Mirela Cabero García (born July 31, 1990 in
Aranjuez,
Spain), simply known as Mirela, is a Spanish singer and actress. Mirela has participated in various musical contests and singing competitions since she was a child.
Career
2004: ''Eurojunior 2004''
In 2004, Mirela participated in ''
Eurojunior'', the Spanish national selection process for the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004
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, where she competed with
María Isabel and
Blas Cantó
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. She reached the national final with her song "Conocí el amor" (''I Met Love''). She narrowly lost out to
María Isabel, who represented Spain and overall went on to win the European final with the song "
Antes muerta que sencilla
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".
2005: ''Gente de Primera''
In 2005, she appeared in the television talent show ''
Gente de Primera'', competing for a record deal. She was praised by the judges and audience alike for her performances of
Celine Dion's "
Sola otra vez" and
Mariah Carey
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's "
Héroe". Mirela's mentor during the series was
Pastora Soler
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. She went on to finish second overall in the competition, narrowly losing out to male pop singer Nauzet.
2007-2009: Spanish national finals for Eurovision
In 2007, Mirela participated in ''
Misión Eurovisión 2007'', the
Spanish national selection process for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007. She reached the final vote with the song "La reina de la noche" (The Queen of the Night). She was the favourite to win. However, she placed second once again, losing to boyband
D'NASH
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Members
* Basty - real name: Esteban Piñero Camacho - born 28 February 1981, Cádiz
* Mikel - ...
.
In 2008, she submitted the song "Stronger" for ''Salvemos Eurovisión'', the
Spanish national selection process for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008, but did not reach the national final.
For the third year in a row, Mirela submitted her bid for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2009, taking part in ''
Eurovisión 2009: El Retorno'' with the song "Nada es comparable a ti" (Nothing Compares to You). She first performed her song on the third semi final on 28 February 2009. She came in second place in her semi final and advanced to the final. She performed it for a second time in the final, and ended up finishing in fourth place overall. It was the most successful ballad to enter the national final that year.
2012: ''La Voz''
In September 2012, she entered talent show ''
La Voz'', the Spanish version of ''
The Voice'', on its
first season. She performed "
Sola otra vez" in the "Blind Auditions". One of the judges,
Melendi, hit his "I Want You" button, thus she joined his team. In the second round of the contest, "The Battles", she was eliminated by Javi Mota, with whom she performed "Devuélveme la vida".
2013-present: ''El Rey León''
In 2013, Mirela joined the cast of ''El Rey León'', the
Madrid production of the musical ''
The Lion King'', playing the role of Nala.
2017: ''Objetivo Eurovisión 2017''
On 12 January 2017, Mirela was announced as one of the six candidates to
represent Spain in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
She participated in ''Objetivo Eurovisión 2017'', her fourth national selection process for Eurovision, with "Contigo", a song written by
Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson Antonio Juan Sánchez-Ohlsson Vega (born January 11, 1974 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), better known as Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, is a Spanish music producer and songwriter.
Sánchez-Ohlsson began classical music training at the age of eight. He beg ...
, Isaac Luke and Ander Pérez. She was the televote's favourite and collected 58 points overall, ending in a tie for the 1st place with
Manel Navarro. However, in the tie breaking voting round, the jury chose Manel over Mirela to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The decision of the jury caused controversy among followers of the contest, who accused the broadcaster of rigging the results in order to favour Manel.
Discography
Singles
Promotional singles
References
External links
Official MySpaceFacebookFotolog Official Fansite
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1990 births
Living people
People from Aranjuez
Singers from the Community of Madrid
21st-century Spanish singers
21st-century Spanish women singers