Élan Luz Rivera
| Élan Luz | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Élan Luz Rivera |
| Also known as | Elan of The Dey |
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, Latin, pop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Labels | Epic |
| Associated acts | Sean Kingston, Ashley Tisdale |
| Website | www.thedey.com |
Élan Luz Rivera is a Puerto Rican-American, Latin Hip hop singer who debuted in 2005 as one of the singers in the band The D.E.Y.
Background
Rivera was born and raised in New York City. As a child she worked as an actress; she appeared in the movie, Life with Mikey, and also made a guest appearance on the television series, Ghostwriter. Elan attended LaGuardia High School for Music and Art and Performing Arts (The "Fame" School). She made her first appearance on Broadway as Cookie in the musical play The Capeman from 29 January to 28 March 1998 at the Marquis Theatre in New York,[1] From 26 April to 13 May 2001 she played Susie Rogers in musical comedy The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at the Minskoff Theatre in New York.[2] In 2005, Divine introduced her to rapper Yeyo. During the making of their album, she worked with the American pop singer Ashley Tisdale in the background vocals for her 2007 hit song "He Said She Said" and wrote "Fuego" for The Cheetah Girls' first Bi-lingual single with producer J.R. Rotem and songwriter Evan Bogart.
Trivia
Rivera voiced the character of Carmen Ortiz in Grand Theft Auto IV.
Rivera was featured and wrote on The 2008 LL Cool J album Exit 13 under the name Elan of The Dey.
Rivera has formal training in singing in Hindi, German, Italian, Spanish and Sanskrit
References
- ↑ "The Capeman". Internet Broadway Database. 1998. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". Internet Broadway Database. 2001. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
External links
- Élan Luz Rivera on Twitter
- Élan Luz Rivera at the Internet Movie Database
- Élan Luz Rivera at the Internet Broadway Database
- Sony Japan The DEY Official Website