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Agustina Padilla Fernández (born December 10, 2001), better known simply as Agus Padilla, is a Uruguayan singer, songwriter and television personality.

Early life

She was born and raised in the Brazo Oriental barrio of Montevideo. Since she was little she was interested in music.

She started uploading covers at the young age of 12 to the Facebook platform.

In 2013, at just 12 years old, she made her television debut as a participant in the Uruguayan version of the program Pequeños Gigantes broadcast by Teledoce. In 2014 she created her YouTube channel, where she would later start sharing her music there.

Career

Musical beginnings

In February 2017, she released her first single entitled «Ni tu amiga ni tu amante» ("Neither your friend nor your lover"), along with her video clip, where she gained recognition and popularity. In that year she was chosen to be the opening act for a Daddy Yankee concert in Uruguay.

New era and collaborations

In January 2018, she participated in the Calibash festival in Las Vegas, one of the most popular in Latin music. There she shared the stage with Ricky Martin, Jennifer López, Maluma, Ozuna and Bad Bunny.

In September she launched her first collaboration with the Argentine Ecko, entitled "Control". Two months later she released her new single "So Well", along with rapper Lit Killah. She was also the opening act for a Bad Bunny concert at the Summer Theater.

At the beginning of 2019, she signed with the record company Warner Music Group. At the same time she released "Papi" with the Argentine singer Papichamp. In November, she recorded in Buenos Aires the video clip for the urban song "Se prendió".

In 2020 she released three singles: the ballad "Por ti" on Valentine's Day, and the reggaeton songs "Me porto mal". and "Oh na na", the first in collaboration with the Uruguayan Pekeño 77.

After a year without uploading music, in July 2021 she returned with "Amor de dos", along with Puerto Rican Darkiel. That year she appeared on the Channel 10 reality series MasterChef Celebrity, being the 14th eliminated.

Filmography

Television

Discography

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

1. Lauber, Nicolás (April 29, 2019). "Agus Padilla dice que "nada de lo que me está pasando es normal"". TV Show (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
2. Festa, Patricia (December 23, 2019). "Agus Padilla: "Si tuviese que dejar ciertas cosas por la música no me quejaría"". Filo News (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
3. "Agus Padilla, el nuevo fenómeno musical: "Disfruto el apoyo de la gente"". Caras (in Spanish). November 5, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
4. "Agus Padilla". Montevideo Music Group (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
5. "La princesita de la música urbana uruguaya Agus Padilla quiere conquistar Argentina". Todo diarios (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
6. "Agus Padilla, la joven uruguaya que es furor en las redes sociales". Teledoce (in Spanish). March 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
7. Sena, Franco (February 6, 2018). "El fenómeno de Agus Padilla la llevó a Las Vegas". Radio Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
8. Tabárez, Nicolás (February 8, 2018). "Agustina Padilla, la reguetonera uruguaya que cantó para 20.000 personas". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
9. "Agus Padilla en Las Vegas: "Tengo apenas 16 años, es un sueño para mí"". Telenoche (in Spanish). February 2, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
10. "Agus Padilla y Ecko hablaron de cómo surgió la chispa que terminó en "Control"". Subrayado (in Spanish). November 21, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
11. De Vitta, Alejandro (May 15, 2018). "Agustina Padilla será la artista apertura del show de Bad Bunny". República (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
12. "Agustina Padilla será la telonera de Bad Bunny en UY". Info negocios (in Spanish). May 16, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
13. "Agus Padilla firmó con un importante sello musical: "No me imaginaba esto"". Teledoce (in Spanish). February 20, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
14. Arzola, Andrea (December 2, 2019). "Agus Padilla: la joven artista uruguaya que está prendidísima". Revista Watt (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
15. "Agus Padilla presenta "Se prendió", su nueva canción". Montevideo. November 22, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
16. "Mira el nuevo video de Agus Padilla "Se prendió"". Billboard (in Spanish). November 28, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
17. "Agus Padilla presenta su nuevo sencillo "Se Prendió"". Reggaeton sin límite (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
18. Lauber, Nicolás (December 1, 2019). "Agus Padilla, la cantante de reguetón que ya quiere festejar sus 18 años y tiene nuevo tema". TV Show (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
19. "Día de los enamorados: Agus Padilla presenta su nuevo sencillo "Por ti" con un video". CMTV (in Spanish). February 16, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
20. ""Me Porto Mal", lo nuevo de Agus Padilla y Pekeño 77". Quiero Musica (in Spanish). May 29, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
21. Mauro, Florencia (May 29, 2020). "Agus Padilla se une a Pekeño 77 y presenta su nueva canción "Me Porto Mal"". Billboard (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
22. "Agus Padilla presenta su nuevo sencillo, "Oh Na Na", producido y grabado en Colombia". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
23. "Agus Padilla y Darkiel se unen en "Amor de Dos"". Billboard (in Spanish). July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
24. "Agus Padilla presenta "Amor de Dos", su nuevo single junto a Darkiel". TKM (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
25. "¡Despedimos a Agustina!". canal10.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-03.
26. ^ "Agus Padilla, Billboard Argentina Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
27. Posiciones en listas de Uruguay:
    • "Ni tu amiga ni tu amante": "Top 20 Uruguay del 10 al 16 de abril, 2017". Monitor Latino. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
    • "Tu boca": "Top 20 Uruguay del 10 al 16 de julio, 2017". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
    • "Mala": "Top 20 Uruguay del 25 de septiembre al 1 de octubre, 2017". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
    • "Control": "Top 20 Uruguay del 29 de octubre al 4 de noviembre, 2018". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
    • "Papi": "Top 20 Uruguay del 11 al 17 de marzo, 2019". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
    • "Se prendió": "Top 20 Uruguay del 23 al 30 de febrero, 2020". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
    • "Amor de dos": "Top 20 Uruguay del 27 de setiembre al 3 de octubre, 2021". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved September 29, 2021.

External links

• Agus Padilla at IMDb
• Agus Padilla on Twitter

• 2001 births
• Living people
• 21st-century Uruguayan women singers
• Uruguayan women songwriters
• Uruguayan women composers