Marta Elena was born into a musical family in Havana, Cuba.
She started to sing at the tender age of 10, performing in all school events and amateur presentations. Her professional performance was at the age of 18 singing in the Teatro Lirico Nacional. Years later, after so many years of performing with different bands in Cuba and around the world, Marta Elena decided to immigrate to Canada to pursue her musical career.
In Canada, Marta Elena’s high light performances include her Koerner Hall appearance as Guest of Hilario Duran and his Latin Jazz Big Band with Horacio El Negro Hernandez and Sarita Leyva’s Rumberos among other important performances.
Marta Elena has created an extensive library of original compositions that can be heard on Marta’s new album ‘De la Habana a Toronto". Guaracha, Cha-Cha-Cha, Son, Rumba, Balada and Salsa in an eclectic selection of foot-tapping’ in a unique and intoxicating style to break all the rules.