Ecuadorian singer Katty Egas, former member of Tierra Canelaoffered this Friday, March 10, an interview for the program Entertainment Hackers (Ecuavisa) for defending himself against the accusations of the interpreter Mercy Yolanda Álvarez, who confirms that Egas appropriates his voice on this subject The letter (my last letter) by Tierra Canela.

Egas appeared this afternoon singing the chorus of the remembered dance hit live and denounced years of being harassed by Álvarez, who did record Tierra Canela’s first CD. As Egas remembered, when he was only 19 years old, She did shoot the music video for the song with the track chosen by the women’s group’s producer at the time.

“It was not pleasant at all for me. In fact the owner (who avoided mentioning Egas) must remember I told him ‘I don’t think so’, I always said it and the people of Tierra Canela know it. But what are you doing? If you’re a 19-year-old girl, a dreamer, who wants to get ahead… If I didn’t (…) they’ll catch you and fire you and that’s it”, he recalled. “I had to record that video because it was my job, the problem is not with me, go complain to the then boss of Tierra Canela because I was a girl and I had to do my job because I have a signed contract”, said the woman from Quito, who has her own video on YouTube on the subject.

However, Egas revealed that she is one of the original voices of Tierra Canelaas his voice appears in the recordings of the second album on songs like My young teacher, goddess of cumbia and how are you my dear.

The singer also admitted tired of Álvarez’s virtual (and even telephone) harassment and announced that she has already spoken to her lawyer about possible legal action against her.

“All my life I have been a peaceful woman and I try to avoid them and avoid trouble, but today I am determined (…) She can upload the video she wants to sing because it’s her voice and it’s her right, but she can’t insult people or lie or say things that aren’t true. I’ll sue you if you continue with this, because I’m already tired”.

In 1994, influenced by Selena Quintanilla, Egas started his musical path in the Juventud Latina orchestra, and then, at the age of sixteen, continue in “Las Amazonas” and “Magia Latina”.

According to the official website, After completing her secondary education and taking into account her minority, the company “La Herencia Musical Records” saw her artistic potential in her and she was called to be part of a project called Tierra Canela, where she stayed for 9 years. always considered the first voice in the group, with a great reception.