Leire Martínez

Leire Martínez
Leire Martínez
Background information
Birth name	Leire Martínez Ochoa
Born	June 22, 1979 (1979-06-22) Donostia, Guipúzcoa, Spain
Origin	Basque Country, Spain
Genres	Pop/Rock
Occupations	Singer, Songwriter, Novelist
Instruments	Voice
Years active	2008 -present
Labels	Sony BMG
Associated acts	La Oreja de Van Gogh

Leire Martínez Ochoa (born June 22, 1979 in Donostia, Guipúzcoa), is a Spanish Basque singer-songwriter, current lead vocalist of the band La Oreja de Van Gogh after Amaia Montero's departure in 2007.

She participated in the television show Factor X in 2007 performing covers of Julieta Venegas, Vanessa Paradis and Lisa Stansfield. She was eliminated on the 6th week. In 2008, after her performances in Factor X, Leire was selected to replace Amaia Montero in La Oreja de Van Gogh. With Leire, the band has released the albums A las cinco en el Astoria and Cometas por el Cielo.

Discography

With La Oreja de Van Gogh

Studio albums

• A las cinco en el Astoria (2008)
• Nuestra Casa a la Izquierda del Tiempo (2009) Old songs, new arrangements sung by Leire
• Cometas por el cielo (2011)

Singles

• El Último Vals (2008)
• Inmortal (2008)
• Jueves (2009)
• Europa VII (2009)
• Cuéntame al Oído (2009)
• Puedes Contar Conmigo (2010)
• La niña que llora en tus fiestas (2011)
• Cometas por el cielo (2011)

Guests

• Himno de la Real Sociedad - with Alex Ubago, Mikel Erentxun, and others (2009)
• Deseos de cosas imposibles - with Conchita (2010)
• Nada que perder - with Conchita (2010)
• ¡Ay Haiti! - with Carlos Jean, Marta Sánchez and others (2010)

External links

• Leire's official website
• the Band's official website