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Latina Songtress Soraya dies at 37.
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Latina Songtress Soraya dies at 37.
Terrible news for Latinos everywhere. Latin Grammy winner Soraya lost her bout w/ breast cancer this morning. She was 37. She was known for her uplifting lyrics & catchy beats. Her biggest hit was 'Casi' (Almost). Here's the story from Billboard.com:
Latin Singer Soraya Dead At 37
Soraya
May 10, 2006, 4:15 PM ET
Leila Cobo, Miami
Singer/songwriter Soraya, one of the first artists to write and record in both English and Spanish, has died, Billboard has learned. She was 37.
Although details were not clear at deadline, published reports and sources say the Latin Grammy winner died this morning (May 10) in Florida. The singer had been battling breast cancer for several years and was a spokesperson for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Sources say she relapsed at the beginning of the year.
Soraya, whose mother, aunt and grandmother died of breast cancer, was diagnosed with stage three of the disease in June 2000, just as she was finalizing a new album with Universal Music Latino. She successfully underwent treatment and returned to a new record deal with EMI. Her 2003 album, the self-produced "Soraya," won her the first ever Latin Grammy for best singer/songwriter album.
A soulful singer whose music ranged from romanticism to social conscience, Soraya, born in Colombia but raised in the Untied States, launched a promising career in the late 1990s by mixing Spanish and English. A charismatic performer, from the onset, she was able to open concerts for the likes of Sting even as her songs topped the Billboard Latin Pop airplay charts. Soraya went on to become one of the most acclaimed female voices in Latin pop and rock.
Soraya's illness, compounded with her family history of the disease, led her to become a tireless advocate in the fight against cancer. In 2004, Billboard honored her with its Spirit of Hope Award for her tireless work to raise awareness on the prevention and cure of breast cancer in the Hispanic community.
"Basically my life is split in three," Soraya told Billboard at the time. "My music career. My life. And my third part is this [the fight against breast cancer]. It’s a full time job." Soraya released her last album in 2005.
This week, prior to her death, she posted a goodbye letter to fans on her Web site. "I know there are many questions without answers, and that hope doesn’t leave with me, and above all, that my mission does not end with my physical story," she wrote.
A funeral service in Soraya's honor will take place in Miami, details of which have not yet been announced.
While this is a sad time in Latino music, I'd like to remember the inspiration she was to so many lives and she will be loved and missed.
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woah someone told me about this earlier but I didn't believe him. I didn't like her music but her voice was ok and she was so young!
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this is really so sad, I liked some of her songs, she was so beautiful and very talented, RIP Soraya 
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very sad, rest in peace Soraya
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 Yeah this new was horrible for Colombia...it was in the day and it was in a live show...the host was shocked and people started crying
I really like ALL her songs...she has great songs like
De repente or SUDDENLY in english(her first hit)...(she made an english album), Cuerpo y Alma, Casi, Quedate (classic), Avalancha, Llevame, En donde estas....wow she had lot of hits...just noticed...im missing more.
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Here is the letter she left....
El camino no ha sido siempre fácil, sin embargo la esperanza, los sueños e ilusiones no han dejado nunca de estar presentes. Sueños de los cuales ustedes han sido cómplices incondicionales, algunas veces caminando a mi lado, cantando conmigo, o llevando mi mensaje de esperanza a esos lugares a los que físicamente no he podido llegar. Por eso, mil gracias.
Durante este tiempo juntos, las páginas de mi diario interno se han mantenido siempre activas. Algunas se han llenado con historias que muchos de ustedes han querido compartir conmigo por medio de e-mails o cartas, otras por experiencias vividas juntos y algunas más por pensamientos personales nacidos de su generosidad. De estas últimas páginas, he tenido el privilegio de compartir algunas en diferentes formas, mi página web, mis entrevistas, mis canciones, o en mis conciertos en donde sus aplausos alimentaban mi corazón. Últimamente estas páginas han dejado de ser internas y se han convertido en páginas compartidas, sólidas y llenas de sinceridad, creando un libro que espero sea la respuesta a muchas preguntas que no han sido aún elaboradas o contestadas.
El permitirme escribir mi historia me hizo confirmar que si bien las recompensas materiales son necesarias para el diario vivir, las recompensas espirituales son las que realmente me han permitido vivir ésta vida. Toda esa energía positiva, todo ese amor que un día logré compartir con ustedes lo he recibido siempre de vuelta multiplicado en un millón.
Gracias por abrir sus corazones a mi música, sin sus oídos mis canciones serían sólo un sueño. Mi arte ha sido siempre por ustedes y para ustedes. Espero que les permita sentir, pensar, apreciar, cuestionar, añorar y sobre todo, amar.
Mi jornada hoy día no es fácil, pero quiero que sepan que su apoyo incondicional ha estado siempre en mi corazón. No tengo duda que cada experiencia vivida, por simple o complicada que sea, ha contribuido a la sólida base de mi existencia y ha hecho que cada momento de mi vida sea especialmente importante. Como dije antes, he cumplido mi sueño y el día de hoy no puedo pedir más.
Mi misión empezó como un sueño y se convirtió en una realidad por ustedes. Hoy ha dejado de tener sólo mi voz y crece día a día por medio de las suyas. No importa si tuvimos la oportunidad de sonreír cara a cara o no, cada uno de ustedes ha sido y serán siempre una bendición para mí.
Mi historia física puede llegar a su fin, pero estoy segura que la que existe en el corazón de ustedes seguirá presente por la eternidad. Confío en que mi existencia dejará huella en la vida de ustedes beneficiando en un futuro a muchas mujeres y que la luz de mi vida iluminará la de muchas familias más. No hay dolor en vano porque la esencia de la vida consiste en trascender en los demás y en regalar el valor de mi experiencia y de mi lucha para hacer de sus días un mejor existir. Aun no alcanzamos la meta, pero se que día a día estamos mas cerca de ella. Hoy no pierdo esta batalla porque sé que lo que he luchado no es en vano, si no que ayudará a vencer una batalla mayor, la de la detección temprana y prevención de este terrible mal.
Ahora les toca a ustedes seguir con nuestra misión. Deseo de corazón contagiarles mi amor a la vida y que seas tú un canal que lleve a mucha gente este mensaje que puede salvarles la vida. Te pido comprendas la oportunidad que tienes ahora de prevenir un enemigo que puede acabar con tu vida.
¡No se dejen vencer! Hay mucho camino que recorrer y esta lucha vale la pena.
“...Cuando sólo escuchas el latido de tu corazón. Encontrarás entre su ritmo y el silencio la razón...”
Con amor
Soraya
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i remember i was in a chat with her at the begining of this year......... im really shoked for her death...... i actualy had tears in my eyes today...... her story is so sad........ yesterday i read the letter she left and i tought she will be ok..... and today in the morning i found out she was dead....  RIP soraya
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RIP Soraya, she was one good singer
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Never heard of her but it is tragic
RIP
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does anybody have a link to the 'Casi' video? It's been ages since I've seen it.
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