Marta Roure i Besolí (born 16 January 1981) is an Andorran singer and actress. She represented

Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Andorra debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Jugarem a estimar-nos" written by Jofre Bardagí. The song was performed by Marta Roure. The Andorran broadcaster Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA) organised the national final ...

with her song " Jugarem a estimar-nos", earning the eighteenth place in the semifinal. It was the first time a song in

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was performed at the Eurovision Song Contest, as well as

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's debut at the competition.

Early and personal life

She was born on 16 January 1981 in

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, into a music family. Her great-grandfather, Joan Roure i Riu, was a

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er, her grandfather Joan Roure i Jané a

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was a composer, her aunt Meritxell Roure i Morist has been a

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teacher, and her father Jordi Roure i Torra a band director, trumpeter and trumpet teacher. Marta has a sister, Anna, who is a piano teacher. She was born in Andorra, but she spent her youth in

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. Marta is the mother of a boy born in 2002 and called Julen.

Musical career

Marta Roure attended until 4th course of Sol-fa and 3rd of piano at the Conservatoire of Andorra. She attended first course of guitar and song at the Music School in Lleida and studies of musical theater at Youkali school in Barcelona, with Marc Montserrat, "el Sueco" and Susanna Egea as teachers of interpretation, Emma Reverter as teacher of Dance Jazz, Rosa Mateu in spoken voice technics, Enric Torner as teacher of claque, Josep Maria Borràs teacher of sol-fa and repertoire, and Fulgenci Mestres and Carme Sánchez teachers of song. She also attended an intensive course of '' commedia dell'arte'' with Ester Cort at the "Col·legi de Teatre" in Barcelona. Before she worked as a technical of health in Andorra la Vella, but during 19 years can she relate with dance, the sportive and rhythmical gymnastics and the "esbart dansaire". She has been in Barcelona under the theatrical orders of Joan Ollé interpreting the work of Choral "theater Romput". She has done small collaborations in written press and in Ràdio Principat and Ràdio Estel. At present she lives in Andorra, is studying Juridical Sciences, and is the voice of "De Bar en Bar" and also collaborates in concerts of other formations. In 2004, Roure was chosen to represent

with her song " Jugarem a estimar-nos", following a programme on the

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. It was the first time

competed at the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first time a song in

was performed at the competition. Eventually, Roure earned twelve points and placed the eighteenth in the semifinal, and did not advance to the final. Shortly after, on 8 November 2004, she released her debut album '' Nua'' (

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: ''Naked'').

Discography

Studio albums

*2004 — '' Nua''

Singles

*2004 — " Jugarem a estimar-nos"

References

External links

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