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Operación Triunfo (series 9)
''Operación Triunfo'' is a Spanish reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The ninth series, also known as ''Operación Triunfo 2017'', aired on La 1 from 23 October 2017 to 5 February 2018, presented by Roberto Leal. It was the first season broadcast by RTVE, which aired the first three seasons, in thirteen years. Seasons 4–8 of ''Operación Triunfo'' aired on Telecinco, which discontinued the series in 2011 due to declining ratings. RTVE approved to revive the series with a budget of 10.2 million euros. In addition to the ''Galas'' or weekly live shows on La 1, daily recap shows aired on Clan, and the side show ''El Chat'' aired on La 1 after each weekly ''Gala'', hosted by Noemí Galera. The activities of the contestants at "The Academy" or ''La Academia'' were streamed live via YouTube and the subscription platform Sky España. Amaia Romero was announced the winner on 5 February 2018. Aitana Ocaña came second. Miriam Rodríguez ranked third, Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrassa
Terrassa (, es, Tarrasa) is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona, ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin ''Terracia'', either from earlier ''Terracium castellum'' (“earthen castle”), or meaning "terrace", "area of flat land". It is the site of Roman Egara, a former Visigothic bishopric, which became a Latin Catholic titular see. Since 2004, it is again the see of a bishopric. The city is located in the Catalan Prelitoral depression (Depressió Prelitoral), at the feet of the Prelitoral mountain range (Natural reserve of Sant Llorenç del Munt) and the average altitude of the city is 277 meters above sea level. It is 20 and 18 kilometres from Barcelona and Montserrat respectively. Terrassa is the third largest city in the province of Barcelona, after Barcelona and L’Hospitalet. History The remains that have been found indicate that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tu Canción
"Tu canción" () is a song performed by Spanish singers Amaia Romero and Alfred García, and written by Raúl Gómez and Sylvia Santoro. The performing duo is identified and credited as Amaia y Alfred. The song was released as a digital download on 28 January 2018 through Universal Music Spain. It represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. It finished in twenty-third place. An English-language version, "Your Song", was released as a digital download on 27 April 2018. The lyrics were adapted into English by Paula Rojo. Eurovision Song Contest On 4 December 2017, the Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) confirmed that they would use the successful music reality program ''Operación Triunfo'' to select their act for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. It was later revealed on 20 December that the final five singers of the program's ninth series would perform in "Gala Eurovisión", which would be where the Spanish public would choose both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palau Sant Jordi
Palau Sant Jordi (, en, St. George's Palace) is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation that is part of the Olympic Ring complex located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, it was opened in 1990. The maximum seating capacity of the arena is 17,960. It is the largest indoor arena in Spain. The Palau Sant Jordi was one of the main venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics hosting the artistic gymnastics, handball final, and volleyball final events. Today, it is used for a variety of indoor sport events as well as for concerts and other cultural activities, due to its great flexibility. Sporting events The arena was the venue of the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics. It was the venue of three EuroLeague Final Fours in 1998, 2003, and 2011. It also hosted the EuroBasket 1997, from the quarterfinals on, and the 2012 Copa del Rey. The final of 2000 Davis Cup was the 89th edition of the most important ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El País
''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El País'' is the most read newspaper in Spanish online and one of the Madrid dailies considered to be a national newspaper of record for Spain (along with '' El Mundo'' and ''ABC)''. In 2018, its number of daily sales were 138,000. Its headquarters and central editorial staff are located in Madrid, although there are regional offices in the principal Spanish cities (Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Bilbao, and Santiago de Compostela) where regional editions were produced until 2015. ''El País'' also produces a world edition in Madrid that is available online in English and in Spanish (Latin America). History ''El País'' was founded in May 1976 by a team at PRISA which included Jesus de Polanco, José Ortega Spottorno and Carlos Mendo. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireya Bravo
Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández, often referred to as Mireya (born August 25, 1967 in Camagüey) is a retired Cuban volleyball player. Life At the age of 10 she started playing volleyball. At 16, Mireya joined the Cuban national team for the 1983 Pan-American Games, in which Cuba took first place. She would play with them again in the 1987 Games, and Cuba would again win the tournament. After a brief hiatus due to injury, she resumed play in 1990 at the World Championship in Japan where the Cuban team finished fourth. In 1991 she led the Cuban team to win its first ever World Cup in Mexico . Mireya won her first Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Games in Barcelona with team mate Regla Bell. She would win a second gold in Atlanta in 1996, again playing with the Cuban national team. Meanwhile, she also led Cuba to two world championships in 1994 where she was chosen the best spiker and Cuba won every match with a perfect 3-0. The team would win again in 1998. Mireya retired aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul Vazquez
Raoul Vázquez García (Montgat, Barcelona, 19 March 1997) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and musician. He began to gain renown at the end of 2016 when he competed in the fourth edition in Spain of the talent show ''The Voice''. However, his launch to fame came a year later, on the last trimester of 2017, following his participation in the ninth edition of Spanish talent '' Operación Triunfo 2017.'' In December 2018 he made a musical collaboration with Belén Aguilera with a song that became his first published work, “Tus monstruos” (Your monsters). After that, in June 2019, he released his first solo single, “Estaré ahí” (I'll be there). Early life Raoul was born in Barcelona (Spain) and is the second son of Susana García and Manuel Vázquez. His older brother is the renowned football player Álvaro Vázquez. Due to his brother's work, Raoul had to move to Swansea (Wales) when he was fourteen years old. Although he always wanted to become a singer, it wasn't unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roi Méndez
Roi Méndez Martínez (born 30 September 1993) is a Spanish singer and guitarist. Biography Roi Méndez was born in Santiago de Compostela on 30 September 1993. He got a bachelor's degree in audio technology. He was a member of the Orquesta Olympus, a famous orchestra in Galicia. In 2009 he played in ''My Camp Rock''. Career He gained national recognition when he took part in series nine of the reality television music competition ''Operación Triunfo'', where he was the tenth evicted against Ana Guerra. Throughout the contest he performed several songs, but his duet with the winner Amaia Romero, a cover of "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran, was considered one of the best performances of the contest and was recorded for Romero's album ''Amaia Romero: Sus canciones''. Once finished the contest, Roi was part of the Spanish ''Operación Triunfo'' tour, performing in such notable venues as the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, the Olympic Stadium in La Cartuja in Seville, and the Bizk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Indigo
Lola may refer to: Places * Lolá, a or subdistrict of Panama * Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States * Lola Prefecture, Guinea * Lola, Guinea, a town in Lola Prefecture * Lola Island, in the Solomon Islands People * Lola (footballer) (born 1950), Brazilian association football player * Lola Astanova (born 1985), Uzbek-American pianist * Lola Beltrán (1932–1996), Mexican singer * Lola Índigo (born 1992), Spanish singer * Lola Kutty, alter ego of Indian entertainer Anuradha Menon * Lola Montez (1821–1861), stage name of Irish-born actress, dancer and courtesan Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld * Lola Yoʻldosheva (born 1985), Uzbek singer, songwriter and actress Film and television * ''Lola'' (1961 film), by Jacques Demy * ''Lola'' (1969 film), starring Charles Bronson * ''Lola'' (1974 film), by David Hemmings * ''Lola'' (1981 film), by Rainer Werner Fassbinder * ''Lola'' (2019 film), by Laurent Micheli * ''Grandmother'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agoney Hernández
Agoney Hernández Morales (Adeje, Tenerife, Spain, 18 October 1995), also known as Agoney, is a Spanish singer, composer and performer who rose to fame from his participation on the '' Operación Triunfo 2017'' programme. Due to his great vocal potential and the versatility of his voice—and in reference to his home of the Canary Islands—he has been nicknamed "the Canary with the golden voice". Early life Agoney Hernández Morales was born on 18 October 1995 in Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. At the age of six, he began to play the trumpet in a band, and later continued studying music in Tenerife. He attended a performing arts high school and before entering ''Operación Triunfo'', he worked as a singer at a hotel in Tenerife. Career ''Operación Triunfo 2017'' In 2017 Agoney appeared at the casting of '' Operación Triunfo 2017'', a reality talent show that is the original Spanish version of the ''Star Academy'' franchise. Agoney was chosen as one of the 16 participants o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cepeda (singer)
Luis Cepeda Fernández (born 26 August 1989), also known as Cepeda, is a Spanish singer and songwriter. Early life Luis Cepeda was born in Province of Ourense, Galicia on 26 August 1989 to Encarna Fernández, a teacher, and Luis Cepeda, an architect and luthier. He grew up without a TV, surrounded by music, radio stations and newspapers. He was an autodidact, and started playing the guitar looking at his father and online tutorials. Cepeda was linked to the music and arts through his family careers. His uncle was Alberto Cepeda, bandmate of the rock band, ''Desmadre 75'', a very popular group in Spain in the 1970s. He started to pursue a musical career after leaving home for his studies. Cepeda went to University of A Coruña, where he stayed for three architecture courses. He later moved to Madrid to study technical engineering and industrial design at Alfonso X el Sabio University. At this point, he also pursued one of his passions, basketball, playing for the institution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
