BIOGRAPHY

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Born in El Pajar, Colombian soprano Marlin González studied at the Escuela de Música Reina Sofía in Valencia, with Professor Juliane Banse. She holds scholarships from the Santo Domingo Foundation and the Albéniz Foundation. In 2024, she received the Diploma for the most outstanding student of her chair from Her Majesty Queen Sofía.

 

She began her musical studies with her father and at the Chicoral School of Music, and continued her professional training in Lyric Singing at the Universidad del Valle. Additionally, she has participated in masterclasses taught by Joyce DiDonato, Bo Skovhus, Nikolái Schukoff, Eva-Maria Westbroek, and Christoph Prégardien.

 

In 2026, she was selected as a member of the young artists program Crescendo 2026, by Teatro Real de Madrid, , through which she performs in concerts and artistic activities at various venues across Spain. As part of this program, she has received masterclass training from internationally renowned artists, including Saioa Hernández, Sabina Puértolas, Ketevan Kemoklidze, and Francesco Pio Galasso.

 

Among other accolades, she has won the First Prize at the Martín y Soler International Singing Competition 2026 in Valencia, the Pula K. Jacobi Award and the Prolírica de Antioquia Award at the Linus Lerner International Lyric Singing Competition in Medellín, the “Best Lied Performance” award at the Alcalá de Henares International Lyric Singing Competition, the First Prize at  the 1st. Lyric Singing Competition of the Municipal Theater of Santiago de Cali, and the Colombia Filarmónica singing award from the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra. She has been part of opera casts such as La Traviata and Lucia di Lammermoor. Furthermore, she was selected by the Teatro Colón de Bogotá to portray Echo in Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos.