Soraya (musician)

Soraya
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Background information
Birth name	Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas
Born	March 11, 1969 Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States
Died	May 10, 2006(2006-05-10) (aged 37) Miami, Florida, United States
Genres	Latin pop pop rock alternative rock world folk
Occupations	Singer-songwriter guitarist arranger record producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Years active	1996–2006
Labels	Island Polydor Mercury EMI Capitol
Website	soraya.com

Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas (March 11, 1969 – May 10, 2006) was a Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer.

A successful Colombian music star, she had two number-one songs on Billboard's Latin Pop Airplay charts. She won a 2004 Latin Grammy Award for "Best Album by Songwriter" for the self-titled album Soraya, which she produced, and received a 2005 Latin Grammy Award nomination for "Female Pop Vocal Album" for her album El Otro Lado de Mi (literally "The Other Side of Me"). She was the opening act for the 2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Her career spanned ten years, and she recorded five albums.

Soraya died on May 10, 2006, following a long struggle against breast cancer.