"''Amaia Montero''" is the debut solo album by Spanish singer
Amaia Montero
Amaia Montero Saldías (; born 26 August 1976) is a Spanish singer and songwriter mainly known as the former vocalist of the Spanish pop-band La Oreja de Van Gogh between 1996 and 2007.
Amaia has sung in a variety of languages, including Basqu ...
, after an eleven-year music career as the frontwoman for
La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh (; English: "Vincent van Gogh, Van Gogh's Ear") is a Spanish Pop music, pop band from San Sebastián, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. The band's lyrics and compositions are written primarily by Xabi San Martín, and addition ...
. It was released in Spain on 18 November 2008 by
Sony BMG
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Quiero Ser
''Quiero Ser'' (1981) is Menudo's ninth Spanish album and the second one released in 1981, featuring Ricky Meléndez, René Farrait, Johnny Lozada, Xavier Serbiá and Miguel Cancel. With this album, their popularity started rising all over Lat ...
" (English: I want to be) was the first single released from the album. According to "Promusicae" ''Amaia Montero'' was the Ninth biggest selling album of 2008 in Spain, for surpassing sales of 81,000 in less than 2 months (six weeks). The album was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Album at the 2009
Latin Grammy Awards.
Production
Having no plans of working with professional writers, Montero wrote and recorded her first solo album in the Italian cities of Genoa and Milan, and mixed the songs at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles CA.
[ Amaia Montero, 2007-10-12]
Among the songs there is one dedicated to her father, her mother and another also devoted one of the songs to her former colleagues in
La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh (; English: "Vincent van Gogh, Van Gogh's Ear") is a Spanish Pop music, pop band from San Sebastián, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. The band's lyrics and compositions are written primarily by Xabi San Martín, and addition ...
, for the 11 years they worked together. Their last work together was
Guapa
''Guapa'' (English: ''Pretty'') is the fourth studio album released on April 25, 2006, by Spanish Pop rock band La Oreja de Van Gogh. On December 5, 2006, ''Más Guapa'' (English: ''Prettier'') was released exclusively in Spain and Mexico. Two ...
, the best-selling album of 2006 in Spain and much of Latin America, with 11-platinum and three gold around the world.
Track listing
Singles
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Quiero Ser
''Quiero Ser'' (1981) is Menudo's ninth Spanish album and the second one released in 1981, featuring Ricky Meléndez, René Farrait, Johnny Lozada, Xavier Serbiá and Miguel Cancel. With this album, their popularity started rising all over Lat ...
" - (2008)
# "Ni Puedo Ni Quiero" - (2008)
(released only in Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
)
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4"" - (2009)
# "Te Voy a Decir una Cosa" - (2009)
# "Mirando al Mar" - (2010)
Charts and certifications
Charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Amaia Montero albums
2008 albums
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