Grace de Gier
Grace Salazar Carreño, better known as Grace de Gier, is a Colombian indie pop and alternative rock singer and songwriter. Born in Duitama and based in the Netherlands, she released her first studio album in 2020, titled Mágico, and has since recorded a few singles and Extended Plays. In December 2022 she was recognized as the best pop rock singer of the year at the Mara International Awards.
Biography
Early years
The daughter of Jorge Salazar and Luding Carreño, Grace was born in the municipality of Duitama, Boyacá and settled in the Netherlands in the late 2000s. Inspired by rock and pop bands like The Killers, The Cranberries, The Cure, Roxette and Garbage, she decided to start a solo career framed in indie pop and alternative rock, while retaining some elements of traditional Colombian music.Career
After recording a few singles, in September 2020 she released her first full-length album, entitled Mágico composed of ten songs. Her single "Llévame", which featured a video clip recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, was recognized by the newspaper El País as one of the ten most outstanding songs for the year 2021. After releasing the single and video clip of "Ansiedad", in mid-2021 she released her first song in English, entitled "You Know", which managed to enter the charts in the Netherlands.In early 2022 she presented a three-song EP entitled "Tell Me", and in November she toured the city of Bogotá. "And Now", one of the songs included in the EP, reached the second position in a radio chart in England, and the single "Dime" was included in the Dutch Top 40 Tipparade. In December 2022 she was recognized at the Mara International Awards as the best pop rock singer of the year, in a ceremony held in the city of Medellín.