María José Charro Galán, better known under her stage name La Terremoto de Alcorcón or La Terremoto (), and also as Pepa Charro, is a Spanish singer born in

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. She grew up in

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and studied

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s. She went to the

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to work as an ''

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''. She has been a member of the group Diabéticas Aceleradas since 1999. She lives in

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, where she owns a bar. She became well known in

for parodies of

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's "

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" and "

Can't Get You Out of My Head "Can't Get You Out of My Head" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album, ''Fever (Kylie Minogue album), Fever'' (2001). Parlophone, Parlophone Records released the song as the album's Single (music), ...

" and " 2 Hearts", both by

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. Recently she appeared as a regular feature of

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's late-night programme, presented by

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. She has become a

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and has performed in

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(at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern), and Mexico D.F. clubs. In 2007, she wrote and performed the track "Libérate", becoming the Official

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Anthem (2007,

). She performed in Lisbon during its "Arraial Gay Pride" in June 2009. In 2019 she signed with

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to host the Spanish version of its reality series ''

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'', which is titled ''Niquelao!''. The first season of ''Niquelao!'' was released on October 25, 2019. In 2023, she was a guest celebrity judge in the episode "Snatch Game - España Season 3" of the Spanish language reality television series ''

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'' streamed on

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Discography

Unless otherwise indicated, all these singles are ''parodies'' of the original artists: * "

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" by

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(titled "Sin Afeitar") * "

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" by

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* " It's Raining Men" by

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* " Thriller" by

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* "

" by

* "Enajená" ("Let Me Out" by

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) * "

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" by

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* "

" by

* "Libérate" - original song written and performed by Terremoto de Alcorcón for the Official Europride Anthemn, Madrid 2007 * " 2 Hearts" by

(Song performed at the Spanish TV show "Channel Nº4",

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on Friday December 14, 2007). * "He's My Man" (Eurovision Song Contest 2008 - not chosen to be the Spanish entry)

References

External links

www.laterremotodealcorcon.es
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