The young Venezuelan Bárbara Teresa makes herself known with her first bilingual release

This weekend marks the recording debut of Bárbara Teresa, a new figure in the musical firmament whose debut is produced through the EP “Texts I Never Sent”, which had already been released digitally in three parts, but which was It is available in its entirety from Friday through platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.

Born 19 years ago in Caracas, Venezuela, the girl who lives in the city of Los Angeles began singing and taking piano lessons when she was very young, while in her teens she was encouraged to write songs and teach herself to play the guitar. and the ukulele.

Although she always knew she wanted to immerse herself in the world of entertainment, her educational commitments made this an elusive dream. However, after graduating from high school, he decided to drop his initial plan to attend college and took a gap year to pursue his music career.

This unexpected detour in the course of her life resulted in a six-song EP distinguished by a level of sophistication unusual for such a young singer, as evidenced by the neo-soul vibe of “Real Life”, the playful vocalization of “Overrated”, the exuberant rhythm of “Saturday Night” and the vulnerability of “Just This One Time”.

2022 finds her studying at Duke University, at the same time that she has just recorded a group of songs aimed at the Latin American market in collaboration with singer, songwriter and record producer Josh Cumbee, known for his work with Armin van Buuren, and acclaimed hitmaker and producer Claudia Brant, who throughout her long career has worked alongside such stars as Carlos Santana, Alejandro Sanz, Luis Fonsi, Barbra Streisand, Ricky Martin, JLo and Michael Bublé, among others. .

In fact, Brant is not only co-author of the aforementioned “Overrated”, which is a bilingual composition, but also of another of the pieces that are part of Ana Bárbara’s repertoire, “Between four walls”, presented in the original language of Barbara Theresa.