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Aitana Ocaña Morales (born 27 June 1999), known mononymously as Aitana, is a Spanish singer and actress. She first gained national recognition in 2017, placing as the runner-up in the revival series of the Spanish reality television talent competition ''
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''. While competing on the show, Aitana recorded the single "
Lo Malo "Lo malo" (previously known as "Chico malo") is a song by Spanish singers Aitana and Ana Guerra, originally written in English language under the title "Boy No Good" by Tye Morgan and Will Simms and adapted into Spanish language by Brisa Fenoy. ...
" with fellow contestant
Ana Guerra Ana Alicia Guerra Morales (born 18 February 1994), better known as Ana Guerra, is a Spanish singer. She rose to prominence when she took part in series nine of the reality television talent competition ''Operación Triunfo'', where she finishe ...
as part of the songs in the running to represent Spain in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. The song became an instant hit in Spain, debuting at number-one and holding the spot for several weeks. Following the competition, Aitana signed a 360º record deal with
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and released her debut solo single " Teléfono" to commercial success and streaming-breaking records. Her debut studio album, ''
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'', was released in 2019 and received a
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nomination for
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. Its accompanying
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visited many indoor arenas in Spain and was taped for the video album '' Play Tour: En Directo.'' In late 2020 she released her sophomore album ''
11 Razones ''11 Razones'' (English: ''11 Reasons''; stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by Spanish singer Aitana, released on 11 December 2020 through Universal Music. Aitana enlisted usual producers Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo to cre ...
''. It spawned the top five singles " + (Más)" featuring
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and " Corazón Sin Vida" featuring
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. Aitana ventured into acting in the
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original series '' La Última'' (2022), for which she also recorded the soundtrack. Dubbed as the " Spanish Princess of Pop", throughout her career, Aitana has accumulated four number one songs in her home country: "
Lo Malo "Lo malo" (previously known as "Chico malo") is a song by Spanish singers Aitana and Ana Guerra, originally written in English language under the title "Boy No Good" by Tye Morgan and Will Simms and adapted into Spanish language by Brisa Fenoy. ...
", " Teléfono", "
Vas a Quedarte "Vas a quedarte" (English: ''You're going to stay'') is a song recorded by Spanish singer Aitana, written by Aitana, Juan Pablo Villamil, and Juan Pablo Isaza, and produced by the latter of the three. The song was released as the second single from ...
" and " Mon Amour". She has also been honored with a
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, two
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, five
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, a Radio Disney Music Award, an
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, and a
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, among many others. She has also received two nominations at the
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s, including
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and has been an assessor and a coach on seasons
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and seven respectively of ''
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''.


Early life

Aitana Ocaña Morales was born in
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on June 27, 1999, as the only child of Cosme Ocaña and Belén Morales. She grew up in the municipality of
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and
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. In 2014, Aitana began to share
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s of popular songs on
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. That year, she released her first original songs. In 2017, she completed ''
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'' and was admitted to study design at university the following year. After taking ''
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'', she visited Ciudad Universitaria in
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, where the auditions for ''
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'' were being held. After auditioning, she was selected for series nine of the competition.


Career


2017–2018: ''Operación Triunfo'' and first releases

In October 2017, Aitana entered musical reality show contest ''
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''. After over three months it ended with her as the show's runner-up. During her participation in the contest, she competed to represent
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in the
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with two songs: "Arde", which she performed solo, and "Lo malo", composed by Brisa Fenoy and performed as a duet with Ana Guerra. The former song ended in second place and the latter finished third in the selection. Even though "Lo malo" hadn't been selected by the public to represent the country, it became an instant hit in Spain, topping the charts for five non-consecutive weeks and being certified 5× platinum. A remix of the song featuring
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and Tini was released in August 2018. The song was performed at the 2019 Premios Lo Nuestro in
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. Aitana embarked on a co-headlining tour with her ''Operación Triunfo'' mates from March to December 2018. The tour consisted of 23 dates and was attended by almost 300,000 people. In July, the singer released her first solo single "Teléfono" which received mixed reviews. The song became her first number-one solo song in Spain. It topped the charts for six consecutive weeks and was certified four times platinum. Its music video became the most watched video on its first twenty-four hours on
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channel in Spain. "Teléfono" was included in her debut extended play, '' Tráiler'', which she released on November 30, 2018. The EP features six original songs, of which one is a collaboration with the Venezuelan-American singer
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. A week after, "
Vas a Quedarte "Vas a quedarte" (English: ''You're going to stay'') is a song recorded by Spanish singer Aitana, written by Aitana, Juan Pablo Villamil, and Juan Pablo Isaza, and produced by the latter of the three. The song was released as the second single from ...
" was released as the EP's second single. Written alongside Colombian band
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, it became her third number-one hit in Spain and was nominated for Best Spanish Song at the 2019 LOS40 Music Awards. She also released an illustrated book'','' became an ambassador for ''Stradivarius'', took part of a
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Christmas campaign, did a cameo in '' Skam España'' and presented Bad Bunny alongside Pons at the 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.


2019-2020: ''Spoiler'' and ''11 Razones''

Aitana began teasing her debut studio album in March 2019 which was intended to be a new EP that would be the second of a trilogy. That same month, the singer announced that she would be embarking on an intimate promotional concert tour the month after produced by
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. At the tour's first stop, in Barcelona, the singer revealed that she had changed her mind a little bit. Now, she wasn't scheduled to release another 6-track EP but a full album. She announced the album's name, ''Spoiler'' and hinted the release date of the album; she said that it would be released by the beginning of summer. In April she collaborated with
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on "
Presiento "Presiento" is a song by Colombian pop band Morat (band), Morat in collaboration with Spain, Spanish singer Aitana (singer), Aitana. The song was written by all four members of the group and Aitana and produced by Juan Pablo Isaza who is the band' ...
" and in May with former
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member Zayn in the revamped version of "
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film of Disney's '' Aladdin''. On 17 May 2019, she released "
Nada Sale Mal "Nada sale mal" (Spanish for "nothing goes wrong") is a song recorded by Spanish pop singer Aitana. Written by Andy Clay, Luis Salazar, Maye Osorio and the singer herself, the song was released on May 17, 2019, through Universal Music. It became ...
", the lead single of her upcoming debut studio album. It peaked at four on the Spanish charts and was certified Gold. The album was released digitally and physically on 7 June 2019. It debuted at the top of the charts, was certified Gold in its first week and scored a
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nomination for
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at the 2020 gala. Later that month, her collaboration with
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Me Quedo "Me quedo" (Spanish for "I'm Staying") is a song recorded by Spanish singer Aitana in collaboration with Lola Indigo. Produced by El Guincho and Alizzz, the song was released as the third and final single of Aitana's debut studio album ''Spoiler' ...
" was released as the album's second single. Thanks to this work, Aitana was nominated for
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at the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, where she also performed " Mi Persona Favorita" alongside
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, Nella and Alejandro Sanz. A reissued version of ''Spoiler'' was released on 20 December 2019, featuring five acoustic versions of her own songs and a tour documentary that features images of her concerts in
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, Barcelona and
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. It hasn't been released in digital platforms but only in physical stores. Aitana ended 2019 being the third most streamed female artist on Spotify in Spain, behind
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and
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. The singer embarked on her first concert tour, the Play Tour in support of the album from June to December 2019, comprising 27 shows. A tour extension, alternatively titled "+ Play Tour", was planned for 2020 but was canceled due to the
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. The show was taped for the video album '' Play Tour: En Directo'' and for the
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television special ''Play Tour: Tras las Luces'', both released in 2020. On 18 December 2019, Aitana released " + (Más)", featuring
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, the lead single of her upcoming second studio album,. "+" achieved great commercial success in Spain, spending nine weeks at the country's top ten chart, and hinted a musical shift of Aitana to
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. In April 2020 she collaborated with Spanish singer
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on the duet version of his track " Si Tú la Quieres", which became a twenty hit in Spain. It would later win the LOS40 Music Award for Best Spanish Song. In May, Aitana announced that she would be collaborating with other musical acts throughout the year as part of a droplet era prior to the release of her sophomore record. Summertime saw the release of three new singles: " Enemigos", alongside
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, "
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", alongside
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, and "Tu Foto del DNI" alongside childhood friend Marmi., which was described as "a pleasant change in the singer's sound as well as one of the best vocal collaborations released by someone known for being in OT". The second single of her upcoming album, " Corazón Sin Vida" was released on 2 October, featuring vocals by Colombian singer
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. It debuted at number four in Spain. On 30 October, she was featured in " Friend de Semana", a song by
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and Luisa Sonza. On November 13, she was contributed vocals to
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's remix of
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's "
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". She described working with Perry as "a dream come true". Her work during the year was awarded a
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for Musical Phenomenon of the Year for "being one of the most relevant national pop artists in recent years" and "an artist with a promising future and a bulwark of pop music in Spanish". In November, Aitana announced that her sophomore studio album would be named ''
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'', which would eventually be released on 11 December. The album is reminiscent of early 2000s pop rock, which saw a departure from the sounds she had explored on ''Spoiler''. It debuted at number two on the PROMUSICAE chart and later peaked at the top position. Promotion for the record continued by the release of a third single, a standard black
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limited edition of the record. A supporting concert tour and began in July in Barcelona. and ended in December at the
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in Madrid after 31 shows. The tour would visit Latin America in 2022.


2021-present: third studio album and acting debut

A second dropplet era started in April 2021 with the release of the promotional single "Ni Una Más", dubbed as a "
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". It peaked at 37 on the Spanish charts. During the summer, Aitana collaborated with Fresquito and Mango on the remix of their track "Mándame Un Audio" and with novel artist Zzoilo on the remix of his debut single " Mon Amour". The latter one peaked at number one in Spain and held the position for six weeks, becoming Aitana's best chart performing single since 2018's "
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". In the meantime, a duet with
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, "Aunque No Sea Conmigo" was released as a single in late July, peaking at 55. In September, the singer released the solo track "Berlín", believed to be the lead single of her upcoming studio album. A fan favorite, it met a great performance on
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, peaking at fifteen in Spain. " Formentera", a duet with
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, "En El Coche", and "Otra Vez" were released during 2022 as singles off her newest album. Aitana was also part on the forthcoming records of Amaia,
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and Pablo Alborán. Later that year, she starred as aspiring singer Candela in the
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musical romantic drama '' La Última'' alongside
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. The five-episode television series follows Candela's relationship with aspiring boxer Diego (played by Bernardeau), which becomes strained after her career begins to overshadow his. Aitana co-wrote and produced most of the songs on the soundtrack for ''La Última''. Its lead single, the title track "La Última", was released on 11 November 2022. The soundtrack contains 16 tracks, including eight original songs and another eight acoustic versions and received generally positive reviews. In May 2022, it was announced that Aitana would star alongside Fernando Guallar in the upcoming domestic film adaptation of '' Un peu, beaucoup, aveuglément'', directed by Patricia Font.


Other ventures


Product and endorsements

In 2018, Aitana became the youngest ambassador of multinational clothing company ''
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'' released a limited edition of a T-shirt titled ''Pa' Mala Yo'' with ''Stradivarius'' as part of the promotion of her debut single "
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". Both campaigns had a great commercial impact of 2 million euros. Later that year she signed a partnership with '' Rimmel London'' and with ''
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''. During the fall, she released an illustration book titled ''La Tinta de Mis Ojos'' through publishing house Alfaguara. The first of three perfumes was released in December of that year, and was self-titled. She also partnered with ''
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'' for their 2018 Christmas jingle. In 2019, a merchandising collection designed by Ana Locking was released for the singer's Play Tour. During 2020, Aitana was announced as the new face of the summer campaign of optical company ''Multiópticas'' and released a new pair of limited sunglasses. She also became an ambassador for French fashion house ''Yves Saint Laurent''. A second perfume of Aitana, titled ''Be Magnetic'' was released in September 2020 through Douglas, becoming their second collaboration. It featured the smell of gooseberry,
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and
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. She parallelly collaborated with ''
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'' again for their European #OpenToBetter campaign, which also featured
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. As part of the campaign, Aitana and Perry recorded a remixed version of the latter's track "
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". 2021 saw the release of a third Douglas fragrance, this time called "Aitana 1999", set for a November release; as well as a whole new clothing collection with German manufacturer ''Puma'', which was conceived as the Wild Rose Collection. In September, Aitana collaborated with American fast food chain franchise ''
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'' to launch a limited edition meal, popularly called "McAitana", that was introduced in participating McDonald's restaurants in Spain. It consisted of a €9,90 compilation of an extra cheese chicken, bacon and onion (CBO) hamburguer, french fries, ''Coca-Cola'' Zero Sugar, four
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s and an ''
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''
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. The partnership marked the first celebrity-endorsed McDonald's meal in Europe. Starting in 2020, the United States had already seen personalized meals selected by other celebrities such as Travis Scott,
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,
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or
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. The collaboration sparked controversy due to Aitana suffering from
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and, therefore, being unable to try her own meal.


Personal life

Following her contract with Universal Music, in October 2018, Aitana left
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and moved alone to an apartment in the Fuente del Berro district in
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owned by the Spanish actress
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. In 2018, she ended her relationship with childhood boyfriend Vicente Rodríguez and began a romantic relation with ''Operación Triunfo'' companion
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, which caused a lot of controversy due to the 10-year age disparity. They broke up in September 2018. In late 2018, Aitana started a relationship with actor
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. They moved in together in September 2020, in a €750,000 worth house in Madrid. In December 2022, less than two weeks after the release of '' Our Only Chance'', a limited series for
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in which they were co-stars, it was reported that Aitana and Bernardeau had broken up.


Public image

Aitana has been set as an example on various occasions for her excellent dealings with the media. The written press has highlighted the sweetness and authenticity that she exudes in her interviews, highlighting "the professionalism of the singer, who has been in the public sphere for just two years, and has never had a bad face towards the press despite the harassment she has suffered ever since she left ''Operación Triunfo''”. Borja Terán, from '' 20 Minutos'', wrote, in September 2021, an article on the attitude of the singer towards the public and journalists, both in televised and written interviews, where he highlighted her "authenticity" and compared her with folkloric singers of yesteryear for "sharing her experiences with that generosity that seduces, because she gives details without caring to share them with the viewer, so the public feels involved in her life, because she narrates it without apparent snobbery, without any kind of complex or moral superiority". About her early image in the music industry, Aitana stated to ''
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'' that "I have had a hard time getting credibility from people in the industry. They saw me as a girl who just left OT and to see how I was going to manage her career. But more and more artists have trusted me, I have been collaborating with them —from Katy Perry to Sebastián Yatra— and my first tour, Play Tour, helped add to my credibility as an artist."


Discography

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'' (2019) *''
11 Razones ''11 Razones'' (English: ''11 Reasons''; stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by Spanish singer Aitana, released on 11 December 2020 through Universal Music. Aitana enlisted usual producers Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo to cre ...
'' (2020)


Filmography


Film


Television


Tour

Headlining * Play Tour (2019) * 11 Razones Tour (2021-2022) Co-headlining * OT 2017 en concierto (2018) (with Operación Triunfo 2017)


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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