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Girl Ultra
Birth nameMariana de Miguel
BornMexico City, Mexico
GenresRhythm & Blues
OccupationSinger-songwriter
LabelsFinesse Records
Musical artist

Mariana de Miguel, (born 1996) better known as Girl Ultra, is a Mexican R&B artist. She signed to Mexican label Finesse Records in 2016 and released her debut EP, Boys, in 2017. Boys includes a Spanish language cover of Daniel Caesar track "Get You". She released her second EP, Adiós, in 2018.

Early life and Artistry

Mariana 'Nan' de Miguel was born and raised in Mexico City. She was part of a disco band called Affer in high school. Her influences included music by Beyoncé and Destiny's Child.

In 2019 Girl Ultra collaborated with Cuco on a bilingual song in English and Spanish called Damelove, recorded in Los Angeles.

She has also notably collaborated with Little Jesus for her 2022 song "Punk" which samples Gwen Stefani's Bubble Pop Electric.

Discography

  • Boys (EP, 2017)
  • Adiós (EP, 2018)
  • Nuevos Aires (First full-length album, 2019)
  • EL SUR (EP, 2022)
  • blush (EP, 2024)

References

  1. Lee, Alexa. "Girl Ultra Takes Mexican R&B Beyond the Border". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  2. Ernesto Lechner (2024-07-15), "Glamor and Disco Decadence: Girl Ultra Is Making Us 'Blush'", Spin, retrieved 2024-07-17
  3. López, Mixar (2017-03-09). "Hormonas de 21 años: Una charla con Girl Ultra". Noisey (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  4. "Meet Girl Ultra, a Bleeding-Heart R&B Diva From Mexico City". Remezcla. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  5. "Up Next: Meet Girl Ultra, The Mexican Baby Girl Of R&B En Español". Fierce. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  6. "Manual de los adioses, por Girl Ultra". Beatburguer (in Spanish). 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  7. Lee, Alexa. "Girl Ultra Takes Mexican R&B Beyond the Border". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  8. "Girl Ultra on Exclusive Interview with Out Now". Out Now Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  9. "Meet The Best Friends Breathing New Life Into Mexico's R&B Scene". The FADER. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  10. ^ "Interview With Singer Girl Ultra". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-12-08.


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