Young Grammy-winning singer Soraya, one of the first Latin singer songwriters to write and record in both English and Spanish, has lost her life to breast cancer. Soraya, whose mother, aunt and grandmother died of breast cancer, was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer six years ago. She had treatment and went into remission from the disease, but sources say she relapsed at the beginning of this year. A soulful and romantic singer who combined her music with a social conscience, launched a promising career a decade ago. Known as a charismatic performer, she had hits on Spanish-language charts and her success in English had caught the attention of Alanis Morissette, Tori Amos and Sting, who all asked her to be an opening act on their tours. She had also collaborated with her childhood hero, Carole King. Soraya went on to become one of the most acclaimed female voices in Latin pop and rock. She released her last album in 2005. She was 37.
1. Soraya was special for me....
Posted at 2:20AM on May 14th 2006 by virginia