Rada was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the third and youngest child of Uruguayan singer and percussionist Rubén Rada and the second with psychologist Patricia Jodara Leizerovich.[5] Her Jewish mother was born in Argentina and traces her ancestry to Ashkenazi Jews from Turkey.[6] Shortly after she was born, she moved with her family to Mexico, where she lived until she was five years old, when she moved to Montevideo.[7] During her childhood she danced ballet, but had to give it up after a herniated disc at the age of 13.[8] She attended Colegio Latinoamericano in barrioPunta Carretas.[9]
Career
She began studying singing at the age of sixteen and a year later to perform with singer and composer Urbano Moraes' group.[10] In 2012 she released her debut album, Afrozen, which has guests such as Dante Spinetta, Hugo Fattoruso, Martín Buscaglia, and members of her family: her half-sister Lucila, her brother Matías and her father.[11] That year she toured Uruguay, Argentina and Spain.[12] In 2013 she won the Graffiti Award for Best Alternative Pop Rock Fusion Album.[13]
In 2015 she released her second album Corazón Diamante, which combines the genres of candombe, funk, rock, pop and soul.[14] It earned her a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist,[15] as well as the Gardel Award for Best New Pop Artist and the Graffiti Award for Best Female Solo Artist.[16]
In June 2019, Argentine band Ciro y los Persas, released a joint single with Rada called "Por cel".[17] Rada's third album, Bosque was released on 9 August 2019.[18][19] It earned her the Gardel Award for Best Pop Artist Album and the Graffiti Award for Best Pop Album.[20][21]
In November 2022, it was announced that Rada would coach La Voz Kids Uruguay in a double chair with her father.[22]
