1. Milagros del Rosario Quezada Borbon was born on May 21,1955 and is a Dominican-American singer specializing in Merengue.
22 Facts About Milly Quezada
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Milly Quezada is a four-time Latin Grammy Award winner and has been referred to as the "Queen of Merengue" because of her impact on the world of merengue music.
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Milagros Milly Quezada Borbon was born in Santo Domingo, the daughter of two Cibao natives and sister of four musician brothers.
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Milly Quezada spent her pre-teen and teen years in Washington Heights, which was a central point in the Latin music boom of the era.
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In New York, Milly Quezada developed an in-depth knowledge of her favorite musical genre, merengue, the fastest of the Latin American popular dance music styles, sung in Spanish and native to the Dominican Republic.
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Milly Quezada graduated with a paralegal degree from Gibbs College in Montclair, New Jersey in 1992.
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Milly Quezada later decided to embark on a solo career, moving to Puerto Rico where she married and became a mother, enjoying even more success as a solo artist.
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Since the 1990s, Milly Quezada has been either on tour or in recording studios almost constantly, earning several prestigious awards and public recognition such as keys to cities.
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In January 1996, after the death of her husband and manager, Rafael Vazquez, Milly Quezada took a break from her musical career which had reached twenty years and twenty long playing records at this tragic moment in her life and the lives of her family.
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In more recent years, Milly Quezada has released music that collaborated with various artists such as Fefita la Grande, Maridalia Hernandez, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Pavel Nunez, Hector Acosta, Ilegales, Antony Santos, and Olga Tanon.
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In 2020, Milly Quezada released "Gracias A Ti", a song thanking frontline workers for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic after the deadly impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers.
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Since 2021, Milly Quezada has served as a coach on The Voice Dominicana where her singer won in both seasons.
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In 2022, Milly Quezada published her thirty-fifth release, Resistira, with Chris Hierro, the son of singer Henry Hierro.
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In 2023, Milly Quezada embarked on the "Viva La Reina" tour to honor her 45 years in the music industry.
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Milly Quezada performed at venues such as the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Eduardo Brito National Theater in her native Santo Domingo.
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Milly Quezada married to Rafael Vazquez from 1976 until his death in 1996.
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Milly Quezada was a close friend and protege of singer, band leader and politician Johnny Ventura.
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Milly Quezada joined Ventura's son, Jandy, on a tribute album where she performed "La Agarradera".
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Milly Quezada's well known Carnaval Song "La Guacherna" written by Esther Forero, is recognized along with Barranquilla's Carnival by the coveted "Worldwide Cultural Heritage" issued by UNESCO.
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In early 2009, Milly Quezada joined eleven other Dominican music legends on a national tour celebrating the merengue and bachata music traditions of the country.
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In over four decades in the music industry, Milly Quezada has released 31 records sponsored by a variety of record labels including Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
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Milly Quezada has recorded many solo albums, receiving a Latin Grammy Award for Pienso asi, MQ and Aqui Estoy Yo.