Vaccix
Vaccix | |
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| Birth name | María Lucía Aramayo Díez de Medina |
| Born | 4 August 1999 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2017–present |
María Lucía Aramayo Díez de Medina (born 4 August 1999), better known by her stage name Vaccix, is a Bolivian singer, rapper, songwriter, and clothing designer.[1] She began her musical career in 2017 and has explored a variety of genres, including trap and hip hop. She currently resides in both Buenos Aires and Santa Cruz.[1]
Career
Vaccix settled in Argentina at the age of 13, marking the beginning of her musical career in this country.[2] She studied fashion design in Buenos Aires,[3] where she founded her own clothing and accessories brand called Mery Vaccix, which served as inspiration for adopting her stage name Vaccix.[4] Although this name has an apparent connection with numerology, Vaccix has chosen to keep its meaning secret, revealing it only after achieving a personal goal.[3]
Vaccix career took off in 2019 with the release of "Choca Bandida", a collaboration with fellow Santa Cruz native Corona.[5] During the pandemic, she created a song titled "Cuarentena", which reflects her experience during confinement.[2] Aware of the lack of female representation in Bolivia's urban music scene, she felt compelled to return to her native country to actively integrate into the music industry and contribute to changing this situation.[2]
On 29 June 2021, Vaccix arrived in Santa Cruz, and just three months later, she was singing for Sara Hebe.[3] Upon her return, she released "Ay Ay Ay" in collaboration with Viudita Moderna, a song that accumulated 75 thousand views on YouTube in just one week.[3] This musical piece, conceived during her stay in Argentina three years before its publication, initially began recording at Tiluchi Records with the intention of making a duet with the musician Corona.[6] However, it was not until her return to Bolivia that the project was completed and the song was finally released in a video clip under the production of Saqra Collective, with the collaboration of Viudita Moderna.[2][6] In September of that same year, Vaccix made five more new releases, of which four were among the 50 most listened to songs on Spotify in Bolivia.[7] This effort culminated in her recognition as Best New Artist at the Bolivia Music Awards 2021.[8]
Later, on the eve of Bolivian Women's Day, on 9 October 2021, the Music Festival with M for Women was held at the Meraki Theater in Santa Cruz with the purpose of highlighting and celebrating female talent in the music industry. Vaccix participated in the event alongside other national artists such as Lu de la Tower, Mariana Massiel, Viudita Moderna, Las Majas, among others.[9]
In mid-March 2023, Vaccix suffered an accident that resulted in severe burns all over her body,[10] leading to her admission to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Argentina on 13 March. During her time in the hospital, she required multiple interventions from the plastic surgery and internal medicine teams of both Bolivia and Argentina.[11] Despite the clinical complications, Vaccix slowly managed to overcome these challenges.[12]
After her recovery, Vaccix returned to the music scene with new projects. She released a new song titled "Quemando veneno". The song was created in early March, but its release had to be postponed due to her health condition.[13] In July 2023, she made the release of her album public.[1]
In February 2024, Vaccix released the album Apolo 44, consisting of 8 songs that explore a wide variety of musical genres, including reggaeton, trap, boom bap and experimental, with notable collaborations. The album's name is inspired by the Greek god Apollo, who personifies both medicine and art, reflecting the duality between Vaccix's artistic expression and her clinical past, evident after the accident she suffered. Furthermore, the choice of the number 44 for the album is symbolic, representing the sum of the 8 songs that compose it.[14]
Discography
Credits taken from iTunes.[15]
Studio albums
- 2024: Apolo 44
Singles
- 2019: Choca Bandida (ft. Corona)
- 2020: Cuarentena
- 2021: Basura
- 2021: Ay, ay, ay (ft. Viudita Moderna)
- 2022: Sola
- 2022: Soberbia
- 2022: Efímero (ft. Angel Blanchard)
- 2022: Zafiro'
- 2023: All ma Bithches
- 2023: Quemando Veneno (ft. Red Shine)
- 2025: No sé amar (ft. Chin)
- 2025: Modo asesina (ft. Viudita Moderna)
- 2025: Dydy (ft. Chin)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Best New Artist | Herself | Won | [8] |
| 2022 | Best Urban Artist (female) | Nominated | [16] | |
| Video of the Year | Sola | Nominated | ||
| Female Artist of the Year | Herself | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | Best Urban Artist (female) | Nominated | [17] | |
| 2024 | Album of the Year | Apolo 44 | Nominated | [18] |
| Best Urban Artist (female) | Herself | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b c Jiménez León, Roxana (4 July 2023). "María Lucía Aramayo: "Lo primero que se cruzó por mi cabeza fue agradecer a Dios por estar viva y sana"". Santa Cruz de la Sierra: El Deber. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "El flow es de ellas". El Deber (in Spanish). 10 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "'Vaccix', la artista que causa furor en la música, prepara nuevo álbum". noticias.unitel.bo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Vaccix: "Sí imaginé llegar hasta donde estoy y me imagino muchísimo más"". El Deber (in Spanish). 23 December 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Brañez, Sofía (29 April 2022). "Vaccix, la trapera boliviana que se presentará en el Festival Primavera Sund en Buenos Aires". Bolivia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ a b Bolivia, Opinión (23 November 2021). "Vaccix, trapera boliviana: "Tengo ganas de romper con la (imagen de) mujer perfecta"". Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "'Trapera' cruceña Vaccix actuará en festival Primavera Sound Buenos Aires". El Deber (in Spanish). 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b Music, Bolivia (23 December 2021). "Conoce a los artistas ganadores de "Bolivia Music Awards 2021"". Bolivia Music (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Meraki propone una celebración musical por el Día de la Mujer Boliviana". El Deber (in Spanish). 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Cadena, Patricia (23 March 2023). "Vaccix está en terapia intensiva en Argentina y piden apoyo moral de sus fans". eju.tv (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Vaccix sufre accidente e ingresa a terapia intensiva en Argentina". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 23 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Ordóñez, Micaela Sanjines (19 May 2023). "Tras un grave accidente, Vaccix vuelve mejor que nunca y con un nuevo lanzamiento". Bolivia.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Cadena, Patricia (20 April 2023). ""Volví a nacer": El conmovedor mensaje de Vaccix tras recuperarse de grave accidente". eju.tv (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Apolo 44 on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- ^ "Vaccix on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- ^ ""Bolivia Music Awards 2022" premió a los artistas destacados". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ ""Bolivia Music Awards 2023" premia el talento en la industria musical boliviana". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Aliaga, Rodolfo (1 November 2024). "Anuncian lista preliminar de artistas nominados para los Bolivia Music Awards". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2025.