Born to Colombian parents in Toronto, Turtle Island, Ceréna (she/they) is a recording artist and one of the co-founders of Club Quarantine, the original queer zoom party that began during lockdown and has been featured on PAPER, The Cut, The New York Times & VICE. Being in the music industry since 2012, most of Ceréna’s career was one where she pretended to be someone she’s not, pressured by the standards of an industry that relies more on money and conformity rather than artistic integrity and authenticity. After becoming fully independent, Ceréna began immersing herself in the queer community which gave her the power to be her authentic self. Her upcoming debut album resurrection will be the reclamation of herself and will elaborate on themes of freedom, community, unity and love. It is out on June 25th.
Name: Ceréna
Genre: experimental dance pop
Founded: 1991
# of Albums: One on the way…
Latest Release: See
Latest Single: See
Latest Video:
Favourite band as a teenager:
Metronomy
Favourite band now:
Tbh i’m catching up on UK girl groups I missed out on like Sugababes and The Saturdays. lol.
Guilty Pleasure Song:
any song by Azealia Banks
Live Show Ritual:
I meditate and give thanks to the universe.
Favourite local artist:
Too many to choose from, but Bambii, Chippy Nonstop, and M1RZA to name a few…
EP or LP?
LP.
Early bird or night owl?
Night owl.
Road or studio?
Studio.
Any shows or albums coming up?
Album is out on June 25th!
My website https://cerena.world
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RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS w/TORONTO FOCUS
Sneaky Dees nachos, pasta from Terroni or a superfood salad from Fresh?
Fresh, but it’s the squash tacos for me.
Queen or College St?
Queen St.
Trinity Bellwoods, High Park, Riverdale, Kew Gardens, or other?
Edwards Gardens
Swiss Chalet or Roti?
Is it bad that I wanna say Swiss Chalet? lol.
Where can we follow you?
Website – https://cerena.world
FB – https://www.facebook.com/escerena1111/
IG – https://www.instagram.com/escerena/?hl=en
Favourite local Restaurant:
Ital Vital.
