Remedios Amaya
María Dolores Amaya Vega (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈmeðjos aˈmaʝa]; born 1962 in Seville), better known by her stage name Remedios Amaya, is a flamenco singer and former Eurovision Song Contest contestant.[1]
Her first album, the self-titled Remedios Amaya, was published in 1978. In 1983 she was internally selected by TVE to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983. She scored nul points at the 1983 contest in Munich with her song "¿Quién maneja mi barca?".[2] 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".[3][4] The following albums were Gitana soy (2001) and Sonsonete (2002), and in 2004 she released a Greatest Hits compilation.[5] In 2016, she released a new album, Rompiendo el silencio.[6]
References
- ↑ "The A to Z of Eurovision". BBC News. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ↑ "Quien Maneja Mi Barca". Eurovision.
- ↑ "Me Voy Contigo". Music City.
- ↑ "Remedios Amaya & Montse Cortés, protagonistas en la Sala García Lorca". De Flamenco.
- ↑ "¿Qué fue de Remedios Amaya?". ABC.
- ↑ "Spain: Remedios Amaya breaks the silence". Esctoday.com.
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Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 |
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