The Colombian soprano chosen as the best voice in the world sings vallenato

The Colombian people, and especially the Caribbean region, are proud of the election of Julieth Lozano as the best opera singer in the world at the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. With tenacity and determination she raised the tricolor flag, but also the vallenato genre to which she honors due to her Caribbean roots.

For the first time, a Colombian woman steps on stage to win the audience award, which already has 40 editions. This woman with a coastal soul, managed to break a record with her imposing voice that will now resonate in the world, surpassing more than 400 participants.

He has a mother from Barranquilla and a father from Cartagena, which is why he carries his pride in this region in his blood, from which he has never been able to get away and which he remembers every time he performs his songs, even in an interview with a national channel, he performed a verse of “Dime Pajarito”, by Israel Romero, duo of Rafael Orozco in the Golden Binomial.

For this reason, the Vallenata Legend Festival Foundation exalted this logo, as another point to strengthen Vallenato folklore. On their official Twitter account they wrote the following message: “Julieth Lozano, the Colombian soprano chosen as the best voice in the world sings vallenato. The winner of one of the most important international singing competitions, she performed a piece of the song ‘Dime Pajarito.’”

“This award is to share that gift that life gave me and to see that so many people felt reflected or inspired by my participation. I feel in a bubble of happiness that I hope lasts for a long time,” said the new winner.

In her biography at the Bogotá Philharmonic, it is reflected that Lozano is a graduate of the Central University of Bogotá. In 2018 she received the President’s Award from King Charles III of the United Kingdom and appeared in the BBC documentary Queen Victoria: My Musical Britain.

She is also a Master of Performance and Artist in Opera from the Royal College of Music in London supported by the Irene Hanson Scholarship and the Sybil Tutton Award from Help Musicians UK.

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