Miss Colombia (album)
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| Miss Colombia | ||||
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| Released | April 17, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Latin pop, electronic | |||
| Length | 43:36 | |||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| Label | Anti- | |||
| Producer | Prince Nifty, Lido Pimienta | |||
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Miss Colombia is the third studio album by Colombian–Canadian musician Lido Pimienta. It was released on April 17, 2020, through Anti Records.[1] The album features collaborations with Li Saumet, vocalist of Bomba Estereo, as well as Rafael Cassiani Cassiani and Sexteto Tabala. The album was nominated for several awards, such as the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album,[2] the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album,[3] the Polaris Music Prize[4] and the Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year.[5]
The album title comes from the Miss Universe 2015 controversy, when the presenter of the show, Steve Harvey, mistakenly announced Ariadna Gutiérrez of Colombia as the new Miss Universe. Only after being crowned did Harvey return to the stage to apologize, stating that Gutiérrez was in fact the first runner-up, with Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines the actual winner. Following the incident, racism from Colombians towards Harvey and Wurtzbach led Pimienta to reflect on her identity and on differences between her home country of Colombia and her country of residence, Canada.[6] She said "the floodgates opened, my head exploded, depression started, anxiety began...and now we have the album!"[6]
