Remedios Amaya
Remedios Amaya | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | María Dolores Amaya Vega |
Born | 1 May 1962[1] Seville, Spain |
Genres | Flamenco |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
María Dolores Amaya Vega (born 1 May 1962 in Seville[1]), better known by her stage name Remedios Amaya (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈmeðjos aˈmaʝa]), is a Spanish flamenco singer. She represented Spain at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest.[2] Remedios Amaya has been popular with international audiences since the debut of her first self-titled album in '78.
Her first album, the self-titled Remedios Amaya, was published in 1978. In 1983 she was internally selected by Televisión Española to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 in Munich. She scored nul points with the song "¿Quién maneja mi barca?".[3]
Amaya's first works, Luna nueva (1983) and Seda en mi piel (1984), were an example of flamenco-rock. In 1997 she released the album Me voy contigo (1997), produced by Vicente Amigo; the album sold more than 150,000 copies. It included her biggest hit, "Turu Turai".[4][5] The following albums were Gitana soy (2001) and Sonsonete (2002), and in 2004 she released a Greatest Hits compilation.[6] In 2016, she released a new album, Rompiendo el silencio.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Remedios Amaya Artist Profile". AAE Music: Premier Booking Agency for Bands, Musicians and Artists. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Osborn, Michael (13 May 2009). "The A to Z of Eurovision". BBC News. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ "Quien Maneja Mi Barca". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Me Voy Contigo". Music City. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Remedios Amaya & Montse Cortés, protagonistas en la Sala García Lorca". De Flamenco (in Spanish). 10 December 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ García, Ana Verónica (15 October 2014). "¿Qué fue de Remedios Amaya?". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Méndez, Fernando (21 March 2016). "Spain: Remedios Amaya breaks the silence". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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