Leire Martínez Ochoa (born 22 June 1979 in

Errenteria Errenteria ( eu, Errenteria/Orereta, es, Rentería) is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, in the north of Spain, near the French border. The river Oiartzun cuts its way through the town, one that has ...

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), is a Spanish singer, songwriter and the current lead vocalist of the band

La Oreja de Van Gogh La Oreja de Van Gogh (; English: "Vincent van Gogh, Van Gogh's Ear") is a Spanish Pop music, pop band from San Sebastián, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. The band's lyrics and compositions are written primarily by Xabi San Martín, and addition ...

after Amaia Montero's departure in 2007. She participated in the television show

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in 2007 performing covers of

Julieta Venegas Julieta Venegas Percevault (; born November 24, 1970) is an American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who sings pop-rock-indie in Spanish. She went on to join several bands including Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Ven ...

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and

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. She was eliminated on the 6th week. In 2008, after her performances in Factor X, Leire was selected to replace Amaia Montero in

. With Leire, the band has released the albums

A las cinco en el Astoria ''A Las Cinco En El Astoria'' (Five O'Clock At The Astoria) is the fifth full-length album released by La Oreja de Van Gogh, their second album to receive a Grammy nomination, and the first with new lead vocalist Leire Martínez. It was release ...

, Cometas por el Cielo,

El planeta imaginario ''El Planeta Imaginario'' (''The Imaginary Planet''), is the seventh studio album by La Oreja de Van Gogh which was released on 4 November 2016 under Sony Music Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American m ...

, and

Un susurro en la tormenta ''Un Susurro en la Tormenta'' (''A Whisper in the Storm'') is the eighth studio album by La Oreja de Van Gogh which was released on 18 September 2020 under Sony Music. The album, a follow-up to ''El Planeta Imaginario'' released four years prior ...

Discography

With La Oreja de Van Gogh

Studio albums

* ''

'' (2008) * '' Nuestra casa a la izquierda del tiempo'' (2009) Old songs, new arrangements sung by Leire * '' Cometas por el cielo'' (2011) * ''

'' (2016) * ''

Un Susurro en la Tormenta ''Un Susurro en la Tormenta'' (''A Whisper in the Storm'') is the eighth studio album by La Oreja de Van Gogh which was released on 18 September 2020 under Sony Music. The album, a follow-up to ''El Planeta Imaginario'' released four years prior ...

'' (2020)

Singles

* ''

El Último Vals "El último vals" (''The Last Waltz'') is the first single from the album A las cinco en el Astoria by the Spanish pop/rock group La Oreja de Van Gogh. It is also the first single released after the departure of the former lead singer of the gr ...

'' (2008) * '' Inmortal'' (2008) * '' Jueves'' (2009) * '' Europa VII'' (2009) * '' Cuéntame al Oído'' (2009) * '' Puedes Contar Conmigo'' (2010) * '' La niña que llora en tus fiestas'' (2011) * '' Cometas por el cielo'' (2011)

Guests

* ''Himno de la Real Sociedad'' – with

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, and others (2009) * ''Deseos de cosas imposibles'' – with

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(2010) * ''Nada que perder'' – with

(2010) * ''¡Ay Haiti!'' – with

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and others (2010) * ''Hecho con tus sueños'' – with

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(2013)

References

External links

Leire's official website

the Band's official website
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