BIO
Through years of touring around the world, across Canada, and collaborating with Juno and Grammy Award-winning performers, Eliana Cuevas has grown into an accomplished singer-songwriter and bandleader with unlimited colors in her compositional and lyrical palette.
Among her honors are the Canadian National Jazz Award for Latin Jazz Artist of the Year, two Toronto Independent Music Awards for Best World Music Artist, an Independent Music Award for Best Latin Album, and a World Solo Artist of the Year Award at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
On her most recent album, El Curruchá, featuring the legendary, late Aquiles Báez, Venezuelan-Canadian singer/songwriter Eliana Cuevas returned to her Latin American roots, offering up a nostalgic homage to the music she grew up listening to in her homeland of Venezuela.
"A major international talent that's on its way."
– The Toronto Star, Canada
"Musical class on an international Jazz level meets driving Caribbean rhythms and first-class Latin."
– Hamburg Morning Daily, Germany
"If you could buy only one contemporary Latin album this year, this might well be the one. I am very impressed! Eliana Cuevas is a knockout on every level."
– Gapplegate Music Review, New York, USA
AWARDS
Nov. '25 - Winner - TLN 10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians Awards
Nov. ’22 - Nominee - Global Roots Album of the Year – Canadian Folk Music Awards
Nov. ’18 - Winner - World Solo Artist of the Year – Canadian Folk Music Awards
Mar. ’18 - Nominee - Best Latin Album - Independent Music Awards
Mar. ’18 - Nominee - Best Latin Song - Independent Music Awards
Aug. ’14 - Winner - Best World Music Artist - Toronto Independent Music Awards
Jun. ’14 - Winner - Best Latin Album - Independent Music Awards
Mar. ’14 - Nominee - Best Latin Song - Independent Music Awards
May ‘09 - Winner - Latin Jazz Artist of the Year - National Jazz Awards
Oct. ’08 - Nominee - World Solo Artist - Canadian Folk Music Awards
Oct. ’07 - Winner - Latin Artist of the Year - Toronto Independent Music Awards
Feb. ’05 - Nominee - Favourite Latin Alternative Artist - Canadian Independent Music Awards
Aug. ’04 - Winner - OCFF Songs From the Heart Competition 2004 in the ‘World’ category
Sep. ’03 - Winner - Vocalist of the Year - Latin American Achievement Awards