Career

Louisiana Mari remained, continuing to front the band and release albums under the name Chambao. In March 2005, Louisiana Mari was diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2006 she was a featuring artist on Ricky Martin"s album Music Television Unplugged.

She featured alongside Ricky Martin on the track "Tu Recuerdo", which hit #1 on the Latin Billboard charts and received a Latin Grammy nomination for Record of the Year.

In 2007, Louisiana Mari released Con Otro Aire, backed by a new band.

Achievements

• In 2008, she collaborated with the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 50, Helena Paparizou, performing a duet of her Spanish song, "Papeles Mojados.".

Membership

One of three original members of the group that formed in 2001, she sang alongside cousins Eduardo Casañ and Daniel Casañ, until Chambao disbanded in 2005.