Perla Batalla
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Biography
Perla Batalla, born in 1964 in Los Angeles, California, is an American vocalist, composer, and arranger. Raised by Argentinian mother Barbara and Mexican father Jorge, both musicians who ran a record store called Discoteca Batalla, Batalla began her musical journey at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute after graduating from high school. Her career breakthrough came when she was introduced to Leonard Cohen by Julie Christensen and joined his 1988 tour as a backup singer. She continued touring with Cohen in 1993 and contributed vocals to his albums The Future (1992) and Cohen Live (1994). Batalla's debut album, Perla Batalla, was released on Discovery Records in 1994. After founding her own label, Mechuda Music, she released Mestiza (1998), which was named Best Independent Release of the year by an e-commerce company.
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- Danny Boy
- Hey Look Me Over
- Cucurrucucu Palmoma
- Innocence
- Mary Had a Baby
- Scarlet Thread
- Suzanne featuring Julie Christensen
- Anthem by Perla Batalla
- Remnant
- Iberia
- Holy Roses
- Kindness
- Ramona
- Camino a Santiago
- Cinema of Tears
- Suzanne
- The Water Is Wide
- Famous Blue Raincoat
- Bird On the Wire
- Came So Far for Beauty
- Sentimientos
- Reloj
- Ballad of the Absent Mare
- Dance Me to the End of Love
