Marina Rossell i Figueras (born 17 January 1954 in

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. She has sung traditional and revolutionary classical Catalan songs, habaneras and her own compositions. Rossell has collaborated with such diverse artists as:Lluís Llach

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or the flamenco guitarist

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. She has made numerous tours by

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Partial discography

*''Penyora'', 1978 *''Cos meu recorda'', 1982 *''Barca del temps'', 1985 *''Cinema blau'', 1990 *''Marina'', 1993 *''Ha llovido'', 1996 *''Entre linies'', 1997 *''Y rodará el mundo'', 2000 *''Cap al cell'', 2002 *''Maritim'', 2003 *''Nadal'', 2005 *''Vistas al mar'', 2006 *''Sinfonía de mujeres'' (with Cristina del Valle and

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), 2007 *''Clàssics catalans'', 2007 *''Marina Rossell al Liceu'', DVD, 2008 *''Inicis 1977-1990'', 2011 *''Marina Rossell canta Moustaki'', 2011

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1954 births Living people Spanish women singers Catalan-language singers Musicians from Catalonia Catalan Anti-Francoists {{Spain-singer-stub