Emilia Mernes
María Emilia Mernes Rueda (born October 29, 1996), better known as Emilia Mernes, who records mononymously as Emilia, is an Argentine singer, songwriter, dancer and model signed to Sony Latin. Emilia is represented in management by the company Walter Kolm Entertainment. [1] She began her solo career with the release of the single "Recalienta". She was later recognized for her hit "No Soy Yo" with Puerto Rican singer Darell. She is considered a promise of urban-pop music.[2]
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Born | María Emilia Mernes Rueda October 29, 1996 Nogoyá, Entre Ríos,Argentina |
Other names | Emi Mernes |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Parent(s) | Pedro Mernes,Gabriela Rueda |
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Instruments | Vocals |
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Website | http://www.emiliaoficial.com/ |
Life Story
Born and raised in Nogoyá, Entre Ríos. Emilia's devotion to music began when she was just 12-years-old and her grandfather gave her a guitar. Since then creating melodies, strumming her guitar, singing and dancing have become her passions. Like any girl, she studied in college. She had chosen Literature, but after 6 months she realized that this career was not her thing. So she went home and asked her parents that she wanted to study music at UNR. However, she never made it to her first class. In her spare time she began to rehearse songs locked in the bathroom, because there was good acoustics. This is how she recorded her first cover and uploaded it to Instagram. From there, everything happened in fast motion. They asked her to do a casting in Buenos Aires, she traveled and got a place in the Rombai group. Within a week, she was already doing her first show at Luna Park. Later, she left Rombai, became a soloist and went to live in Miami.[3]
Career

Emilia rose to fame in 2016 as lead singer of the cumbia-pop group Rombai.[4] From 2016 to 2018, the group performed on some of the most important stages of Latin America, until Emilia announced her departure from the group to focus on her solo career.[5]
In 2019, after signing a contract with W. K. Entertainment and Sony Music,[6] home of superstar acts such as Maluma, CNCO, Carlos Vives and Wisin, among other worldwide voices. Emilia released her debut single "Recalienta," which peaked at number 68 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100. In May 2019 she collaborates with Ana Mena and Nio Garcia for the song "El Chisme". In August 2019, she released with Darell, the single "No Soy Yo", whose video is starring Joel Pimentel from CNCO , Oriana Sabatini and Johann Vera. On November 28, 2019 she collaborates in the song Boomshakalaka with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Afro Bros, Sebastián Yatra and Camilo.In late 2019, Emilia released her third single "Billion". On January 30, 2020 she released the video and the single "Policía". In March 2020 she collaborates with the MyA duo for the song "Histeriqueo".[7] She also released along with Vevo the song "No Más"[8] a song first presented in February via Vevo DSCVR. Which managed to become the only video clip within the platform to exceed 1 million views, 2 million views and 3 million views in 2020 (Only 9 songs have managed to exceed 3 million views in all history in Vevo DSCVR) regardless of language or genre, in a short period of time. Today it accumulates more than 3 million views on YouTube and 1 million views on Spotify.[9] In May it was listed as an official song. Also a model for brands such as Ripley in Chile and 47 Street in her native country, Emilia represents the global fashion brand Benetton as an ambassador. Musically, Emilia's songs have been described as reggaeton, pop, and urban pop. Emilia as a composer wrote with other composers a song for Lele Pons.[10] Emilia is going to release Já É Tarde (No Más) this August 14 with the Brazilian singer Bianca.
Personal life
Emilia began a relationship with the Uruguayan singer Fer Vázquez in 2016 after being part of the band Rombai.[11] Then in 2018 they ended their love relationship. Emilia is now single.[12]
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peaks | Album | ||||||||||
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ARG [13] |
ECU [14] |
URU [15] |
US Latin Pop [16] | ||||||||||
"Recalienta" | 2019 | 68 | — | 11 | — | TBA | |||||||
"El Chisme" (with Ana Mena and Nio García) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
"No Soy Yo" (with Darell) |
62 | 13 | — | 38 | TBA | ||||||||
"Billion" | — | — | 14 | — | |||||||||
"Policía" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Histeriqueo" (with MYA) |
—[lower-alpha 1] | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
"Já é Tarde (No Más)" (with Bianca and Cabrera) |
— | — | — | — | TBA | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peaks | Album | ||||||||||
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BEL [18] |
ECU [14] | ||||||||||||
"Boomshakalaka"[19] (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Afro Bros and Sebastián Yatra featuring Camilo and Emilia) |
2019 | —[lower-alpha 2] | 32 | TBA | |||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"No Más" | 2020 | TBA |
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Premios Juventud | La Nueva Generación - Femenina | Herself | Nominated | [20] [21] [22] |
Footnotes
- "Histeriqueo" did not enter the Billboard Argentina Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Monitor Latino National Airplay chart.[17]
- "Boomshakalaka" did not enter the Ultratop Flemish Top 50, but peaked at number 8 on the Ultratip Flemish chart.
See also
References
- "Emilia Mernes Signs With Walter Kolm Entertainment". Billboard. January 22, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- "Mustique". mustique.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- Lisio, Marcelo De (June 17, 2020). "La entrerriana que la rompe en el reggaetón - Música - Ser Argentino". Ser Argentino - Todo sobre la Argentina! (in Spanish). Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "Quién es Emilia Mernes, la nueva cantante de Rombai". El Observador (in Spanish). November 8, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- "Emi Mernes ya no formará parte de Rombai e iniciará una carrera solista". Pantallazo (in Spanish). April 7, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- Roiz, Jessica (January 22, 2019). "Argentine Singer Emilia Mernes Signs With Walter Kolm Entertainment". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- CMTV. "CMTV - Biografía de Emilia Mernes". CMTV (in Spanish). Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- Gallero, Eliane (June 6, 2020). "Emilia Mernes trasciende con un profundo mensaje en "No Más"". EL NACIONAL (in Spanish). Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- "Emilia - No Más (Live | Vevo DSCVR)". YouTube.
- "Emilia Mernes: "Se vienen muchas más canciones"". Diario Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- "Fer Vázquez y Emi Mernes ya se muestran como pareja". UpssDigital (in Spanish). April 10, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ElPais. "Fer Vázquez separado: se terminó el noviazgo con Emi Mernes". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "Chart Search: Emilia, Billboard Argentina Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- Peak positions in Ecuador:
- "Boomshakalaka": "Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 12 del 2020 – Del 13/03/2020 al 19/03/2020" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on March 21, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- "No Soy Yo": "Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 7 del 2020 – Del 07/02/2020 al 13/02/2020" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- Peak positions in Uruguay:
- "Recalienta": "Top 20 Uruguay – Del 22 al 28 de Abril, 2019" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- "Billion": "Top 20 Uruguay – General – Del 10 al 16 de Febrero, 2020" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- "Emilia, Latin Pop Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- "Top 20 Argentina – Nacionalidad – Del 23 al 29 de Marzo, 2020" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- "Discografie Emilia [AR]". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- "Boomshakalaka (feat. Camilo & Emilia) – Single by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- Univision. "Lista completa de nominados a Premios Juventud 2020". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- Diario, Listin (July 7, 2020). "J Balvin y Karol G los más nominados a Premios Juventud 2020; aquí el listado completo". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- "Emilia Mernes nominada a los Premios Juventud 2020". El Aconquija (in Spanish). July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.