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India Martínez
Jenifer Yésica Martínez Fernández (Córdoba, Spain, October 13, 1985), known professionally as India Martínez, is a Spanish flamenco and pop singer. Her artistic name was made out by the first manager she had at the age of 17, when she signed her first record contract. Her first contact with flamenco was through the dance classes she received from Nieves Camacho in Córdoba at the age of 5. When she was 11 years old, she moved with her parents to Puerto de Roquetas de Mar (Almería), where a year later she began to sing and also started to be called "La Niña del Puerto". She was nominated to Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist during Latin Grammy Awards of 2009. She won Premio Cadena Dial 2012 award for the album ''Trece Verdades'' certified gold. She is signed to Sony Music Entertainment. She also won, in 2015, the Goya for the song of the Spanish film ''El Niño (film), El Niño''. Career Her first performance was in 1998 in the television program "Veo, Veo", presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Carrasco (singer)
Manuel Carrasco Galloso (born January 15, 1981) is a Spanish-Romani (gitano) pop singer from Isla Cristina (Huelva), Spain. He rose to fame during his participation in the second edition of the reality talent competition '' Operación Triunfo'', where he finished second. He has gone on to record four studio albums, including his debut album, ''Quiéreme'', which sold more than 200,000 records. Early life Manuel Carrasco was born on January 15, 1981, in Isla Cristina, a seaside town in Huelva, Spain. Son of José Carrasco and María Galloso, he is the fourth of five siblings. From a very young age, he worked as a painter with his brothers, while he rehearsed and performed with a carnival group from his town. He joined the group when he was 13 and led it at age 16. ''Operación Triunfo'' At 22, he tried out for the second edition of the Spanish interactive reality TV show ''Operación Triunfo'' (Spain's version of Fame Academy or Star Academy) where he finished second. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Spanish Singers
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People From Córdoba, Spain
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singers From Andalusia
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singing as the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. Other common definitions include "the utterance of words or sounds in tuneful succession" or "the production of musical tones by means of the human voice". A person whose profession is singing is called a singer or a vocalist (in jazz or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art songs or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Many styles of singing exist throughout the world. Singing can be formal or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1985 Births
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States space exploration programs, United States or the Soviet space program, Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is Brazilian presidential election, 1985, elected president of Brazil by the National Congress of Brazil, Congress, ending the Military dictatorship in Brazil, 21-year military rule. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization, Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lele Pons
Eleonora "Lele" Pons Maronese ( ; born 25 June 1996) is an American and Venezuelan YouTuber, actress and singer. Pons came to prominence on Vine before the platform was shut down in 2016 where she was the most followed woman and the third most followed viner with 11.5 million followers. She then expanded into creating comedy sketches for YouTube, where she has over 18 million subscribers as of August 2023. She has since acted in film, television, and music videos; released her own music; and co-authored a novel. In 2020, she starred in '' The Secret Life of Lele Pons'', a YouTube Original docuseries providing a look at her personal life, and began hosting a podcast on Spotify called '' Best Kept Secrets with Lele Pons''. Early life Eleonora Pons Maronese was born in Caracas, the daughter of pediatrician Anna Maronese Pivetta and architect Luis Guillermo Pons Mendoza. When she was a child, her parents separated after her father realized that he was gay. She is of Spanish and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greeicy
Greeicy Yeliana Rendón Ceballos (born 30 October 1992), known mononymously as Greeicy (), is a Colombian actress and singer. Early life and career Greeicy remained in Cali for the first five years of her childhood, until her parents, Luis Alberto Rendón and Lucy Ceballos, decided to move to Bogota. Since she was a child, she has had an interest in interpretation and music, and took classes in acting, piano, flute, guitar and singing. Her first onscreen appearance was in the 2007 edition of the reality show for talent children's ''Factor Xs'', being sponsored by the singer and composer José Gaviria. Although she did not win, her appearance in that program gave her the opportunity to be included in a casting, which meant entering the world of acting. Her first role as an actress was in 2009 in the telenovela, ''Cuando salga el sol'' as Carolina Parra, the daughter of the main couple. The following year, she was chosen by Sergio Cabrera to play Sierva in the telenovela '' L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melendi
Ramón Melendi Espina (born 21 January 1979), known mononymously as Melendi, is a Spanish singer-songwriter. His specialties are rock, flamenco, and rumba styles. Early life Melendi was born in Oviedo, Asturias. He went to school with Formula One race car driver Fernando Alonso, to whom he dedicated the song "Magic Alonso". Melendi also did racing for a while. He realized very quickly that though he was not made for racing nor studying, he was good at football. He played in the lower ranks of Astur CF, at the time a reserve team for Real Oviedo. Afterwards, he worked as a waiter in several bars, living experiences that would later make up the lyrics of his songs. In 2001, he joined a group called "El bosque de Sherwood", and soon after recorded a demo with only three songs, "Sin noticias de Holanda", "El informe del forense", and "Vuelvo a traficar". Career 2003–2006: Career beginnings In February 2003, Melendi released his first solo album, '' Sin noticias de Hola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachid Taha
Rachid Taha (, Latn, ar, Rashīd Ṭāhā, ; 18 September 1958 – 12 September 2018) was an Algerian people, Algerian singer and activist based in France described as "sonically adventurous". His music was influenced by many different styles including rock and roll, rock, Electronic music, electronic, Punk rock, punk and raï. Early life Taha was born on 18 September 1958 in Sig, Algeria, Sig, Mascara Province, Algeria, although a second source suggests he was born in the Algerian seacoast city of Oran. This town was the "birthplace of raï" music, and 1958 was a key year in the Algerian struggle for independence against French authority. He began listening to Algerian music in the 1960s, including street-style music called Chaabi (Algeria), chaabi. Additionally, music from the Maghreb region was part of his upbringing. He moved with his parents to France when he was ten years old, settling in an immigrant community around the French city of Lyon in 1968. His father was a texti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estopa
Estopa is a Spanish rock/rumba duo from Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain. Their songs "El Run Run" and "Cuando Amanece" reached number one on Billboard's chart in Spain, and "Con La Mano Levanta" reached number four. The band consists of brothers José and David Muñoz; their style includes rock, rumba, and flamenco genres. The band has stated, "We don't like to be easily categorized." Their sound is similar to that of Khode, a Spanish rumba band that was popular in the 1970s. Estopa made a cameo appearance in the Spanish film '' The 4th Floor''. They have performed with other popular Spanish artists such as Rosario Flores and Macaco. Band history Brothers José Muñoz and David Muñoz were born 1978 and 1976 respectively in Cornellà de Llobregat, a suburb of Barcelona to parents from Extremadura (South Western Spain). The brothers grew up listening to Los Chichos, Los Chunguitos, and Bordón on trips with their parents from Cornellà to the Extremaduran village of Zarz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
