Irene Martínez (singer)

Irene Martínez
Also known asLa Niña Irene
Born
Irene Martínez Mejía

(1923-12-31)31 December 1923
Gamero, Mahates, Colombia
Died23 August 1993(1993-08-23) (aged 69)
Gamero, Mahates, Colombia
GenresBullerengue
Years active1979–1992

Irene Martínez Mejía (1923–1993), also known as La Niña Irene, was a Colombian bullerengue singer and songwriter. She was the lead singer of the group Los Soneros de Gamero for 13 years, with whom she helped to popularise bullerengue as a commercially successful genre in Colombia.

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