Sonia María Priego Bárbara (born 21 January 1980), best known as La Húngara, is a Spanish

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singer.

Early life

Sonia María Priego Bárbara was born on 21 January 1980 in Écija,

province of Seville The Province of Seville ( es, Sevilla) is a province of southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Málaga, Cádiz in the south, Huelva in the west, Badajoz in the north and C ...

. She has been known as La Húngara since she was very young. She had her first child at age 15.

Career

Her musical career began after she was discovered by El Kaly in 2001 when she was performing

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's "Ese hombre" in a

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. She released her first album in 2001, ''A Camarón'', after which she continued releasing albums on a year-by-year basis. She earned her first gold record with her fifth album ''Dibujando esperanzas'' (2006). Her first recorded

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was "Vete de mi vera". She collaborated with

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and El Niño de Elche in the single "

Tú Me Dejaste De Querer "Tú me dejaste de querer" ("You stopped loving me" in English) a song recorded by Spanish singer and rapper C. Tangana from his second studio album ''El Madrileño'' (2021). The track features singers La Húngara and Niño de Elche and was writte ...

", released in 2020. As of 2021, she has released 19 records.

References

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