Ana Lía
Singer - Actor - Songwriter - Performing Artist
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Yo Soy Yo
album EP
Ana Lía gets bored easily, so she loves playing with different genres to express the various facets of her personality. "Yo Soy Yo" aims to be a celebration of her individuality and the nuances that make her human. Its seven songs represent the Ana Lía who loves herself, who lives with eternal nostalgia, who is afraid of losing a loved one, who grieves with vulnerability, who has felt betrayed, and who is in love. For the 'Yo Soy Yo' album EP, she focuses especially on Dominican and Afro-Caribbean genres: Dominican mambo, Samaná bambulá, merengue bases fused with alternative, bachata, reggaeton, and Afrobeat.
Ana Lía
Singer - Actor - Songwriter - Joy provider
Ana Lía lights up a room. A Dominican-Canadian, her charming, vibrant performances deliver an unmistakable experience for every audience. The singular blend of pop and Latin rhythms and her bright, rich voice, makes her music enjoyable beyond language.
In June 2023, she released her debut album, Cíclica. On September 12th, she's releasing her sophomore album, Yo Soy Yo. She's opened for Alex Cuba and Las Migas in concert, has played the NXNE, the Canadian B2BBQ pre-WOMEX in A Coruña, Spain, Le Phoque OFF, BIME Bogotá, Folk Canada and at Folk Alliance International 2025, Tallinn Music Week 2025 and Sunfest PRO showcase 2025. She was part of First Up by RBCxMusic's 2024 cohort. She's garnered over 301K streams, more than 120K listeners in 114 countries on Spotify.
This up and coming firecracker is here to stay and infect us with her luminous energy.
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En Mi Sala (Live sessions)
Ana Lía performs four live acoustic versions of her originals and a Lola Indigo cover in this series, 'En Mi Sala' sessions. These stripped-back versions highlight her powerful vocals and unique Latin pop sound. Filmed live in Toronto, this performance offers a raw and intimate glimpse into Ana Lía’s artistry. She's accompanied by flamenco guitarists, Benjamin Barrile and Nicolas Hernandez and also by Chendy León on percussion.
This video series is also released as an EP 2024 on all the digital streaming platforms.
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About Gandío
Gandío is an old Dominican slang that refers to someone greedy and selfish. They always want more despite already having enough and they don't care if others don't have any.
This song is an empowerful hymn of unity against the "gandíos".
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BIO
Ana Lía lights up a room. Her voice captivates audiences with its bright, rich, and warm tone, as she impersonates the soul of each song in a way that transcends spoken language. She is vibrant, effortlessly charming, and her performances a delightful blend of powerful, emotional and fun.
A Dominican-Canadian, Ana Lía’s childhood and adolescence in Santo Domingo, was surrounded by a diversity of music genres. Rhythmic Dominican and Latin songs, jazz, Spanish and English pop, R&B, flamenco, hip-hop, and even classical, shaped the way she crafts music today.
The first time she sang in front of an audience was at a family retreat. The MC encouraged anyone who would like to sing a hymn to go on the stage. To the surprise of the audience, it was eight-year- old Ana Lía who grabbed the mic and sang in perfect pitch and a sweet, bright voice. As she walked back to her seat, she regretted having let go of the mic.
Ana Lía’s love for the performing arts was undeniable. Her parents enrolled her in acting, singing and dance classes and she started writing songs and performing for her neighbours. After graduating high school, she came to Toronto and studied at Randolph College for the Performing Arts, where she received classical vocal training and graduated in 2012 as a triple-threat artist. After Randolph, Ana Lía studied with various renowned Flamenco vocalists from Andalusia, Spain, and performed across Ontario with top Canadian Flamenco dance companies.
In 2015, she joined the rumba-funk band, Santerias, as lead vocalist and performed at multiple festivals around Ontario, releasing their first EP album “Hurricane” in 2018.
In 2020, Ana Lía launched herself as a solo artist and since then she’s released multiple singles, various collaborations, an acoustic audiovisual EP 'En Mi Sala (Live Sessions)' (2024), and two studio albums 'Cíclica' (2023) and 'Yo Soy Yo' (2025).
She's opened for Alex Cuba in concert in 2022, played the NXNE 2022, showcased at the Canadian B2BBQ pre-WOMEX 2023 in A Coruña, Spain, also at Phoque OFF 2024, Syli d’Or 2024, BIME Bogotá 2024, Folk Music Ontario 2024, Folk Alliance International 2025, Tallinn Music Week 2025 and Sunfest PRO 2025. She was part of First Up by RBCxMusic's 2024 cohort. She's garnered over 301K streams, more than 120K listeners in 114 countries on Spotify.
This up and coming firecracker is here to stay and infect us with her luminous energy.
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