Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas (March 11, 1969 – May 10, 2006) was a Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer.

Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, a year after her father, mother, and brother moved to the United States from their native Colombia.

He played "Pueblito Viejo", a Colombian traditional folk song using an instrument called the tiple, which is a kind of guitar with triple strings.

Her first album, released two years later simultaneously in both English and Spanish, was titled On nights like this / En esta noche.

Both versions received positive critical acclaim and enabled her to tour in the U.S., Latin America and Europe, as a guest performer in concerts for musicians such as Natalie Merchant, Zucchero, Sting, Michael Bolton and Alanis Morissette.

Her second album, Torre de marfil / Wall of smiles, titled after a song co-written with her idol Carole King, was released in late 1997, and helped her attain worldwide recognition.

In 2000, Soraya was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer,[5][6] shortly after the release of her third album Cuerpo y alma / I'm yours — just days before she was about to tour and promote it.

She became the first Latin spokesperson for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, touring the Americas to raise awareness.

[3] To encourage other women, Soraya wrote and recorded "No one else/Por ser quien soy", a song that reflects her experience in fighting breast cancer.

"I know there are many questions without answers and that hope doesn't leave with me, and above all, that my mission does not end with my physical story," were Soraya's last words to her fans and the media before her death.