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10 Facts About Mariana Vega

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Mariana Vega was born on 11 February 1985 and is a Venezuelan singer-songwriter, successful in her native country and Mexico, and the winner of the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist in 2014.

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Mariana Vega was born in Caracas, the youngest of four siblings.

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Mariana Vega studied at the Emil Friedman School, and at age 15 moved to Toronto, where at 16 she began to develop her musical career.

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Mariana Vega graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Industrial Relations and Psychology, and decided to dedicate herself fully to music, because she had taken music classes there, guiding her into this profession.

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Mariana Vega first appeared at local venues, and then larger rooms.

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Mariana Vega visited her native land to attend the wedding of a cousin, and it was there that a record executive listened to her, accompanied by an electric guitar, and asked for a demo, for his later musical production.

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Mariana Vega released her EP Hablame through the Venezuelan label Sonografica in 2008.

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That same year, Vega received the 2008 Pop Artist of the Year award given by the Record Report organization, for being the artist with the most singles in the top 10 and having the most talked-about album of the year in her country.

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In 2013, Mariana Vega released her second studio album entitled Mi burbuja, from which came the singles "Mi burbuja" and "De tu voz".

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Mariana Vega is married to Sergio Pizzolante, a media consultant for TV, film, and entertainment companies.