Elisabeth Rodergas Cols, better known as Beth, (; born 23 December 1981 ) is a Spanish singer and actress.

Biography

Beth was born in

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. After finishing school, she studied

musical theatre Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...

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and lived for a time in the

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, as well as participated in humanitarian missions in

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. In 2002, she entered the musical talent show ''

Operación Triunfo ''Star Academy'', called ''Operación Triunfo'' ("Operation Triumph") in Spanish-speaking countries, is a highly successful television pop music talent contest with viewer voting and reality show elements. Format There are many versions of t ...

''. She finished third, but in a separate vote was selected by the audience to compete in the

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. She finished eighth at Eurovision with the song " Dime" (Tell Me), which was a number one hit in Spain; that edition of the contest was the most watched TV program in Spain in 2003. She was referred by British commentator

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in dreadlocks, which was played on by many British tabloids. Beth released her first studio album entitled '' Otra realidad'', which included "Dime", on 23 April 2003 with

Vale Music Vale Music was a Spanish record label founded and chaired by Ricardo Campoy. Together with executives Narcís Rebollo and Gabriel Blanco, who came from Campoy's previous record label, Max Music. Universal Music Group acquired the label in 2006, ...

. It peaked at number one on the weekly Spanish Albums Chart and sold 200,000 copies; it ranked tenth in the year-end albums chart. In 2004, Beth released live album and DVD ''

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'', from her first concert tour ''Gira Otra realidad 03-04''. On 9 October 2006, Beth released her second studio album, '' My Own Way Home'', this time with

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. Most of the album was composed in

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. On 18 May 2010, Beth released her first

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album, ''Segueix-me el fil''. At the same time, she developed a career as a theatre actress, and in 2013 she starred in the stage musical ''La Dona vinguda del futur'', produced by the

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and created by Marc Rosich and Guille Milkyway. Beth's fourth studio album, ''Família'' was released in 2013.

Discography

References

External links

Official Site
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