Santana Lopez (artist)

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## Santana Lopez

### Born

Santana Diabla Lopez
May 9, 1994 (age 29)
Lima, Ohio

## Music Career

### Associated Acts

Juliet Vasquez
Mercedes Jones
Amity Hills
Crystal Army
Rhythmix

**Santana Lopez** is an American singer-songwriter. Santana signed with Blackbird Records in 2020 and in 2021 released her first self-titled album, which debuted at number 4 on Billboard 200. She followed that with her second album, Never Underestimate a Girl, which debuted at number 2 on Billboard 200, becoming her highest debut to date.

## Early Life

Santana was born in May 9, 1994 and raised in Lima, Ohio. Her mother, Maribel, is half-Mexican and half-Cuban, while her father is Mexican-American.

Santana attended William McKinley High School and graduated in 2012. In her time there, she was very active in extra curricular after school clubs, including a celibacy club, cheerleading, and glee club. In her glee club, New Directions, she discovered her love of singing and performing, which motivated her to pursue a career in music. She was in the same glee club as other notable musicians such as Mercedes Jones and Sam Evans.

After graduating high school, Santana attended University of Louisville but dropped out due to not enjoying her time there. She then moved to New York, where she lived for several years and worked as a waitress and briefly an event planner. She also took a few acting jobs, landing a Yeast-I-Stat commercial and a role as Fanny Brice's understudy in the 2013 *Funny Girl* Broadway revival. She then joined Mercedes Jones' tour as a backup singer and then moved to Los Angeles to record music of her own.

Santana struggled to get a recording contract for years until 2020 when Sebastian Smythe, founder and CEO of Blackbird Records, signed her as his first artist, remembering her talent from their high school days competing against each other in show choir. It was then that Santana's career really kicked off.

## Discography

### Albums

* Santana Lopez (June 11, 2021)
* Never Underestimate a Girl (June 24, 2022)
* For She (April 26, 2024)

### Singles

As Featured Artist

 2020

## Tours

* Travis & Santana Tour (2021-2022)
* Never Underestimate a Girl Tour (2023)
* For She Tour (2024)

## Awards & Nominations

Known awards and nominations for Santana Lopez.

 TOTAL
 ALMA Award
 American Music
Awards
 Billboard Music
Awards
 iHeartRadio Music
Awards
 MTV Europe Music
Awards
 MTV Video Music
Awards
 People's Choice
Awards
 Teen Choice
Awards

### Alma Award

The ALMA Award is a distinction awarded to Latino performers (actors, film and television directors, musicians, and designers) who promote positive portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment field. Santana has received won one award of one nomination.

### American Music Awards

The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual music awards show created by Dick Clark in 1973. Santana has won 2 awards of 6 nominations.

 2024
 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
 Collaboration of the Year

### Billboard Music Awards

The *Billboard* Music Awards are held to honor artists for commercial performance in the U.S., based on record charts published by *Billboard*. Santana has received 1 award from 3 nominations.

 Top Social Artist

### iHeartRadio Music Awards

The iHeartRadio Music Awards is an international music awards show founded by iHeartRadio in 2014. Santana has won one award from five nominations.

 Never Underestimate a Girl Tour | Best Tour
 Talking Body | Dance Song of the Year
 Santanists

###  MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Santana has received 5 nominations.

 2023
 Best Pop Video

### MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards was established in 1984 by MTV to award the music videos of the year. Santana has won 1 award of 5 nominations.

 Ghost | Best Editing
 Glamorous | Song of Summer

### People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards are presented annually by Procter & Gamble. Santana has received 2 nominations.

 Favorite Pop Artist

### Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards were established in 1999 to honor the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports and television, being voted by young people aged between 13 and 19. Santana has won three awards from six nominations.

 Sax | Choice Music Single: Female
 Santana Lopez
 Choice Female Hottie