Fanny Lu, on a mission as the queen of Tropical/Pop

By: Francis Rodríguez
The Colombian singer and composer Fanny Lu prepares to make 2009 a stellar year. The release of her album “Dos,” at the end of last year, marked the beginning of a new phase in the career of this young singer who has conquered the audience with a refreshing fusion that has awarded her with the title of queen of the pop/tropical genre. The first single of this second production, “Tu no eres para mi,” rose to the top of the charts, placing number one on numerous radio stations in Latin America and the United States. This album also represents her growth.

“I’m very happy with all the support I have received from the audience, all of this has been a blessing. I wanted this album to reflect the maturity that I have reached since the release of the first album, I wanted it to be a different proposal, and I didn’t want to duplicate the formula. I’m definitively satisfied because I feel that we achieved a different product with a lot of quality,” she says about the album, which includes a duet with Noel Schajris from “Sin Banderas.”

Fanny Lu, who began her career as a TV host and actress, debuted in 2006 with the album “Lagrimas Calidas,” a production that soon crossed frontiers and internationalized her with themes like “No te pido flores,” “Te arrepentiras” and “Es por ti.” The musical career of Fanny Lu seems to have been going at full throttle, but the artist explains that her success is the result of many years of effort and a lot of dedication and passion that she has had since she was a girl. “For many, it may seem that my entire career has been easy, but not everything has been pink. Before presenting my first disc, I knocked on many doors. I don’t remember at what point I decided that I wanted to dedicate myself to this career, because since I was little, I had love for music,” says the artist who also shared some of her dreams, details of her new album and expectations with DTM.

What were you looking to do with the second album? What did you want the proposal
to be with “Dos”?
I wanted it to reflect my creative growth. Something that I always had clear when I began working on the album was that I wanted it to reflect changes. I’m grateful to the audience because they accepted me and that let me grow. What I enjoyed the most was the freedom to create new things.

With only a few days before the release of the album, the great acceptance from the public did not wait long, did this album surpass all of your expectations?
I’m very excited with the support, the truth is that I knew this album was made with a lot love and quality, but I didn’t expect this welcoming. I tried to be involved in all the process and I enjoyed every sound, every song, I put a lot of faith and dedication on everything I do.