Ednita Nazario

Edna María Nazario Figueroa (born April 11, 1955) is a Puerto Rican pop singer who has achieved stardom both at home and abroad.

The crowd went wild, including Alfred D. Herger, one of Puerto Rico's top record producers, who was seated near the family.

He asked her to sing something for him, and she responded with an impressive rendition of a local salsa hit that left both the producer and the applauding crowd astonished.

[1] After some presentations, Nazario started alongside singer and photographer José Manuel, and Frankie Sabath, in a band which Tony Morales created, called The Kids From Ponce.

The group played at several hotels and television networks, and achieved local success, appearing on various TV shows.

[1] The album spawned a number 1 Hit: Te Quiero y No Me Importa (I Love You And I Don't Care), and also brought her award as "New Artist of the Year".

Among the international stars that she hosted were: Liza Minnelli, Bob Eberly, Charles Aznavour, Morey Amsterdam and Oscar-winning Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer.

They appeared at the Hyatt Hotel in Canada, and she was invited by Monaco's Royal Family to perform at the famous casino of Monte Carlo three times.

[1] In the late 1970s Nazario participated in the eight edition of the OTI Festival as a singer with the song "Cadenas de Fuego" (Fire chains) getting a more than respectable fifth place with 21 points, and in 1980 as a songwriter with the song: Contigo, Mujer (With you, Woman), co-written by her husband at the time, Laureano Brizuela, an Argentine singer and songwriter.

[3] During this time Nazario signed subsequent record deals, first with local label Borinquen, then Ariola, and finally Padosa.

Her following album "Lo Que Son Las Cosas" (What A Way For Things To Be) in 1991 included a Spanish version of a song made famous by Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti.

After her breakup from her husband, Nazario refocused her career and released Metamorfosis in 1992, following it with presentations in some of the most prestigious halls of the island.

In 1998 she was cast for the lead role in Paul Simon's Broadway musical, The Capeman, sharing the stage with Rubén Blades and Marc Anthony.

In 2001, after signing a new record deal with Sony Music, she released Sin Límite (Limitless), which featured fellow singer and songwriter Tommy Torres as producer.

In 2002 she fulfilled one of her dreams by transforming the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center into a recording studio and inviting 300 friends to share with her two nights of an acoustic concert.

The presentation included a duo with Beto Cuevas, lead singer of the Latin-American band La Ley.

Organized by KQ 105 FM, the event included several artists from Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries.

[citation needed] On September 2 Nazario posted a 30-second clip of the first single titled "Sin Querer" (Without wanting to), which received positive reviews.

[citation needed] "Sin Querer" (Without wanting to) was released on radio stations and via Nazario's MySpace page on September 24, 2009.

Ednita did a set of concerts in Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot where her daughter, Caro Lina, made her first musical appearance.

Nazario in 2012
Bust of Ednita Nazario in Barrio San Anton in Ponce, Puerto Rico