Damaris (singer)

Her music is inspired by the Latin American musical tradition and the search to build bridges with new musical forms. Damaris is to date the youngest Peruvian artist to be nominated for the Latin Grammys, at 22 years old in the category of best folk album. With her song “Tusuykusun” (Let's Dance) she became the first artist to win the "Viña del Mar International Song Festival" with a song in Quechua. Damaris was born on 26 January 1986 in Huancayo. She is the daughter of singer Victoria de Ayacucho, better known as Saywa. She started her music career in 1993 at the age of 7 in the music workshop "Yawar". Later she studied singing, music, theater and dance in Peru. Her debut as a singer was in 1994 at various institutions, such as the Teatro Segura in Lima, the Miraflores amphitheater and the Universidad Mayor de San Marcos.