Perla Batalla

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Perla Batalla (born in Los Angeles, California) is a Mexican-American singer-songwriter.

Educated at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, Batalla did vocal work in film and television before becoming a backing vocalist for Leonard Cohen. She subsequently released her first solo album in 1993, and continued to write and perform her own material.

In 2005, Batalla performed several Cohen songs on the concert film and tribute album Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man. Earlier that year, she released Bird on the Wire: the Songs of Leonard Cohen, tribute album with covers of Cohen's songs, thus celebrating his 70th birthday. (Album was delayed from his actual 70th birthday which was in September 2004.)

[edit] Discography

• Perla Batalla (1993)
• Mestiza (1999)
• Heaven and Earth (2000)
• Discoteca Batalla (2002)
• What I Did On My Summer Vacation, by Perla Batalla"' (2005)
• Bird On The Wire: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen (2005)

[edit] Appearances

• World Festival of Sacred Music - the Americas, Los Angeles (2000)
• Selected Artists: World Festival of Sacred Music - Los Angeles (2002)
• The Napa Valley Opera House - Napa, CA (2003)
• Univ of Hawaii, Manoa, HI (2003)
• Prospect Park - Brooklyn, NY (2003)
• Philadelphia Museum of Art (2003)
• The Getty Center - L.A., CA (2003)
• The Knitting Factory - NYC (2004)
• Joe's Pub - NYC (2004)
• Satalla - NYC (2004)
• The Brighton Dome - Brighton England (2004)
• The Kennerdy Center - Washington, D.C. (2004)
• UCLA, Royce Hall - Los Angeles (2004)
• Riverside Auditorium - (w/Los Lobos) (2004)
• Big Top Chautauqua - Bayfield Wisconsin (2004)
• The Hothouse - Chicago, Illinois (2004)
• The Sydney Opera House - Sydney Australia (2006)
• L.A. County Museum of Art (2006)
• Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man OST (2006)

[edit] External links

• Perla Batalla