Lola Ponce (born 25 June 1982) is an Argentine singer, actress and model. She made her breakthrough in Argentina and Latin America with her debut album Inalcanzable, which was released in 2001. Ponce also earned a great popularity in Italy, after starring in musical Notre-Dame de Paris in Verona. She has since released albums in English, Fearless (2004), and Italian and Spanish, Il Diario de Lola (2008). In 2008, along with Giò Di Tonno, Ponce won San Remo Festival with the song "Colpo di fulmine".

Life and career

Early life and career (1982—2000)

Lola Ponce was born on 25 June 1982 in Capitán Bermudez, Santa Fe Province to Hector and María. She has two siblings, Claudia and Alejandro. Born and raised in a musical family, she formed a duo with her brother when she was only 3, performing folklore songs. Ponce took part in many festivals in Latin America as child and teenager. In 1998, she had a role in Chiquititas, a popular TV series created by Cris Morena, and signed a recording contract with producer Oscar Mediavilla in 1999. Ponce entered the University of Buenos Aires, but dropped it due to music career.

Stardom (2001—present)

Ponce released her debut album Inalcanzable in 2001, achieving a great success in Latin America. In 2002, she was cast as Esmeralda in theatre musical Notre-Dame de Paris, which was shown in Barcelona, Spain, and Verona, Italy. Ponce recorded two songs for the musical soundtrack, "Ave Maria Pagana" and "Ali In Gabbia, Occhi Selvaggi", and made her breakthrough in Italy and Europe. In 2004, she released her first album in English, Fearless, and in 2005 took part in San Remo Festival with the song "Sleep".

In 2006, Ponce co–starred Kurt Russell in film Powder, based on the life of Ernest Hemingway, and competed in Grande Fratello, Italian version of Big Brother. In 2008, she released her Italian–Spanish, Il Diario de Lola, and won San Remo Festival along with Giò Di Tonno and the song "Colpo di fulmine". The song reached number one at Italian Singles Chart.

Personal and media life

Lola Ponce dated actor Mariano Martínez, but they separated in 2002. She blamed "distancy and destiny" for their break up. She has dated Italian lawyer Manuel Malenotti for five years, since 2005. Ponce is often referred as one of most beautiful women of Argentina. She also attracted a lot of media attention in Argentina and Italy after being the guest of several parties organized by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Discography

• 2001 — Inalcanzable
• 2002 — Notre-Dame de Paris
• 2004 — Fearless
• 2008 — Il Diario de Lola

Filmography

External links

• Official Website
• Lola Ponce at Last.fm