La Bien Querida (''The Well Liked'') is the
stage name Ana Fernández-Villaverde (born in
Bilbao
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, November 6, 1972) used to develop her musical career. A painter by trade, she decided to initiate in 2007 her trajectory into the music world, motivated by the frontman of
Los Planetas
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.
Biography
In 2007, and supported by Horacio Nistal, she recorded her first demo, which would be selected as the best demo of the year by the magazine ''
Mondosonoro
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''.
2008 brought various updates supported by
Antonio Luque's group and EP by the label
Elefant Records
Elefant Records is an independent record label based in Madrid, Spain.
History
Elefant Records was founded in 1989 by Luis Calvo as an offshoot of a fanzine he produced called "La Línea del Arco". In 2014, the label's 25th anniversary was celeb ...
with which, in 2009, she published her debut album ''Romancero'', produced by David Rodríguez (frontman of
Beef
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and
La Estrella de David), who recovered the seven songs from the EP and five more. ''Romancero'' was chosen as best national disc of 2009 by the magazine ''Mondosonoro''. y
Rockdelux
''Rockdelux'' is a Spanish music magazine.
History and profile
''Rockdelux'' was first published in November 1984, and celebrated its 200th anniversary in October 2002, when it released a list of the 200 greatest international albums of all tim ...
.
On March 7, 2011, the
digital edition
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of their second album was released, ''Fiesta'', followed by the CD on March 22.
Preceded by the single "Arenas movedizas", ''Ceremonia'', her third studio album, went on sale November 5, 2012. Album that, according to the liner notes, sounded "darker and more electronic ending en some moments of an authentic symphony of infinite noises, cold and penetrating." ("''más oscuro y electrónico terminando en algunos momentos en una auténtica sinfonía de ruidos infinitos, fríos y penetrantes''").
Discography
Albums
*''Romancero'' (Elefant Records 2009).
#''Ya no''
#''Corpus Christi''
#''De momento abril''
#''A.D.N.''
#''9.6''
#''Cuando lo intentas''
#''El zoo absoluto''
#''Medidas de seguridad''
#''Bendita''
#''Santa Fe''
#''Los estados generales''
#''Golpe de Estado''
Produced by David Rodríguez. In collaboration with the Arab Orchestra of Barcelona and
Joe Crepúsculo.
Music videos
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of the canciones ''De momento abril'' (dirigido por Les Nouveaux Auteurs), ''9.6'' (dirigido por Luis Cerveró), and ''Corpus Christi'' (dirigido por Nadia Mata Portillo) were made.
*Fiesta (Elefant Records 2011).
#''Noviembre''
#''Hoy''
#''Queridos tamarindos''
#''Sentido común''
#''Piensa como yo''
#''Cuando el amor se olvida''
#''La muralla china''
#''Monte de piedad''
#''En el hemisferio austral''
#''Me quedo por aquí''
#''Monumentos en la luna''
#''Lunes de Pascua''
Produced by David Rodríguez. A
music video
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de la canción ''Hoy''
was filmed (directed by CANADA).
*Ceremonia (Elefant Records, 2012)
#''Arenas movedizas''
#''Luna nueva''
#''Hechicera''
#''Carnaval''
#''A veces ni eso''
#''Los picos de Europa''
#''Pelea''
#''Aurora''
#''Más fuerte que tú''
#''Mil veces''
*Premeditación, nocturnidad y alevosía (Elefant Records, 2015)
CD compilation of their three 12" maxi-singles ''Premeditación'', ''Nocturnidad'', and ''Alevosía''
#''Poderes extraños''
#''El origen del mundo ''
#''Alta tensión''
#''Disimulando''
#''Ojalá estuvieras muerto''
#''Encadenados'
#''Carretera secundaria''
#''Crepúsculo''
#''Música contemporánea''
#''Vueltas''
#''Geometría existencial''
#''Muero de amor''
Singles
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and
EPs
*9.6 (Elefant Records 2009 ER-375 cd-single).
#''9.6'' (''Romancero'')''
#''9.6 (Milkyway Dreamy Mix)'' (
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de
Guille Milkyway)
#''9.6 (French Hot Dog)'' (remezcla de
Hidrogenesse)
#''9.6 (En casa de Ana)'' (versión de la maqueta)
#''9.6'' (vídeo musical)
*Hoy (Elefant Records 2011, sólo disponible en
formato digital).
#''Hoy''
*Queridos Tamarindos (Elefant Records 2011 ER-288 single 7" en vinilo rojo).
#''Queridos Tamarindos''
#''No es terrestre''
#''Diferente''
*Arenas movedizas (Elefant Records 2012, sólo disponible en
formato digital).
#''Arenas movedizas''
*Premeditación (Elefant Records 2014, maxi-single 12")
#''Poderes extraños''
#''El origen del mundo''
#''Alta tensión''
#''Disimulando''
*Nocturnidad (Elefant Records 2014, maxi-single 12")
#''Ojalá estuvieras muerto''
#''Encadenados''
#''Carretera secundaria''
#''Crepúsculo''
*Alevosía (Elefant Records 2015, maxi-single 12")
#''Música contemporánea''
#''Vueltas''
#''Geometría existencial''
#''Muero de amor''
Collaborations
La Bien Querida has done, to date, the following collaborations:
*Vocals on the song "Tú hueles mejor" on the album ''En la cama con Anntona'' (Gramaciones Grabofónicas 2009) de Anntona,
guitar
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ist of
Los Punsetes
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.
* Vocals on ''
No sé cómo te atreves'' and ''La veleta'' from the Los Planetas disk, ''
Una ópera egipcia'' (
Octubre / Sony Music Entertainment 2010).
*Voz en el tema "Ciencias Exactas" del single homónimo de
Ed Wood Lovers, editado por Elefant Records en 2011.
References
External links
La Bien Queridaat
MySpace.
La Bien Queridaat
Elefant Records
Elefant Records is an independent record label based in Madrid, Spain.
History
Elefant Records was founded in 1989 by Luis Calvo as an offshoot of a fanzine he produced called "La Línea del Arco". In 2014, the label's 25th anniversary was celeb ...
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Spanish rock singers
Rock en Español musicians
1974 births
People from Bilbao
Living people
Basque musicians
21st-century Spanish singers
21st-century Spanish women singers