Olga Román (c. 1965-) is a Spanish Latin jazz and pop singer.

Life and career

In 1985, she studied music and graduated from the prestigious

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in 1987. Whilst in Boston she performed at the Ryles Jazz Club. She moved to New York City, where he played the club circuit in

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. During her period in America, she was lead singer of Latin music groups ''El Eco'', ''Aché'' and ''Latinoamérica musical'' and in 1988 created the Olga Román Quartet with whom she performed at the

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, Quebec Jazz Festival,

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Jazz Festival. among others. She also appeared in several live radio programs and television shows. In January 1993, she returned to Spain and has since been working with

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, featuring on albums such as '' Esta boca es mía'', ''Yo, mi, me, contigo'', '' 19 días y 500 noches'', and ''Nos sobran los motivos'' and ''Dímelo en la calle''. She has collaborated with

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and

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and recorded the main themes of several Spanish films. In 1994 she was featured on the album ''Hand in Hand'' by Unu Mondo. Round and round (2001) was her first solo album where most of the songs are written by her. Pedro Guerra collaborated on this album, writing songs, "Without realizing it" and "How I can know", ideal for the style of Olga Román. Her song "Again" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 2002 Goya Film Awards. In recent years, she has increasingly featured as a soloist and in 2011 released the album "Seguir caminando". ''

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'' said of her in 1983, "From the moment lead singer Olga Roman gets her grip on a song you know you're on to something sensational here. She has an icy-elegant voice and her traditional folk harmonies are simple — and simply marvelous." She is currently an instructor at

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's campus in

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Discography

Albums

* 2001 - Vueltas y Vueltas * 2005 - Olga Román 2 * 2011 - Seguir Caminando * 2012 - De Agua y Laurel

References

External links

Official site"Again"Olga Román Berklee faculty page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roman, Olga Spanish jazz singers Spanish women jazz singers Berklee College of Music alumni Latin jazz singers Living people 1960s births Year of birth missing (living people)