Lila Downs
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Lila Downs is a Mexican singer-songwriter and ethnomusicologist renowned for blending traditional indigenous music with contemporary genres and for her powerful, socially conscious performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lila Downs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9236902 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lila Downs Context triple: [Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, hasNotableRecipient, Lila Downs]
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A.
Leila Ferrer
Leila Ferrer is known as the wife of Sean Hepburn Ferrer, the son of actress Audrey Hepburn and actor Mel Ferrer.
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B.
Eliso Rivera
Eliso Rivera was an Italian journalist and editor best known as the founding figure behind the sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport.
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C.
Siparia
Siparia is a town in southern Trinidad known historically for its oil industry and its multicultural religious pilgrimage site, La Divina Pastora.
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D.
Gaby Moreno
Gaby Moreno is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter and guitarist known for her soulful blend of Latin, blues, jazz, and folk music.
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E.
Pia Guerra
Pia Guerra is a Canadian comic book artist best known for her acclaimed work on the Vertigo series "Y: The Last Man."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lila Downs Target entity description: Lila Downs is a Mexican singer-songwriter and ethnomusicologist renowned for blending traditional indigenous music with contemporary genres and for her powerful, socially conscious performances.
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A.
Leila Ferrer
Leila Ferrer is known as the wife of Sean Hepburn Ferrer, the son of actress Audrey Hepburn and actor Mel Ferrer.
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B.
Eliso Rivera
Eliso Rivera was an Italian journalist and editor best known as the founding figure behind the sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport.
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C.
Siparia
Siparia is a town in southern Trinidad known historically for its oil industry and its multicultural religious pilgrimage site, La Divina Pastora.
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D.
Gaby Moreno
Gaby Moreno is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter and guitarist known for her soulful blend of Latin, blues, jazz, and folk music.
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E.
Pia Guerra
Pia Guerra is a Canadian comic book artist best known for her acclaimed work on the Vertigo series "Y: The Last Man."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnomusicologist
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human ⓘ performer ⓘ recording artist ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| album |
Al Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balas y Chocolate NERFINISHED ⓘ Border (La Línea) NERFINISHED ⓘ La Cantina NERFINISHED ⓘ La Sandunga NERFINISHED ⓘ Ojo de Culebra / Shake Away NERFINISHED ⓘ Pecados y Milagros NERFINISHED ⓘ Salón, Lágrimas y Deseo NERFINISHED ⓘ Tree of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Paul Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Music Album
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin Grammy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Ana Lila Downs Sánchez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Mexico ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1968-09-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Minnesota ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mixtec people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName |
Downs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sánchez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Mexican traditional music
ⓘ
ethnomusicology ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin music
ⓘ
bolero ⓘ cumbia ⓘ folk music ⓘ jazz ⓘ ranchera ⓘ traditional Mexican music ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| givenName | Ana Lila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Allen Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Anita Sánchez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
indigenous rights
ⓘ
migration ⓘ social justice ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Mixtec NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish ⓘ Zapotec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainInstrument | voice ⓘ |
| motherTongue | Spanish ⓘ |
| name | Lila Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Mexican ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending indigenous Mexican music with contemporary genres
ⓘ
socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Al Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balas y Chocolate NERFINISHED ⓘ Border (La Línea) NERFINISHED ⓘ La Cantina NERFINISHED ⓘ La Sandunga NERFINISHED ⓘ Pecados y Milagros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
ethnomusicologist
ⓘ
record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Mexico City, Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oaxaca, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Paul Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1990s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lila Downs Description of subject: Lila Downs is a Mexican singer-songwriter and ethnomusicologist renowned for blending traditional indigenous music with contemporary genres and for her powerful, socially conscious performances.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.