The Van Van now officially have a new female voice: Vanessa Formell

Following the unexpectedseparation of the singer Yenisel Valdés from the Los Van Van orchestra After 16 years of being part of it, there have been many unknowns that have arisen around who would occupy the position of female voice of the prestigious group.

Yenisel or Yeni, as she is better known, had marked with her presence a seal on the band that many of the followers had become accustomed to, after having almost made songs like her own."After all" O"You to yours".

Although the current director of the group, and son of its founder,Samuel Formell had commented that they were not looking for a female voice to continue the path started by Yeni; She has finally decided to bet on family talent and lineage and has opted for another daughter of the band's late founder Juan Formell for the position of female vocalist of the iconic Cuban band. Her sister Vanessa Formell, also daughter of the well-known Cuban singer, Mirtha Medina, has been chosen.

The news has been published by Vanessa herself through her Facebook profile, where she has shared a video ofhis first official performance with the orchestra at the Habana Café of the National Theater of Cuba on April 22, 2017. Below is the full note of the post with which Vanessa accompanied her official premiere as a vanvanera:

Vanessa's commitment to the orchestra, her family name and legacy is more than reflected in her expressions.

The singer also shared several photographs from thebackstage of the premises with his family, which accompanied the following lines:

"Sharing the most valuable and beloved inheritance that our father left us, his Los Van Van orchestra, his music. Thank you dad, we are infinitely grateful."

The new musical path of the daughter of the great maestro Juan Formell has just begun. Vanessa is now another member of Los Van Van, a responsibility that she will have the opportunity to share with her blood brothers -Samuel and Juan Carlos, current bassist of Los Van Van- in each of the stages in which the legendary performs. and unstoppable, "Train de la Salsa".