Eva María Angélica Ayllón Urbina (born February 7, 1956), better known as Eva Ayllón, is a legendary Afro-Peruvian musician, one of the most famous singers in the country. She performs traditional Peruvian music, including Peruvian Folk Music, música criolla, cumbia, Landó, Peruvian waltz, and Festejo.
She first reached fame as the lead singer of the música criolla band Los Kipus, which she was a member of from 1973 to 1975 before she left to start her solo career. She has performed for almost 50 years, released over 30 albums, and has been nominated ten times for a Latin Grammy. She received a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.
Studio and live discography:
- Kipus y Eva (1977)
- Esta noche (1979)
- Al ritmo de Eva Ayllón (1980)
- Señoras y señores (1981)
- Cuando hacemos el amor (1982)
- Eva Ayllón (1983)
- Eva Ayllón en escena (1984)
- Para mi gente (1985)
- Para Todos (1986)
- Huellas (1987)
- Landó de la vida y yo (1989)
- Eva siempre Eva (1990)
- Concierto de gala en vivo (1992)
- Gracias a la vida (1993)
- Para tenerte (1994)
- 25 años, 25 éxitos (1995)
- Ritmo color y sabor (1996)
- Amanecer en ti (1998)
- Juntos llevamos la Paz (1999)
- 30 años en Vivo (2000)
- Eva (2002)
- Eva! Leyenda Peruana (2004)
- Live From Hollywood DVD (2007)
- Kimba Fá (2008)
- Canta A Chabuca Granda (2009)
- Celebra 40 Años Enamorada Del Perú (2009)
- Eva + Inti Illimani Histórico (2009)
- Como la primera vez (2014)
- Un Bolero Un Vals 1 (2015)
- Clavo y Canela (2017)
- Sencillamente Eva (2018)
- 48 Años después (2018)
- Un Bolero Un Vals 2 (2019)
- "Las hijas del sol" (2023; collab with Milena Warthon and Renata Flores)
Tropes:
- Cover Version: Eva covered "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi.
- Face on the Cover: Her face appears on most of her album covers.
- Folk Music: She primarily performs Peruvian folk music.
- Long-Runners: Ayllón's career has lasted almost fifty years.
- Self-Titled Album: Multiple albums she's released share her name, such as 1983's Eva Ayllón and 2002's Eva.
- Shout-Out: "Raíces del Festejo / Le Dije a Papá" mentions Peruvian musician Porfirio Vásquez, citing him as an influence for her music.
- Spoken Word: Some of her songs contain spoken word segments, such as Huye de Mí.
- Vocal Evolution: Her voice was higher pitched during her time with Los Kipus, but deepened as she aged.
