Lhasa de Sela
Lhasa de Sela (1972 - 2010), also known under the moniker Lhasa, was a Canadian singer of Mexican and Jewish descent.
In 1985 at age 13 when her parents separated, Lhasa, her mother and her sisters settled in San Francisco where Lhasa started singing in a Greek cafe. She included Spanish language lessons in her high school studies. After viewing a documentary about Billie Holiday, Lhasa determined that she, too, would make a career in singing. In Read Full BioLhasa de Sela (1972 - 2010), also known under the moniker Lhasa, was a Canadian singer of Mexican and Jewish descent.
In 1985 at age 13 when her parents separated, Lhasa, her mother and her sisters settled in San Francisco where Lhasa started singing in a Greek cafe. She included Spanish language lessons in her high school studies. After viewing a documentary about Billie Holiday, Lhasa determined that she, too, would make a career in singing. In 1991 she traveled to Montreal to visit her sisters who were students at l'École nationale de cirque, the National Circus School of Canada, and she decided to make Montreal her home. Steeped in a Francophone culture for the first time, she sang for five years in bars, collaborating with rock guitarist Yves Desrosiers. In 1992, Denis Wolff, general manager of the independent Canadian record company, Audiogram, saw Lhasa performing, her head shaved, in front of a tiny nightclub audience. He was struck with "her personality, her charisma and her voice" – he soon signed her to the label. With Desrosiers she developed the material that eventually became her first album.
Born in Big Indian, New York, she grew up in the United States and Mexico, and moved to Montreal, Canada when she was twenty years old. After the success of her 1998 album La Llorona, which mixes everything from traditional Mexican music to klezmer to alternative rock, she moved to France. Her album The Living Road was released in 2003. In 2005 she won the “Americas” category in the Awards for World Music. She released her third and last album, Lhasa in 2009.
Lhasa de Sela died of breast cancer in Montréal, Québec, on 1st January 2010.
In 1985 at age 13 when her parents separated, Lhasa, her mother and her sisters settled in San Francisco where Lhasa started singing in a Greek cafe. She included Spanish language lessons in her high school studies. After viewing a documentary about Billie Holiday, Lhasa determined that she, too, would make a career in singing. In Read Full BioLhasa de Sela (1972 - 2010), also known under the moniker Lhasa, was a Canadian singer of Mexican and Jewish descent.
In 1985 at age 13 when her parents separated, Lhasa, her mother and her sisters settled in San Francisco where Lhasa started singing in a Greek cafe. She included Spanish language lessons in her high school studies. After viewing a documentary about Billie Holiday, Lhasa determined that she, too, would make a career in singing. In 1991 she traveled to Montreal to visit her sisters who were students at l'École nationale de cirque, the National Circus School of Canada, and she decided to make Montreal her home. Steeped in a Francophone culture for the first time, she sang for five years in bars, collaborating with rock guitarist Yves Desrosiers. In 1992, Denis Wolff, general manager of the independent Canadian record company, Audiogram, saw Lhasa performing, her head shaved, in front of a tiny nightclub audience. He was struck with "her personality, her charisma and her voice" – he soon signed her to the label. With Desrosiers she developed the material that eventually became her first album.
Born in Big Indian, New York, she grew up in the United States and Mexico, and moved to Montreal, Canada when she was twenty years old. After the success of her 1998 album La Llorona, which mixes everything from traditional Mexican music to klezmer to alternative rock, she moved to France. Her album The Living Road was released in 2003. In 2005 she won the “Americas” category in the Awards for World Music. She released her third and last album, Lhasa in 2009.
Lhasa de Sela died of breast cancer in Montréal, Québec, on 1st January 2010.
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De Cara a la Pared
Lhasa de Sela Lyrics
Llorando
De cara a la pared
Se para la ciudad
Llorando
Y no hay más,
Muero quizás
Ha! Dónde estás
Soñando
De cara a la pared
Se quema la ciudad
Soñando
Sin respirar
Te quiero amor
Te quiero amor
Rezando
De cara a la pared
Se hunde la ciudad
Rezando
Santa María
Santa María
Santa María
Muriendo
Contributed by Abigail S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Sebastiano dell'Isola
Soy Itaiano.Estoy Empezando a estudiar Espanol y me gustan muchissimo los textos, la musica e la voz encantadora de Lhasa. Me duele su prematura muerte.
Alvaro aka Tico
She battled breast cancer for almost two years, she was 37 RIP sweet Lhasa de Sela. She died New Years Day 2010❤️
Vivian Bil
Murió joven pero su música permanece
Emilce Martinez
Quienes son los 19 insolentes que pusieron "no me gusta"
Alvaro aka Tico
Ya son 172 (5/27/20) 😭
Keitzendorf
Algunos antropoides adictos ala musica de potrero.
capitannombrete
Ignorantes que expresan su opinión libremente sin tener en cuenta las intolerancias de los demás. ¡Ah, qué mala gente!
Xochiquetzal Betanzos
Insolentes, usted lo ha dicho
Lorena Rousseau
Lo que pasa es que esta cancion es para personas educadas y esos 19 no lo son
Robert eR
Llorando
de cara a la pared
se apaga la ciudad
Llorando
Y no hay màs
muero quizas
Adonde estàs?
Soñando
de cara a la pared
se quema la ciudad
Soñando
sin respirar
te quiero amar
te quiero amar
Rezando
de cara a la pared
se hunde la ciudad
Rezando
Santa Maria
Santa Maria
Santa Maria
Muriendo