Élan Luz Rivera
Encyclopedia
Élan Luz Rivera is a Puerto Rican
-American
, Latin Hip hop
singer who debuted in 2005 as one of the singers in the band The D.E.Y.
. She attended LaGuardia High School for Music and Art and Performing Arts (The "Fame" School) but, graduated from home schooling.
She made her first appearance on Broadway
as Cookie in the musical play The Capeman
from 29 January to 28 March 1998 at the Marquis Theatre
in New York, From 26 April to 13 May 2001 she played Susie Rogers in musical comedy The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
at the Minskoff Theatre
in New York. In 2005, Divine introduced her to rapper Yeyo. During the making of their album, she worked with the American pop singer Ashley Tisdale
in the background vocals for her 2007 hit song "He Said She Said
" and wrote "Fuego" for The Cheetah Girls' first Bi-lingual single with Producer J.R. Rotem and songwriter Evan Bogart.
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Rivera Was Featured and wrote on The 2008 LL Cool J
album Exit 13 under the name Elan of The Dey
Rivera has formal training in singing in Hindi, German, Italian, Spanish and Sanskrit
Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Latin Hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
singer who debuted in 2005 as one of the singers in the band The D.E.Y.
The D.E.Y.
The D.E.Y. is a Latin Hip hop group that debuted in 2007, following in the footsteps of the Fugees and The Black Eyed Peas. The group is composed of members Divine, Élan, and Yeyo. The trio's name is also meant to symbolize a new day in music.-Early years:...
Background
Rivera was born and raised in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. She attended LaGuardia High School for Music and Art and Performing Arts (The "Fame" School) but, graduated from home schooling.
She made her first appearance on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
as Cookie in the musical play The Capeman
The Capeman
The Capeman is a musical play written by Paul Simon and Derek Walcott based on the life of Salvador Agrón. The play opened at the Marquis Theatre in 1998 to poor reviews and had an initial run of only 68 performances....
from 29 January to 28 March 1998 at the Marquis Theatre
Marquis Theatre
The Marquis Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 1535 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan.Situated on the third floor of the Marriott Marquis Hotel, the 1611-seat venue was designed by developer/architect John C. Portman, Jr...
in New York, From 26 April to 13 May 2001 she played Susie Rogers in musical comedy The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (musical)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a musical comedy based on the novel by Mark Twain with the book by Ken Ludwig and music and lyrics by Don Schlitz....
at the Minskoff Theatre
Minskoff Theatre
The Minskoff Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre, located at 1515 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan. It is now showing the musical The Lion King, based on the Disney animated film of the same name....
in New York. In 2005, Divine introduced her to rapper Yeyo. During the making of their album, she worked with the American pop singer Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series...
in the background vocals for her 2007 hit song "He Said She Said
He Said She Said (song)
"He Said She Said" is a song recorded by American recording artist Ashley Tisdale. The song was written by Johnathan "J. R." Rotem, Evan "Kidd" Bogart, and Ryan Tedder, and produced by Rotem for Tisdale's debut studio album Headstrong....
" and wrote "Fuego" for The Cheetah Girls' first Bi-lingual single with Producer J.R. Rotem and songwriter Evan Bogart.
Trivia
Rivera voiced the character of Carmen Ortiz in Grand Theft Auto IVGrand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system...
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Rivera Was Featured and wrote on The 2008 LL Cool J
LL Cool J
James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...
album Exit 13 under the name Elan of The Dey
Rivera has formal training in singing in Hindi, German, Italian, Spanish and Sanskrit