Daniela Carpio

Daniela Carpio Fischer, better known by her stage name Di WAV, is a Guatemalan-Swiss singer-songwriter, model, TV host and producer. Her music has emerged as a fusion of pop, retro and experimental sounds. Carpio sings both in English and Spanish.

Di WAV
Background information
Birth nameDaniela Carpio Fischer
Origin
 Guatemala,
  Switzerland
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, model, Host, Producer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2006–present
LabelsAfonico Music, Sony Music Latin

Early life

Daniela Carpio Fischer is the daughter of Karen Fischer y Rodrigo Carpio. At the age of 14, she wrote her first song and incurred into acting and modeling. In 2003, she moved to Panama City, Panama, where she enrolled in College and continued her music studies. In 2007 she received a bachelor's degree in Communications from Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua, and moved back to Guatemala. She started singing professionally in 2008.

Career

Television

On the year 2006, Carpio debuted as a host on the TV show Solo Caballos, aired by Medcom Network. She worked on the show for two seasons.

In 2011, she lands the role as Pepsi[1] image for the "Pepsi Music" media campaign in Guatemala, and works as a host on the TV Program Pepsi Music Challenge TV, along with Venezuelan presenter Nelson Bustamante. The show was aired by Albavision.

She later joined the TV Azteca Guatemala team in 2014, as a host on the TV Programs "Ventaneando Aca" and "Academia Kids" (Transmission).

Digital Media

On 2015, Carpio moves to the United States searching for bigger career opportunities. She lands a job as a producer / host on Spanish Broadcasting System's digital app LaMusica. She produced and hosted the shows "Alterlatino" and "#TBT" for two seasons.[2]

2008–2011: Career beginnings and S.U.P.E.R. (Sexy, urban, Pop, Electro, Retro)

In 2008 she met Eduardo Santella, DJ, producer and engineer, with whom she recorded the song “Tell Me".[3] She later records four more singles in the electronic genre, working with Santella and other Dj´s.[4] On November 26, 2010, she releases her debut album S.U.P.E.R (Sexy, Urban, Pop, Electro, Retro), influenced by pop, urban and retro sounds.[5] Later that year, MTV LATIN AMERICA Network, chooses her song "S.U.P.E.R." to be a part of the official soundtrack of their new original series Popland.

2012–2015: El Mundo Me Hizo Así

In 2012 she started working on her second album, produced by Juan Luis Lopera, Rudy Bethancourt and Santiago Carvajal (Fainal). Her first single "Lejos" is released in 2013, and reaches No. 1 for several weeks on the Guatemalan music charts. This single is chosen to be a part of the official soundtrack of MTV Latinoamerica new original series Niñas Mal 2.[6] In 2014 she collaborates with the Colombian group Alkilados on the song "Corazón Quebrado", obtaining international success.[7] On June 22, 2015, she releases her second album El Mundo Me Hizo Así.[8][9]

2018: Di WAV

In 2018, after a two-year break from music, Carpio met Latin Grammy nominated producer/songwriter Marthin Chan with whom she worked on her third album under the label Afonico Music. The album's first single "Dominos" was announced to be released in September 2018 with a new artistic identity: Di WAV.[10]

On December 6, 2019, she releases her conceptual EP "Masoquista" under the label Afonico Music, which contains 6 tracks. Her song "Vampira en La Luz" is chosen as part of Billboard's playlist "Viva Friday", a compilation of the best Latin songs chosen by the curators of Billboard Latin.[11] "Masoquista" landed #18 of 2019's most streamed Guatemalan albums on Spotify.

Daniela Carpio has shared the stage with artists such as Calvin Harris,[12] Enrique Iglesias, Amigos Invisibles, Lucero, Sandoval and Hector Sandarti.

Discography

Albums
  • Despierta (2021)
  • Masoquista (2019)
  • El Mundo Me Hizo Así. (2015)
  • S.U.P.E.R. (2010)

Singles
  • Ellos Ft. Linxes (2020)
  • Mente Criminal (2020)
  • El Otro Lado Del Cielo (2019)
  • Sal (2019)
  • Te Quiero Dar (2019)
  • No Volveré a Caer (2018)
  • Dominos (2018)
  • La Vida No Es La Misma (2015)
  • Contigo Quiero Estar (2015)
  • Corazon Quebrado ft. Alkilados (2014)
  • Que No Pare La Fiesta (2014)
  • Pierdo La Razón (2014)
  • Me Fui (2013)
  • Lejos (2013)
  • ¿Donde Está? Ft. Ignacio Borrel (2012)
  • No te Conozco (2011)
  • Back to Roots (2010)
  • "Timbaolize Ft. Ronxxx" (2010)

Collaborations
  • "El Color de tu Voz" Ft. Kronovox (2020)
  • Corazon Quebrado ft. Alkilados (2014)
  • "Timbaolize Ft. Ronxxx" (2010)
  • "Closer to Me Ft. DJ Ronxxx & Boggian" (2010)
  • "Give Away Ft. DJ Ronxxx" (2010)
  • "So Sexy Ft. Santiago Niño & DJ Ronxxx" (2008)
  • "Tell Me Ft. Santiago Niño & DJ Ronxxx" (2008)

Awards and nominations
Premios 40 Principales[13]
Year Nomination Category Result
2011 S.U.P.E.R. Best Guatemalan Artist Nominated

References
  1. Siglo 21 "El Pepsi Music Challenge Tv esta por arrancar". Retrieved by June 10, 2011
  2. Lepe, David (August 15, 2017). "La guatemalteca Daniela Carpio conduce programa de rock en EE. UU".
  3. http://www.danielacarpio.com/#!bio/cjg9 Archived July 18, 2015[Date mismatch], at the Wayback Machine Daniela Carpio´s Official Webpage
  4. "DJ Ronxxx, Gustavo Boggian — Closer To Me feat. Daniela Carpio(Original Mix) [Lazy Soul Recordings (Istmo)] :: Beatport Pro". Beatport.com. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  5. "Siglo 21 "Daniela Carpio, una mezcla pop, electro y retro". Retrieved November 11, 2011
  6. Siglo 21 "Daniela Carpio canta Lejos en Niñas Mal 2. Retrieved September 10, 2013
  7. El Nuevo Diario Nicaragua " Daniela Carpio lanzará su corazón quebrado". Retrieved by April 2, 2015.
  8. Publinews Guatemala "5 datos que debes saber acerca del nuevo album de Daniela Carpio". Retrieved July 2, 2015
  9. Siglo 21 "Daniela Carpio se lo toma personal". Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  10. http://boomonline.com/daniela-carpio-regresa-a-la-musica-como-di-wav/
  11. "Viva Friday Playlist: New Music by Natalia Lafourcade, Lele Pons & More". Billboard.
  12. Prensa Libre "Música electrónica hiptonizó a miles en Escuintla". Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20111016034723/http://www.s21.com.gt/vida/2011/10/14/compiten-ser-mejor-artista-guatemala. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. Los Premios 40 Principales 2011#Best Guatemalan Act
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