ArtistInfo

Monna Bell

voc, 1938-2008 CL, Santiago
Singer of Latin and Pop
A.k.a. Ana Nora Escobar

Monna Bell (January 23, 1938 – April 21, 2008), whose birth name was Nora Escobar, was a Chilean singer who enjoyed a successful career in Spain, Mexico and other parts of Latin America. She was reportedly one of Juan Gabriel's muses. Bell was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1938. In the mid-1950s, she was barely in her teens when she won a talent contest held at Radio Mineria in Santiago and became a regular at the station's live broadcasts. Her voice caught the attention of band leader Roberto Inglez who, in 1956, hired her as a vocalist for his group and took her on a three-week gig at New York's Waldorf Astoria. They went over so well that the band and its brand new singer stayed for a year. Next they toured Europe and in Madrid Monna had such a phenomenal reception that she decided to go

Genres

• Latin
• Pop
• Jazz
• Rock
• World