y SIN EXPLICACION que es excelente, claro esta excepto a CASI y SOLO POR TI.

Bueno nos dejo un hermoso legado y un ejemplo de fuerza y valor como ningun otro.

Lo ultimo que digo es que compren sus CD's SORAYA y EL OTRO LADO DE MI que son muy buenos.

Customer review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
- Beautiful beyond words

Soraya's music is great and this is her best. The style, content and quality are fresh and amazing. You'll never get tired of listening to it. Viva la musica de Soraya!

Customer review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
- SORAYA

WE HAVE A FEW SORAYA CDs. A WONDERFUL VOICE, LYRICS AND A BEAUTIFUL PERSON. WE ARE SADDENED BY HER LOSS, BUT SHE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US.