Mocchi (singer)

Mocchi (born 8 June 1990) is a Uruguayan singer and composer. Biography Lu Mocchi was born in Montevideo, where they began their musical training at age eight. They attended piano lessons at the Virgilio Scarabelli Alberti School and continued at the W. Kolischer Conservatory. At age thirteen they began playing guitar and bass, and joined various bands in which they participated as a guitarist, bassist, and vocalist. In 2009, they won the “Canto Joven – Movida Joven 2009” award and a mention for best composition, granted by the . The following year they received the same prize and a unique mention for composition. In April 2014, they were the opening act for Paul McCartney at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, which was a turning point in the visibility of their career. Mocchi was the executive producer of the documentary Botija de mi país (2013), which deals with the careers of ten Uruguayan musicians established in the United States, including José Serebrier, who was nominated 38 times for Grammy Awards, and won eight. In November 2016, they presented their second album entitled Mañana será otro disco, with the participation of , Julián Kartun, Andrés Beeuwsaert, and violinist