Coloratura

Coloratura, nicknamed Rara and stage-named Countess Coloratura, is a female Earth pony and supporting character who appears in the season five episode The Mane Attraction and the season nine episode The Last Problem. She is a famous pop singer in Equestria and a childhood friend of Applejack's.

Depiction in the series
Coloratura appears in The Mane Attraction, described by Pinkie Pie as "the biggest pony pop star in all of Equestria". As a filly, she met and befriended Applejack at Camp Friendship; Applejack gave her the nickname "Rara" (shortened from Coloratura), and they wrote the song Equestria, the Land I Lovetogether. Some time later, Coloratura moves to Manehattan in order to become famous, and she and Applejack communicate via letter before eventually losing touch.

In present day, Coloratura has grown up to become a pop singer under the stage name "Countess Coloratura". She travels to Ponyville with her manager Svengallop and "Hot Pony"[3] backup dancers to perform in the Helping Hooves Music Festival. Through the guidance of her manager, Coloratura has become somewhat of a diva who has high standards and only greets other ponies with hoof-shaped autograph stamps. However, she loves doing charity work and meeting school foals at each event she attends.

Applejack learns that Coloratura's changes are the result of her manager Svengallop, who exploits her stardom and intimidates other ponies from behind the scenes. When she tries to talk to Coloratura about it, Coloratura takes offense, and the two have a mild falling-out. Determined to make her old friend realize the truth, Applejack sets Svengallop up to expose his true nature, and an appalled Coloratura finds herself abandoned by him.

At the end of the episode, Coloratura learns to embrace her true self and sings The Magic Inside in front of a large audience of ponies. To show her gratitude to Applejack, she also sings a reprise of Equestria, the Land I Love with the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

In the season seven episode Rock Solid Friendship, Rarity collects some valuable gems for Coloratura's album release party. She is also mentioned at the beginning of Honest Apple.

In the season nine episode The Last Problem, Coloratura is featured on the front page of the Foal Free Press, and she briefly appears in Applejack's group shot during The Magic of Friendship Grows.

Trivia

 * She is the third pony to have an antagonist as her mentor, following Coco Pommel and Silver Shill (Season 4). She is also the last pony to this date.
 * She is the only pony to have Lena Hall as her voice actress.
 * Her human counterpart appears in the Equestria Girls short Epic Fails.
 * As Countess Coloratura, she is the first pony to have "Count" somewhere in her name, and the only pony who has "Countess" somewhere in her name.
 * She and Prim Hemline are the only pony celebrities from Manehattan.
 * She is the first pony to wear see-through clothes.