Vanessa Zamora Ramírez (born July 22, 1991) is a Mexican/American singer, songwriter, producer, known professionally as Vanessa Zamora. She speaks English and Spanish fluently. Zamora plays several instruments including acoustic guitar, piano, keyboard and drums.
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Birth name | Vanessa Zamora Ramírez |
Also known as | Damaleona |
Born | Tijuana, México | July 22, 1991
Origin | Tijuana |
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Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, producer, performer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano, bass, drums |
Years active | 2014 – present |
Labels | Independent music |
Website | Official website |
Vanessa Zamora is a singer and songwriter of Mexican descent born in Tijuana, Baja California on July 22, 1991. Zamora is a daughter of parents who were pianists; since a very early age she showed interest in the classic arts; learning guitar, drums, acting, ballet and modeling. She started attending piano classes at 8 years old[1] at Academia de Música de Mexico acquiring instruction in piano, at 9 years old she was instructed in guitar and drums. She continued with her music as a hobby until she was 18 years old, attending university at Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, at that time she publicly started showing her music; she began doing video covers of various artists uploading them on YouTube and other social networking sites;[2] she was known for the habit of writing whatever she thought, lived or felt in notebooks which she described as "brain drain.[3] In 2012 she concluded her first EP 'Correr',[4] later in 2012 'No Sabes'.[5] She graduated in communication sciences in 2013 as an honor student. In 2014 she presented her first album Hasta la fantasía.[6] In 2015 she presented the single 'Control'.