Mocchi (singer)

Mocchi
Background information
Born	(1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 34) Montevideo, Uruguay
Genres	Folk, alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, voice
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Independent

Mocchi (born 8 June 1990) is a Uruguayan singer and composer.^[1]

Biography

Lu Mocchi was born in Montevideo, where they began their musical training at age eight. They attended piano lessons at the Virgilio Scarabelli Alberti School and continued at the W. Kolischer Conservatory. At age thirteen they began playing guitar and bass, and joined various bands in which they participated as a guitarist, bassist, and vocalist.^[2]

In 2009, they won the "Canto Joven – Movida Joven 2009" award and a mention for best composition, granted by the Municipality of Montevideo [es]. The following year they received the same prize and a unique mention for composition.^[1]

Thanks to the Chilean musician Edgardo "Yayo" Serka, drummer for the Mexican singer Lila Downs, they made several appearances and a tour in the United States, with musicians based in that country, among them Serka and the Mexican bassist Luis Guzmán, also from Downs' band.

In 2011, urged by singer and producer Lea Ben Sasson, they began recording La Velocidad del paisaje, their first studio material, preproduced by Martín Musotto, brother of the Argentine percussionist Ramiro Musotto [es]. The album also had the special participation of "Yayo" Serka and Luis Guzmán. It was recorded live in different studios in Montevideo and Buenos Aires, and includes eleven songs written by Mocchi.^[3]

In April 2014, they were the opening act for Paul McCartney at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, which was a turning point in the visibility of their career.^[1][4]

Mocchi was the executive producer of the documentary Botija de mi país (2013), which deals with the careers of ten Uruguayan musicians established in the United States, including José Serebrier, who was nominated 38 times for Grammy Awards, and won eight.^[5]

In November 2016, they presented their second album entitled Mañana será otro disco, with the participation of Fernando Cabrera [es], Julián Kartun, Andrés Beeuwsaert, and violinist Christine Brebes. It was produced by Esteban Pesce.^[3][6]

Mocchi is a transgender person.^[7][8]

Discography

• La velocidad del paisaje (2013)
• Mañana será otro disco (2016)
• Autores en Vivo (2020)
• 1990 (2022)
• La Certeza del Dolor (2023)
• El Frío Que Nos Convoca (2024)

References

1. Volpi, Alejandra (18 April 2014). "La telonera de Paul será Luciana Mocchi" [Paul's Opening Act Will Be Luciana Mocchi]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
2. "Luciana Mocchi". 7 Notas (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 November 2017.
3. Hernández, Marcelo (19 November 2016). "Mañana será otro disco". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 November 2017.
4. "Luciana Mocchi, del anonimato a Paul McCartney" [Luciana Mocchi, From Anonymity to Paul McCartney]. El Horizonte (in Spanish). Monterrey, Mexico. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
5. Volpi, Alejandra (10 July 2014). "Película uruguaya inicia gira por Estados Unidos" [Uruguayan Film Starts Touring the United States]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
6. "Música que nació de noche y sale al mundo mañana" [Music That Was Born at Night and Goes to the World Tomorrow]. El País (in Spanish). 26 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
7. "Mocchi y Susy Shock se presentan este jueves, en el marco del Día de la Visibilidad Trans". la diaria (in Spanish). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
8. "mocchiok (@mocchiok)". TikTok. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

External links

• Mocchi at IMDb 
• Mocchi on Instagram