Carla Morrison
Mexican musician
Carla Patricia Morrison Flores (born July 19, 1986) is a Mexican indie pop guitarist and singer. She has released three studio albums and has received various awards and nominations including two Grammy Award nominations and three Latin Grammy Awards.
Early life
Carla Morrison was born in Tecate, Baja California, to Mexican parents, Porfiria Flores and Hilario Viera, who obtained the last name Morrison when he was adopted by William Guy Morrison, born in California to a British migrant named Laura Morrison.
Morrison lived in Tecate during her early years, taking classes in drawing and dancing. At 17, she moved to Phoenix, Arizona to study music at the Mesa Community College, later dropping out to perform as the lead singer of the band Babaluca alongside Nicolas Kizer and Niki Petta. The band started working with Mark Erickson from Colorstone, but never released a completed project. Morrison soon stepped away from the band in order to pursue a solo career.
Musical career
In 2009, Morrison released her first EP, entitled Aprendiendo a Aprender, produced independently in the home studio of Jordan Beriault in Tempe, Arizona, the record contains six songs composed and produced by herself, plus a cover of Ramón Ayala's song "Tragos de Amargo Licor". Her second EP Mientras tú Dormías... was released in 2010 and was produced by Mexican singer and songwriter Natalia Lafourcade.
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