Latin Grammy winner Soraya, the Colombian-born singer and songwriter, died in a Miami-area hospital on Wednesday after a long battle with breast cancer, her manager said.

Colombian-born singer Soraya poses for photographers with her award for Best Singer Songwriter Album for 'Soraya' at the 5th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in this September 1, 2004 file photo.  [Reuters]

Soraya, 37, had served as a spokeswoman for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

In a statement announcing her death, Soraya's manager, Joyce Fleming, paid tribute to her artistic ability and her advocacy in the fight against cancer.

"Her most important mission," Fleming said of Soraya, was "raising awareness about breast cancer, giving hope to women who, like herself, suffered from this illness, and collecting funds or research to help find a cure."

Like Shakira, another native of Colombia and Latin pop rival, Soraya was known only by her first name and won a Latin Grammy for her self-produced, self-titled 2003 album.