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Lido Pimienta

Born in 1986 in Barranquilla, Colombia, songwriter Lido Pimienta later moved to Canada, where her multi-genre blend of electronic pop, Afro-Colombian music, and Latin influences helped her win the country's prestigious Polaris Music Prize in 2017. She was raised in Colombia by a multi-ethnic family and began singing in punk bands as a teenager, before immigrating to Canada to join her mother in the early 2000s. Settling in Toronto, Lido Pimienta married producer Michael Ramey and began working on her 2010 debut album, Color, which was produced by her husband. The two later split ...