Milena Sanchez was born and raised in London by her Colombian born parents. She was submerged into the small Latin community, mainly in South London where she was surrounded by sounds of her home country. This is where her love for genres such as Merengue, Bachata, Salsa and Reggaeton with artists such as Celia Cruz, La India, Thalia, Shakira plus many more began. This led Milena Sanchez to begin performing from the age of 6, winning her first singing competition at 11 and performing at one of the first Latin Carnivals in London, in front of thousands of people.

Over the last 7 years, Milena Sanchez’ career began heading in a different direction. As a former member of 'The Receipts Podcast', she authored a best-selling book, with sold-out live shows at venues including The Palladium (x2), The Roundhouse and O2 Indigo. Her love for music has never disappeared throughout this time and with 2 million YouTube views and a total social following of over 160k, Milena Sanchez has decided it's ready to get back to her first love, music.

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