Pojoaque native Ernestine Romero releases her sixth album

When she sings in English, she said she's feels out of her comfort zone. "I've been singing in Spanish since I was a little girl. Spanish seems to be more poetic, more soulful."

"Selena is my idol," said Romero, 21, a native of Pojoaque Valley. "I love the way she sang and related to the audience. My dad, Willie, is also my idol. He was a drummer for over 23 years."

Sin Ti, her sixth album, although not a concept album, focuses on life's changes and what it's like to break up with your lover, she said.

On track No. 4, "Ya No Existes en Mi," she tragically sings that her ex-lover no longer exists for her.

The album, recorded in San Antonio, Texas, took two years to complete, she said, because she likes to listen to a variety of songs before deciding which ones to record.

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