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Per accedere al mio curriculum in dettaglio visita il mio sito! María Nahíma (artistic name for María del Carmen Odría-Jiménez) was born in Lima, Peru as the inevitable convergence of the talents of her mother, Carmita Jiménez, a famous Puerto Rican songstress and her father, David Odría, a renowned Peruvian producer and radio & TV host.
A precocious artist, at the young age of six, María commenced her career by performing as a “guest artist” in her mom’s concerts. She initiated formal vocal lessons at fourteen and started writing “openings” and translating songs from English and Italian into Spanish for other well known artists.
In 1987, María graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Modern Languages with a minor in Drama from University of Puerto Rico. As a professional actress, María has performed from classic theatre to musicals, as well guest appareances in TV sit-coms.
After a Master's in Italian Language from Middlebury College (VT), María moved to Italy. It took her long to realize how hard it would be to deal with the disadavantages of anonymity and restarting a musical career from zero. She began competing successfully in local song festivals and was hired as background vocalist on various albums and also as lead singer of various music bands (pop, r&b, Gospel).
At the end of the 90's Maria had already registered various covers including, "dance", disco and New Age music.
In the beginning of 2000 she started working with Beppe Dati, one of the most prolific and renowned songwriters of the Italian panorama as well as with friend Goffredo Orlandi. Among her works, her artistic production of the album of puertorican star Wilkins, "Tu Fan", (for which she wrote 9 songs) was acclaimed as the third best of 2005 in Puerto Rico, well above many others of the prominent latin music industry. In the meantime, Gosia Andrzejewicz, already a star in Poland, asked Maria to write in English her smashing hit "Slowa"("Words") which won her a gold record in her country. Legendary Italian producer Alessandro Colombini, chose "Tanto, Tanto Amor" (Orlandi-Odría) as the new single of Silvia Mezzanotte, former lead voice of the Italian historical music band Mattia Bazaar. The song was recorded in Spanish and Italian and was also included in Silvia's new album ""Il Viaggio".
At the end of 2006 Wilkins' new album "Disco de Oro", included Maria's touching song "Te extraño" - "I Miss You" already present in "Tu Fan" and second single of "Disco de Oro".It was a smashing radio hit in Puerto Rico and the song is already considered a classic.
2008 has begun with new songs for international artists. The long-awaited production of young latin idols MDO is entitled "Sabe a Ti" (one of Maria's songs). Spanish singer
Bea Bronchal's new recording "Kilómetro 0" includes my "Magia Sobrenatural". Italian lyric trio "Appassionante" have recorded "Apasionante" (Orlandi-Buffat-Odría)and Latin Grammy-nominees Negroni's Trio have invited Maria to sing and perform "En Silencio".
Maria is frequently in recording studio registering background vocals, as well as writing new songs and developing musical ideas and projects. Her experience in acting, singing, producing and writing (in three languages!), as well as her warm soulful voice makes of her a very versatile interpreter.
Maria Nahima is a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) and SIAE (Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori)
Guapisima que hermosa te quedo tu pagina, no cabe dudas q quien lo hereda no lo hurta. Eres de lo q ya no hay Dios te bendiga siempre un besazo grandisimo. Pa'lante que lo tienes todo.
Me gustaron los cambios. Te quedo todo muy lindo. Y la foto, por supuesto.
Jul 3 2008 10:48 AM
Muchas gracias por aceptarme no sabes q alegria me has dado, aqui paso por tu pagina para desearte un 4th de Julio feliz y seguro! Un besazo y adelante
Ciao Maria,sono onorato dalla tua amicizia,ti ricordi di me?sono il batterista che ha suonato sul disco di Wilkins(amico di Goffredo)un salutone Francesco Isola
Hola maria soy la hermana de Edwin Ocasio espero que estes muy bien hacia muchos años que no sabia de ti mi hermano me dijo hace un tiempo que supo de ti o que hablo contigo me alegro que tengas my space para poder comunicarnos y saber de ti mi familia esta toda bien Gracias a Dios cuidate mucho... Mabel
Mi querida amiga:
La cancion que escribiste tu "Te extraño" se está escuchando en la radio de PR. Felicitaciones, tu sabes bien que esa cancion significa mucho para muchos de nosotros.
Pa'lante boricua.
Mari, tengo muchos recuerdos muy lindos de tu mami cuando hize una temporada en el Caribe Hilton con ella. Nunca la olvidare. Sigues cantando tan hermoso. Un abrazo.
