An amalgam of industry rules, outsider opinions, and criticism from listeners, her own gut feelings-those internal nudges toward one direction or another, the inner validation that you’re doing the right thing-had been silenced altogether. Taking the outdoor stage at Coachella, filling to capacity Mexico City’s famed Auditorio Nacional, and sold-out US tours followed.īut there came a point when an inner voice of fear was all Morrison could hear. Snowballing from a Grammy nomination for her 2010 EP Mientras Tú Dormías, onto 2012’s Déjenme Llorar, and the 2016 release of Amor Supremo, her success grew rapidly. Being a highly sensitive person, it was just a lot. I would find myself thinking very often that I wanted to die. “For the longest time, I questioned the purpose of my existence, when I was in the middle of my success. Centering herself may have saved her life. These past few years, she’s analyzed who she’s been and who she wants to be, culling empowerment from both. Listen to Carla MorrisonĪcclaimed singer-songwriter Carla Morrison is returning to music brand new. Morrison has performed at Coachella, Mexico City’s famed Auditorio Nacional, and throughout the US, collaborating over the years with Lila Downs, Calexico, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Ricky Martin, J Balvin, and more. She always puts on a great show.Raw retellings of emotional, personal heartbreaks are the bedrock of Tecate, Baja California-born singer-songwriter Carla Morrison’s material, and this honest approach has earned her multiple Grammy nominations and Latin Grammy wins over the course of five albums. Her music is emotional, clever, and well done, and if you have not seen her live, I would recommend it. She has also released multiple singles, including “Esta Soledad”, “Yo Sigo Aqui”, “Hasta La Piel”, and “Dejenme Llorar”. ![]() She followed it with three other albums between 20. Later, she started doing solo work and released her first EP, Aprendiendo A Aprender, in 2009. Originally, she played her compositions under the name 'Babaluca', and that became the name of her first band. She dropped out of music school soon after to follow her own, more spiritual approach to music. She began to formally study music as the age of seventeen. She had an artistic childhood, and was encouraged to dance, draw, and sing from a young age. Carla Patricia Morrison Flores, from Baja California, is a Mexican singer/songwriter. As soon as she finishes, however, they burst into applause, cheering loudly, and she smiles. While she plays, the audience is respectfully silent, enjoying her voice. Her fingers expertly pick out the chords, releasing a haunting, melancholy tune which she accompanies with her emotive voice as she sings “Disfruto”. In 2013, she released a brand new single entitled “Disfruto”.Ĭarla Morrison stands on the stage, lit up by the orange light filtering across it, and strums her acoustic guitar. She also played at Festivals including the Vive Latino Festival, where she performed at first in 2011 to nine thousand people, and then in 2012, she performed to thirty thousand people, in 2013 she performed to an estimated 65 thousand people. Following this success, she embarked on an international tour that took Morrison to Europe, to South America and North America. The two that it won were for “Best Alternative Album” and “Best alternative Song”. The album “Dejenme Llorar” which was later released on March 24th 2012 gained much critical acclaim and was nominated for five awards at the Latin Grammy Awards. With two EP’s done and dusted, it was time to work on a full-length studio album. The EP was fortunately nominated for a Latin Grammy Award, and around this time, she managed to sell out the majority of her shows. Again, it built Morrison’s success further, with her touring around Mexico in some of the major cities. In 2010, she released her sophomore EP, “Mientras Tu Dormias”. She fortunately found herself releasing the singles “Esta Soledad” and “Lagrimas” which both found their way onto the soundtrack of the television show, entitled “Soy tu Fan”. ![]() ![]() It was an independent project that found it’s way into the right hands in the media, catapulting her status exponentially. It was in 2009 that Morrison released her debut EP, “Aprendiendo a Aprender”.
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