Mercedes Ferrer (

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

, 1963) is a Spanish singer-songwriter, active since 1983. She studied modern literature in the Sorbonne. Influenced by

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and

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, she played in several French bands until she went back to Madrid in 1984, during La Movida Madrileña. She met

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and more musicians and they founded the group ''La llave'', which won VIII trofeo rock Villa de Madrid in 1985 and was a support band of

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. She later began a solo career during which she has met

Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...

and

Nacho Cano Ignacio Cano Andrés (b. Madrid, 26 February 1963), better known as Nacho Cano, is a Spanish arranger, composer, musician and record producer. He and his brother showed an interest in music in their young lives. At 5, he began to play the Spani ...

, who composed the famous song "Vivimos siempre juntos" ("We Always Lived Together"), which was a No.1 hit in Spain in 1996. In the early 1990s, she lived in New York and went back to Madrid in 1993. She has participated in several artistic events, like a tribute to

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and a concert for the victims of

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Discography

*''Entre mi sombra y yo'', 1986 *''Tengo todas las calles'', 1988 *''Imán'', 1991 *''Tiempo futuro'', 1994 *''Generaciones'', 1997 *''Tiempo real'', 2003 *''Intermedio (1986–2006)'', 2006 *''Travesía'', 2009

External links

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1963 births Living people Singers from Madrid University of Paris alumni Spanish women pop singers Spanish expatriates in France {{spain-singer-stub