Karina (Spanish singer)

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Karina
Karina, 1971 Eurovision song contest.
Karina, 1971 Eurovision song contest.
Background information
Birth nameMaría Isabel Llaudes Santiago
Born (1945-12-04) 4 December 1945 (age 78)
Jaén, Spain
GenresYé-yé
Years active1961–present
Labels
Spouse(s)
    (m. 1973; div. 1975)
    Carlos Manuel Díaz
    (m. 1981; div. 1987)
    Juan Miguel
    (m. 1988; div. 1990)
    Domingo Torroba
    (m. 2000; div. 2002)

María Isabel Llaudes Santiago (born 4 December 1945),

En un mundo nuevo
", where she placed second.

Career

After having entered several radio contests, she was chosen to sing on a flexi disc that a brand of car lubricant gave away with the purchase of its products, which was the first song she recorded, "Bikini Amarillo"[a]. She subsequently recorded several albums with RCA,[3] and participated in the 1961 Benidorm International Song Festival with the song "No preguntes por qué".[4] She became known to the Spanish audience in 1963 when she starred in the television musical show Escala en hi-fi [es] on Televisión Española (TVE), and in the film adaptation of it.[5]

In 1965, she signed with Hispavox where she recorded "Muñeca de cera"[b] and the contemporary versions in Spanish and Portuguese of the James Bond song "Goldfinger". Also in 1965, she participated in the Mallorca International Song Festival [es] with the song "Me lo dijo Pérez", placing second.[c][6] In 1966, she was awarded as the Best Yé-yé Singer. Several of her songs, like "Romeo y Julieta"[d], "Las flechas del amor"[e], "El baúl de los recuerdos [es]", and "La fiesta"[f] became hits in Spain.[7] She also starred in several films such as Los chicos del Preu [es] and Would You Marry Me? (both in 1967), and in La chica de los anuncios [es] (1968).

In 1970, she participated in

rancheras
. She is still performing today.

In 2023, Karina was a celebrity guest in the episode Snatch Game - España Season 3 of the reality television show

ATRESplayer Premium.[10] Also in 2023, she participated in the eighth season of the reality show Gran Hermano VIP on Telecinco, quitting after twenty-five days.[11]

Personal life

Karina was born in Jaén, Andalusia to Trinidad Santiago and Salvador Llaudes. She has been married four times and has two daughters.[12] In recent years, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer but has since made a full recovery.[13]

Discography

Selected LP

  • 1966: "Karina Vol. I"
  • 1968: "Karina Vol. II"
  • 1970: "Karina Vol. III"
  • 1970: "Colores"
  • 1971: "Pasaporte a Dublín"
  • 1972: "Tiempo al tiempo"
  • 1972: "Lo mejor de Karina"
  • 1973: "Lo mejor de Karina"
  • 1974: "Lady Elizabeth"
  • 1974: "Juntos para ayudarte"
  • 1978: "Karina"
  • 1985: "El disco de oro de Karina"
  • 1991: "Soy como soy"
  • 1995: "Primera época (1961–1964)"

Filmography

Film

Television

Notes

  1. ^ Spanish-language version of Brian Hyland's song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini"
  2. ^ Spanish-language version of France Gall's song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
  3. ^ Karina, and another contestant Adriángela [es], also won a fifteen-day trip to Sweden with all expenses paid.
  4. ^ Spanish-language version of the German song "Romeo und Julia"
  5. ^ Spanish-language version of Leapy Lee's song "Little Arrows"
  6. ^ Spanish-language version of Marty Wilde's song "Abergavenny"
  7. ^ As "Un monde plus grand et plus beau"
  8. ^ As "Wir glauben an morgen"
  9. ^ As "Tomorrow I'm coming your way"
  10. ^ As "Un mondo nuovo"

See also

References

  1. ^ "Karina".
  2. ^ "Karina: "Me van a matar, pero Pedro Sánchez es como una flor de primavera, soplas y se queda sin pétalos"". 30 April 2017.
  3. ^ Medianoche, Mike (14 March 2017). "Cuando Karina se llamaba Maribel Llaudés". Sufridores en Casa (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Cosecha de 1961". RTVE (in Spanish). 7 August 2011.
  5. ^ Morales Pérez, Sonia (27 July 2017). ""Escala en Hi Fi" o el orígen del videoclip en España". RTVE (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Premios del Festival de la Canción de Mallorca". ABC (in Spanish). 20 June 1965. p. 105.
  7. ^ "Las mejores canciones de Karina, las de verdad". MusickMAG (in Spanish). 20 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Eurovision 1971 - Spain". The Diggiloo Thrush.
  9. ^ "Karina, protagonista de "En un mundo nuevo"". Radio y Televisión de Andalucía (in Spanish). 9 July 2022.
  10. ^ "El clásico Snatch Game llega al quinto programa 'Drag Race España 3'". Odiomalley.com (in Spanish). 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  11. ^ ""Ya has cumplido": 'GH VIP 8' facilita el abandono de Karina, que deja la casa entre lágrimas". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 8 October 2023.
  12. ^ Ortiz, Laura (24 September 2023). "Las cuatro polémicas bodas de Karina: con Tony Luz, Carlos Manuel Díaz, Juan Miguel y Domingo Terroba". Semana (in Spanish).
  13. ^ Albert, María (18 January 2024). "Las tragedias de la vida de Karina: sin dinero para pagar la luz y la grave enfermedad de su nieta". ABC (in Spanish).

External links

Preceded by Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
1971
Succeeded by
Amanece
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