Spanish singer and songwriter

Rosalía Rosalia Vila Tobella (born 25 September 1992), known mononymously as Rosalía (, ), is a Spanish singer. Born and raised in the outskirts of Barcelona, she has been described as an "atypical pop star" due to her genre-bending musical styles. ...

has received several awards and nominations, including two Grammy Awards, eight

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s, four

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s and a

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. In 2017, she released her first studio album '' Los Ángeles'', which gave her a nomination for

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at the

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. In 2018, she released her second album ''

El Mal Querer ''El Mal Querer'' () is the second studio album by Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía, released on 2 November 2018 through Columbia Records. The album was written by Rosalía and co-produced with El Guincho on an initial low budget as an indep ...

'' to critical acclaim, the album won Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album at the

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, where she also was nominated for

(being the first Spanish-language artist to be nominated for the award), while at the

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, the album won Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year, becoming the third solo female artist to win the latter in the history of the awards. Rosalía is the first, and to date only, artist to have been nominated for Best New Artist at both the Grammy Awards and

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. For "

Malamente "Malamente" (stylised in all caps; officially "Malamente – Cap. 1: Augurio") is a song recorded by Spanish singer and songwriter Rosalía from her second studio album ''El mal querer'' (2018). Written by Rosalía and C. Tangana and produced ...

", the lead single of the album, she won Latin Grammys for Best Alternative Song and Best Urban Fusion/Performance in addition to nominations for both Song of the Year and

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. In 2019, she released " Con Altura" alongside Colombian singer

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and Spanish musician

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, the song became a commercial success and received several awards including the

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, the

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and the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Collaboration. In 2020, she collaborated with Puerto Rican singer

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in "

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", the song won Best Urban Song and Best Urban Fusion/Performance at the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, in the ceremony she also won

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for "

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", her song with American rapper Travis Scott. In 2021, she released " LA FAMA" featuring Canadian singer

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. The following year, she released "

SAOKO "Saoko" (Puerto Rican slang for "outstanding rhythm" stylized in all caps) is a song by Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía. It was released on 4 February 2022 through Columbia Records, as the second single from her third studio album ''Motomami ...

" as the first single of her third album, the song's video won Best Editing at the

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. In 2022, she released her third album ''

Motomami ''Motomami'' (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by Spanish singer Rosalía, released on 18 March 2022 through Columbia Records. Rosalía enlisted producers Noah Goldstein, Michael Uzowuru, Dylan Wiggins and Pharrell Williams as ...

'' to critical acclaim as well as significant commercial success compared to her previous efforts. At the

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, the album won Album of the Year and

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, making Rosalía the first female artist to win the former category more than once. In addition, the track " Hentai" was nominated for Song of the Year, Best Alternative Song and Best Short Form Video. The album also gave Rosalía her second

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, winning Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album.

Awards and nominations

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