Rosa López
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Years active | 2001–present |
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Rosa María López Cortés (
She dabbled in music in her teens as the main vocalist for various groups in the province and city of Granada. In the 2000s, she gained fame as an artist by winning the first edition of Operación Triunfo, where she was given the nickname "Rosa de España." After that, she represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, which was the most followed in the country since there are official audience statistics and in which she obtained the seventh position with the song "Europe's Living a Celebration". It was her first musical success and reached number one on the Los 40 radio tally.
In 2002, she recorded his debut album, Rosa, which reached number one on the Promusicae chart with record sales. The following year, she achieved the same position for two consecutive weeks with her second album Now and achieved another number one in Los 40 with the song "La esencia de tu voz". In addition, the songs "A solas con mi corazón" and "Don't stop the music, baby" reached sixth and second place, respectively, in physical sales by Promusicae and the latter the fifth in Los 40. For this reason, she received the Dial award to one of the most outstanding interpreters of 2003 in Spain. Three years later, she received the Antena de Oro award for her work in the world of music. In the following years, she continued to be active publishing a series of recordings that reached the top of the aforementioned list. In addition, she participated in various entertainment programs; in the third edition of Mira quién baila! It was proclaimed the winner, while in the fifth edition of Tu cara me suena, she finished second.
She was recognized by the Junta de Andalucía with two distinctions: the regional medal in 2002, and the Andalusian flag award in 2010. She received the Armilla gold medal. Throughout her career, she has sold more than a million copies and accumulates a total of seven platinum and four gold records.
Background
Rosa María López Cortés was born in Peñuelas, Láchar (Granada) on 14 January 1981 to Eduardo López and Francisca Cortés. She was raised in the town of Peñuelas with her parents and her three brothers.
Rosa started singing at weddings, baptisms, communions and celebrations for the people of Granada over the weekends with her younger brother at the piano and her father. She was a member of several orchestras, and later created the Trio Roxa.
In September 2001, Rosa auditioned for new reality-show
From 4 April to 1 June 2002, the 16 participants of Operación Triunfo toured 27 cities in Spain with 600,000 tickets sold, performing sold-out concerts at the
Music career
2002–2005: First album and first success stories
Once proclaimed the winner of Operation Triunfo, López began her musical career by signing a three-album deal with Sony BMG Music, RCA Records and Vale Music. She starred in several TV spots like Todos contra el fuego for the Ministry of the Environment (along with fellow Operación Triunfo contestants), and for New World Jewels, the latter with a two-year deal. On 25 April 2002 she released the namesake studio album Rosa, consisting of Latin pop genre compositions by songwriters such as
On 29 October 2003, López released her second album Ahora, with a dance-pop style. The album was a commercial success and exceeded sales projections reaching number one twice in the official albums chart; its lead single "La esencia de tu voz" topped
The singer and Granada Blues Band recorded two singles, one of which became part of the soundtrack of the movie Buscando a Emma. A few months later, she recorded the title song of the movie
2006–2009: Musical transition and personal evolution
In 2006, Rosa López undertook a new stage of her professional career, having lost 40 kilos of weight, with a modern image and more mature themes. In early 2006 she participated in the dancing talent show
During 2007, she debuted as an actress in the theatre play La menegilda, and also appeared in several TV series and television adverts. In summer 2007, she returned to stage for the Me siento viva concert tour. López decided to prepare a new album for early 2008, but due to the death of her father, the album was postponed. In 2008, she was chosen by TVE to represent Spain in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008, but shortly before the competition took place TVE decided to pull out of the contest.
On 7 October 2008, her fifth studio album Promesas was released, consisting of covers of 10 classic international Pop-rock songs from the 80s and 90s, produced by Jordi Cristau. On 22 December López participated in the special show aired by TVE Plácido y la copla, a tribute to the copla genre and to Plácido Domingo, performing the songs "Súspiros de España" and "La Zarzamora". In June 2009, she began the tour Promesas in her native city of Granada, which took her across the country.
On 3 November 2009, López released her sixth album Propiedad de nadie, consisting of songs written by José Luis Perales and produced by his song Pablo Perales.
2010–present: New albums and television shows
In 2010, López performed in events such as Gala Especial Manolo Escobar, a tribute to Manolo Escobar aired on television, where she performed "Solo te pido" together with Manolo Escobar and "¡Qué viva España!" together with Escobar and the rest of guest performers. An episode of docu-reality Volver con... on TVE centered on her. López participated in the ceremony of Beatification of Leopold of Alpandeire at the airbase of Armilla, Granada, performing Schubert's Ave Maria. Also that year, she conducted two tours across Spain: the Propiedad de nadie tour with 14 concerts, and the Gira 10 Aniversario tour with nine concerts, which prolonged until 2011.
Her seventh studio album, the second namesake album of her career Rosa López, was released on 19 June 2012, produced by Alejandro de Pinedo. The lead single of the album was a cover of Mari Trini's song "Yo no soy esa"; the album was a return to the dance-pop genre after six years. The tour that accompanied the album began on 13 May 2012 in Madrid and prolonged in 2013 and 2014 with more than 40 concerts in theatres across Spain,
In 2015, López was part of the talent show for songwriters
On 31 March 2015, López performed at the special concert show Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits in London, produced by the BBC and the EBU, which commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest.
On 14 July 2016, López was announced to join the cast of the fifth season of television show
On 26 May 2017, López released the single "Ahora pienso en mí", which preceded the release of her eight studio album Kairós, on 30 June 2017.[6] The release of the album coincided in time with the premiere on 26 June 2017 of a six-episode reality television series starred by López, Soy Rosa, which focuses on her personal and professional life. The series aired on Ten.[7]
2002: Eurovision Song Contest
In the finale of the
Rosa performed the song "
Other projects
2006 and 2008: Mira quién baila
In 2006, López was proclaimed winner of the third season of
On 7 January 2008, López took part in a special episode to choose the best dancer among almost all the contestants who had participated in the first six seasons. In this special, López was proclaimed winner.
Albums
- 2002: Rosa #1 Spain (500.000 units) 5× platinum
- 2003: Ahora #1 Spain (200.000 units) 2× platinum
- 2004: Ojalá #4 Spain (50.000 units) gold
- 2005: Rosa En Concierto (DVD) #9 Spain
- 2006: Me siento viva #2 Spain (40.000 units) gold
- 2008: Promesas #2 Spain (40.000 units) gold
- 2009: Propiedad de nadie #5 Spain (30.000 units) gold
- 2012: Rosa López #4 Spain
- 2013: Lo mejor de Rosa
- 2017: Kairós #2 Spain[8]
- 2023: Señales #69 Spain
Tours
- 2002: Gira Rosa
- 2004: Gira Ahora
- 2006–2007: Gira Me Siento Viva
- 2009: Gira Promesas
- 2010: Propiedad De Nadie Tour 2010
- 2010-2011: Gira 10 aniversario
- 2012-2014: Gira Rosa López
References
- RTVE.es(in Spanish). 11 February 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- PROMUSICAE. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A.14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Prisa. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Prisa. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ EFE (26 May 2017). "Rosa López vuelve a la música con 'Al fin pienso en mí'". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ Carro, David (9 June 2017). "'Soy Rosa', el reality de Rosa López, se estrenará el 26 de junio en las noches de Ten". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). Noxvo. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Albumes — Semana 27: del 30.06.2017 al 06.07.2017" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)