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

Biography

Beth was born in Súria. After finishing school, she studied musical theatre in

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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''. 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 Terry Wogan as

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in dreadlocks, which was played on by many British tabloids. Beth released her first studio album entitled ''

Otra realidad ''Otra realidad'' is a studio album by Spanish singer Beth Beth may refer to: Letter and number *Bet (letter), or beth, the second letter of the Semitic abjads (writing systems) *Hebrew word for "house", often used in the name of synagogues and ...

'', which included "Dime", on 23 April 2003 with Vale Music. 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 '' Palau de la Música Catalana'', from her first concert tour ''Gira Otra realidad 03-04''. On 9 October 2006, Beth released her second studio album, ''

My Own Way Home ''My Own Way Home'' is the third album from Spanish singer Beth Beth may refer to: Letter and number *Bet (letter), or beth, the second letter of the Semitic abjads (writing systems) *Hebrew word for "house", often used in the name of synagogu ...

'', 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 Teatre Nacional de Catalunya 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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