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Paty Cantú

Paty Cantú is a Mexican pop singer and songwriter raised in Guadalajara, Jalisco. After success in the duo Lu, she became one of Mexico's best-known pop voices of the 2010s.

Origins

Born in 1983 in Houston, Texas, and raised in Guadalajara, she formed the pop duo Lu with Mario Sandoval, which was active from 2000 to 2007. She launched her solo career in 2008 with the single "Déjame Ir" and the album Me Quedo Sola.

The sound

Her music is melodic Latin pop with pop-rock touches, built around confessional, often witty songs about love and breakups. She writes or co-writes most of her material.

Legacy

She won Best New Artist – North at the 2009 Premios MTV Latinoamérica and has recorded duets with Juan Gabriel and Andrea Bocelli. "A las 3" was nominated for Best Pop Song at the 2024 Latin Grammys, and "Antes de Que el Mundo Se Acabe" for Best Pop/Rock Song in 2026.