Constanza Belén Herrero Parada (born July 10, 1991), is an Australian-Chilean singer, songwriter, and actress. Constanza first gained recognition as a teenager after becoming a member of the MTV award winner band Six Pack performing at Viña del Mar International Song Festival under the artist name âÂÂKotaâ and starring in the TV Series Karkú, which was broadcast by Nickelodeon. She won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2018 Grand Prize and Lennon Award with her original song âÂÂMe VoyâÂÂ. In 2007 she released independently her first original songs in an EP called âÂÂActúa Hoyâ under the artist name âÂÂKotaâÂÂ.
As a member of Six Pack she recorded two albums, âÂÂSixPack Reediciónâ and âÂÂUpâÂÂ. The singles âÂÂHuracanesâ and âÂÂUpâ became No.1 in the Chilean Singles Chart. The music video for âÂÂHuracanesâ also reached No.1 on the MTV show Los 10 + pedidos. Her original song âÂÂI Tryâ was included in the album âÂÂUPâÂÂ. Constanza starred in the third season of the TV Series âÂÂKarkúâÂÂ, which was broadcast by Nickelodeon Latin America and TVN.
She played âÂÂDana Hamiltonâ the antagonist of the season. Some of ConstanzaâÂÂs original songs became part of the soundtrack of Karkú. Constanza became the lead singer of the theme song of the TV Series âÂÂNadie me entiendeâ broadcast by Canal 13. In Nov 2009 Constanza performed with Six Pack at âÂÂDÃÂa de la músicaâ at Parque OâÂÂHiggins. Constanza was invited to sing by Juan Carlos Duque alongside other Chilean singers the song âÂÂLa fuerza de la libertadâ celebrating ChileâÂÂs Bicentenary at ChileâÂÂs government palace âÂÂPalacio de la MonedaâÂÂ.
In 2015 Constanza was invited to sing for His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales to celebrate his 67th birthday at the Cottesloe Civic Centre. In 2016 she sang at the PremierâÂÂs Olympic Dinner for the Western Australian Olympic Team going to Rio 2016 and the WA Premier Colin Barnett at the Perth Convention Centre. In 2017 she launched independently her self-titled EP âÂÂConstanza HerreroâÂÂ.
In September 2018 Constanza won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and in May 2019 she won a Lennon Award as a songwriter for her song âÂÂMe Voyâ in the Latin Category. The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is an international songwriting contest founded by Yoko Ono in 1997. In February 2019 Constanza was interviewed by Luis Chataing on his show âÂÂConectadosâÂÂ.