http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=283784 Artist http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=333082 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=333082"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_23410/b506fc66ad3bf4f56529021f41bf5165/b506fc66ad3bf4f56529021f41bf5165_scale_106_80.jpg" height="80" width="106" border="1" alt="CIELO RIOS (LIVE)" /></a><br/><br/> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:45:12 GMT xolomuzic http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=331208 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=331208"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_23410/b77503ec58f80da5ef9d1229bf9c23e2/b77503ec58f80da5ef9d1229bf9c23e2_scale_60_80.jpg" height="80" width="60" border="1" alt="CIELO RIOS" /></a><br/>[b][i]Cielo Rios (Carolina Donato)[/i] was a Colombian-American songwriter and artist whom had an honorable mention of her original song [i]"Candela"[/i] by the renown ISC competition. She started off with slam poetry @ the legendary [i]Nuyorican Poets Cafe'[/i], working alongside another talented individual under the name of 'MetaPhorce'. They would perform there weekly soon gaining the crowds favorite. [/b] [b]Cielo then went on to writing raps in Spanish after being inspired by urban Latin artists [i]Calle Trece, Tego Calderon, Mala Rodriguez, Winsin y Yandel , Don Omar[/i] ( to name a few). [/b] [b]She performed in various venues throughout the Tri-State area and even at the legendary [i]S.O.B.'[/i]s (where she procured a regular bi-weekly spot through [i]The Latin Connect[/i]; and even got to open up for her favorite artist/rapper, [i]Jean Grae[/i]. [/b] [b]Cielo appeared in the longest running Spanish variety show [i]Sabado Gigante[/i] (for the 2005 reggaeton contest..also [i]The Roof[/i] in Miami, and even touched stage in Colombia at the well-respected [i]Hip-Hop Al Parque/Simon Bolivar[/i] in Bogota (which has an audience of about 50,000 fans). She even threw herself to the [i]"gallos"[/i] two years in a row; becoming the only female out of 90 guys battling it out in [i]"La Batalla de Los Gallos"[/i] next to her home state (New Jersey) in New York City. [/b] [b]This young lady paid her dues here and there; and when asked about her proudest moment in this infamous industry she says:[/b] [b][i]"In 2008 a song I wrote, titled "Somos Latinos", went on to play in a cable music channel; 'Music Choice Latin Urban Channel'...it was the greatest feeling watching the song dance between the number 1 and 10 spots for an unknown artist with no marketing or promotional budget for 8 months in a row!!" [/i][/b] [b]Cielo Rios was creative a force to be reckoned with. [u]May her soul eternally rest[/u]....[/b]<br/> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:13:12 GMT xolomuzic