Fanny Lu

Colombian singer and actress

Fanny Lucía Martínez de Leeu (born February 8, 1973), more commonly known as Fanny Lú, is a singer from Cali, Colombia. Fanny Lu completed her studies in Colegio Bolivar and then went on later to study at Universidad de los Andes. In 1994, she became a television presenter. Afterward, she went into the music industry.

Fanny Lu
Portrait of Fanny Lu
Fanny Lu performing on La Voz Colombia in 2013
Background information
Birth nameFanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura
Born (1973-02-08) February 8, 1973 (age 51)
OriginSantiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active
  • 1994–present (as an actress)
  • 2005–present (as a singer)
Labels
Websitewww.fannylu.com

Fanny's debut album "Lágrimas Cálidas" (Warm Tears) was released in 2006. The album was an instant hit in Latin America. It was very popular in Colombia, where it spent five weeks at #1. The lead single "No Te Pido Flores" (I'm Not Asking for Flowers) also spent 7 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 Billboard Charts in Latin America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Mexico, and has received a numerous amount of airplay in Latin radio in the US. The song has also peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs. The second single from her debut album is the song called "Y Si Te Digo"(And If I Tell You) and it peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs.

Singles

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Year Title Chart Positions Album
U.S. Latin Colombia
2007 "No Te Pido Flores" #16 #1 Lágrimas Cálidas
"Y Si Te Digo" #1 #1

Filmography

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Fanny Lu did the Spanish translated voice for Beth, a character in the Sony Pictures animated film "Open Season" or "Amigos Salvajes", which is the Spanish title.

Other websites

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