Torres

Torres may refer to:

Places

Spain

Torres (surname)

Torres (sometimes spelled Torrez) is a surname in the Portuguese and Spanish languages, meaning "Towers".

History

A name given to a person who lived in or near a tower, from the Latin "turris." Torres is the 50th most popular surname in the United States and the 11th most popular Spanish surname. It is a common surname in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Spain, Portugal, Colombia, Peru, Cuba, Mexico and the Philippines, among others. In Italy, among other countries, it is found as a Sephardic surname.

People with the surname

Athletes

Torres (musician)

Mackenzie Scott (born January 23, 1991) is an independent American singer, songwriter, musician and artist who performs under the musical pseudonym Torres (stylized as TORRES).

Biography

Mackenzie Scott was raised in Macon, Georgia, United States. She started singing in her high school's musical production of Fiddler on the Roof after being told by her family, "If you actually tried being serious, you'd probably have a good voice". Soon after beginning to perform in musicals, she learned to play guitar and began playing and singing hymns during church services and at a nursing home every Saturday.

After high school, she left Macon to study at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. She graduated from Belmont in 2012.

In July 2012, while still a student, she recorded Torres over a five-day session at Tony Joe White's home studio in Franklin, Tennessee with engineer and producer, Ryan McFadden. Following the album's release, on February 8, 2013, she played her debut show as Torres in Nashville at The Basement. The album was digitally released on January 22, 2013.