SORAYA

Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas (March 11, 1969 – May 10, 2006) was a Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, arranger, and record producer. She had two number-one songs on Billboard's Latin Pop Airplay charts. She won the 2004 Latin Grammy Award for "Best Album by Songwriter" for her self-titled album Soraya, which she produced. She also received a 2005 Latin Grammy Award nomination for "Female Pop Vocal Album" for her album El Otro Lado de Mí. Soraya was the opening act for the 2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Her career lasted ten years, during which she recorded five albums. She died on May 10, 2006, after a long battle with breast cancer.