María Cristina Lancelotti, known by her stage name Valeria Lynch, is a celebrated Argentine singer and actress born in Buenos Aires in 1952.
Launching her career in 1969, Lynch quickly rose to fame across Latin America throughout the 1980s with her powerful pop ballads and charismatic stage presence. She gained international acclaim starring as Eva Perón in the rock opera Evita, directed by Harold Prince, and earned multiple awards including a Grammy nomination and accolades from the Festival de Yamaha in Tokyo.
Lynch's rich mezzo-soprano voice and emotional performances have captivated audiences in venues from Carnegie Hall to the Festival de Viña del Mar. Beyond music, she has ventured into acting and mentoring, contributing to numerous theater productions and nurturing new talent through her music schools.
With a career spanning over five decades, Valeria Lynch remains an iconic figure of Latin pop and a beloved cultural ambassador of Argentine music.