Graciela Arenas was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She graduated from Northlands School and later on  from the  “Instituto Lenguas Vivas”, where she got a degree as Literary Translator. As a child,  she started taking piano lessons with  Ana Gelber, mother and teacher of the famous argentine pianist. Later on, she studied singing with Per Drewsen, from the Colón Theatre. Also, she studied  music at the “Conservatorio Juan José Castro” and at the ”Escuela de Música Popular de Avellaneda”. Moreover, she studied piano with Susana Bonora (classical  music), Pablo Giner (Argentine folklore and tango) and Manuel Fraga (jazz and bossa nova).

As a vocalist, she took part in several groups, cultivating two popular music styles: jazz and Argentine folklore. She performed both in Buenos Aires and in many other cities within her country.

As regards Argentine folklore, in 2002 she recorded, with composer Rubén Fasciolo, an album called “Hacia un mundo mejor” (Towards a Better World). Later on, both composer and singer won in Buenos Aires the famous contest known as “Pre-Cosquín” in their respective categories : Female Vocalist and New Song.

As regards jazz, in 2009 she recorded an album called The Men I Love, “Los hombres que amo,” where she plays the piano and sings, paying tribute to several great artists who sing playing the piano (Ray Charles, Billy Joel, Cole Porter, Tom Jobim and others). Her show “The Men I Love”, based on her album, was chosen by the “Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires” as part of the “Ciclo Bares Notables” and was also presented at the event called “Jazz al Atardecer”, organized by the “Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación”.

During 2010 and 2011 she has been successfully putting on her show, The Men I Love, in Clásica y Moderna, one of the most prestigious places in Buenos Aires, where she has also presented songs of her coming album, always singing and playing the piano. She has added to her “loved ones” artists like Burt Bacharach, Barry Manilow, Nat King Cole, Charles Aznavour and also two major Argentine pianists and composers : Ariel Ramírez and Gustavo “Cuchi” Leguizamón.