Miss Colombia (album)

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Miss Colombia
Studio album by
Lido Pimienta
ReleasedApril 17, 2020 (2020-04-17)
GenreLatin pop, Electronic
Length43:36
LanguageSpanish
LabelAnti Records
ProducerPrince Nifty, Lido Pimienta
Lido Pimienta chronology
La Papessa
(2016) 		Miss Colombia
(2020)

Miss Colombia is the third studio album by Colombian–Canadian musician Lido Pimienta. It was released on April 17, 2020, through Anti Records.[1] The album features collaborations with Li Saumet, vocalist of Bomba Estereo, as well as Rafael Cassiani Cassiani and Sexteto Tabala. The album was nominated for several awards, such as the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album,[2] the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album,[3] the Polaris Music Prize[4] and the Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year.[5]

Background[edit]

The album title comes from the Miss Universe 2015 controversy, when the presenter of the show, Steve Harvey, mistakenly announced Ariadna Gutiérrez of Colombia as the new Miss Universe. Only after being crowned did Harvey return to the stage to apologize, stating that Gutiérrez was in fact the first runner-up, with Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines the actual winner. Both Harvey and Wurtzbach then received vast amounts of racist abuse online towards from many Colombians of whom Pimienta realised she had little in common with.[6] In Miss Colombia, Pimienta reflects on differences between her home country of Colombia and her current country of residence, Canada, along with the impact the Miss Universe incident had on the Colombian people.[7]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!9/10[9]
NME[10]
Pitchfork8.0/10[11]
Rolling Stone[12]

Miss Colombia was met with critical acclaim. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 86/100 based on six reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[8] Hannah Mylrea from New Musical Express wrote that the album "is an impressive, experimental collection, filled with complex, crunching production and romantic lyrics that recount love and loss. Mixing the old and traditional with modern elements, it’s a powerful statement of Lido Pimienta’s innovative creative vision and Colombia as a whole."[10] Peyton Thomas from Pitchfork commented on the album and Pimienta's place within the music industry, writing, "The great promise of Miss Colombia, and of her new leadership in a predominantly white scene, is that brown girls will hear it and be inspired to surge to the front."[11] Richard Villegas from Rolling Stone wrote, "The organic, delightfully earnest tracks blend Miss Colombia‘s avant-Latin sonic palette with revered cross-generational traditions, forging a new world of musical borderlessness that Pimienta is glad to call home."[12]

Year-end lists[edit]

Select year-end rankings of Miss Colombia
Publication List Rank Ref.
Exclaim! Top 50 Best Albums of 2020
7
[13]
NPR The 50 Best Albums of 2020
3
[14]
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2020
30
[15]

Tracklist[edit]

All tracks were produced by Pimienta and Prince Lifty.[16]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Para Transcribir (SOL)"Lido Pimienta, Matthew Adam Smith2:51
2."Eso Que Tu Haces"Pimienta, Smith4:33
3."Nada" (featuring Li Saumet)Pimienta, Smith4:58
4."Te Queria"Pimienta, Smith4:02
5."No Pude"Pimienta, Smith3:48
6."Coming Thru"Pimienta, Smith2:40
7."Quiero Que Me Salves (Preludio)" (featuring Rafael Cassiani Cassiani)Pimienta2:33
8."Quiero Que Me Salves" (featuring Sexteto Tabala)Pimienta6:11
9."Pelo Cucu"Pimienta4:12
10."Resisto y Ya"Pimienta, Smith2:46
11."Para Transcribir (LUNA)"Pimienta, Smith4:57
Total length:43:36

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Miss Colombia - Lido Pimienta". Apple Music. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Huston, Marysabel (29 September 2020). "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  3. ^ "63rd Annual Grammy Awards – Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album". grammy.com. Recording Academy. 24 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ^ "2020 Short List – Polaris Music Prize". polarismusicprize.ca. Polaris Music Prize. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. ^ Holly Gordon, "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations" Archived 2021-03-25 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Wiser, Danny (16 August 2020). "COLOMBIA/CANADA: Miss Colombia - Lido Pimienta". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  7. ^ Crudgington, Kate (April 22, 2020). "Interview: Lido Pimienta". Get In Her Ears. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Miss Colombia by Lido Pimienta Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  9. ^ MacLeod, Erin (April 16, 2020). "Lido Pimienta's 'Miss Colombia' Is as Diverse as the Future It Imagines". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Mylrea, Hannah (April 16, 2020). "Lido Pimienta – 'Miss Colombia' review: experimentalist muses on national identity". NME. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Thomas, Peyton (April 18, 2020). "Lido Pimienda: Miss Colombia". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Villegas, Richard (April 17, 2020). "Lido Pimienta Awakens From Diaspora Daydream on New 'Miss Colombia' LP". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  13. ^ "Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2020". Exclaim!. December 2, 2020. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  14. ^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2020". NPR. 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  15. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2020". Paste. November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  16. ^ "Credits / Miss Colombia / Lido Pimienta". Tidal. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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