Alondra Bentley

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Alondra López Bentley
Background information
Born (1983-01-25) 25 January 1983 (age 41)
Lancaster, England
GenresFolk, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
LabelsGran Derby
MembersAlondra Bentley
Nacho Ruiz
Xema Fuertes
Caio Bellveser
Pepe Andreu
Websitealondrabentley.com

Alondra López Bentley (born 25 January 1983) is an English-Spanish singer-songwriter. She was born in Lancaster, Lancashire, England and has been living in Spain since the age of five.

Life and education

She was born in Lancaster, England, on 25 January 1983. Her mother, Susan Bentley, was a painter and her father, Juan Antonio López García, was a singer, actor and poet. She moved with her family to Murcia (Spain) when she was five years old. She studied in Murcia's Art School and then went on to Murcia's University to study Fine Arts but dropped out after four years to engage in her music career. She is completely self-taught in guitar playing and singing. She is currently living in Madrid.

Career

Playing in Beijing in 2014.

Alondra Bentley started writing her own songs at the age of 16. At that time she joined a few short-lived bands but soon focused on her own tunes. She made her first demo under the name Ladybird but soon decided to use her real name. After winning the Creajoven

Cadiz in December 2008 and released by Absolute Beginners in April 2009. Alondra gave hundreds of concerts in Spain in 2008, 2009[3] and 2010[4] and she has taken part of festivals like Primavera Sound, Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, La Mar de Músicas, Sonorama, Faraday, Lolapop, Lemonpop, Festival de la Luz, etc. She also toured Mexico
and UK.

In summer 2012, the label Gran Derby Records[5] released her first album with songs for children under the title Alondra Bentley Sings For Children, It's Holidays!.[6] The following autumn, The Garden Room, her third record (and Ashfield Avenue's proper follow-up) was released by Gran Derby Records as well. This time, the album was produced by Josh Rouse and was recorded in Rio Bravo studio (Valencia) featuring musicians like Caio Bellveser, Xema Fuertes, Pepe Andreu, Nacho Ruiz, Pere Munuera and Joe Pissapia. Shortly after, in November 2012, she wrote four brand new songs for the film Loving Eimish.[7] During 2013 and 2014, Alondra has been touring extensively in Spain and China.[8]

Musicians

  • Nacho Ruiz (piano, guitar, vocals)
  • Xema Fuertes (guitar, banjo, drums, vocals)
  • Caio Bellveser (double bass, vocals)
  • Pepe Andreu (trumpet, flugelhorn)

She has worked with musicians like Josh Rouse, Refree, Nacho Vegas, Cristina Rosenvinge, Coque Malla, Amaral, Nine Stories, Tórtel, etc. She has also opened for artists such as Eels, Richard Hawley, Josh Rouse, and Matthew E. White.

Discography

Albums
  • Ashfield Avenue (2008) – Absolute Beginners Records
  • Alondra Bentley Sings for Children, It's Holidays! (2012) – Gran Derby Records
  • The Garden Room (2012) – Gran Derby Records
  • Resolutions (2015) – Gran Derby Records
Soundtrack albums
  • Loving Eimish OST (2012) – Gran Derby Records

References

  1. ^ Entrevista a Alondra – Festivales de Pop [1] publicado en noviembre 2005
  2. ^ Aquí te Pillo, Aquí te grabo – EL MUNDO [2] publicado en junio 2009
  3. ^ El nuevo folk con Alondra Bentley – 20 minutos [3] publicado en junio de 2009
  4. ^ Alondra en Mapa Sonoro – RTVE [4] publicado en agosto 2010
  5. ^ Alondra Bentley saca disco – Vanidad [5] publicado en noviembre de 2010
  6. ^ Descarga lo nuevo de Alondra – Jenesaispop [6] publicado en julio de 2012
  7. ^ Alondra Bentley canta en 'Buscando a Eimish'- El País [7] publicado en octubre de 2012
  8. ^ Primeros días en China – Rolling Stone [8] Archived 26 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine publicado en marzo de 2014

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