BY: Cynthia Mendoza
Photo: Alan Mercer

From a  Karaoke beauty, to a full-fledged songbird, Karina Nuvo, with her incredibly silky, smooth and oh so rich voice, has come a long way since her days of putting on shows in her early 20s in her hometown of Miami. “Even as a little girl, I used to produce whole shows,” she recalled. “Icould sing but I had stage fright but I knew I had to do it.”She went on to join a band and it was then that she heard her voice amplifiedfor the first time and in spite of the challenges she has faced in her life, shehas never looked back. Nuvo went on to produce two sings with a DJ from Miami and even landed a spoton Star Search, which as many children of the 80’s will recall was thepre-cursor to American Idol. After star search the young Cuban singer moved to Los Angeles to pursue music. “I discovered I could write and produce,” she said.Her new adventure was cut short however when Nuvo was diagnosed withendometriosis, a disease which severely affects a women’s uterus. It gets itsname from the word
endometrium, the tissue that lines the uterus. This tissuelooks and acts like the lining of the uterus and grows outside of the uterus inother areas. This disease can adversely affect a woman’s reproductive andsexual health as well as cause infertility and fatigue. Time kept slipping away for Nuvo, who admits that at this point, she didn’thave the patience or the passion to pursue music anymore. “I stopped singing for seven years,” recalls Nuvo of this difficult time in her life.
“I had three surgeries and the medications caused me to go intomenopause.” But not before having her son Christian, 3 1/2. Her pregnancy was a miracleitself given her medical history.“It was a blessing but a shocker,” she recalled. When Nuvo eventually got to work on her just released first album, Nuvo Soul,she knew what she had to do and failure was no longer an option. “I was very careful to do it my way and to work with people I trust,”
shesaid. “Everything I’ve done has been an evolution and no matter what came myway, I found a way to to get back to my music. I was 100% determined to see mymusic around the world. I owe it to myself and my child to do what I’msupposed to be doing.”How does it feel to see a lifelong passion and dream coming to life after yearsof challenges and setbacks?“Amazing!” She gushes. “I was completely lost for seven years.” The music on Nuvo Soul is all written by Nuvo and it has a message, such as herSpanish language song “Amate” (Love Yourself), a message she wants to getacross to all people especially young women. Love yourself, like yourself, take care of yourself and respect yourself.That’s the message and literally, the lyrics! In the months ahead, she hopesto have many opportunities to speak to women and encourage them to do just thatand to let them know that nothing is impossible! Karina Nuvo has come into her own and is fully living her passion and blessingthe world with her incredible music and her message.“Try not to allow others to keep you from doing what you need to do,” sheconcludes. “Your calling has more power than you know. When you really poutyour body, mind and soul into something, you can create success for yourself.”
For more on Karina Nuvo and to listen to and purchase her music, visitcdbaby.com and search her name and also on karinanuvo.com.