Leslie Grace

Leslie Grace
Leslie Grace
Birth name	Leslie Grace Martínez
Born	January 7, 1995; The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Origin	Davie, Florida
Genres	Latin pop; bachata; R&B; soul;
Occupation(s)	Singer; songwriter;
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2009–present
Labels	CD Baby; Top Stop (2012–2015); Sony Latin (2015–present);
Associated acts	Sergio George
Website	lesliegrace.net

Leslie Grace Martínez (born January 7, 1995), known professionally as Leslie Grace, is an American singer and songwriter.^[1]

Life and career

Leslie Grace was born to Dominican parents on January 7, 1995 in The Bronx, a borough of New York City. Her mother runs a hair salon in South Florida. She was raised in Davie, Florida and attended Indian Ridge Middle School and Western High School, where she participated in musicals, talent shows, and choral performances.^[2] Singing and dancing from a young age, Grace entertained them along with her five older siblings since she was two. She speaks English and Spanish.

She recorded and released an independent Christian music album in partnership with CD Baby while in middle school. Her mainstream debut came with "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", a bilingual cover of the 1961 Shirelles hit. Her bachata-tinged rendition peaked at number one on both the Billboard Tropical Songs chart and Billboard Latin Airplay charts, making her the youngest female artist to do so.^[3] Her self-titled second studio album, Leslie Grace (2013), reached number four on the Billboard Latin Albums chart, and number three on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart.^[4]

As of June 2015, Grace is the face of Colgate toothpaste and has signed a distribution deal with Sony Music Latin and a worldwide contract with Sony/ATV.

On April 12, 2018, her collaboration with Super Junior "Lo Siento" was released on S.M. Entertainment's YouTube channel. It has been well received by the public.

Discography

Studio

Pasión (2009)^[5]
Leslie Grace (2013)

EPs

Lloviendo Estrellas (2015)

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
Title	Year	US Latin ^[6]	US Latin Airplay ^[7]	US Latin Pop ^[8]	US Trop. ^[9]	ARG ^[10]	CHI ^[11]	ECU ^[12]	ES ^[13]	SPA ^[14]	VEN ^[15]	Certifications	Album
"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"	2012	3	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—		Leslie Grace and Lloviendo Estrellas
"Day 1"	2012	21	23	12	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Be My Baby"	2013	8	2	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Odio No Odiarte"	2014	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Nadie Como Tú"	2014	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—		Lloviendo Estrellas
"Cómo Duele el Silencio"	2015	—	—	29	1	—	—	—	—	—	—		Lloviendo Estrellas
"Aire" (featuring Maluma)	2016	—	—	25	10	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Nada de Amor"	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Díganle" (with Becky G or CNCO)	2017	36	—	37	—	34	—	69	—	—	39	RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)^[16]	TBA
"Dulce" (with Wisin)	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Duro y Suave" (with Noriel)	2018	49	36	28	—	32	2	8	12	7	—	PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum^[17] RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)^[16]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Certifications	Album
Title	Year	US Latin ^[6]	US Latin Airplay ^[7]	US Latin Pop ^[8]	ARG ^[10]	COL ^[18]	SPA ^[14]	Certifications	Album
"Si Una Vez (If I Once)" (Play-N-Skillz featuring Frankie J, Wisin and Leslie Grace)	2016	22	34	15	—	—	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)^[16]	Non-album single
"Mi Mala (Remix)" (Mau y Ricky and Karol G featuring Lali, Becky G and Leslie Grace)	2018	38	33	21	10	68	57	CAPIF: Gold^[19] PROMUSICAE: Gold^[20] RIAA: 3× Platinum (Latin)^[21]	TBA
"Lo Siento" (Super Junior featuring Leslie Grace and Play-N-Skillz)	—	—	—	—	—	—		play
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Lo Nuestro Awards


Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
2013	Leslie Grace	Tropical Female Artist	Nominated
2014	Leslie Grace	Tropical Album	Nominated
2014	Leslie Grace	Tropical Female Artist	Nominated
2015	Leslie Grace	Tropical Female Artist	Nominated
2016	Leslie Grace	Tropical Female Artist	Won

Billboard Latin Music Awards


Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
2013	Leslie Grace	Songs Artist of the Year	Nominated
2014	Leslie Grace	Artist of the Year Debut	Nominated
2014	Leslie Grace	Female Artist of the Year	Nominated

Latin Grammys


Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
2013	Leslie Grace	Best Contemporary Tropical Album	Nominated
2015	Lloviendo Estrellas	Best Contemporary Tropical Album	Nominated
2015	"Como Duele el Silencio"	Best Tropical Song	Nominated

Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards

Bout	Year	Recipient	Award	Result	Ref.
9th	2018	"Lo Siento" – Super Junior feat. (Leslie Grace & Play-N-Skillz)	Best Collaboration	Won	^[22]

References

↑ "CD Baby – Leslie Grace". CDBaby.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
↑ "A Grammy for Leslie Grace?". "Sun-Sentinel". Retrieved 2013-11-21.
↑ Ramirez, Rauly (16 October 2012). "Leslie Grace Youngest Woman To Top Latin Airplay Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
↑ "Leslie Grace – Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
↑ "Music – Leslie Grace". iTunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
1 2
Peak positions in the Hot Latin Songs:
- All except noted: "Leslie Grace Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- "Mi Mala (Remix)": "Hot Latin Songs: The Week of May 12, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
1 2
Peak positions on in the Latin Airplay chart:
- All except noted: "Leslie Grace Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- "Mi Mala (Remix)": "Latin Airplay: The Week of May 19, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
1 2
Peak positions on the Latin Pop Songs chart:
- "All except noted: "Leslie Grace Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- "Mi Mala (Remix)": "Latin Pop Songs: The Week of May 19, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
↑ "Leslie Grace Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
1 2
Peak positions in Argentina:
- "Mi Mala (Remix)": "Top 20 Argentina – Del 2 al 8 de Abril, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- "Duro y Suave" and "Díganle (Remix)": "Argentina Hot 100 – Semana del 13 de Octubre del 2018". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved October 14, 2018.
↑ "Top 20 Chile – Del 30 de Julio al 5 de Agosto, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
↑
Peak positions in Ecuador:
- "Duro y Suave": "Top 20 Ecuador – Del 7 al 13 de Mayo, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- "Díganle (Remix)": "Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 39 del 2018 – Del 21/09/2018 al 27/09/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
↑ "Top 20 El Salvador – Del 28 de Mayo al 3 de Junio, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
1 2
Peak positions in Spain:
- All except noted: "Discography Leslie Grace". spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- "Duro y Suave": "Top 100 Canciones – Semana 16: del 13.4.2018 al 19.4.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
↑ "Top 100 Venezuela – Semana 36 del 2018 – Del 24/08/2018 al 30/08/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
1 2 3 "Gold & Platinum: Leslie Grace". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
↑ "Leslie Grace & Noriel – Duro y Suave". elportaldemusica.es (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
↑ "Top 100 Colombia – Semana 13 del 2018 – Del 23/03/2018 al 30/03/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
↑ "Mau y Ricky on Instagram". Instagram. March 21, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
↑ "Mau y Ricky | Encuentros digitales". El Mundo (in Spanish). October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
↑ "Gold & Platinum: Mau y Ricky". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
↑ "Tú los votaste, ¡estos fueron los ganadores de los KCA México 2018!". Trendy By Nick (in Spanish). August 18, 2018. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.

External links

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[Leslie_Bio-1] "CD Baby – Leslie Grace". CDBaby.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16.

[2] "A Grammy for Leslie Grace?". "Sun-Sentinel". Retrieved 2013-11-21.

[3] Ramirez, Rauly (16 October 2012). "Leslie Grace Youngest Woman To Top Latin Airplay Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-10-21.

[4] "Leslie Grace – Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-07-24.

[Leslie_Music-5] "Music – Leslie Grace". iTunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16.

[HLS-6] 1 2 Peak positions in the Hot Latin Songs:
All except noted: "Leslie Grace Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

"Mi Mala (Remix)": "Hot Latin Songs: The Week of May 12, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

[mwAcY] All except noted: "Leslie Grace Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[mwAc8] "Mi Mala (Remix)": "Hot Latin Songs: The Week of May 12, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

[LA-7] 1 2 Peak positions on in the Latin Airplay chart:
All except noted: "Leslie Grace Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

"Mi Mala (Remix)": "Latin Airplay: The Week of May 19, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

[mwAdo] All except noted: "Leslie Grace Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[mwAeM] "Mi Mala (Remix)": "Latin Airplay: The Week of May 19, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

[LPA-8] 1 2 Peak positions on the Latin Pop Songs chart:
"All except noted: "Leslie Grace Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

"Mi Mala (Remix)": "Latin Pop Songs: The Week of May 19, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

[mwAe4] "All except noted: "Leslie Grace Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[mwAfc] "Mi Mala (Remix)": "Latin Pop Songs: The Week of May 19, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

[9] "Leslie Grace Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[ARG-10] 1 2 Peak positions in Argentina:
"Mi Mala (Remix)": "Top 20 Argentina – Del 2 al 8 de Abril, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

"Duro y Suave" and "Díganle (Remix)": "Argentina Hot 100 – Semana del 13 de Octubre del 2018". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved October 14, 2018.

[mwAgo] "Mi Mala (Remix)": "Top 20 Argentina – Del 2 al 8 de Abril, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

[mwAhQ] "Duro y Suave" and "Díganle (Remix)": "Argentina Hot 100 – Semana del 13 de Octubre del 2018". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved October 14, 2018.

[11] "Top 20 Chile – Del 30 de Julio al 5 de Agosto, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved September 24, 2018.

[12] Peak positions in Ecuador:
"Duro y Suave": "Top 20 Ecuador – Del 7 al 13 de Mayo, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

"Díganle (Remix)": "Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 39 del 2018 – Del 21/09/2018 al 27/09/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

[mwAik] "Duro y Suave": "Top 20 Ecuador – Del 7 al 13 de Mayo, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

[mwAjM] "Díganle (Remix)": "Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 39 del 2018 – Del 21/09/2018 al 27/09/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

[13] "Top 20 El Salvador – Del 28 de Mayo al 3 de Junio, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

[SPA-14] 1 2 Peak positions in Spain:
All except noted: "Discography Leslie Grace". spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

"Duro y Suave": "Top 100 Canciones – Semana 16: del 13.4.2018 al 19.4.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved April 25, 2018.

[mwAkg] All except noted: "Discography Leslie Grace". spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

[mwAlE] "Duro y Suave": "Top 100 Canciones – Semana 16: del 13.4.2018 al 19.4.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved April 25, 2018.

[15] "Top 100 Venezuela – Semana 36 del 2018 – Del 24/08/2018 al 30/08/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

[RIAA-16] 1 2 3 "Gold & Platinum: Leslie Grace". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[17] "Leslie Grace & Noriel – Duro y Suave". elportaldemusica.es (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

[18] "Top 100 Colombia – Semana 13 del 2018 – Del 23/03/2018 al 30/03/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.

[19] "Mau y Ricky on Instagram". Instagram. March 21, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[20] "Mau y Ricky | Encuentros digitales". El Mundo (in Spanish). October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[RIAAMiMala-21] "Gold & Platinum: Mau y Ricky". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

[22] "Tú los votaste, ¡estos fueron los ganadores de los KCA México 2018!". Trendy By Nick (in Spanish). August 18, 2018. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.