Luana Persíncula Andino (born October 18, 2001), known mononymously as Luana is a Uruguayan singer and television personality. She began her career performing at folk music festivals and performing covers of well-known hits.
Early life
Luana Persíncula Andino was born on October 18, 2001, in Colonia del Sacramento, to Óscar Persíncula and Soraya Andino.[1] She is of Portuguese and Basque descent.[2] She attended Primary School No. 82 and began singing from an early age in her school choir and in church.[3] She was raised as an Evangelical Christian.[2]
Career
Persíncula began her musical career in early 2018 by releasing plena-style covers of Karol G's single "A ella" and Abel Pintos' "Oncemil", both of which gained millions of views on YouTube.[4] From then on she began to perform at nightclubs, music festivals and private parties, which gave her wide popularity and earned her the nickname La Princesita (Spanish for 'The Little Princess') due to her young age.[3]
In September 2018 she released her first single "Amarte no se olvida", which quickly entered Spotify's Top 50 in Uruguay.[1] She soon released the plena-style cover of Beret's "Lo siento". In October, the Institute for Children and Adolescents (INAU) revoked her work permit for non-compliance with certain requirements for night work for minors, so her musical career went on a hiatus until she came of age.[5]
After turning 18 in October 2019, Persíncula resumed her musical career, with the release of the Latin pop and urban singles "Mi primer amor", "Ocean", "Regreses tú" and "Soltarte" (featuring singers Lucas Sugo and Marcos da Costa).[6][7] In 2020 she won the Graffiti Award for Single of the Year for "Mi primer amor".[8] In addition, after the elimination of health measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she carried out her Íntimos tour through Uruguay alongside singer Marcos da Costa.[9] In 2021 she released the singles "No me reemplaces" and "Andate" with Mariano Bermúdez.[10] She also collaborated on "Sola y deja" with Valeria Gau and appeared on a remix of Tav Lust's "Amigue" with Clipper, Lu Canepa and Camila Rajchman.[11]
On December 2, 2023, she performed her first concert at the Teatro de Verano theater which she had several guest singers.[17] In January 2024, she was announced as coach of La Voz Uruguay for the new season, replacing Lucas Sugo.[18]
In mid-2019 she announced that she was pregnant with her first child with her boyfriend, singer Marcos da Costa.[19] On February 6, 2020, she gave birth to her son Tao.[20] In October 2021, after rumors in the press, the couple confirmed their separation.[21]
In October 2023, Percíncula announced that she was in a relationship with the singer Jona Suárez.[22]
